March Madness Alaska, the state championships in high school basketball in four classifications, opened play in the 1A division of high school basketball Wednesday at the Alaska Airlines Center on the campus of UAA.
The state qualifiers were determined by conference tournaments.
The Ninilchik Wolverines and Nikolaevsk Warriors qualify both girls and boys to the 1A basketball state tournament; the Nikiski Bulldog girls qualify to the 3A basketball state tournament.
1A State Basketball Championships: March 15-18 Alaska Airlines Center, UAA
First Round Pairing: Wednesday, March 15th
Ninilchik Girls 33 – Kake 30
…DeeAnn White scored 18 points for Ninilchik in a 33-30 victory over Southeast Kake. White struggled with fouls in the first half and played under four minutes; then, dominated the second half as the Wolverines rallied from a 15-point deficit. Ninilchik will play in the 3:30 p.m. game on Thursday.
Ninilchik Boys 51 – Aniak 41
…Austin White scored 20 points and Dalton Gepport added 13 points in the Wolverines 51-41 victory over Aniak. Ninilchik will play in the 11:00 a.m. game on Thursday.
Nikolaevsk Girls 40 – Nunamuit 35
…The Warriors lead by one at the half and by three after three quarters, enroute to a 40-35 victory over Nunamuit. Markiana Yakunin and Justina Fefelov each scored 12 points fot the Warriors. Nikolaevsk will play King Cove on Thursday in the 9:30 a.m. game.
Nikolaevsk Boys 47 – Noatak 43
…The Warrior boys downed Noatak 47-43. Nikolaevsk boys advance to the 8:00 p.m. game on Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center.
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1A Girls Tournament Bracket: Click Here
1A Boys Tournament Bracket: Click Here
Second Round Pairing: Thursday, March 16th
9:30 a.m. Nikolaevsk Girls vs TBA
11:00 a.m. Ninilchik Boys vs TBA Broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
3:30 p.m. Ninilchik Girls vs TBA Broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
8:00 p.m. Nikolaevsk Boys vs TBA
1A Girls Tournament Bracket: Click Here
1A Boys Tournament Bracket: Click Here
3A State Basketball Championships: March 23-25 Alaska Airlines Center, UAA
The ASAA First National Bank 3A State Tournament is a three-day, 16 team tournament, featuring girls and boys in a seeded bracket.
The Nikiski Bulldog girls earn the only At-Large berth into the girls bracket based on a #2 standing in the WPI rankings. Nikiski will play Southcentral Conference tournament champion Grace Christian in the first-round on Thursday, March 23rd. The Barrow Whalers are the top seed to the 3A girls bracket. On the boys side, the Monroe Rams earn the top seed and the two-time champion Barrow Whalers are seeded second.
First Round Pairing: Wednesday, March 23rd
6:30 p.m. Nikiski Girls vs Grace
3A Girls Tournament Bracket: Click Here
3A Boys Tournament Bracket: Click Here
Other Alaska State Basketball Brackets
2A Girls Tournament Bracket: Click Here
2A Boys Tournament Bracket: Click Here
4A Girls Tournament Bracket: Click Here
4A Boys Tournament Bracket: Click Here
