Thursday Gold Medal play puts five teams into finals and three more retired

Klukwan (Masters), Craig (Womens), Hoonah (C), Haines (B), AML (A) all in finals; Metlakatla (C), Angoon (W) amd Kake (B) out of play

Kake's Rudy Bean (23) splits Metlakatla defenders Mace Hayward and Apollo Marsden (13) during Kake's 70-57 C bracket elimination game win over Metlakatla on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

By Klas Stolpe  

Juneau Independent

Thursday’s 77th annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament action saw five teams earn semifinal wins and a day of rest before playing in their respective bracket championships on Saturday. Respectfully, three more teams leave the tournament via elimination games.

The Klukwan masters were the first team of the day to punch their ticket to the finals on Saturday with an 87-60 win over Hoonah. Klukwan was led by 15 points from Stuart Dewitt, 13 from Michael Ganey and 12 from Andrew Friske. Hoonah’s Arthur Campbell and Andy Gray scored 11 apiece and Jimmy Refuerzo 10. Klukwan plays at 11 a.m. Saturday for the title. Hoonah plays Sitka at 11 a.m. Friday in an elimination game with the winner advancing to face Klukwan in Saturday’s 11 a.m. Masters championship.

Hoonah punched their ticket into the C bracket finals with a 75-65 win over Hydaburg behind 31 points from Joseph Coronell JR and 22 from Tavis Dybdahl. Hoonah advances to the 5 p.m. title game on Saturday. Hydaburg was led by 25 points from Darren Edenshaw. Hydaburg plays an elimination game at 5 p.m. Friday against Kake with the winner getting a shot at Hoonah for the C bracket title. Kake eliminated Metlakatla from the C bracket 70-57 behind 22 points from Rudy Bean and 16 from Dean Cavanaugh. Metlakatla was led by 34 points from Mace Hayward and 11 from Clifton Guthrie.

Hydaburg's Darren Edenshaw (7) shoots under pressure from Hoonah's Jon Torres (55), Jordan Coronell (8) and Joseph Coronell Jr (5) during their C bracket semifinal on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. Hoonah won 75-65. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

Juneau’s AML defeated Metlakatla 92-84 in the A bracket semifinal behind 20 points from Kolby Hoover, 18 from Kaleb Tompkins and 15 from Chase Saviers. Metlakatla was led by 26 points from Clay Olstad and 24 from Nate Yockey. AML held an 83-73 lead with two minutes to play and Metlakatla’s Olstad hit three free throws to pull to 83-78. Forced to foul to gain possession Metlakatla put AML’s Kaleb Tompkins on the line and he hit six in a row and Chase Saviers notched 3-4.  Metlakatla’s Yockey and Olstad closed out the scoring in the loss. AML advances to the 3 p.m. championship game on Saturday and will play the winner of Friday’s elimination game between Metlakatla and FILCOM. Metlakatla previously defeated FILCOM 86-74 to open their tournament play on Tuesday.

Haines improved to a 3-0 record with an 81-52 win over Yakutat (2-1) in the B bracket semifinal behind 24 points from Kaleb Tompkins and 20 from Kyle Fossman. Yakutat was led by 18 points from Arthur Adams and 12 from Christian Adams. Haines advances to the 7 p.m. championship game on Saturday. Yakutat plays an elimination game against Angoon at 7 p.m. Friday with the winner earning a shot at Haines for the B bracket title. Angoon defeated Kake 80-68 in an elimination game behind 34 points from Clayton Edwin and 24 points from Tajaun Jamestown. Kake was led by 21 points from Simon Friday, 16 from Dominic Ross and 13 from Tristan Ross.

In the Womens bracket semifinal Craig defeated Yakutat 56-50 behind 18 points from Nani Weimer and 15 from Michaela Demmert to earn the 1 p.m. championship game on Saturday. Yakutat was led by 20 points from Kim Armendariz. Yakutat trailed 15-1 after the first quarter, then stepped up defensively to trail 19-16 at the half. Craig led 38-26 starting the fourth quarter and held off their opponents in the final 10 minutes. Yakutat plays an elimination game at 1 p.m. Friday against Metlakatla, a 54-37 elimination game winner over Angoon on Thursday. Metlakatla was led by 17 points from Ryley Booth and 10 apiece from Alexis Russell and Ashley Huffine. Angoon was led by eight points from Frances Mills and six apiece from Tasha Heumann and Carmaleeda Estrada.

FRIDAY GAMES

11 a.m. Masters elimination - Hoonah (1-1) vs. Sitka (1-1)

1 p.m. Womens elimination - Yakutat (2-1) vs. Metlakatla (2-1)

3 p.m. A bracket elimination - FILCOM (1-1) vs. Metlakatla (1-1)

5 p.m. C bracket elimination - Hydaburg (2-1) vs. Kake (2-1)

7 p.m. B bracket elimination - Yakutat (2-1) vs. Angoon (3-1)

SATURDAY GAMES

11 a.m. Masters Championship - Klukwan (2-0) vs. winner of Friday’s 11 a.m. Hoonah (1-1) vs. Sitka (1-1) elimination game.

1 p.m. Womens Championship - Craig (2-0) vs. winner of Friday’s 1 p.m. Yakutat vs. Metlakatla elimination game.

3 p.m. A Championship - AML (2-0) vs. winner of Friday’s 3 p.m. Metlakatla (1-1) vs. FILCOM (0-1) elimination game.

5 p.m. C Championship - Hoonah (3-0) vs. winner of Friday’s 5 p.m. Hydaburg (2-1) vs. Kake (2-1) elimination game.

7 p.m. B Championship - Haines (3-0) vs. winner of Friday’s 7 p.m. Yakutat vs. Angoon elimination game.

THURSDAY BOX SCORES & PHOTOS:

Metlakatla's Apollo Marsden (13), Mace Hayward (12), Chris Booth and Jason Enright and Kake's Shea Jackson, Derek Knudsen, and Rudy Bean (23) react to a loose ball during Kake's 70-57 C bracket elimination game win on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

C- Kake 70 (2-1), Metlakatla 57 (1-2) eliminated

Kake 18 13 19 20 — 70

Metlakatla 21 11 11 14 — 57

Kake — Rudy Bean 22, Dean Cavanaugh 16, Derek Knudson 10, Trevor Rostad 8, Shea Jackson 8, Kelly Brown 4, Travis Aceveda 2. 13 2PT / 12 3PT / 8-20 FT / 16 fouls - Dylan Lee 4, Rostad 3.

Metlakatla — Mace Hayward 34, Clifton Guthrie 11, Brad Martinez 4, Chris Booth 3, Apollo Marsden 3, Dan Marsden 2. 18 2PT / 6 3PT / 3-6 FT / 18 fouls - A. Marsden 5, Guthrie 5.

Metlakatla's Jezimay Ribs (22) and Angoon's Joylynn Tripi (33) work for a loose ball during Metlakatla's 54-37 Womens bracket elimination game win over Angoon on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

W - Metlakatla (2-1), Angoon (1-2) eliminated

Metlakatla 8 13 15 18 — 54

Angoon 11 8 10 8 — 37

Metlakatla — Ryley Booth 17, Alexis Russell 10, Ashley Huffine 10, Drena Hayward 8, Disney Williams 3, Myra Guthrie 2, Vanessa Anniskett 2, Sally King 2. 17 2PT / 4 3PT / 8-12 FT / 16 fouls - King 4, Huffine 3.

Angoon — Frances Mills 8, Tasha Heumann 6, Carmaleeda Estrada 6, Joylynn Tripi 5, Gabbi George Frank 4, Mary Johnson 3, Kiara Kookesh 3, Cheyenne Kookesh 2. 7 2PT / 5 3PT / 8-20 FT / 9 fouls - Estrada 3.

Angoon's Tajaun Jamestown (1) defends a shot by Kake's Simon Friday (14) during Angoon's 80-68 B bracket elimination game win over Kake on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. Kake's Friday hit the shot and totaled 21 points. Angoon's Clayton Edwin scored 34 and Jamestown 24. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

B - Angoon 80 (3-1), Kake 68 (2-2) eliminated

Angoon 22 17 26 15 — 80

Kake 16 12 21 19 — 68

Angoon — Clayton Edwin 34, Tajaun Jamestown 24, Aquino Brinson 13, Kendrick Payton 6, Gregory Bennum 3. 18 2PT / 12 3PT / 8-10 FT / 10 fouls - Payton 4.

Kake — Simon Friday 21, Dominic Ross 16, Tristan Ross 13, Ethan Kadake 9, Keontay Jackson 5, Shawn Merry 2, Jonah Davis 2. 14 2PT / 13 3PT / 1-3 FT / 11 fouls - Jackson 4, T. Ross 4.

Hoonah's Joseph Coronell Sr (12) lays a ball up between Klukwan's Jeffery Klanott and Dave Buss (22) during their Masters bracket elimination game on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lion's Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. Klukwan won 87-60. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

M - Klukwan 87 (2-0), Hoonah 60 (1-1)

Klukwan 31 25 16 15 — 87

Hoonah 6 21 17 16 — 60

Klukwan — Stuart Dewitt 15, Michael Ganey 13, Andrew Friske 12, Jason Shull 9, Scott Forbes 8, Jesse McGraw 6, Jefferty Klanott 6, Daniel Klanott 5, Jordan Baumgartner 5, Dave Buss 5, Erik McCormick 3. 9 2PT / 22 3PT / 3-5 FT / 6 fouls - Baumgartner 2.

Hoonah — Arthur Campbell 11, Andy Gray 11, Jimmy Refuerzo 10, Josephy Cornell SR 9, Louie White SR 7, Scott Dybdahl 6, Mark Prpich 6. 24 2PT / 3 3PT / 3-6 FT / 6 fouls - Refuerzo 2.

Hydaburg's Darren Edenshaw (7) starts a move in the key under pressure from Hoonah's Lucas Johnson and Jon Torres during their C bracket semifinal on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

C - Hoonah 75 (3-0), Hydaburg 65 (2-1)

Hoonah 20 16 15 24 — 75

Hydaburg 13 18 17 17 — 65

Hoonah — Joseph Cornell JR 31, Travis Dybdahl 22, Anthony Lindoff 10, Jordan Coronell 5, Brian Koenig 4, Jon Torres 3. 22 2PT / 5 3PT / 16-26 FT / 14 fouls - Lindoff 3.

Hydaburg — Darren Edenshaw 25, TJ Young 11, Devin Edenshaw 10, Joe Young 9, Ben Young 8, Don Alander 2. 19 2PT / 5 3PT / 12-17 FT / 26 fouls - J. Young 5, B. Young 5, Alander 4, Edenshaw 4.

AML's Will Gisler (24) drives against Metlakatla's Nate Yockey in AML's 92-84 A bracket semifinal win over Metlakatla on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lion's Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

A - AML 92 (2-0), Metlakatla 84 (1-1)

AML 26 14 20 32 — 92

Metlakatla 14 18 33 19 — 84

AML — Kolby Hoover 20, Kaleb Tompkins 18, Chase Saviers 15, Will Gisler 13, Mahina Toutaiolepo 9, Collin Ludeman 8, Ryan Lee 4, Tristan Ross 3, Cody Grussendorf 2. 16 2PT / 12 3PT, 24-38 FT / 13 fouls - Saviers 3, Hoover 3.

Metlakatla — Clay Olstad 26, Nate Yockey 24, Porter Nelson 12, Brody Bazinet 10, Kyan Scudero 6, Archie Dundas JR 4. 22 2PT / 9 3 PT / 13-19 FT / 22 fouls - Nelson 5, Dundas JR 4, Scudero 4.

Haines Tyler Swinton earns a rebound over teammate Colton Combs and Yakutat's Christian Adams (24) during Haines' 81-62 B bracket semifinal win on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lion's Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

B - Haines 81 (3-0), Yakutat 52 (2-1)

Haines 24 17 26 14 — 81

Yakutat 14 12 18 8 — 52

Haines — Kaleb Tompkins 24, Kyle Fossman 20, Jake Friske 10, Kyle Rush 8, Ryan Olsen 8, Tyler Swinton 7, James Hart 2, Colton Combs 2. 14 2PT / 16 3PT / 5-7 FT / 13 fouls - Combs 4.

Yakutat — Arthur Adams 18, Christian Adams 12, Aaron Porter 7, Kalen Klushkan 6, Joshua James 4, Robert Sensmeier 2, Darren Salas 2, Dylan Peterson 1. 12 2PT / 5 3PT / 13-20 FT / 11 fouls - Tracy Jackson 3.

Yakutat's Sharnel Vale-Jones (35) shoots over Craig's Dior Vaughan during the Womens bracket semifinal on Thursday, March 26, at the Juneau Lions Club 77th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

W semifinal - Craig 56 (2-0), Yakutat 50 (2-1)

Craig 15 4 19 18 — 56

Yakutat 1 15 10 24 — 50

Craig — Nani Weimer 18, Micaela Demmert 15, Jeneta Nelson 9, Molly Sharp 8, Lillian Borromeo 4, Tina Steffen 2. 9 2PT / 8 3PT / 14-23 FT / 10 fouls - Nelson 2, Sharp 2, Demmert 2.

Yakutat — Kim Armendariz 20, Rose Fraker 8, Janie Jensen 8, Sharnel Vale-Jones 5, Shaye Jensen 4, Marina Olney-Mille 3, Violet Sensmeier 2. 13 2PT / 6 3PT / 6-13 FT / 20 fouls - Armendariz 4, Vale-Jones 4.

GOLD MEDAL TOURNEY GAMES

SUNDAY SCORES

10:30 a.m. B bracket - Haines 98 (1-0), Klawock 58 (0-1)

12:00 p.m. Womens - Kake 62 (1-0), Metlakatla 46 (0-1)

1:30 p.m. B bracket - Hoonah 66 (1-0), Angoon 65 (0-1),

4:00 p.m. Masters - Hoonah 56 (1-0), Angoon 50 (0-1)

5:30 p.m. Womens - Yakutat 51 (1-0), Angoon 46 (0-1)

7:00 p.m. B bracket - Yakutat 65 (1-0), Metlakatla 58 (0-1)

MONDAY SCORES

9 a.m. B bracket - Hydaburg 82 (1-0), Kake 80 (0-1)

10:30 a.m. Womens - Craig 58 (1-0), Kake 50 (1-1)

12 p.m. C bracket - Hydaburg 94 (1-0), Yakutat 59 (0-1)

1:30 p.m. B bracket - Haines 79 (2-0), Hoonah 71 (1-1)

4 p.m. Womens - Yakutat 71 (2-0), Hoonah 26 (0-1)

5:30 p.m. Masters - Klukwan 86 (1-0), Sitka 66 (0-1)

7 p.m. B bracket - Yakutat 69 (2-0), Hydaburg 54 (1-1)

8:30 p.m. C bracket - Hoonah 82 (1-0), Angoon 51 (0-1)

TUESDAY SCORES

10:30 a.m. B bracket - Angoon 82 (1-1), Klawock 70 (0-2) eliminated

Noon C bracket - Hydaburg 95 (2-0), Kake 71 (0-1)

1:30 p.m. Open - AML 87 (1-0), Mt. Edgecumbe 79 (0-1)

4 p.m. C bracket - Hoonah 76 (2-0), Metlakatla 72 (0-1)

5 p.m. Open - Metlakatla 86 (1-0), FILCOM 75 (0-1)

7 p.m. B bracket - Kake 86 (1-1), Metlakatla 58 (0-2) eliminated

WEDNESDAY SCORES

9 a.m. B bracket - Angoon 85 (2-1),  Hydaburg 77 (1-2) eliminated

10:30 a.m. C bracket - Kake 71 (1-1), Angoon 69 (0-2) eliminated

Noon A bracket - 2 OT, FILCOM 100 (1-1), Mt. Edgecumbe 91 (0-2) eliminated

1:30 p.m. Womens - Angoon 56 (1-1), Kake 48 (0-2) eliminated

4 p.m. Masters - Sitka 73 (1-1), Angoon 48 (0-2) eliminated

5:30 p.m. C bracket - Metlakatla 65 (1-1), Yakutat 53 (0-2) eliminated

7 p.m. Womens - Metlakatla 66 (1-1), Hoonah 32 (0-2) eliminated

8 p.m. B bracket - Kake 71 (2-1), Hoonah 45 (1-2) eliminated

THURSDAY SCORES

9 a.m. C bracket - Kake 70 (2-1), Metlakatla 57 (1-2) eliminated

10:30 a.m. Womens - Metlakatla 54 (2-1), Angoon 37 (1-2) eliminated

Noon B bracket - Angoon 80 (2-1), Kake 68 (2-2) eliminated

1:30 p.m. Masters semifinal - Klukwan 87 (2-0), Hoonah 60 (1-1)

4 p.m. C bracket semifinal - Hoonah 75 (3-0), Hydaburg 65 (2-1)

5:30 p.m. A bracket semifinal - AML 92 (2-0), Metlakatla 84 (1-1)

7 p.m. B bracket semifinal - Haines 81 (3-0), Yakutat 52 (2-1)

8:30 p.m. Womens semifinal - Craig 56 (2-0), Yakutat 50 (2-1)

• Contact Klas Stolpe at klas.stolpe@gmail.com.