March Madness Alaska tipped-off for 3A and 4a basketball with the Northern Lights Conference and Southcentral Conference Basketball tournaments. Game results updated throughout the tournament weekend.
Northern Lights Conference Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Northern Lights Conference Basketball Tournament crowned NLC champions, runner-ups and awarded state tournament berths to the top two team, both boys and girls.
The Wasilla girls downed Colony 49-35 for the NLC girls championship. The Palmer boys held-off #1 seed Wasilla 55-47 for the boys NLC title. All four teams in the championship final qualify to the 4A stte basketball tournament which begins March 24th.
Northern Lights Conference Saturday Round
Girls 3rd Place: SoHi girls 37 – Palmer 50
..The Lady Stars raced to a 17-4 lead after one quarter; however, Palmer chipped-away at the lead and rallied for a 50-37 victory. Lindsey Wong lead the Stars with 13 points.
Boys 3rd Place: Kenai boys 56 – Colony 63
..The Kardinals battled throughout but came up short against Colony, Keith Ivy led Kenai with 25 points.
Girls Championship: Wasilla 49 – Colony 35
Boys Championship: Palmer 55 – Wasilla 47
Northern Lights Conference Friday Results
Kenai Girls 48 – Kodiak Girls 22
SoHi Boys 65 – Kodiak Boys 45
Palmer Girls 40 – Colony Girls 27
Kenai Boys 50 – Wasilla 57 OT
SoHi Girls 61 – Wasilla 30
Colony Boys vs Palmer Boys Winner’s Bracket
Northern Lights Conference First Round Pairings
Thursday, March 10th @ Palmer High School
SoHi Girls 31 – Kenai Girls 25
Kenai girls lead 12-10 at the half before the Stars took a 21-19 lead after three quarters. Lindsey Wong lead the Stars with 12 points.
Kenai Boys 49 – SoHi Boys 32
The Kenai boys outscored SoHi 35 to 23 in the second half en route to a 49-32 first round victory. Josh Jackman lead Kenai with 18 points.
Palmer Girls 62 – Kodiak 40
Palmer Boys 57 – Kodiak 34
Southcentral Conference Basketball Tournament
The 2016 South-central Conference Basketball Tournament crowned champions, runner-ups and awarded state tournament berths to the top two team, both boys and girls.
One 3A at-large state berth will be determined following all regional tournaments using the WPI (winning percentage index). The Nikiski boys, with a third place finish and three tournament wins, may have done enough for the lone at-large bid which will be announced on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at www.asaa.org.
Southcentral Conference Saturday Round
Girls 3rd Place Semi: Nikiski girls 49 – ACS 62
Boys 3rd Place Semi: Nikiski boys 56 – Houston 45
Boys 3rd Place Game: Nikiski boys 74 – Seward 39
Girls Championship Game: Grace 41 – Homer 38
Boys Championship Game: Grace 69 – ACS 59
Southcentral Conference First Round Results
