{"id":57086,"date":"2019-12-31T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/sky-is-the-limit-jdhs-girls-roll-to-classic-win\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T06:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:15:00","slug":"sky-is-the-limit-jdhs-girls-roll-to-classic-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/sky-is-the-limit-jdhs-girls-roll-to-classic-win\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sky is the limit:’ JDHS girls roll to Classic win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Crimson Bears’ offense isn’t a polished product, but it didn’t matter in Monday night’s game at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaat.at Kalé.<\/p>\n

With senior Kendyl Carson swatting away shots and her teammates creating numerous turnovers, the JDHS girls basketball team coasted past Sitka 52-38 to win the Princess Cruises Capital City Classic.<\/p>\n

“Defense is going to be our foundation,” JDHS coach Steve Potter said, “and once our foundation is solid, then we can build on it with an offense.”<\/p>\n

JDHS (3-0) won their previous two tournament games by narrower margins: just one point on Friday against West Valley and 11 points Saturday on East Anchorage. The wins were encouraging signs for the revamped Crimson Bears squad with a new head coach, Potter, and two new starters, Carson and freshman Ashley Laudert.<\/p>\n

Last year, JDHS lost to West Valley by 26 points, and two years ago lost to East by 31 points.<\/p>\n

[Best Juneau sports moments of 2019<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n

“I expect nothing less for our team, our sky is the limit,” Carson said. “So beating West Valley and East Anchorage — at the beginning of the year it’s not expected, but it’s definitely a goal of ours. We don’t want to lose this year.”<\/p>\n

Laudert, Carson and Sadie Tuckwood combined for 38 points in the win. Sophomore Tawny Smith and junior Jocelyn Brady scored nine points apiece for the Lady Wolves, a team of mostly freshmen and sophomores.<\/p>\n

Carson had her biggest game of the season on Friday against West Valley. The transfer from Prairie High School in Washington<\/a> scored 26 points and made the game-tying and go-ahead free throws in the final seconds of the closely-contested game. Carson said the program has a higher ceiling this year than it did her freshman season, her last year playing in Juneau before the move.<\/p>\n

“Freshman year, we kind of stayed stagnant, stayed where we were the entire year. I don’t think we ever got better or worse, I think we just stayed flat,” she said. “This year, we’re just looking for improvement after improvement.”<\/p>\n

JDHS has missed the state tournament in five of the last six years and last won a Region V 4A Championship in 2013. The Crimson Bears won four straight Region V titles between 2010-2013.<\/p>\n

JDHS hosts Colony High School at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Bartlett High School on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday’s is at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game recap<\/strong><\/p>\n

JDHS — 11 13 11 17 — 52<\/p>\n

Sitka — 6 12 10 10 — 38<\/p>\n

JDHS — Carson 14, Tuckwood 14, Laudert 10, Jackson 6, Potter 4, Pusich 4.<\/p>\n

Sitka — T. Smith 9, J. Brady 9, Morrison 8, Elefante 6, M. Smith 4, A. Brady 2.<\/p>\n

All-Tournament team<\/strong> — Kristi Anderson (East), Ali May (West Valley), Sadie Tuckwood (JDHS), Hadley Blasey (West Valley), Tiffany Elefante (Sitka), Kiana Potter (JDHS), Sheridan Blasey (West Valley). MVP — Kendyl Carson (JDHS).<\/p>\n

Capital City Classic — girls scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday — East Anchorage 52, Sitka 46 (OT); JDHS 62, West Valley 61.<\/p>\n

Saturday — West Valley 62, Sitka 48; JDHS 52, East Anchorage 41.<\/p>\n

Monday — West Valley 68, East Anchorage 49; JDHS 52, Sitka 38.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com.<\/b><\/p>\n

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