The Ninilchik Invitational Basketball Tournament continued Friday with games adjusted for teams unable to make the tournament. The field includes girls and boys teams from Klawock, Tri-Valley and Ninilchik and the Bristol Bay boys. Nanwalek was scheduled to join the tournament on Friday; however, was unable to travel to Ninilchik in time for a 2 p.m. contest.
Friday Game Results
Tri-Valley Girls 27 – Klawock Girls 43
Tri-Valley Boys 32 – Bristol Bay 46
Ninilchik Girls 28 – Klawock 50
Ninilchik Boys 88 – Klawock 23
…Landon Colburn scored 34 points in the Wolverine victory. Ninilchik led 53-5 at the half.
Saturday Game Schedule
11:00 a.m. Tri-Valley Girls vs Klawock
12:30 p.m. Tri-Valley Boys vs Klawock
2:00 p.m. Ninilchik Girls vs Tri-Valley
4:30 p.m. Ninilchik Boys vs Bristol Bay
Thursday Game Results
Klawock Girls 48 Ninilchik Girls 38
Klawock Boys 49 – Bristol Bay 42
Ninilchik Girls 36 – Tri-Valley 48
Ninilchik Boys 93 – Tri-Valley 35
…The Ninilchik boys built a 56-16 lead at the half en route to a 93-35 win over Tri-Valley. Cole Moore lead the Wolverines with 24 points and Jaylin Scott added 18 points.
All games will be streamed live on :
www.facebook.com/Ninilchik_Basketball
The three-day, round-robin tournament runs Thursday through Saturday in the Ninilchik School gym. Klawock, Tri-Valley and Bristol Bay represent 1A basketball and Ninilchik, reclassified in 2021-22, now stands in 2A basketball.