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NewhalenBirchwood Christian

Malamutes
43
Warriors
39

The Birchwood Christian (Chugiak, AK) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Newhalen (AK) by a score of 43-39.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newhalen----43
Birchwood Christian----39
Final score provided by S. Sharp.
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Game Stats

Newhalen (24-25)

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Birchwood Christian (24-25)

Birchwood Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3919464142
2Jake Weirich (Jr)2152020
3Liam Lussi (So)6374343
10Jonah Brisson (Jr)126125050
15C. Grandlinard (Jr)73103035
21Mi'chale Bugh (Fr)126125050
Birchwood Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals391617184045
2Jake Weirich (Jr)21520
3Liam Lussi (So)63743
10Jonah Brisson (Jr)1261250
15C. Grandlinard (Jr)714252633
21Mi'chale Bugh (Fr)1202061060
Birchwood Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals39
2Jake Weirich (Jr)2
3Liam Lussi (So)6
10Jonah Brisson (Jr)12
15C. Grandlinard (Jr)7
21Mi'chale Bugh (Fr)12

Game Story

Alaska High School Basketball - Newhalen holds off Birchwood Christian

January 8, 2025: Chugiak, AK 99567

In Wednesday's non-league contest, the visiting Newhalen Malamutes basketball team scored a close 43-39 triumph over the Birchwood Christian Warriors.

The Malamutes (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Tri-Valley (Healy, AK). The Warriors go into the non-league contest with a 3-0 record. In their last contest, Tri-Valley nipped Nanwalek (Nanwalek, AK), 56-33, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Warriors confront the Cook Inlet Academy Eagles (Soldotna, AK) in a 1A Peninsula contest, on Thursday, January 9. Birchwood Christian will attempt to better on its 0-4 season record. The Eagles go into the contest with a 2-2 record after their 76-66 non-league win over Ninilchik (Ninilchik, AK).

Newhalen @ BCHS Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 @ 3:45p
The Birchwood Christian (Chugiak, AK) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home non-conference game against Newhalen (AK) by a score of 43-39.

Rankings & Records

Newhalen (24-25)

AKClass
9342
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-142-24-51-31-6.300.5008771,289

Birchwood Christian (24-25)

AKClass
5922
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
12-133-37-44-51-4.480.5001,2901,284

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newhalen		7.812.09.811.543.9
Birchwood Christian		12.512.518.313.351.6

Newhalen Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Newhalen won on 1/8/2025
    1/8 @ 3:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newhalen----43
    BCHS----39

    The Newhalen (AK) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Birchwood Christian (Chugiak, AK) by a score of 43-39.

    Box score
  • Birchwood Christian won on 1/10/2025
    1/10 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newhalen----38
    BCHS----50

    The Newhalen (AK) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away tournament game against Birchwood Christian (Chugiak, AK) by a score of 50-38.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

NewhalenBirchwood Christian
-Points Per Game48.1
-Rebounds Per Game27.2
-Assists Per Game1.1
-Steals Per Game3.4

Team Leaders

NewhalenBirchwood ChristianNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#13 Andrew Severns20.04.9
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Rebounds Per Game#13 Andrew Severns7.52.6
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Assists Per Game#0 Elijah Lagstrom0.81.0
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Steals Per Game#12 Karsten Wetzel1.30.8

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newhalen0-6Birchwood Christian2-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
1/9/25NewhalenTri-Valley(L) 67-321/11/25Tri-ValleyBirchwood Christian(W) 64-46
1/28/25NewhalenTri-Valley(L) 69-30
1/27/25NewhalenSusitna Valley(L) 73-352/14/25Birchwood ChristianSusitna Valley(L) 63-50
2/20/25DillinghamNewhalen(L) 76-392/14/25Birchwood ChristianDillingham(W) 46-28
2/21/25DillinghamNewhalen(L) 85-32
2/22/25NewhalenDillingham(L) 81-32

Record Breakdown

Newhalen (24-25)

Birchwood Christian (24-25)
6-14
Overall
12-13
2-4
League
4-5
3-6
Non-League
2-2
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
0-6
Common Opponent
2-1
4-5
Home
7-4
1-3
Away
4-5
1-6
Neutral
1-4
0-0
Playoff
0-0
6-14
In-State
10-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0