![]() ![]() It was the second straight game where the team had put together a big run coming out of halftime. “We saw what needed to be done and executed it.” ![]() “We really got a lot of momentum in the third quarter,” Grubba said. Lumen Christi led 15-12 at half and pulled away in the third quarter with a 9-0 run. The Wolverines hoped to get one more crack at it, but Lumen Christi’s Amara Williams rebounded her own missed free throw in the final 10 seconds and dribbled out the clock. (Marc Lester / ADN)īut Shaktoolik wasn’t able to tie the game with its possession in the final minute. Shaktoolik faced Lumen Christi in the girls 1A state basketball championship finals on March 18, 2023. Shaktoolik head coach Stacey Paniptchuk leaves the ground near her team’s bench in the first half. “We talked about how it’s not over until that last whistle blows,” Shaktoolik head coach Stacey Paniptchuk said. But Autumn Curtis made it 32-27 with a basket and with just 48 seconds remaining, Sagoonick converted another 3-point play to bring the Wolverines to within two at 32-30. Lilly Muller extended the Lumen lead to 32-25 with her only basket of the game. ![]() Kayleigh Sagoonick converted a 3-point play on a drive to the basket with 3:08 remaining, cutting the Lumen Christi lead to just 30-25 after the free throw. But the Shaktoolik girls slowly started to chip away, scoring on a variety of drives to the basket. The Archangels led by 12 entering the final quarter and still held a double-digit lead with four minutes left in the game. At that point, we’re close to the win so it’s exciting to go get that.” “We’ve already been through some of those games and already experienced that, so we worked through it at the beginning of the season. (Marc Lester / ADN)ĭespite the tense moments late, Lumen Christi head coach Kenny Barker said the team relied on experience from tight games early in the season as they inched closer to a title. Lumen Christi beat Shaktoolik in the girls 1A state basketball championship finals on March 18, 2023. The Lumen Christi girls celebrate their win as time expires in the game. “When it’s a close game like that, it gets your heart racing and it kind of just makes it feel more real when you win it at the end,” said senior Emily Ross, who led all scorers with 16 points. The team piled onto the court in celebration when the final buzzer sounded in a mix of joy and relief. “But we kept working together as a team and were able to see the goal ahead.” “I think our nerves got ahold of us for a second,” senior Natalie Grubba said. The two seniors on the Lumen Christi girls basketball team admitted nerves were starting to percolate through the roster as the Archangels’ double-digit lead slowly shrank Saturday in Alaska’s 1A championship game.īut Lumen Christi hung on with help from some late defensive stands and dribbled out the final seconds to earn a 32-30 win over Shaktoolik, securing the first state title in program history. Marshall moves to 2-1 on the early season and plays at home this Thursday against Jackson Northwest.Lumen Christi’s Natalie Grubba, facing, and Emily Ross celebrate their team’s win. Marshall was led by Jackson Cornwell with 10 pts followed by Jack Stetler 2 pts, JJ Hill 2pts, and Mac MacCormick with 1 pt. In the 2 nd Half, Marshall showed some fight but were outscored 21-11. Lumen Christi got off to a fast start leading 12-2 after the 1 st quarter and held Marshall to only two points in the 2 nd quarter. The Marshall A team took a tough lost to the Titans at home. Marshall was led by Isaiah Fanta with 6 pts and DJ Jackson with 5 pts, followed by Kyle Crandall with 4 pts and Jayden Smith with 2 pts. Although it was only 10-8 at halftime the Titans took control late in this game by outscoring the RedHawks 13-9 in the second half. The Marshall B Team lost to Jackson Lumen Christi 23-17.
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