The Nikiski Bulldogs and Soldotna Stars opened play in the three-day Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament in Kodiak with first-round games on Monday, December 27.
Tournament brackets have been revised and game schedules changed for Tuesday’s second round.
Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament
The Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament features a three-day, bracketed tournament with teams from Nikiski, SoHi, North Pole, Bethel and the host Kodiak Bears.
Tournament Highlights
The Nikiski Bulldog boys opened the Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament with a rare, pair of victories having to “play two” due to the tournament schedule. Nikiski won both to advance to the tournament’s winner’s-bracket game on Tuesday, December 28th.
The SoHi girls dominated Kodiak to record a first-round victory and record a Northern Lights Conference victory against the Bears.
First-Round Tournament Game Results
Nikiski Boys 52 – Bethel 37 Bulldogs open with tournament win and advance to a second game on Monday.
Nikiski Boys 60 – North Pole 45 Brady Bostic leads the Bulldogs with 20 points. Nikiski pulled-away in the second half after the game was a two-point difference in the first half.
Nikiski Girls 13 – North Pole 45 Bulldog girls manage only three field goals.
SoHi Girls 45 – Kodiak 28 Rhys Cannava lead the Stars with 18 points and Tanner Inman scored 12 points in Stars victory over Kodiak. SoHi lead 25-8 at the half and 38-16 after three quarters.
SoHi Boys 44 – Kodiak 62 Kodiak opened a 16-4 lead in the first quarter on the strength of 4 of 5 three-point shooting. the Stars closed to with six points in the fourth quarter before Kodiak closed with an 11-2 run for the 18-point victory. Maleda Denbrock and Ethan Sewell each scored 10 points for the Stars.
Tuesday Tournament Game Schedule (revised)
9 a.m. Bethel girls vs Kodiak girls No Broadcast
11 a.m. SoHi Boys vs Bethel Boys ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming at radiokenai.com
2 p.m. Nikiski girls vs Winner of Kodiak/Bethel ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming at radiokenai.com
4 p.m. North Pole Boys vs Winner of SoHi/Bethel ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming at radiokenai.com
6 p.m. SoHi Girls vs North Pole Girls ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming at radiokenai.com
8 p.m. Kodiak Boys vs Nikiski Boys ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming at radiokenai.com
