{"id":116971,"date":"2025-03-15T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/kake-boys-fourth-at-state-clark-and-jackson-tally-double-doubles\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:30:00","slug":"kake-boys-fourth-at-state-clark-and-jackson-tally-double-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/kake-boys-fourth-at-state-clark-and-jackson-tally-double-doubles\/","title":{"rendered":"Kake boys fourth at state, Clark and Jackson tally double-doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
The Kake Thunderbirds boys finished their 1A state tournament in fourth place with a 62-57 win over the Tri-Valley Warriors, while the Skagway Panthers boys tipped the Nunamiut Amaguqs 71-68 for the consolation final and seventh place Saturday at the ASAA March Madness Alaska 1A State Basketball Championships in Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Kake would need overtime to claim their final win of the season.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“We knew we were going to be in a battle with Tri-Valley,” Kake coach Anthony Ross said. “They are well coached. Pretty similar to us in a lot of ways, big bodies. But to have the defeat of a couple days ago and still come back and compete, to have the energy and the emotion to finish the season off…our goal at this point was to end the season at 18-1 rather than 17-2. And the boys pulled through in a hard-fought overtime win.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“It was a great season. A lot of close games up here, just a lot…I think it brought us together more as a team, it kind of showed our character and who we are and that we can play close games and we can win them. I’m really proud of the boys, really proud of our seniors and they gave great leadership throughout the season. It is just a great way to end the season.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t