It's Dimond vs. Wasilla, times two, in Class 4A state basketball title games

Class 4A basketball fans will be seeing double Saturday night at the Alaska Airlines Center, where both title games will pit Dimond against Wasilla.

All four teams survived close calls in Friday's semifinal round.

In boys action, Dimond held off East 53-51 in overtime and Wasilla used a strong second half to get past Ketchikan 50-43.

In the girls games, Dimond edged Colony 61-58, and Wasilla rallied past East 46-38.

Fun fact: In 2007, the Warriors swept the state titles. No Class 4A team has pulled off a sweep since then.

Boys

Dimond's Eric Jenkins racked up 18 point and eight rebounds, but his biggest contribution may have been a steal in the final seconds that sealed the win for the Lynx.

With Dimond up by one point and the clocking winding down in overtime, Jenkins stole the ball and drew a foul. He hit one of two free throws to give his team a two-point lead.

Moses Miller, the Class 4A Player of the Year, launched a 3-point shot at the buzzer, but the potential game-winning attempt by the East sharpshooter didn't draw iron.

"It was a blur," Jenkins said of the final moments. "We went down and got a shot and then they came down on the other end and we were just gonna play hard defense, but they just threw it to us. We were in the right place at the right time.

"… At the end of the game, we played smart defense and didn't let them get a good shot off."

Anthony Parker made up for eight turnovers by contributing 13 points and eight rebounds for Dimond.

The Lynx survived 17 turnovers to East's 11 in the battle between Cook Inlet Conference rivals, but they grabbed a 32-19 rebounding advantage. They also outscored the T-birds 14-7 from the foul line.

Miller finished with 10 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals, and Trey Huckabay provided 15 points and six steals.

Dimond will face a Wasilla team that rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Ketchikan.

The Warriors outscored Ketchikan 13-5 in the third quarter to take a one-point lead into the fourth quarter. They sealed the win by outscoring the Kings 21-15 in the fourth quarter.

Wasilla's Reilly Devine crashed the boards for 15 rebounds to go with 10 points. Kobe Brown and Daniel Headdings each netted 14 points.

Ketchikan's Marcus Lee sank four 3-pointers for a team-high 13 points. Chris Lee added 11 points and seven rebounds.

In consolation games, Juneau edged West Valley 41-40 and Bartlett pounded Kodiak 80-53.

Girls

Free throws powered Dimond and Wasilla to victories.

Dimond outscored Colony 20-8 from the foul line in its three-point win, and Wasilla outscored East 18-7 from the line in its eight-point win.

Alissa Pili hit 12 of 16 free throws and Jahnna Hajdukovich hit all seven of hers to spark Dimond.

Pili finished with impressive totals of 26 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. Hajdukovich added 19 points and five rebounds.

Colony, which led 49-47 going into the fourth quarter, got 16 points and five rebounds from Amanda Smith. Kali Bull supplied 11 points and four rebounds.

In Wasilla's win, Olivia Davies hit 7 of 12 free throws, McKenna Dinkel hit 5 of 6 and Azlynn Brandenburg hit 5 of 8.

Davies finished with 14 points to go with four steals, Dinkel had 11 points and eight rebounds and Brandenburg scored nine points.

East led 32-30 after three quarters but was outscored 16-6 in the final quarter.

Azaria Robinson led the T-birds with 14 points. Tennae Voliva grabbed nine rebounds and Daisy Page added nine points and six rebounds.

In loser-out games, Chugiak downed Ketchikan 57-43 and Lathrop ousted Juneau 58-43.

Friday's scores

Boys

Wasilla 50, Ketchikan 43 (semifinal)
Dimond 53, East 51 OT (semifinal)
Juneau 41, West Valley 40 (loser out)
Bartlett 80, Kodiak 53 (loser out)

Girls

Dimond 61, Colony 58 (semifinal)
Wasilla 46, East 38 (semifinal)
Lathrop 58, Juneau 43 (loser out)
Chugiak 57, Ketchikan 43 (loser out)

Saturday's games

Boys
10 a.m. — East vs. Ketchikan, 3rd place (Alaska Airlines Center)
12:30 p.m. — Juneau vs. Bartlett, 4th place (Wells Fargo Sports Complex)
7:45 p.m. — Dimond vs. Wasilla, championship (Alaska Airlines Center)

Girls

8:30 a.m. — East vs. Colony, 3rd place (Alaska Airlines Center)
11 a.m. — Chugiak vs. Lathrop, 4th place (Wells Fargo Sports Complex)
5:45 p.m. — Dimond vs. Wasilla, championship (Alaska Airlines Center)