With only three weekends remaining in the regular season for high school basketball, SoHi, Kenai and Nikiski teams face conference and non-conference opponents in home contests.
On Thursday, the Soldotna Stars sweep Palmer, the Kenai boys down the Mariners and the Nikiski girls hold-off 4A Wasilla.
SoHi vs Palmer & Wasilla Northern Lights Conference
Current standings in the 4A Northern Lights Conference find the Soldotna girls at 6-0 in the NLC and Wasilla at 4-0 in conference play. The SoHi boys stand at 4-2 in the NLC; the Wasilla boys hold a 3-1 conference record. The Palmer girls and boys are in search of their first conference victories.
SoHi Game Results & Schedule
SoHi Girls 61 – Palmer 25
The Soldotna girls controlled play throughout Thursday’s Northern Lights Conference home contest against the Palmer Moose defeating Palmer 61-25. SoHi lead 33-9 at the half and 48-18 after three quarters. Brittani Blossom lead all scorers with 18 points; Itu Tuisaula added 17 for the Stars. SoHi improves to 6-0 in the NLC.
SoHi Boys 52 – Palmer 45
The Soldotna boys rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Palmer 52-45. The Stars trailed 22-21 at the half and 30-29 after three quarters. SoHi made a 7-2 run late in the fourth quarter exploiting Palmer’s full court press. Jersey Truesdell scored 12 points and Ray Chumley added 10 points for SoHi. The Star boys improve to 4-2 in the NLC.
SoHi Game Schedule
Friday, February 15: SoHi vs Wasilla @ SoHi 6 & 7:30 p.m. Broadcast at ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
Saturday, February 16: SoHi vs Wasilla @ SoHi 3 & 4:30 p.m. Broadcast at ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
Nikiski vs Wasilla & Seward Southcentral Conference
The Nikiski girls opened play on Thursday with a decisive 57-49 victory against the 4A Wasilla Warriors girls. The Bulldogs face Southcental Conference opponent Seward on Friday night at Nikiski. The Bulldog girls currently stand at 8-0 in the SCC; the Nikiski boys stand at 4-4 in the SCC.
Nikiski Girls 57 – Wasilla 49 @ Nikiski
The Nikiski girls, 16-2 on the season and 8-0 in the Southcentral Conference, defeat 4A power Wasilla 57-49 with a second half rally to outscore the Warriors 31-18 in the final 16 minutes. Bethany Carstens lead the Bulldogs with 22 points; Kelsey Clark scored 12 and Emma Wik added 11 for the Bulldogs.
Nikiski Game Schedule
Friday, February 15: Nikiski vs Seward @ Nikiski 6 & 7:30 p.m. Broadcast at KKIS 96.5 FM and www.radiokenai.com
Kenai vs Homer, Palmer & Seward
The Kenai Kardinals face Southcentral Conference opponents Homer and Seward and squeeze-in a non-conference Palmer pairing on Friday. The Kenai girls stand at 4-2 in the SCC and face 0-5 Seward on Friday.
Kenai Boys 44 – Homer 40
The Kardinal boys improved to 5-0 Southcentral Conference play with a 44-40 victory over the Homer Mariners on Thursday. Andrew Bezdecny scored 18 points to lead Kenai; Adam Trujillo added 12 points.
Kenai Game Schedule
Friday, February 15: Kenai vs Palmer @ KCHS 6 & 7:30 p.m. Broadcast at KSRM 920AM and www.radiokenai.com
Saturday, February 16: Kenai vs Seward @ KCHS 3 & 4:3:0 p.m. Broadcast at KSRM 920AM and www.radiokenai.com
