Skagway junior Royce Borst drove the baseline and threw down a dunk over a Thorne Bay defender and fans in attendance at the Thunder Mountain Middle School gymnasium knew the Alaska Airlines Region V 1A Basketball Tournament was underway.
The Panthers ran early and often in their 62-25 win over the fiesty Wolverines! opening with a 13-0 run with over five minutes remaining in the first stanza.
Borst had nine of the run! junior Camden Lawson and sophomore Ryder Calver the other baskets
Thorne Bay junior Anna Congdon put the first two Wolverine s country wise email marketing list points on the scoreboard with a rebound score to stop the Skagway blitz.
“It is awesome!” Congdon said after the game about being at regions. The Wolverines did not have enough girls to form a team so Congdon! junior Bonnie Campbell and freshman Madison Reid were region 1a tournament starts with a slam allowed to play on the boys squad.
Thorne Bay would play the Panthers even down the final
half of the stanza as senior Stephen Campbell! junior Davin Hamby and Congdon found the basket.
Skagway closed the quarter with Borst scoring six! and taiwan lists Calver and Lawson four apiece for a 27-12 lead. Borst would not return to the game due to an ankle injury! but is expected to be ready for their next game.
