Info from Tony Day & Pictures Courtesy of Lori Day
The Valdez Buccaneer basketball team dropped their first game to Nome in the Nome-Beltz showdown this past weekend but came back to beat Unalakleet by a score of 74 to 33 Friday and Kotzebue 63 to 44 on Saturday. Tino Tucker, who scored 57 points during the weekend, made the all-tournament team along with Jarrett Gage who scored 27 points in three games. Nick Alfaro had 39 points in three games and Owen Watson added 31 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
SATURDAY SHOWDOWN RESULTS
AWARDS & BOX SCORES
SATURDAY SHOWDOWN RESULTS
AWARDS & BOX SCORES
1st Place Team – Nome-Beltz
2nd Place Team – Valdez Buccaneers
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Valdez
FT CHAMP – Finn Gregg – NBHS
3Pt Champ – Johnny Soderstrom – UNK
Paxson Commack – Unalakleet
Zach Roetman – Kotzebue
Finn Gregg – Nome-Beltz (MVP)
Richard Cross – NBHS
Jarrett Gage – Valdez
Tino Tucker – Valdez
SATURDAY – Valdez Boys 63 Kotzebue 44
VHS – Gage 1, Tucker 30, Ade 8, Case 1, Alfaro 13, Watson 10
KHS – Roetmann 9, Lane 5, Kramer 3, Wesley 11, Tikik 8, Nelson 2, Swanson 6
FRIDAY – Valdez Boys 74 Unalakleet 33
VHS – Gage 11, Tucker 16, Branshaw 7, Ade 3, McCumby 2, St. Amand 1, Case 3, Alfaro 12, Watson 13, Boone 4, Holbrook 2 UHS – Soderstrom 12, Commack 7, Burress 5, Towerak 4, T. Soderstrom 2, Smith 3
THURSDAY – Nome Boys 64 Valdez 49
NBHS – Gregg 23, Callahan 0, Hoogendorn 3, Smith 1, Martinson 0, Kuzuguk 0, Contreras 0, Schuerch 2, Ongtowasruk 3, Cross 17, Booth 15 VALDEZ – Gage 16, Tucker 11, Alfaro 14, Watson 8