The high school basketball regular season is in the rear-view mirror and teams in the Southcentral Conference and Northern Lights Conference are moving forward in preparation for the upcoming conference tournaments scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 7-9.
Southcentral Conference Basketball Championships @ Seward High School
The Anchorage Christian School Lions girls and boys completed the conference schedule undefeated and both have earned the #1 seed from the North of the Southcentral Conference Basketball Championships.
The Nikiski girls, 9-1 in SCC play, and the Kenai Kardinal boys, 6-4 in SCC play, each earn the #1 South seeds of the Southcentral Conference.
Southcentral Conference Basketball
First Round Pairings*: Thursday, March 7th @ Seward High School
8:15 a.m. Girls #1 South Nikiski (9-1) vs #4 Houston (0-10)
10 a.m. Boys #1 South Kenai (6-4) vs #4 North Redington (0-10)
Noon Girls #2 North Grace Christian ( 5-5) vs South #3 Homer (4-6)
1:45 p.m. Boys #2 North Grace Christian ( 8-2) vs #3 South Nikiski ( 5-5)
3:45 p.m. Girls #2 South Kenai (7-3) vs #3 North Redington (4-6)
5:30 p.m. Boys #1 North Anchorage Christian (10-0) vs #4 South Homer (4-6)
7:30 p.m. Girls #1 North Anchorage Christian (10-0) vs #4 South Seward (0-10)
9:15 p.m. Boys #2 South Seward (5-5) vs #3 North Houston (2-8)
*The tournament brackets are cross-bracketed in the first round.
#1 North vs #4 South; #2 North vs #3 South; #1 South vs #4 North; #2 South vs #3 North
Northern Lights Conference Championships @ Soldotna High School
The Northern Lights Conference consists of five schools including SoHi, Wasilla, Colony, Palmer and Kodiak. The #1 seeds, both girls and boys, receive first-round byes through Thursday’s opening round of games.
The Soldotna Stars girls, 8-0 in NLC games, earns a bye and will face the winner of Thursday’s Kodiak vs Palmer contest.
The Colony boys, 7-1 in NLC play, earns a bye and will face the winner of Thursday’s Kodiak vs Palmer contest.
Northern Lights Conference Basketball
First Round Pairings: Thursday, March 7th @ Soldotna High School
6:00 p.m. Palmer Boys vs Kodiak Boys
7:45 p.m. Palmer Girls vs Kodiak
Friday Tournament Pairings
2:30 p.m. Colony Boys vs Winner of Kodiak vs Palmer
4:15 p.m. Colony Girls vs Wasilla
6:00 p.m. SoHi Boys vs Wasilla
7:309 p.m. SoHi Girls vs Winner of Kodiak vs Palmer
Saturday Tournament Schedule
9:00 a.m. Boys Double-Back Game
10:45 a.m. Girls Double-Back Game
12:30 p.m. Boys 3rd Place Game*
2:15 p.m. Girls 3rd Place Game*
4:00 p.m. Boys Championship Game
6:00 p.m. Girls Championship Game
* 3rd & 4th Place teams qualify for at-large berth to the ASAA 4A basketball state tournament.
