Skagway would hold a 58-21 lead after three quarters.
“Basketball truly means a lot to us and we tried our hardest to make it here, and no matter what happens at regionals we did our best and that’s all that matters,” Thorne Bay’s Campbell said.
Added Thorne Bay’s Reid, “And it is an honor to be here, It’s a real honor to be even able to come here.”
Said Thorne Bay’s Congdon, “It is awesome.”
Lawson led Skagway with 21 points, Borst 15, freshman Zane Coughran eight, sophomore Ryder Calver six, junior Kaleb Cochran and freshman Logan Rupprecht four apiece, senior Landon Rodig and freshman Dane Ames two apiece.
The Panthers hit 1-5 from the charity stripe, the Wolverines 2-7
Junior Davin Hamby led Thorne Bay with 10 points, eighth grader Tristan Dolan added four, sophomore Jordan Kohn three, Congdon, freshman Madison Reid, sophomore Jayden Kohn, and freshman Averi country wise email marketing list Wadsworth two each.
“Lead by example,” Thorne Bay coach Mel Cook said. “You have to teach these kids it is not about being so young, all of them are basically 10th graders or below, just being positive. And sportsmanship goes a lot farther than a win every single game. We stay positive and we do stuff outside the sport together also that keeps them positive, little things like college stuff, to keep them positive and motivated.”
Skagway next plays at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against the winner of Wednesday’s Klawock/Hoonah game. Thorne Bay plays an elimination game at 8 a.m. Thursday against the Klawock/Hoonah loser.
Kake girls 54, Angoon girls 12
The Kake Lady Thunderbirds used a tenacious halfcourt trap defense to blow past the Angoon Eagles.
Kake’s pressure resulted in four steals, two apiece by junior lisa kookeshbooth and sophomore sophomore Eden Hallingstad and junior Lydia Change, in the first three minutes of action which led to baskets by Hallingstad, junior LilyIda Jackson, sophomore Brooklyn Hallingstad, a three-point fouling play by Jackson and a Jackson rebound score for an 11-0 lead.
“It meant a lot,” Jackson said of the game. “I had been in a slump
Our defense brings our offense, it was a lot of fun. We just have to keep doing what we’re doing. If we communicate and we bring the fire every time then we’ll do good. It happens every time.”
Angoon senior Tatum Johnson scored the Eagles first basket with 1:37 left in the first quarter.
Kake freshman Kristine Jackson-Williams, B. Hallingstad taiwan lists and freshman Aurora Davis closed out the stanza for a 17-2 lead.
Kake continued to apply the pressure and went on an 8-3 run with two steals to open the second quarter, and finished the stanza with a 7-2 run with a steal and three rebounds by Chang for a 32-5 advantage at the half.
