Nikiski girls finish undefeated in conference

The Nikiski girls basketball team wrapped up an undefeated season in the Southcentral Conference on Friday with a 68-17 victory at Susitna Valley.

Sasha Auldridge had 21 points for the Bulldogs, while Sarah Herrin had 14 points and Hannah Thompson had 12 points.

Susitna Valley boys 69, Nikiski 37

The host Rams pulled away after the first quarter to record a Southcentral Conference victory over the Bulldogs on Friday.

Travis Clark paced Su Valley with 20 points, while Colin Olner and Boone Howard each added 14 points. Justin Vance had 18 points for Nikiski, while Rick Miller added 10 points.

Wasilla girls 63, Soldotna 53

The host Warriors remained undefeated in the Northern Lights Conference by holding off a Soldotna comeback.

Wasilla had a 38-20 lead at halftime. Liz Denna had 17 points for Soldotna, while Paige Blackburn had 13 points and Christa Kennedy had 11 points.

Wasilla boys 64, Soldotna 48

The host Warriors dominated the fourth quarter to pick up a Northern Lights Conference victory on Friday.

Jesse Bean had 20 points to pace Wasilla, which outscored Soldotna 20-7 in the final frame. Kelly Seggerman poured in 22 points to lead Soldotna.

Sitka girls 53, Kenai 47

The host Wolves won a nonconference game Friday behind 20 points from Kim Dodson. Lindsay Keener had 21 points for Kenai.

Sitka boys 71, Kenai 63

The host Wolves won a nonconference game on Friday despite a game-high 25 points from Kevin Epperheimer.

Homer girls 57, Kodiak 48

The Mariners received 22 points from Reba Temple and 18 points from Allison Horazdovsky in picking up a Northern Lights Conference victory on Friday. Alysa Horn had 20 points, while Allison Neussl added 12 points for Kodiak.

Kodiak boys 71, Homer 45

The host Bears blew the Mariners out of the water in the first quarter en route to a Northern Lights Conference victory Friday.

Kodiak took a 25-4 lead after the first quarter. Luke Gilbert and Justin Smith each led Homer with 12 points.

Ninilchik girls 52, Lumen Christi 46

The Wolverines beat the Archangels for the second time this season and ended up handing Lumen Christi its only two losses in the Peninsula Conference on Saturday in Ninilchik.

Ninilchik took a 12-5 lead after the first quarter, but by the end of the third quarter Lumen trailed 42-38. Heidi Skjold led Ninilchik with 12 points, while Kendra Moerlein had 10 points. For Lumen, Kara McNeal had 15 points, while May Henry and Nikelle Kruger each had 12 points.

Ninilchik boys 81, Lumen Christi 41

The host Wolverines cruised to a Peninsula Conference victory over the Archangels Saturday behind 18 points from Danny Roderick, 17 points from Austin Vanderford, 16 points from Jesse Leman and 14 points from Deonte Powe. Paul Barras had 15 points for Lumen.

Homer girls 44, Kodiak 39

The host Mariners picked up a nonconference victory over the Bears on Saturday night. Reba Temple had 18 points for Homer, while Allison Horazdovsky had 13 points. Alysa Horn had 21 points for Kodiak.

Kodiak boys 64, Homer 46

The host Bears notched a nonconference victory over the Mariners on Saturday. Luke Gilbert had 16 points for Homer, while Justin Smith added 10.

Friday girls

MARINERS 57, BEARS 48

Kodiak 8 15 14 11 —48

Homer 16 13 14 14 —57

KODIAK (48) — Filburn 0 0-0 0, Yamat 1 3-6 5, Poulos 2 0-0 5 Keplinger 0 0-0 0, E. Horn 2 0-0 4, A. Horn 8 2-6 20, Nault 0 0-0 0, Timpke 1 0-0 2, Neussl 6 0-0 12. Totals — 20 5-12 48.

HOMER (57) — Bornheimer 1 4-6 6, Creamer 2 0-0 4, Horazdovsky 7 4-4 18, Siekaniec 0 0-0 0, McKinstry 2 3-5 7, Temple 9 4-5 22. Totals — 21 15-20 57.

3-point goals — Kodiak 3 (A. Horn 2, Poulos 1). Team fouls — Kodiak 17, Homer 12. Fouled out — A. Neussl.

WARRIORS 63, STARS 53

Soldotna 13 7 20 13 —53

Wasilla 22 16 14 11 —63

SOLDOTNA (53) — Smith 1 2-4 4, Cleveland 1 0-1 3, Kennedy 4 0-0 11, Jen. Stenga 0 3-4 3, Bell 0 0-0 0, Barker 1 0-0 2, Denna 5 7-9 17, Blackburn 5 3-4 13. Totals — 17 15-22 53.

WASILLA (63) — Parsons 4 0-0 9, Wesser 7 0-3 14, Semler 2 0-0 5, Wright 0 0-0 0, H. Putnam 3 5-6 11, S. Putnam 0 0-0 0, Brown 2 0-0 6, Johnson 3 2-2 10, Carter 3 2-2 8. Totals — 24 9-13 63.

3-point goals — Soldotna 3 (Kennedy 3); Wasilla 6 (Johnson 2, Brown 2, Semler 1, Parsons 1). Team fouls — Soldotna 12, Wasilla 19. Fouled out — none.

BULLDOGS 68, RAMS 17

Nikiski 26 11 23 8 —68

Su Valley 7 2 15 3 —17

NIKISKI (68) — Carlson 3 0-0 9, Pritchard 1 0-0 2, Griffel 2 2-2 6, Auldridge 9 3-3 21, H. Thompson 6 0-0 12, Herrin 5 2-2 14, T. Thompson 0 0-2 0, Jorgensen 1 0-0 2, Peek 1 0-0 2. Totals — 27 7-9 68.

SUSITNA VALLEY (17) — O’Hara 0 0-0 0, Ostermick 0 1-2 1, Bartel 3 1-2 8, Armstrong 3 0-0 8, Wigen 0 0-0 0, Timmers 0 0-0 0, Reynolds 0 0-0 0. Totals — 6 2-4 17.

3-point goals — Nikiski 5 (Carlson 3, Herrin 2); Su Valley 3 (Armstrong 2, Bartel 1). Team fouls — Nikiski 6, Su Valley 11. Fouled out — none.

Friday boys

WARRIORS 64, STARS 48

Soldotna 9 21 11 7 —48

Wasilla 18 12 14 20 —64

SOLDOTNA (48) — Lybrand 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Bri. Blossom 2 2-2 8, Besse 1 2-3 4, Carver 0 0-0 0, Roberts 2 2-2 6, Wilbanks 4 0-0 8, Seggerman 8 2-4 22, Kohler 0 0-0 0, Shelton 0 0-1 0. Totals — 17 8-12 48.

WASILLA (64) — Bean 7 3-4 20, Hobbs 4 0-0 8, Blanchett 0 0-0 0, T. Johannes 0 1-2 1, Collins 0 0-0 0, Troshynski 3 1-1 7, I. Johannes 4 1-2 11, Stearman 4 0-0 8, Williams 4 1-4 9. Totals — 26 7-13 64.

3-point goals — Soldotna 6 (Seggerman 4, Bri. Blossom 2); Wasilla 5 (Bean 3, I. Johannes 2). Team fouls — Soldotna 13, Wasilla 12. Fouled out — Roberts.

BEARS 71, MARINERS 45

Homer 4 11 16 14 —45

Kodiak 25 10 21 15 —71

HOMER (45) — Smith 3 5-9 12, Szymoniak 0 2-2 2, Andrews 1 0-2 3, Gilbert 4 2-4 12, McKinstry 0 1-2 1, Isenhour 2 0-0 6, Logan 0 0-0 0, Layland 0 2-2 2, Thompson 1 0-0 2, McWilliams 2 1-4 5. Totals — 13 13-25 45.

KODIAK (71) — Fried 0 2-2 2, Catt 3 10-12 16, Buenaluz 0 0-0 0, Putney 3 4-4 12, Will 0 0-0 0, Simpson 4 1-2 10, Johnson 2 7-7 11, Thomas 1 5-6 7, O’Dell 1 1-2 3, Sweeney 2 0-1 4, Bryant 1 0-0 2, Jensen 2 0-2 4. Totals — 18 30-35 71.

3-point goals — Homer 5 (Isenhour 2, Gilbert 2, Andrews 1); Kodiak 3 (Putney 2, Simpson 1). Team fouls — Homer 26, Kodiak 16. Fouled out — Andrews, Layland.

RAMS 69, BULLDOGS 37

Nikiski 18 3 10 6 —37

Su Valley 22 13 13 21 —69

NIKISKI (37) — Holloway 1 0-0 2, Lofquist 1 0-0 2, Olson 0 0-0 0, Miller 4 2-3 10, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 2-2 2, Ju. Vance 8 1-3 18, Jo. Vance 0 1-2 1, Schwenke 0 0-0 0, Tschida 0 0-0 0, Thurman 0 2-2 2. Totals — 14 8-12 37.

SUSITNA VALLEY (69) — Thompson 2 0-0 4, Clark 7 2-2 20, Drover 0 0-0 0, Barnard 2 1-2 5, Bartel 0 0-0 0, Olner 6 2-2 14, Stevens 3 0-0 6, Howard 7 1-4 14, Frankson 3 0-0 6, Lillie 0 0-0 0, Pilch 0 0-0 0. Totals — 30 5-7 69.

3-point goals — Nikiski 1 (Ju. Vance 1); Su Valley 4 (Clark 4). Team fouls — Nikiski 14, Su Valley 14. Fouled out — none.

Saturday girls

WOLVERINES 52, ARCHANGELS 46

Lumen 5 17 16 8 —46

Ninilchik 12 20 10 10 —52

LUMEN CHRISTI (46) — Henry 5 2-4 12, Ke. McNeal 2 0-0 5, George 0 0-0 0, Ka. McNeal 5 2-2 15, Kjelstad 0 0-0 0, Suemai 1 0-4 2, Kruger 3 6-7 12. Totals — 16 8-17 46.

NINILCHIK (52) — H. Skjold 6 1-2 13, A. Bartolowits 1 5-9 7, Leman 2 1-2 6, Wolford 2 0-0 4, Moerlein 4 2-5 10, K. Skjold 1 1-2 3, J. Bartolowits 3 2-5 9, Schnabel 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 12-25 52.

3-point goals — Lumen 4 (Ka. McNeal 3, Ke. McNeal 1); Ninilchik 2 (Leman 1, J. Bartolowits 1). Team fouls — Lumen 21, Ninilchik 13. Fouled out — Henry, Ke. McNeal, Ka. McNeal.

MARINERS 44, BEARS 39

Kodiak 5 6 17 11 —39

Homer 10 13 11 10 —44

KODIAK (39) — Filburn 2 0-4 4, Yamat 2 0-1 4, Poulos 0 3-4 3, Keplinger 0 0-0 0, E. Horn 0 0-0 0, A. Horn 9 3-6 21, Nault 0 0-0 0, Timpke 0 0-0 0, Neussl 2 3-3 7. Totals — 15 9-18 39.

HOMER (44) — Bornheimer 0 1-4 1, McCarron 0 0-0 0, Creamer 2 0-0 4, Arno 0 0-0 0, Horazdovsky 6 1-2 13, Gruber 0 0-0 0, Siekaniec 2 2-4 6, McKinstry 0 2-6 2, Temple 7 4-9 18. Totals — 17 10-25 44.

3-point goals — none. Team fouls — Kodiak 18, Homer 16. Fouled out — Yamat, Neussl.

Saturday boys

WOLVERINES 81, ARCHANGELS 41

Lumen 9 11 6 15 —41

Ninilchik 23 33 12 13 —81

LUMEN CHRISTI (41) — Dooley 0 1-2 1, Hudlow 3 3-4 9, Dixon 1 1-3 3, Bakic 0 1-3 1, Fisk 1 2-2 4, Barras 5 5-7 15, Dixon 2 2-4 6, Neuerburg 0 2-3 2. Totals — 12 17-27 41.

NINILCHIK (81) — Forrest Garrison 0 1-4 1, Vanderford 6 5-8 17, Presley 0 0-0 0, Dwyer 0 0-0 0, Roderick 7 1-2 18, Powe 7 0-0 14, Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Leman 6 3-4 16, Skrypjyk 4 0-0 8, Cuffe 3 1-4 7, Self 0 0-0 0. Totals — 33 11-22 81.

3-point goals — Ninilchik 4 (Roderick 3, Leman 1). Team fouls — Lumen 18, Ninilchik 25. Fouled out — Fisk, Skrypjyk.

BEARS 64, MARINERS 46

Homer 13 13 5 15 —46

Kodiak 20 19 14 11 —64

HOMER (46) — Smith 4 1-2 10, Szymoniak 0 0-1 0, Andrews 2 1-2 5, Gilbert 7 1-2 16, McKinley 0 0-0 0, Isenhour 2 0-0 5, Logan 0 2-2 2, Layland 0 1-4 1, Thompson 1 0-0 2, McWilliams 1 3-4 5. Totals — 17 9-17 46.

KODIAK (64) — Fried 0 1-2 1, Catt 2 3-5 7, Buenaluz 0 1-2 1, Putney 3 3-3 10, Will 0 -0 0, Simpson 6 0-0 14, Johnson 2 2-5 6, Thomas 4 3-4 11, O’Dell 0 0-0 0, Sweeney 1 0-1 2, Bryant 0 0-0 0, Jensen 5 2-2 12. Totals — 23 15-22 64.

3-point goals — Homer 3 (Smith 1, Gilbert 1, Isenhour 1); Kodiak 3 (Simpson 2, Putney 1). Team fouls — Homer 22, Kodiak 14. Fouled out — Catt, Johnson.