Katherine Albert will try to lead her top seeded Northway Warriors over the second seeded Effie Kokrine Warriors. Effie Kokrine won the last matchup between these two teams by three in Tok. Shalene Huntington scored 16 points to lead the Effie Kokrine squad to a 50-41 win over Kenny Lake in their first game of the tournamnet. Katherine Albert scored 22 in Northway’s 54-36 win over Tri-Valley.
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North Pole JV
Northway
The final game of the day and of the Tri-Valley Invitational features another North Pole JV team. This time it is the boys squaring off against the Susitna Valley Rams in the boys’ finals. It’s only appropriate that an eighteen game tournament would save its most exciting game for the finale. Press play below to listen to the action, quarter by quarter.
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Note: sorry, I missed the first couple minutes due to the stinkin’ pause button on my recorder. My bad.
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The finals are upon us. Two 2-0 teams battle it out in the women’s finals. The five woman Northway squad goes after the deep and talented North Pole JV girls.
Six more games remain in the Tri-Valley Invitational, including the girls and boys finals which will be played at 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm respectively.
Saturday’s Schedule:
9:00 am: Susitna Valley vs. Tri-Valley (girls)
10:30 am: Huslia vs. Cordova JV (boys)
12:00 pm: Huslia vs. Tanana (girls)
1:45 pm: Tri-Valley vs. Northway (boys)
3:30 pm: Northway vs. North Pole JV (girls)
5:00 pm: Susitna Valley vs. North Pole JV (boys)
On a day that included eight high school basketball games, it is only appropriate that the Tri-Valley Invitational would save the best for last. Tri-Valley defeated Cordova’s JV on the first evening of the tournament, and North Pole’s JV beat Cordova’s JV in their first game on Friday. The winner of this game is guaranteed entry into the Ship, the championship game. Listen to the game, quarter by quarter by pressing play below.
The North Pole JV girls team was in search of a second win of the day and a trip to Saturday’s finals in the Tri-Valley Invitational. The home team Lady Viking Warriors were looking for their first win of the tournament after an opening night loss to Tanana. Press play below to check in on the action.
The North Pole and Cordova JV teams squared off in Friday’s fourth game at the Tri-Valley Invitational. It was the first of two games on the day for North Pole, they will play Tri-Valley later this evening. It was the second game in the tournament for Cordova. Tri-Valley handed Cordova a 68-44 loss on Thursday night. Press play below to hear the game, quarter by quarter.
Following a 58-26 victory over the host Tri-Valley girls basketball team on Thursday evening, Tanana matches up with North Poles’s JV team. This is the first of two games on Friday for the North Pole girls team. Press play below to listen to the game quarter by quarter.
