Homegrown guards Jeremiah Hersrud and Hasaan Herrington rank 1-2 in the GNAC in assist-to-turnover ratio. Hersrud (Shishmaref/Colony) is first at 4.7, followed by Herrington (Anchorage/East) at 4.0. In 2021, both were Class 4A all-state first-teamers. Look where they are now.

For me, this is like playing doubles with Serena Williams. Beth Bragg is the GOAT of Alaska sports journalism and taught me everything I know. She hired me at the Anchorage Daily News in 1993. I hired her at the Alaska Sports Report in 2023.

The shot behind the shot. Let's give a S/O to photographer Stephanie Burgoon, who is a big part of our team at the Alaska Sports Report.

Alaska Airlines Classic
Title Game
6:30pm At West High
Hoover (26-0) vs. East Anchorage (10-0)

No. 4 nationally vs. No. 1 in Alaska
35-game win streak vs. 29-game win streak
Coach Ware vs. Coach Martin
Bucs vs. T-birds

Elaina Mack, UAA (King Cove)
16 points, 4 3-pointers, 4 rebounds & 2 assists in 78-58 win over Saint Martin's.

Destiny Reimers, UAF (MCCA)
19 points, 6-9 free throws, 8 rebounds, 4 assists & 4 steals in 82-73 loss to Western Oregon.

Chris Lee, UAF (Ketchikan)
10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots in 36 minutes in 87-72 win over Western Oregon.

Bishop Tosi, UAA (Anchorage/Bartlett)
11 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, one blocked shot and zero turnovers in 34 minutes in 79-74 loss to Saint Martin's.

One of the teams that will be in Anchorage next month for the Alaska Airlines Classic is the Hoover Buccaneers, the two-time defending Alabama Class 7A state champions who moved up to No. 11 in the newest MaxPreps Top 25 Poll.