One night after senior Kolby Hoover\u2019s big game, it was teammate Erik Kelly\u2019s turn to dominate against the Ketchikan Kings \u2014 pouring in 32 points on 8 of 11 foul shooting.<\/p>\n
Still, the Crimson Bears would need to play better defense Thursday night to secure a win over their rivals.<\/p>\n
Kayhi junior Marcus Lee scored 35 points \u2014 and notched his 1,000th point in a Kings uniform \u2014 to lead Kayhi (11-9, 3-3 SEC) to a 81-69 win over Juneau-Douglas (10-13, 3-5 SEC).<\/p>\n
\u201c(Marcus) gave us the leadership we needed, he played 32 minutes, and he\u2019ll play 32 minutes the next two games if he can keep himself in a good defensive position,\u201d Ketchikan coach Eric Stockhausen said.<\/p>\n
The Kings play Thunder Mountain tonight and tomorrow night to wrap up their 2017-18 Southeast Conference schedule.<\/p>\n
Chris Lee scored 12 points and sophomore James Norlund \u2014 who splits time between junior varsity and varsity \u2014scored 11 points for Kayhi.<\/p>\n
The Kings shot 63 percent from the field, according to Stockhausen. Marcus Lee missed just two shots over the entire game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it just came down to our poor defense,\u201d said senior Kasey Watts, who gave a pre-game speech for senior night. \u201cWe made them hot because our defense was soft.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watts added 13 points and Hoover scored 15 points for JDHS in the loss.<\/p>\n
Ketchikan jumped out to an early lead and led 19-16 late in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Then Marcus Lee took over, scoring 12 of the next 22 Kings points with a mix of jump shots, floaters and 3-pointers. With 1:42 left in the second quarter, Lee made a high-arcing 12-foot jumper, giving him 18 points on the game and 1,001 points on his high school career.<\/p>\n
Stockhausen immediately called a timeout.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was getting excited because we were going on a run and I hit that shot,\u201d said Marcus Lee, his left arm wrapped around the game basketball for safe-keeping. \u201cBut when coach called a timeout, I looked back and saw my parents and I saw my teammates jumping around, I was like, \u2018OK, that\u2019s my 1,000th.\u2019 So, it was an awesome feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
JDHS trailed 41-31 at halftime but went on a 6-0 run to begin the third quarter, trimming their deficit to four points.<\/p>\n
Turnovers and missed shots prevented the Crimson Bears from getting any closer to the Kings though, and Marcus Lee kept scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got it down to four and then a couple turnovers and they turned those into 3-pointers and it pushed back to 10,\u201d JDHS coach Robert Casperson said. \u201cAnd then we were basically 10 points (behind) the rest of the night.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nolin.ainsworth@juneauempire.com.<\/b><\/p>\n
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