JDHS senior Orion Dybdahl rips down a board in a close contest against Ketchikan. The game took 36 minutes of gametime to resovle and ended 72-64 in Kayhi’s favor. The Crimson Bears and Kings will play for the Region V 4A title at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

JDHS senior Orion Dybdahl rips down a board in a close contest against Ketchikan. The game took 36 minutes of gametime to resovle and ended 72-64 in Kayhi’s favor. The Crimson Bears and Kings will play for the Region V 4A title at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Ketchikan edges JDHS in overtime

Crimson Bears look to rebound Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

The Juneau Empire’s expanded coverage of the Region V tournament is made possible by Sealaska Corp. Thanks to this sponsorship, this article —and all 2023 Region V coverage — is available online without a subscription to the Empire.

Friday night’s championship basketball game against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys and Ketchikan High School was so good, they’ve decided to do it again. After an intense fourth quarter that bled into an even more intense overtime, Ketchikan just barely pulled ahead for a 72-64 finish.

The two teams will now face off for one last time on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. to see who will advance to year’s ASAA March Madness Alaska State competition on March 22-25 in Anchorage at the Alaska Airlines Center.

JDHS senior Orion Dybdahl and junior Sean Oliver shared the lead in scores for a total of 18 points and Ketchikan’s Marcus Stockhausen had 28 points with Joeben Lorenzo not far behind with 21.

• Contact reporter Jonson Kuhn at jonson.kuhn@juneauempire.com.

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