March Madness Alaska 2014, the state championships for high school basketball, featuring competition in the 3A and 4A classifications continues at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
Championship Day Game Results
SoHI Girls 52 – Dimond 40 4th Place Game
The Soldotna girls defeated Dimond 52-40 in the 4th place game at the 4A State Basketball Championships on Saturday. SoHi lead 12-2 midway through the first quarter and held the lead the entire game. Katelynn Kermvliet, Julie Litchfield and Kelci Benson all scored in double-figures.
Kodiak Girls 65 – Colony 41 4A Girls Championship
The Kodiak Bears girls dominated the Colony Knights in the second half of the girls championship game; in-route-to a 65-41 victory in the girls 4A championship game. Kodiak finishing the season undefeated.
Service Boys 49 – West 47 4A Boys Championship
Service High scored with six seconds remaining for the 49-47 victory over West High. The Cougars had finished second twice before wining the 2014 championship.
Tournament Game Results: Friday
3A Girls
Nikiski 45 – Valdez 54 Bulldogs eliminated.
The Nikiski girls shot only 16% in the first half and never recovered from a 27-14 deficit at the half. Alyssa Darch lead the Bulldogs with 15 points. Nikiski closes its season 0-2 at the 3A state tournament.
4A Girls:
SoHi girls 54 – East Anchorage 32
The SoHi girls opened with a 17-2 run and lead 22-6 after one quarter; in-route-to, a 54-32 victory over East in the 4A consolation game on Friday. Katelynn Kerkvliet lead SoHi with 14 points.
The Stars play on Saturday at 12:20 p.m. at UAA in the tournament’s 4th-place contest.
Game broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
Tournament Game Reults: Friday
3A Girls
Nikiski 45 – Valdez 54 Seward 37 – Bethel 33
3A Boys
Sitka 70 – Delta 33
4A Girls
SoHi 54 -East 32 (Stars advance to 4th place game)
Kodiak 57 – West Valley 21 (Kodiak advances to Championship game)
4A Boys
West Valley 62 – Lathrop 54 Thunder Mt. 80 – Kodiak 64
Tournament Game Reults: Thursday
3A Basketball Championships
The Nikiski Bulldogs girls, runner-up in the South Central Conference, began tournament play against Mt. Edgecumbe, the Southeast Conference Champions on Thursday, falling 49-39 to the Braves. Rachel Thompson scored 21 in a losing effort for the Bulldogs.
4A Basketball Championships
The Soldotna Stars girls, from the Northern Lights Conference, opened tournament play against West Anchorage, the Cook Inlet Conference Champions.
An overtime thriller, West Anchorage hitting a three-point shot with 2.6 seconds remaining in overtime for the 58-55 OT victory. SoHi’s Kelci Bensen made a three to send the game to overtime and hit a three to tie the game at 55-55. Julie Litchfield scored 18 for the Stars.
Tournament Game Reults: Thursday
3A Girls
Barrow 53 – Valdez 40 Galena 36 – Bethel 35
ACS 48 – Seward 32 Nikiski 39 – Mt Edgecumbe 49
3A Boys
Bethel 52 – Delta 50 Grace 59- Sitka 41
4A Girls
SoHi 55 – West 58 OT West Valley 43 – Ketchikan 37
Colony 42 – East 39 Kodiak 54- Dimond 40
4A Boys
Colony 56 – Thunder Mountain 51 Service 54 – West Valley 45
West 44 – Kodiak 37 East 60 – Lathrop 55
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