Kodiak boys rally to drag down Seahawks

The Seahawks caught the Bears by surprise in a nonregion game, taking a 22-16 lead at the half before Kodiak rallied for the 54-49 win Saturday.

Blake Varnell led the Seahawks out of the gate with 10 points in the first quarter. Brian Blankenship totaled 21 points for Seward, knocking down four 3-pointers.

The Bears pulled to within three points (36-33) in the third quarter, and Nick Billings fueled Kodiak's homestretch run with eight points in the fourth quarter.

BEARS 54, SEAHAWKS 49

Seward 11 11 14 13 --49

Kodiak 10 6 17 21 --54

SEWARD (49) -- Draper 0 3-4 3, Bartlett 2 0-0 4, Lewis 3 2-2 11, Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Elhard 0 0-0 0, Varnell 5 0-0 10, Blankenship 5 7-8 21. Totals -- 15 12-14 49.

KODIAK (54) -- Kreta 2 3-6 7, Wischer 5 1-2 11, Ge. Agmata 0 1-2 1, Horn 4 0-0 8, Go. Agmata 5 0-0 11, Spalinger 0 0-0 0, LeDoux 1 0-2 2, Billings 7 0-0 14, Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 24 5-12 54.

3-point goals -- Seward 7 (Lewis 3, Blankenship 4), Kodiak 1 (Go. Agmata. Total fouls -- Seward 12, Kodiak 13. Fouled out -- none.

Other Saturday games

Seward girls 59, Homer 51

The Seward girls finished off their season on a high note Saturday, getting a home win against Homer in a nonregion game.

Erin Carr pulled in a game-high 29 points. Ruth Banse and Carrie Fisher also broke into double figures for the Seahawks.

Connie Mack and Sarah Brooks each netted three treys for the Mariners,

SEAHAWKS 59, MARINERS 51

Homer 11 12 13 15 -- 51

Seward 16 15 10 18 -- 59

HOMER (51) -- High 1 0-0 2, Trimble 0 2-2 2, Mack 5 0-0 13, Case 2 1-2 5, Parkinson 0 0-0 0, Brooks 7 2-4 19, Cundiff 2 0-0 4, Stapel 0 0-0 0, Gaethle 2 1-2 6, Elles 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 19 6-10 51.

SEWARD (59) -- McHone 0 0-0 0, Banic 0 0-0 0, Gifford 0 2-4 2, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Ganser 0 1-2 2, Carr 8 12-17 29, Banse 5 5-9 15, Fisher 3 3-4 10, Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Deruwe 0 0-0 0, Linville 0 0-0 0, Dieckgraeff 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 17 23-36 59.

3-point goals -- Homer 7 (Mack 3, Brooks 3, Gaethle), Seward 2 (Carr, Fisher). Total fouls -- Homer 24, Seward 10. Fouled out -- Trimble, Cundiff.

Friday's games

Seward girls 45, Heritage 41

The Seahawks held on to an early lead to defeat Heritage Christian in a District 3/3A game in Seward.

Seward led 10-7 after the first quarter and managed to stay one step ahead of the Eagles the rest of the way.

Ruth Banse netted 16 points for the Seahawks, leading all scorers, while teammate Erin Carr went 6-for-6 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.

SEAHAWKS 45, EAGLES 41

Heritage 7 8 11 15 --41

Seward 10 11 8 16 --45

HERITAGE (41) -- Amos 1 1-2 3, Jack 2 0-0 6, Harger 1 0-0 3, Matteson 5 2-2 13, Greenland 0 0-0 0, Hanks 0 0-0 0, S. Millar 0 0-0 0, J Millar 1 0-0 2, Hopson 4 0-0 8, Bessette 2 2-10 6. Totals -- 16 6-15 41.

SEWARD (45) -- McHone 1 1-2 3, Banic 1 0-0 2, Gifford 0 2-2 2, Ganser 1 0-0 2, Carr 3 6-6 13, Banse 8 0-6 16, Fisher 1 3-8 5, Deruwe 0 0-0 0, Dieckgraeff 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 16 12-24 45.

3-point goals -- Heritage 4 (Jack 2, Harger, Matteson), Seward 1 (Carr). Total fouls -- Heritage 19, Seward 11. Fouled out -- Amos.

Kodiak boys 53, Seward 26

The Bears proved to be too much for the Seahawks in a non-region matchup.

Clint Draper scored a game-high 11 points for the Seahawks, but 10 different Kodiak players found their way into the scoring column, led by Godfrey Agmata's 10 points.

BEARS 53, SEAHAWKS 26

Seward 7 7 7 5 --26

Kodiak 12 22 6 13 --53

SEWARD (26) -- Draper 3 2-2 11, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Hamilton 2 0-2 5, Elhard 1 1-1 3, Swiderski 0 0-0 0, Eastman 0 0-0 0, Varnell 2 1-2 5, Davis 0 0-0 0, Loomis 0 0-0 0, Blankenship 1 0-2 2. Totals -- 9 4-9 26.

KODIAK (53) -- Kreta 3 2-2 8, Wischer 3 2-3 8, Ge. Agmata 1 2-4 5, Horn 4 0-0 8, Mortenson 1 1-1 3, Go. Agmata 2 6-6 10, Spalinger 0 1-2 1, Nisbet 0 0-0 0, Bailie 0 0-0 0, LeDoux 1 0-0 2, Billings 3 0-0 6, Hill 1 0-0 2. Totals -- 19 14-18 53.

3-point goals -- Seward 4 (Draper 3, Hamilton), Kodiak 1 (Ge. Agmata). Total fouls -- Seward 11, Kodiak 11. Fouled out -- none.

Homer girls 57, Skyview 36

Skyview trailed the Mariners by just two points, 21-19, at the half, but Homer went on a 24-7 run in the third quarter to the Regions III/4A game out of reach.

Lauren Trimble and Sheena Cundiff each scored 14 points for the Mariners. Four players, Stephanie St. Clair, Samantha Carlon, Autumn Thurmond and Christina Colvin, netted five points each for the Panthers.

MARINERS 57, PANTHERS 36

Skyview 7 12 7 10 --36

Homer 15 6 24 12 --57

SKYVIEW (36) -- K. Keir 0 0-0 0, Hollars 1-1 2 3, Fowler 1 0-1 2, St. Clair 2 1-2 5, Sa. Carlon 2 0-0 5, Thurmond 1 3-4 5, C. Keir 0 3-4 3, Sh. Carlon 1 1-4 3, Edwards 0 0-0 0, Bauer 1 1-2 3, Verba 1 0-0 2, Truesdell 0 0-0 0, Colvin 2 1-3 5, Aldridge 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 12 11-22 36.

HOMER (57) -- Eller 0 0-4 0, High 2 1-5 5, Trimble 5 4-10 14, Mack 1 0-0 2, Case 1 0-1 2, Parkinson 4 0-0 8, Epley 0 0-0 0, Brooks 3 0-0 6, Cundiff 5 4-4 14, Stapel 1 0-0 2, Slalh 0 0-0 0, Gaethle 2 0-1 4. Totals -- 24 9-25 57.

3-point goals -- Skyview 1 (Sa. Carlon). Total fouls -- Skyview 21, Homer 22. Fouled out -- none.

Homer boys 53, Skyview 44

Aaron Steiner scored six of his 11 points in the first quarter as the Mariners jumped out to an early lead and hung on for a Region III/4A win.

Dan Davis scored 14 points and Nolan Rose netted 11 points, including a trio of treys, for the Panthers, but their efforts weren't enough to overcome the early deficit.

Sean Haynes netted 14 points to lead Homer's offense.

MARINERS 53, PANTHERS 44

Skyview 8 10 12 14 --44

Homer 17 7 16 13 --53

SKYVIEW (44) -- McGarry 3 0-1 7, Hofseth 0 0-0 0, Rose 4 0-0 11, Norman 2 1-3 5, Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Heatherly 3 0-0 7, Davis 6 1-2 14. Totals -- 18 2-6 44.

HOMER (53) -- Steiner 5 1-2 11, Calhoun 2 1-2 6, Burns 2 1-2 5, Boone 2 1-2 5, Crum 5 0-0 10, Wilcox 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-1 0, Haynes 6 1-1 14. Totals -- 23 5-10 53.

3-point goals -- Skyview 6 (Rose 3, McGarry, Heatherly, Davis), Homer 2 (Calhoun, Haynes). Total fouls -- Skyview 11, Homer 8. Fouled out -- Heatherly.

Community Christian School girls 51, Cook Inlet Academy 35

The Eagles held off the an early charge in a District 3/2A game, but Community Christian's Kristen Engebretsen helped open up a second-half lead, scoring 11 of her 19 points during the Knights' 15-6 third-quarter run.

Sara McLeod kept the Eagles in the game early, netting 10 of her game-high 20 points in the first half.

KNIGHTS 51, EAGLES 35

CCS 16 5 15 14 --51

CIA 13 6 6 9 --35

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (51) -- Jones 0 0-0 0, Wolford 0 0-0 0, Tufores 0 0-0 0, Sinnhuber 0 0-0 0, Benner 3 0-2 7, Seymour 0 0-0 0, Roedl 0 0-0 0, Arno 6 0-6 14, Packa 4 0-0 8, Clay 1 1-2 3, Engebretsen 8 3-6 19, Baugh 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-16 51.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (35) -- Russell 0 0-0 0, Hillyer 0 2-3 2, T. Reese 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Leiter 3 0-1 7, C. Reese 2 1-2 6, McLeod 9 2-2 20, Hall 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0, Powers 0 0-0 0, Zindel 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 14 5-8 35.

3-point goals -- CCS 3 (Arno 2, Benner), CIA 2 (Leiter, C. Reese). Total fouls -- CCS 15, CIA 14. Fouled out -- none.

Cook Inlet Academy boys 58, Community Christian School 30

The Eagles took command of their District 3/2A game against Community Christian early, racing to a 28-10 halftime lead.

Justin Franchino had the hot hand for the Eagles in the first half, pouring in 12 of his 16 points. Noah Shields also scored 16 for the Eagles while teammate Eric Minelga chipped in with 10 points.

Karl Keim knocked down 13 points for the Knights and Phillip Jones netted nine points.

EAGLES 58, KNIGHTS 30

CCS 3 7 11 9 --30

CIA 11 17 13 17 --58

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (30) -- Haunschild 0 2-3 2, Hillstrand 1 0-0 2, Fischer 0 0-0 0, Jones 4 0-0 9, K. Botkin 0 0-0 0, Seymour 1 0-0 2, G. Farren 0 2-8 2, N. Botkin 0 0-0 0, Keim 3 7-12 13, J. Farren 0 0-0 0, Packa 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 9 11-23 30.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (58) -- Staton 1 0-2 3, Franchino 7 1-1 16, Agosti 0 0-0 0, Barry 0 0-0 0, Hillyer 6 0-0 13, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Shields 7 2-4 16, Minelga 5 0-2 10. Totals -- 26 3-9 58.

3-point goals -- CCS 1 (Jones), CIA 3 (Franchino, Staton, Hillyer). Total fouls -- CCS 9, CIA 16. Fouled out -- none.