Following the release of the WPI rankings for 3A and 4A basketball, the final weekend of January will provide a true look at the strength of the basketball conferences for Kenai, SoHi and Nikiski.
Basketball Preview: NLC
The Kenai Kardinals and Soldotna Stars travel to the Valley for Northern Lights Conference games against NLC powerhouses Colony and Wasilla.
Kenai faces Colony and the Stars face Wasilla on Friday. The Warriors and Knights girls teams are currently one-two in the NLC and both are ranked in the top five in the WPI. The SoHi girls stand at 5-0 against 4A opponents; however, the Stars have not played the 4A Valley schools yet this season.
Saturday, SoHi will match-up against the Knights and the Kards battle the Warriors.
On the boys side, The Colony Knights stand at 8-1 and are ranked third in 4A basketball. Wasilla stands at 5-2 and ranked fourth.
Basketball Game Results for Kenai & SoHi
Friday, January 26
SoHi Girls 41 – Wasilla 60
SoHi Boys 39 – Wasilla 61
Kenai Girls 27 – Colony 51
Kenai Boys 36 – Colony 74
Saturday, January 27
SoHi Girls 35 – Colony 37
SoHi Boys 47 – Colony 60
Kenai Girls 27 – Wasilla 59
Kenai Boys 43 – Wasilla 47
Basketball Preview: SCC
The Nikiski Bulldogs are on the road to Seward on Friday and Grace Christian School on Saturday for a pair of Southcentral Conference showdowns.
The Bulldog girls are currently 5-1 in 3A basketball with a single loss to ACS on their record. The Nikiski girls stand in sixth in the 3A WPI.
The Nikiski boys have a 3A record of 4-4 and stand in 11th on the 3A WPI list.
Basketball Game Results for Nikiski
Friday, January 26
Nikiski Girls 64 -Seward 29
Nikiski Boys 48 – Seward 41
Saturday, January 27
Nikiski Girls 59 – Grace 31
Nikiski Boys 33 – Grace 56
