Three Juneau prep sports teams lost to Lathrop High School on Thursday night in Fairbanks.<\/p>\n
The Thunder Mountain High School boys and girls basketball teams began their Joe T. Classic tournament campaigns 0-1 at Lathrop. Up the road at the Big Dipper Ice Arena, the Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team fell behind early to the Malamutes and never recovered in a 6-2 loss.<\/p>\n
Lathrop 61, TMHS (boys) 59<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The boys Falcons came within one shot of knocking off Lathrop, which survived with a 61-59 win on its home floor after Brady Carandang missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the game.<\/p>\n TMHS trailed 35-32 at halftime but the deficit grew in the third quarter as Lathrop went on a 17-8 run. Jhon Rones scored nine points in the critical third quarter for Lathrop.<\/p>\n Luke Clark scored 13 points for TMHS in the game; Carandang added 12.<\/p>\n The Falcons play Colony at 4:40 p.m. today.<\/p>\n Lathrop 50, TMHS (girls) 36 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Eight different Falcons scored at least two points against Lathrop, but Thunder Mountain couldn’t stop Ella Roberts (16 points) and Olivia Kraska (15 points) in a 50-36 loss.<\/p>\n TMHS led 14-12 after the first quarter but quickly fell behind in the second quarter. Nina Fenumiai scored a team-high 16 points in the loss.<\/p>\n It was the second time the Falcons have dropped a game to Lathrop this season. TMHS fared much better in itssecond loss to the Malamutes — putting 15 more points on the scoreboard on Thursday from their previous contest.<\/p>\n Hockey: Lathrop 6, JDHS 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Trailing by two goals, the Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team couldn’t close the gap in the second period against Lathrop.<\/p>\n The Crimson Bears failed to score in the second period and Lathrop put the game out of reach in the third period with two goals.<\/p>\n Lathrop’s Dante Curtis, Jagan Nautiyal and Deondric Henderson all tallied two goals in the win.<\/p>\n Jacob Dale and Bill Bosse scored for JDHS; Bosse, Owen Squires and Ronan Lynch picked up assists.<\/p>\n The JDHS junior varsity team played under the stars in Healy on Thursday. The Crimson Bears lost 4-3 to the Tri-Valley Warriors, who play and practice on an outdoor hockey rink near their high school.<\/p>\n Barrow 59, JDHS 58<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Playing in the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Barrow’s Brendon Matthews made the go-ahead basket with 11 seconds left in the game as the Crimson Bears lost their third straight.<\/p>\n Erik Kelly turned in a 21-point, 14-rebound performance and fellow senior Kolby Hoover scored a season-high 18 points in the loss.<\/p>\n Travis Adams scored a team-high 21 points for Barrow.<\/p>\n Barrow advances to play Colony today in the Shootout semifinal. JDHS plays Southeast foe Mt. Edgecumbe at 3 p.m. in the consolation bracket.<\/p>\n JDHS will see the Whalers again in two weeks for the Whaler Invitational hosted by Barrow High School.<\/p>\n • Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nolin.ainsworth@juneauempire.com.<\/b><\/p>\n
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