The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team can at last wear home colors again.
Following a five-game road series last week against Interior teams, the lady Falcons will play at home tonight and Friday against the Sitka Wolves. On Saturday, the Falcons will again be on the road, or rather 10 miles down the road, against host Juneau-Douglas High School during the teams’ first crosstown rivalry game of the season.
This week marks the second time the lady Wolves have visited Juneau in the last two weeks. Sitka competed in the Capital City Classic in late December, finishing second to JDHS. Sitka gave up a six-point, fourth-quarter lead to JDHS, losing 34-31.
The biggest question will be if the Crimson Bears’ (5-1) tenacious defense can contain the Falcons’ Ava Tompkins, who averaged more than 13 points per game during TMHS’s last five games on the road, including 20 points in a loss to Bartlett High School on Saturday.
Tonight’s varsity tipoff has been moved up to 7 p.m. and TMHS and Sitka will play again at 6:15 p.m. Friday. JDHS hosts TMHS at 5 p.m. Saturday. That game will be streamed live at AlaskaSports.tv by Archipelago Webcasting.
The Falcons and Crimson Bears boys teams will each get a crack at Service this weekend, with the Falcons playing host Friday and JDHS on Saturday. Friday’s game is at 8 p.m. and Saturday’s at 7 p.m.
The Falcons (3-2) are coming off of two home losses to JDHS last weekend. The Crimson Bears (6-2) stumbled on Saturday and allowed the Falcons to take an early first quarter lead, but in both games JDHS leveraged its size and depth on the bench for the wins.
The JDHS hockey team will look to continue its two-game win streak on the road against South Anchorage on Friday and Chugiak on Saturday. Friday’s game starts at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday’s at 6:30 p.m.
For game coverage, visit us at juneauempire.com the morning after each game for stories and photos.
