Homer’s Clayton Beachy pressures Redington’s Tony Rogers during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer’s Clayton Beachy pressures Redington’s Tony Rogers during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Friday, Saturday hoops roundup for Peninsula

The host Colony boys basketball team completed a weekend sweep over Soldotna with a 50-25 Northern Lights Conference victory.

Colony led 11-9 after the first eight minutes and 29-13 at halftime. Patrich McMahon paced the Knights with 17 points. For SoHi, Jersey Truesdell and Tyler Morrison had six, Jeffrey Bouschor had five, Ray Chumley had four, Mekhai Rich had two and Zach Hanson had two.

Colony girls 40, Soldotna 33

The visiting Stars took a Northern Lights Conference loss to the Knights on Friday. Ituau Tuisaula paced Sohi with 15 points.

Colony girls 42, Soldotna 17

The host Knights finished a weekend Northern Lights Conference sweep over the Stars. Ituau Tuisaula paced SoHi with 10 points.

Colony boys 60, Soldotna 33

The host Knights rolled to a Northern Lights Conference win Friday.

Patrick McMahon had 16 for Colony, while Colton Spencer had 15. For Soldotna, Jeffrey Bouschor and Jersey Truesdell had eight, Tyler Morrison had six, Zach Hanson and Ray Chumley each had four and Mekhai Rich had three.

Homer girls 37, Houston 26

The host Mariners nailed down a Southcentral Conference victory over the Hawks on Saturday.

Houston led 14-10 after the first eight minutes and 21-16 at halftime, but Homer won the second half 21-5.

Marina Carroll had nine for Homer, while Rylee Doughty had seven, Sailey Rhodes had six, Kaylin Anderson had six, Tonda Smude had four, Melanie Morris had three and Laura Inama had two.

Homer boys 53, Houston 44

The host Mariners notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Hawks on Saturday.

Homer led 14-8 after the first quarter, 20-19 at halftime and 35-32 headed into the final eight minutes.

For the Mariners, Clayton Beachy and Eyoab Knapp each had 13, Ethan Anderson had 11, Michael Munns had seven, River Mann had four, Jonathan Raymond had three and Josiah Raymond had two. For Houston, Kyle McLaughlin had 13 and Cody Wyrick had 11.

Redington girls 45, Homer 38

The visiting Huskies notched a Southcentral Conference victory Friday.

The score was tied at eight after the first period, but Redington led 22-17 at halftime and 36-29 after three quarters.

For Homer, Marina Carroll had 10, Kaylin Anderson had eight, Laura Inama had seven, Kelli Bishop and Rylee Doughty each had four, Sailey Rhoes had three and Hannah Hatfield had two.

Homer boys 60, Redington boys 40

The host Mariners notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Huskies on Friday.

Homer led 16-8 after a quarter, 31-20 at the half and 43-29 after three quarters.

Clayton Beachy had 13 points to pace Homer, while Jonathan Raymond had nine, River Mann had nine, Michael Munro had six, Eyoab Knapp had six, Ty Etzwiler had five, Parker Lowney had five, Ethan Anderson had four, Josiah Raymond had two and Travis Kuhn had one. Ruben Bond had 18 for Redington.

ACS boys 57, Seward 43

The host Seahawks were able to hang with the powerhouse Lions until succumbing late in the game.

ACS led 16-10 after a quarter, 26-22 at the half and 39-34 after three quarters.

JD McGee had 17 points to pace the Lions, while Connor Spanos and Max Pfeiffenberger had nine to lead Seward. Also for the Seahawks, Bjorn Nilsson had seven, Trey Ingalls had seven, Tommy Cronin had four, John Moriarity had three, Sam Koster had two and Levi Deboard had two.

ACS girls 85, Seward 19

The visiting Lions cruised to a Southcentral Conference victory.

Destiny Reimers paced ACS with 25. For Seward, Sophie Dow had nine, Shelby Sieminski had eight, Hannah Schilling had four, Selma Casagranda had two and Katelyn Lemme had one.

Grace Christian girls 37, Seward 22

The visiting Grizzlies picked up a Southcentral Conference victory over the Seahawks on Saturday.

Grace led 5-2 after the first quarter, 18-8 at half and 33-15 after three quarters. Tessa Binder had 17 for the Grizzlies. For Seward, Anevay Ambrosiani had six, Katelyn Lemme had six, Shelby Sieminki had four, Sequioa Sieverts had three, Lena Jagielski had two and Hannah Schilling had one.

Grace Christian boys 54, Seward 38

The visiting Grizzlies got past the Seahawks for a Southcentral Conference victory on Saturday.

Grace led 13-5 after a quarter, 22-12 at the break and 41-32 at the break. Andrew Beck paced Grace with 16 points.

For Seward, Trey Ingalls pumped in 17. Also, Bjorn Nilsson had nine, Sam Koster had four, John Moriarity had three, Max Pfeiffenberger and Connor Spanos had two and Tommy Cronin added a point.

Cook Inlet Academy girls 39, Birchwood Christian 32

The host Eagles notched a Peninsula Conference victory Saturday.

The Eagles led 8-5 after the first quarter, 22-13 at halftime and 30-24 after three quarters.

Anna Henderson had 18 points for CIA, while Annika Castenholz had seven, Linnea Dohse had six, Gene Nelson had four, Jamie Hyatt had two and Tatum Rozak had one.

Birchwood Christian boys 67, CIA 48

The host Eagles dropped a Peninsula Conference contest Saturday.

Birchwood grabbed a 20-5 lead after the first quarter that was cut to 34-27 at halftimeand 48-44 after three quarters.

For CIA, Austin Matheson had 11, Robert Walsh had nine, Mason Zeigler had nine, Josh Boyd had seven, James Boyd had four, Cole Moore had three, Isaac Johnson had two, Grizzly Beard had two, Ethan Boyd had one.

Birchwood Christian boys 60, Ninilchik 55

The visiting Birchwood Christian cagers edged the Wolverines for a Peninsula Conference victory Friday.

Birchwood trailed 16-11 after the first quarter, 28-25 after two quarters and 37-36 after three quarters.

Joel Swanberg had 22 points for Birchwood. For Ninilchik, Ben Botero had 24, Jake Clark had 13, Cole Hadro had seven, Jaylin Scott had four, George Nelson had four and Jacob Mumey had one.

Nikolaevsk girls 67, Thorne Bay 11

The visiting Warriors notched a big nonconference victory Friday. Elizabeth Fefelov had 20 points, Sarafima Mametieff had 10, Markiana Yakunin had nine, Emilee Gerasimof had eight, Zoya Fefelov had eight, Hannah Gerasimof had five, Krystyana Kalugin had five and Kerianna Lasiter had two.

Thorne Bay boys 87, Nikolaevsk 51

The Warriors took a loss on their Southeast road trip. Justin Trail had 11 points and 11 rebounds,while Zachary Trail had 15 points, Kosta Fefelov had 13 points, Justin Trail had eight points and Isaak Fefelov had four points.

Nikolaevsk boys 62, Klawock 38

The Warriors finished up a Southeast road trip by getting past Klawock.

Nikolaevsk led 18-10 after a quarter and 36-23 after two quarters. Kosta Fefelov had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, while Justin Trail had 17 points, Isaak Fefelov had six points, Lukah Kalugin had five points, Zachary Trails had four points and Damian Fefelov had two points.

Klawock girls 45, Nikolaevsk 44

The Warriors finished up a Southeast road trip with a tight loss to Klawock.

Klawock led 12-11 after the first quarter, but Nikolaevsk led 20-18 at the half. The game was tied at 30 headed to the fourth.

Elizabeth Fefelov had 10 rebounds for the Warriors, but was held scoreless. Markiana Yakunin had 19 points, Hannah Gerasimof had 12, Sophia Klaich had nine and Zoya Fefelov had four.

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