The Cordova Wolverines finished second at the 2A Interior Conference Playoffs in Glennallen on March 9-11. A 68-54 win over Su-Valley in the March 11, Consolation Bracket final also earned them a trip to the State 2A tournament.
Seeded No. 2 going into the playoff, CHS was upset by Su-Valley in their first game on March 9. Cordova lead 26-19 at halftime, but the Rams outscored CHS 22-10 in the last quarter to win 57-46.
Cordova had to get by Effie Kokrine and Nenana to make it to the Consolation finals. They topped Effie Kokrine 75-58 on Friday and Nenana 68-53 on Saturday morning.
Glennallen, the No.1 seed, won the Conference titles with a first round 59-31 win over Tok, and a 76-55 victory over Su-Valley in the Championship game.
Cordova’s Andrew Muma and Andrew Werner were selected to the Coaches All-Conference team. Glennallen senior Jared Virgin was named Tournament MVP.
Individual scoring:
Game 1: Cordova: Muma 14, Hamberger 4, Sjostedt 12, Adams 4, Gillespie 5, Werner 7. Su-Valley: Drover 10, Jolley 4, Snyder 4, Morgan 14, Pinard 10, Avalon 15. Game 2: Cordova: Bailey 3, Muma 4, Graves 2, Hamberger 7, Sjostedt 11, Adams 15, Estes 2, Gillespie 12, Werner 29. Effie Kokrine: Nolan 4, Kokrine 1, Snow 8, Thomas 25, Woods 4, Zartman 2, Jones 9, Sparks 1, Maxwell 4. Game 3: Muma 8, Sjostedt 22, Adams 15, Gillespie 2, Werner 21. Nenana: Peters 9, Howard 4, Oktollik 8, Joseph 2, Salas 9, Jerue 4, Li 17. Game 4: Cordova: Muma 22, Hamberger 6, Sjostedt 13, Adams 12, Werner 15. Su-Valley: Drover 9, Jolley 4, Snyder 3, Morgan 13, Avalon 25.
