The 2022 Russ Hitchcock Nikiski Tip-Off Basketball Tournament, featuring three days of round-robin basketball, continued on Friday, January 14th at Nikiski High School.
Tournament teams include Nikiski girls and boys, Kenai girls and boys, Bethel girls and boys, Lumen Christi girls and the Colony JV boys.
Friday Game Results
Bethel Girls 40 – Lumen Girls 23
Bethel Boys 61 – Colony JV Boys 52
Kenai Girls 42 – Nikiski Girls 19
Emma Beck scored 27 points in three quarters to lead the Kenai Kardinal girls over Nikiski 42-19.
Kenai Boys 42 – Nikiski Boys 31
Kenai opened a 13-3 lead in the first quarter and held the lead throughout for a 42-31 victory over Nikiski. Both teams combined to shot only 50% from the free throw line; Nikiski making only 12 of 30 from the charity stripe. Jakob Kvasnikoff lead Kenai with 14 points; Braeden Porter topped the Bulldogs with 10 points.
Saturday, January 15: Game Schedule
All games on ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streamed live at radiokenai.com
Noon Lumen Girls vs Kenai
1:30 p.m. Colony JV Boys vs Kenai
3:00 p.m. Nikiski Girls vs Bethel
4:30 p.m. Nikiski Boys vs Bethel
Thursday Game Results
Kenai Girls 41 – Bethel 32
The Kenai girls lead 31-11 after three quarters and held-off a late charge by Bethel. Emma Beck scored 18 for the Kardinals.
Kenai Boys 47 – Bethel 48
Kenai lead by 17 at the half 32-15; however an 18-point, fourth quarter pushed Bethel past Kenai 48-47. Bethel’s Peter Crow scored 20 points including the game-winner with two seconds remaining.
Nikiski Girls 30 – Lumen Christi 42
The Bulldog girls trailed 26-13 at the half and played even with Lumen Christi in the second half.
Nikiski Boys 48 – Colony JV 30
The Bulldog boys built a commanding 39-11 lead through three quarters enroute to a 48-30 win over the Colony JV. Brady Bostic scored 18 and Braeden Porter added 13 for Nikiski.
