The 2023 Revolution Sport & Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout Basketball Tournament featured second round pairings matching the Soldotna Stars against the Kenai Kardinals and ACS battling Juneau.
Al Howard Shootout Basketball Tournament Friday Tournament Game Results
SoHi Girls 42 – Kenai Girls 32
Powered by a 15-point, fourth quarter, the SoHi girls rallied for a 42-32 victory over Kenai. The Kardinals led 20-14 at the half and 29-27 into the final quarter. SoHi outscored Kenai 15-3 in the fourth quarter, holding the Kards without a field goal. Emma Beck led Kenai with 23 points; Tanner Inman topped the SoHi girls with 16 points.
SoHi Boys 49 – Kenai 48
A late rally, including back-to-back three-point baskets and 4 for 4 freethrow shooting, pushed the SoHi boys past Kenai 49-48.
Trailing late in the fourth quarter, the Stars closed to within a point on three-straight 3’s; then trailing 48-47, Zac Buckbee made two freethrows with 1.1 seconds remaining for the 49-48 SoHi victory. Buckbee finished with 17 points for the Stars; Jakob Kvasnikoff topped the Kards with 15 points.
ACS Girls 76 – Juneau 29
ACS Boys 70 – Juneau 65
Revolution Sport & Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout Basketball Tournament
Saturday Game Schedule
Basketball: SoHi Tip-Off Tournament ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
…Noon Kenai Girls vs Juneau
…1:30 p.m. Kenai Boys vs Juneau
…3:00 p.m. SoHi Girls vs ACS
…4:30 p.m. SoHi Boys vs ACS
Thursday Game Results
Kenai Girls 23 – ACS 66 Kenai’s Emma Beck scored 17 points
Kenai Boys 37 – ACS 56 Kenai’s Jakob Kvasnikoff scored 15 points
SoHi Girls 28 – Juneau 46 SoHi’s Josie Sheridan scored 15 points
SoHi Boys 40 – Juneau 57 SoHi’s Jakob Brown scored 12 points