Bartlett and East breezed through their semifinal games Friday to advance to the boys championship game of the Cougar Tip Off tournament.
Bartlett dispatched Service 56-38 and East stomped Chugiak 70-36 to set up an 8 p.m showdown between the longtime rivals Saturday at Service High.
Bishop Tosi supplied 13 points and 10 rebounds and Leroy Manogiamano added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Bartlett. Elijah Cano’s 12 points topped Service.
East got 19 points from Kaeleb Johnson and nine blocks from Andrew Graves to take down Chugiak, which didn’t have any double-figure scorers.
In consolation-round action Friday, Homer beat Redington and Point Hope stopped Seward. On Saturday, Service and Chugiak will meet in the third-place game at 4 p.m., Homer and Point Hope will play in the fourth-place game at 2 p.m. and Seward and Redington will play in the seventh-place game at 10 a.m.
Action in the four-team girls tournament tipped off Friday with Homer outlasting Service 30-19 and Redington defeating Seward 24-16. Marina Carroll’s 16 points led Homer, and Abbie Fuller’s 10 points topped Redington.
Homer and Redington will play for the girls championship at 6 p.m. Saturday. Seward and Service play for third place at noon.