Haines Alaska News and Comment

Devin Braaten (22) sings the national anthem Friday night

HAINES–Fourth quarters in basketball can be exciting when your team is slightly ahead but by no means has the game put away. Such was the case in Friday night’s Varsity game pitting the Glacier Bear boys against the Craig Panthers.

In a game that was never a run-away by either team, the score was 55-53 in Haines favor with 48 seconds remaining. The troublesome thing for Haines fans was that Craig had been hitting three-pointers all evening including six in the fourth quarter. In desperation, as the clock wound down, Craig committed fouls to get possession but they fouled Glacier Bear players who started to hit free throws when most needed. In the final seconds Tyler Swinton hit three from the line and Devin Braaten two, to finally put it away. The final score was Haines 61-56 over Craig. Read more->