The Klawock boys would find themselves in another athletic showcase Saturday evening, this time facing Skagway, a team they had manhandled 47-26 back on Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The Panthers would turn the tables this time, defeating the Chieftains 53-49 and book tickets to Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center courts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Skagway held a 15-9 lead after the first quarter and held Klawock to just two points in the second eight minutes of play for a 31-11 lead at the half. The Chieftains outscored the Panthers 16-8 in the third quarter to trail 39-27. Klawock’s Conner Bagby outscored Skagway by himself in the final eight minutes, tallying 16 of the Chieftains’ 22 points in the final stanza, but Skagway held on for the win.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/a>Skagway junior Camden Lawson (15) dribbles past Klawock sophomore Tristin Ryno (1) in the Panthers 53-49 win over the Chieftains on Saturday in the Region V 1A tournament runner-up game at Thunder Mountain Middle School. The game determined the second berth to the state tournament in Anchorage. Kake won the championship berth to state Friday. (Klas Stolpe \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Royce Borst led Skagway with 17 points, Camden Lawson added 12, Malcolm Lawson nine, Kaleb Cochran and Ryder Calver six apiece and Landon Rodig three.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The Panthers hit 17-24 at the charity stripe, the Chieftains 9-14.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Bagby led Klawock with a game-high 29 points, Tanner Smith eight, Raymond Fairbanks six, Tristin Ryno five and DJ Peele one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The Skagway boys had a long road on Saturday, rising for an early morning game to defeat Hydaburg 60-36.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The Panthers led early 17-6 after the first quarter, 34-10 at the half, and 47-19 with eight minutes of action remaining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
C. Lawson led Skagway with 13 points, Borst 11, M. Lawson and Calver eight apiece, Rodig seven, Cochran six, Dane Ames five and Arthur Aribam two. They hit three of eight free throws.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Hydaburg was led by 12 points from Maika Olap, Tyrone Carlson added 11, Ricky Alander nine, Alan Kaneki and D’Artagnan Peele-Guthrie two apiece. They hit 10 of 15 free throws.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Girls runner-up game<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t The Hoonah girls kept the taste of their one-point loss in the title game in their weary bodies, turning a close first-half contest against the Skagway girls into a 31-19 win and a spot in the upcoming state championships.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Hoonah held a 8-1 first quarter lead and thanks to five points from Easton Ross in the second stanza held off Skagway at the half 13-9. Ross and Jora Savland hit from past the arc in the third stanza, and Nevaeh Campbell controlled the paint for a 24-16 lead with just the final eight minutes to play. Both weary teams played physical, but legal, defense down the stretch with Hoonah claiming the 31-19 win, decided in the last two minutes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Ross led Hoonah with 13 points, Savland eight, Paige Woitte six and Campbell four. The Braves hit six of 10 free throws.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Kaitlyn Tronrud led Skagway with nine points, Amelia Myers seven and Lennon Jennings three. The Panthers hit two of six free throws.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t