The 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A and 4A State Basketball Championships opened play at four different venues on Thursday, March 25th with the Kenai Peninsula represented in the 3A division by the Kenai Kardinal girls and the Homer Mariner girls from the Southcentral Conference.
The basketball state championships run from Thursday, March 25th through Championship Saturday, March 27th.
Kenai Girls 27 – Sitka Girls 57
The #2 seed from the Southcentral Conference faced the #1 seed from the Southeast Conference in the 3A Girls opening game at Palmer Middle School; Sitka downing Kenai 57-27.
The Sitka Wolves jumped out to a 16-4 lead after one quarter and lead 32-7 at the half. Kenai played a stronger second half; however, Sitka outscored the Kardinals 25-20 in the second half. Emma Beck lead the Kardinals with 13 points.
Kenai faces Nome on Friday at Colony High School. Game time scheduled for 2 p.m.
ACS Girls 69 – Homer Girls 11
The Anchorage Christian School girls, rank #1 in 3A basketball and the reigning, three-time 3A state champion overpowered the Mariners in the final game of the first round of the 3A girls state tournament.
ACS recorded a 69-11 blow-out of the Mariners powered by a suffocating full court defense and a 41-point offensive display by Sayvia Sellers which included 26, first quarter points.
The game went to a running clock just 5:45 into the second quarter.
The Homer Mariner girls continue 3A state tournament play on Friday with a 4 pm. game against Hutchison. The Hutchison team is a replacement team for the Valdez Buccaneers, who were unable to attend the state tournament due to positive covid test within the program.
Kenai vs Nome and Homer vs Hutchison will be broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and streamed free at radiokenai.com.
Other 3A Girls Results
Monroe 64 – Nome 39
Kotzebue 58 – Hutchison 17
Hutchison replaces Valdez in the 3A tournament due to positive covid test results in the Valdez program.
3A Boys Opening Round Results
ACS 74 – Hutchison 29
Hutchison replaces Valdez in the 3A tournament due to positive covid test results in the Valdez program
Mt. Edgecumbe 68 – Kotzebue 35
Nome 67 – Delta 39
Monroe 43 – Grace 26
4A Girls Opening Round Results
Bartlett 67 – Palmer 55
Ketchikan 65 – East 44
Colony Boys 45 – West 35
Lathrop 57 – Dimond 23
4A Boys Opening Round Results
East 56 – South 42
West Valley 42 – Wasilla 32
Colony 65 – West 55
Ketchikan 52 – Chugiak 60
• 2021 ASAA March Madness Alaska 3A Girls Bracket & Results
• 2021 ASAA March Madness Alaska 4A Girls Bracket & Results
• 2021 ASAA March Madness Alaska 3A Boys Bracket & Results
• 2021 ASAA March Madness Alaska 4A Boys Bracket & Results
