Thursday Gold Medal play features semifinal action

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Thursday action at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium saw defending B Bracket champion Angoon win their semifinal over a game Hoonah squad, a masterful Sitka team topple Kake for a finals berth, the remnants of Prince of Wales — with some new pieces and renamed Craig — toppling Hooper Bay for a berth in the women’s finals and Metlakatla defeat Hydaburg for a finals berth in the C Bracket.

The Klukwan masters eliminated Metlakatla on a last-second shot, Kake eliminated Hoonah in the C Bracket, the Yakutat women eliminated Hoonah and Haines eliminated Hydaburg in the B Bracket.

MASTERS BRACKET

KLUKWAN 65, METLAKATLA 63

Trailing by 10 points with four minutes left to play country wise email marketing list Klukwan’s chances to win their morning game against Metlakatla in an, as yet, unheated gymnasium look doubtful.

Not that 10 points is a lot to make up in four minutes, but Klukwan had already shot 17-64 from the field and 3-6 from the free throw line and had nine turnovers.

And Metlakatla’s Willie Hayward had over 25 points already, including a basket that was waved off after he was fouled and lay on his back, his feet pointed towards the opponents basket, and put a bank shot in upside down.

Needless to say it is Gold Medal Tournament time and Stuart Dewitt hit a shot past the arc to close to 58-51 and had a steal on the next play which, in Klukwan fashion for that day, they turned back over.