Jaron Murphy, Colony

Ryan Hanley, Dimond

Marcus Lowe, Service

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Colton Lauwers, Dimond

John Palmer, Colony

Trevor Smith, South

Grant Niver, Colony

Nate Byrd, Kenai

Mike Russell, West

T.J. Fullmer, Palmer

Cousin, a 5-11 guard, did most of his damage on the scoreboard with a tourney-best 21.6 points a game but also chipped in 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and two steals a game.

Watching his back, were the forward duo of Smith and Stevens. The 6-5 Smith, who plucked 2.3 steals a contest, and the 6-6 Stevens, who blocked a tourney-high 1.7 shots per game, combined for 18.3 points and 20.3 boards a game to help the Wolverines rule down low.

Bartlett's Kevin Winford, the Gatorade Alaska Boys Basketball Player of the Year, nearly led the Golden Bears to a comeback win but settled for a runner-up finish thanks to 19.7 points, four rebounds and 2.3 steals a game. The 6-1 senior guard also hit 93 percent of his free throws.

While Bartlett will need to fill Winford's spot outside, freshman Damon Newsome developed down and nearly sent the title game into overtime with a last second look. The 6-4 forward was good 5.7 points and 8.3 rebounds a game.

Josh Moseley, a 6-3 senior forward, helped lead Colony to third-place with 10.3 points a game in his final outings in green and white.

The Dimond duo of Rylan Whilden and Ryan Hanley, both repeaters from last year's all-tourney team, helped the Lynx keep their claws with two wins after a first-round upset by Kenai.

Whilden, a 6-4 senior guard, pumped in 16.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game, while Hanley, a 6-2 junior forward, was an all-around force with 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.3 steals and one block a night.

Kenai's Cory Toombs, a 6-0 senior guard, helped the school upset Dimond en route to averaging 17.7 points, seven rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals over the tournament.

Eric Gross, a 6-4 forward, rounded out the team. The Juneau junior made his mark with 16 points, seven rebounds and 2.7 assists a game.

4A boys all-tourney team

• Anthony Cousin, South

• Trevor Smith, South

• Aaron Stevens, South

• Kevin Winford, Bartlett

• Damon Newsome, Bartlett

• Josh Moseley, Colony

• Rylan Whilden, Dimond

• Ryan Hanley, Dimond

• Cory Toombs, Kenai

• Eric Gross, Juneau

"We can't overcome a 4-to-1 ratio on fouls," JDHS coach Steve Potter said. "Two-to-1, yes. We did that (Friday), against Palmer (in a 57-41 win). But not 4-to-1. You can't defend players at the free throw line."

Despite the free-throw disparity, Juneau's long-distance shooting kept the team close.

Ryan Larson, a senior who played his final game for JDHS, made 6 of 11 3-point shots. He also hit a bomb from about 30-feet out with less than a minute to play. He finished with 18 points.

JDHS junior Eric Gross had 14 points, while senior Dominique Brinson scored eight points and Faifo Levale had six.

Gross scored all but one of his points in the first half as JDHS led 35-33 at halftime.

Dimond responded with a quick 10-2 run to start the second half, but JDHS fought back. Levale made a three-point play and Larson hit a 3-point shot to stem the momentum.

Dimond refused to go away, though. The Lynx outscored JDHS 38-24 in the second half to win.

Dimond had nine steals and forced JDHS into 17 turnovers.

Meanwhile, Juneau struggled shooting from the floor. After making 7 of 9 shots in the first quarter, JDHS made just 9 of 24 the rest of the way.

They also finished 7 of 29 from beyond the 3-point arc.

"We still had our shot at winning - we just didn't make our shots," Potter said.

Potter said his team played in more of their customary fashion Friday in a 57-42 win over Palmer at the Sullivan Arena.

Juneau players used an inside-out offense after establishing themselves with several baskets early in paint from Gross, who finished with a team-high 15 points.

With Palmer collapsing down, the perimeter was left open for senior snipers Larson and Brinson, who combined for six 3-pointers

"They had to double down on us," Potter said Friday. "We do a pretty good job when we get our low-high game going."

Defensively, Potter credited Levale and Geoff Craig for playing well inside and helping stop Palmer forward Bryce Jacobson. The Moose forward finished with 17 points.

Levale earned player of the game honors for his defense along with scoring nine points.

The loss to Dimond gave Juneau-Douglas sixth place overall, the same as last season.

After Saturday's game, Potter acknowledged the class and character of his team in handling adversity and credited his squad for a fine representation of sportsmanship in representing the Southeast Conference.

A three-point play by Anthony Cousins gave South a 63-54 lead with 3:29 left in the game.

The Crimson Bears made a final push, however, as two free throws by Ryan Larson and a putback by Faifo Levale ignited the charge. A free throw by Shawn Ibesate and two baskets by Eric Gross cut the lead to four.

After a South free throw, Juneau's Sean Bavard made a 3-pointer to cut the lead 67-65 with 14 seconds left.

Cousins then hit one of two free throws to boost the lead back to three with seconds left.

Larson responded with a layup to cut the advantage to one, but JDHS couldn't foul a South player to stop the clock as regulation ended.

Gross earned player of the game honors after posting 19 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.

Cousins scored a game-high 26 points for South and made 14 of 18 free throws in the win.

Dominique Brinson, Cody Grussendorf and Ryan Larson hit 3-pointers in the first quarter, but South took a 16-13 lead.

Juneau-Douglas then took the lead midway through the second quarter by going inside. Gross and Geoff Craig both scored as JDHS led 21-17.

South responded with a 9-2 run, largely off the dribble penetration of Cousins. Craig stopped the flow with a basket to pull the Crimson Bears within three points of the lead, 26-23.

Six players scored in the first half for JDHS but South toted a 33-26 halftime lead.

The Bears lost a little of their inside dominance in the third quarter when Gross picked up his third foul.

Larson and Grussendorf hit 3-pointers in the third quarter, but South Anchorage started to widen the gap and led 51-44 after three quarters.

Brinson's third 3-point shot of the game drew JDHS to within three, 54-51, but South took over on the defensive end.

A couple of untimely turnovers and South steals allowed the Wolverines to bump the score back to 59-52 in the fourth quarter.

Juneau committed 19 turnovers to South's 11 in the loss. South also made 25 of 41 free throws.

Brinson finished with 15 points and three assists while Larson had 12 points and five rebounds. Grussendorf scored six points, Levale had five points, Craig had four points while Ibesate and Bavard tallied three points each.

For South, Kevin Cousin had 15 points while Trevor Smith posted 11 points and 13 rebounds. D.J. Cousin also scored seven points in the win.

JDHS will play Palmer at 9:40 a.m. today in the consolation round while South takes on Colony at 8:30 p.m. tonight in the semifinals.