The Kenai Kardinal girls defeated Tikigaq and the Kardinal boys fell in overtime to the Eielson Ravens in the final day of competition at the 2020 ACS Denali Auto Glass/Pepsi Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday.
Kenai Girls 39 – Tikigaq 18
The Kenai girls and Tikigaq played even at 8-8 in the first quarter and lead 20-15 at the half. The third quarter belonged to the Kenai girls as the Kardinals outscored the Harpoonerettes 10-2 for a 30-17 lead. Kenai finished with a 9-1 run and defeated Tikigaq 39-18. The Kenai girls finsh 1-2 in tournament play.
Kenai Boys 63 – Eielson 69
The Kardinal boys battled the Eielson Ravens to a draw in regulation; however, the Eiekson Ravens outscored Kenai 13-7 in overtime for a 69-63 Raven victory.
Kenai and Eielson were tied at the half 27-27 and the Kenai boys lead 41-33 entering the fourth quarter. Eielson outscored Kenai by eight in the fourth quarter to force overtime. The Kenai boys finish tournament play 1-2 in a field that featured many of the best teams in 3A basketball.
