Basketball Recap: Cook Inlet Academy Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Effie Kokrine Charter

On Friday, Cook Inlet Academy faced Effie Kokrine Charter in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cook Inlet Academy Eagles walked away with a 71-61 win over the Effie Kokrine Charter Warriors. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 69-26 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2018.

Ian McGarry

Points

02/07/25 vs Effie Kokrine Charter	22
02/06/25 vs Minto	32
01/28/25 vs Nikiski	23
01/25/25 vs Kenai Central	18
01/24/25 vs Eagle River	47
+ 6 more games

Cook Inlet Academy was led to victory by Alek McGarry and Ian McGarry. Alek posted 31 points, while Ian scored 22 points. Ian is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last 11 games he's played. Lucas Oyoumick was another key player, putting up six points.

Despite the loss, Effie Kokrine Charter still got an impressive performance from Jonas Carroll, who had 34 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Esai Joseph, who put up 13 points.

The win was the fourth in a row for Cook Inlet Academy, bringing their record for this year to 14-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.8 points. As for Effie Kokrine Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-1.

Cook Inlet Academy has already played their next matchup, an 81-67 victory against Susitna Valley on the 8th. As for Effie Kokrine Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-54 win against Nunamiut on the 8th.