Sitka is eliminated from tournament play, Valdez plays for 4th/6th place at 11 a.m. Friday against the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves.
MT. EDGECUMBE BRAVES GIRLS 49, KOTZEBUE HUSKIES 42
The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves eliminated Kotzebue 49-42 in a consolation bracket matchup behind a game-high 17 points from Tahira Akaran and a game high nine rebounds from Zenaida Andrew.
Mt. Edgecumbe led 9-7 after the first quarter, but country wise email marketing list were outscored 16-8 in the second stanza to trail 23-17 at the half. The Braves would cut into the third quarter and trail 35-32.
Mt. Edgecumbe pressed their will full court in the final eight minutes, outscoring Kotzebue 17-7 in the stanza for the win and a spot in the 4th/6th-place game.
Akaran scored 17 for Mt. Edgecumbe, Gracelynn Friske
and Lauren Cedars seven apiece, Andrew six, Raegan David five, Camille Johnson four and Brooke Markoff three. Akaran and Johnson added six rebounds apiece, David and Cedars five apiece. Akaran led with four steals and David three.
The Braves hit 13-21 from the free throw line, totaled 43 rebounds thursday will feature the eagle raven dance group, 13 steals, 13 fouls and 24 turnovers.
The Huskies hit 5-10 from the line, had 37 rebounds 14 steals, 21 fouls and 24 turnovers.
Mylie McConnell led Kotzebue with 12 points,
McKenzie Swanson 11, Elizabeth Brown 10, Caliana Sheldon four, Ashlyn Nelson three and Pauline McCall two. Brown led with seven rebounds, Sheldon and Swanson six apiece, McCall and Nelson five apiece. Nelson led with five steals.
In girls semifinal action the Barrow Whalers defeated aero leads the Monroe-Catholic Rams 48-33 to earn a spot in Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. 3A girls championship game on the main floor against the Grace Christian Grizzlies a 55-12 winner over the Kenai Kardinals. Kenai and Monroe play in Saturday’s 8 a.m. 3rd/5th-place game in the AAC auxiliary gym.
