King Cove will try to become the king of Class 1A basketball Saturday night when it sends both of its teams to championship games at the Alaska Airlines Center.
The King Cove boys will meet Nunamuit at 4 p.m. King Cove advanced by beating Shishmaref 70-44 in Friday’s semifinals. Nunamuit won a shootout with Tanana, 88-77.
The King Cove girls face Tri-Valley at 2 p.m. Both won comfortably in the semifinals, where King Cove cruised past St.Mary’s 74-31 and Tri-Valley defeated Klawock 54-34.
Class 1A boys
Consolation
Thorne Bay 57, Sand Point 40
Noatak 50, Noorvik 43
Semifinals
Nunamuit 88, Tanana 77
King Cove 70, Shishmaref 44
Saturday’s games
9:30 a.m. – Thorne Bay vs. Noatak, 4th place
9:30 a.m. – Tanana vs. Shishmaref, 3rd place
4 p.m. – Nunamiut vs. King Cove, championship
Class 1A girls
Friday’s Games
Consolation
Buckland 55, Nikolaevsk 38
Kake 40, Noorvik 39
Semifinals
Tri-Valley 54, Klawock 34
King Cove 74, St. Mary’s 31
Saturday’s Games
8 a.m. – Kake vs. Buckland, 4th place
8 a.m. – St. Mary’s vs. Klawock, 3rd place
2 p.m. – King Cove vs. Tri-Valley, championship