The Wolverines settled for a split Tuesday evening at home against the Warriors in Peninsula Conference action.
The Ninilchik boys toppled Nikolaevsk 64-54, sending the Warriors to their first conference loss of the season. Ninilchik exploded out of the gates with 28 points, led by 13 from Austin White, en route to a 35-30 lead at halftime. White ended the night with 17 points (all in the first half), while teammate Dalton Geppert notched a game-high 19. Jonah Fefelov led Nikolaevsk with 16 points.
Ninilchik outscored Nikolaevsk 15-9 in the third quarter, then held off the Warriors to seal the win.
In the girls game, Nikolaevsk topped Ninilchik 37-32, led by Nadejda Gordeev with 10 points. Olivia Delgado and Krista Sinclair led Ninilchik with eight points each.
Ninilchik led 21-17 at the half, but the Warriors closed that gap to 25-24 at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth frame, Nikolaevsk outscored Ninilchik 13-7 to take the win.
Tuesday boys
Wolverines 64, Warriors 54
Nikolaevsk 13 17 9 15 —54
Ninilchik 28 7 15 14 —64
NIKOLAEVSK (54) — K. Molodih 6 0-0 13, Trail 0 0-0 0, N. Fefelov 5 0-0 11, Gordeev 2 4-4 8, F. Molodih 2 0-0 4, J. Fefelov 7 0-0 16, Kalugin 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 4-4 54.
NINILCHIK (64) — Presley 4 2-2 12, G. Koch 0 0-0 0, Geppert 7 1-1 19, Brandt 4 0-0 8, Bartolowits 2 0-0 5, Mumey 1 0-0 3, White 8 1-1 17. Totals 26 4-4 64.
3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 4 (J. Fefelov 2, K. Molodih 1, N. Fefelov 1); Ninilchik 8 (Geppert 4, Presley 2, Bartolowits 1, Mumey 1).
Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 10; Ninilchik 11. Fouled out — none.
Tuesday girls
Warriors 37, Wolverines 32
Nikolaevsk 11 6 7 13 —37
Ninilchik 12 9 4 7 —32
NIKOLAEVSK (37) — Kr. Klaich 1 0-1 2, Johnson 1 1-2 3, E. Fefelov 0 0-0 0, V. Fefelov 1 3-4 5, Mametieff 1 0-0 2, Kalugin 3 1-1 7, N. Gordeev 5 0-0 10, E. Gordeev 1 0-0 2, Hickman 2 2-3 6. Totals 15 7-11 37.
NINILCHIK (32) — Delgado 4 0-1 8, Sinclair 4 0-0 8, Goins 2 0-0 4, White 1 4-6 6, Finney 3 0-0 6, Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-7 32.
3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 0; Ninilchik 0.
Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 14; Ninilchik 15. Fouled out — none.
