Continuing their winning streak, the Unalaska boys basketball team took the number one spot at the Kotzebue Klassic this weekend.

The Raiders had a strong start, vanquishing the Noorvik Bears 70-50 on Thursday. On Friday, they had another decisive win against Point Hope, with the final score being 63-42. They wrapped up their performance at the Anchorage tournament by defeating Kotzebue, the host team, in a 64-38 game.

Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders took home the tournament’s sportsmanship award. They faced off against Point Hope, the top-ranked 2A team on Thursday. While the girls ultimately lost the game 63-21, Coach Kevin Ley says that the Lady Raiders gave a strong performance in the first half.

“We had a really close game with them the first half, and I think we were about within 12 points of them,” says Ley. “Then, they started pressing us and it just sort of got away from us.”

On Friday, the Lady Raiders played Kotzebue, last year’s state champion runner-up. They lost that match 63-42. The team wrapped up with a close game against Noorvik, but ultimately lost 37-32.

Ley says that the younger members of the team performed especially well, which bodes well for the Lady Raiders’ future.

“We had really good showing from our freshmen – Louisa Seman, Kanesia Price, and Cheyenne Shaishnikoff. They all did really well,” says Ley. “Senior Cassandra Morrisett was our higher scorer in all games.”

Morrisett was recognized as a member of the All-Tournament team.

The Raiders and Lady Raiders will next be traveling to Anchorage for the Western Conference Tournament, starting March 1.