Glennallen girls get home win over Cordova, fall to Tok
It was a complete effort for the Glennallen girls basketball team on Saturday. The Lady Panthers were taking on visiting Cordova, and they rolled to a 43-20 victory.
“We had three players in double figures and played great team defense,” head coach Jubilee Heinbaugh said of the win.
The Panthers had Raylie Sutherland score five first quarter points; including one three pointer. Alianna Stone and Rene Rock-Albert hit a pair of shots from the floor as well, and Glennallen was in front 15-6 after one.
Rock-Albert, Chloe Palacios and Alianna Stone each hit one field-goal in the second, and Chisana Korth went two-of-two at the free throw line and the lead grew to 23-8 at the half.
A Korth three highlighted the third quarter scoring and Glennallen had the game in hand after three, leading 31-12.
The Panthers were led by Alianna Stone who had 11 points, while adding 10 points apiece were Korth and Rock-Albert. Sutherland hit two threes in the game on her way to eight points in the game and Palacios and Anniyah Stone finished with two points apiece.
Cordova was led by Isabelle Northstine who had 11 points.
On Thursday, Feb. 19, Glennallen came up short in a home contest with Tok, 40-26.
The Panthers were down just 6-4 after a low-scoring opening quarter. Four points in the second by Alianna Stone and Rock-Albert helped them hang around, as they were behind just 15-14 at the half. Glennallen had just one field-goal in the third quarter though, and this allowed the Lady Wolverines to pull away, leading 26-16 entering the fourth.
Leading the Panthers in the game was Alianna Stone with 12 points, Rock-Albert put in eight points, while Palacios added six points.
As for the Wolverines, they were led by Bernadean Simmonds who had 16 points and Neveah Evans added 13 points.
As of February 23, the Lady Panthers are 14-3 overall.
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Glennallen boys come up short in close games to Cordova, Tok
Some solid defense, especially early on, highlighted the Glennallen boys basketball team’s play on Saturday against visiting Cordova. The Panthers couldn’t slow down the Wolverines in the fourth quarter however, and they ultimately came up just short in the end, 37-36.
“Defense for us led this game, but with 14.5 seconds, Cordova shot a contested jump shot for a come-from-behind win,” head coach Preston Callison said.
The first quarter started well, and Glennallen was in front 8-0 after one. They were still ahead 14-10 at the half and 20-13 entering the fourth, but things slipped away from them in the final moments.
Timothy Somers led the Panthers with 12 points and Cody Miller hit double figures as well with 11 points.
Glennallen also hosted Tok on Thursday, Feb. 19. They lost a close one in this game as well, 59-55.
“We came back from a 10-point deficit at half to a three point lead with 4-plus minutes remaining in the fourth,” Callison said. “A few impossible three pointers by Tok sealed a remarkable win from a surging team.”
The Wolverines led 14-9 after the first quarter and 32-22 at the half. Glennallen pulled within 45-39 entering the fourth, where their comeback bid came up just short.
Miller led the Panthers with 19 points and Timothy Severs chipped in with a solid night too, getting 13 points.
As of February 23, Panthers basketball was looking forward to hosting Nenana on Wednesday February 25 and Delta Junction Thursday February 26. Regional action for the Panthers is slated to begin March 5 at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks.
Editor’s Note: A coin toss decided whether the girls or boys segment would come first in the story.
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