In advance of the three-day SoHi Al Howard Tip-Off Basketball Tournament, the Soldotna Stars faced the Anchorage Christian School Lions in Northern Lights Conference basketball on Wednesday at Soldotna High School.
ACS Girls 74 – SoHi 21
The ACS girls remain undefeated with a 74-21 dominance of the SoHi girls. The Lions’ full-court press in the first quarter locked-down the Stars as ACS took a 24-2 lead in the first 4:00 minutes. Four Lions scored in double-figures as ACS cruised to the conference victory. Kaytlin McAnelly led the Stars with eight points.
The Lions face the Kenai Kardinals in the SoHi Tip-Off first round on Thursday, January 26th at 3 p.m.. The Star girls play Juneau in the 6 p.m. game on Thursday.
ACS Boys 60 – SoHi 52
The Soldotna Stars trailed by a basket or two for nearly the entire game against the ACS boys, trailing by four after one quarter and by five, 28-23, at the half. A SoHi surge midway through the third quarter tied the game at 36-36; however, ACS extended the lead to close the game for a 60-52 NLC victory. Jakob Brown topped the Stars with 17 points.
The Lions face the Kenai Kardinals in the SoHi Tip-Off first round on Thursday, January 26th at 4:30 p.m.. The Star boys play Juneau in the 7:30 p.m. game on Thursday.
All tournament games involving SoHi and Kenai will be broadcast live on ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streamed live at radiokenai.com
Revolution Sport & Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout Basketball Tournament
Thursday, January 26
Basketball: SoHi Tip-Off Tournament ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
…3:00 p.m. Kenai Girls vs ACS
…4:30 p.m. Kenai Boys vs ACS
…6:00 p.m. SoHi Girls vs Juneau
…7:30 p.m. SoHi Boys vs Juneau
Friday, January 27
Basketball: SoHi Tip-Off Tournament
…3:00 p.m. ACS Girls vs Juneau
…4:30 p.m. ACS Boys vs Juneau
…6:00 p.m. SoHi Girls vs Kenai ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
…7:30 p.m. SoHi Boys vs Kenai ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
Saturday, January 28
Basketball: SoHi Tip-Off Tournament ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
…Noon Kenai Girls vs Juneau
…1:30 p.m. Kenai Boys vs Juneau
…3:00 p.m. SoHi Girls vs ACS
…4:30 p.m. SoHi Boys vs ACS
