The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-03
FAST GAME WON BY HILLTOPPERS
 BY SCORE 23-21
Juneau High Defeats Douglas Five on Nat Floor
 Breaks 4-Year Hoodoo.

l Breaking a four-year noodoo held over it by the Douglas High School basketball team. the Juneau High five beat the Islanders on the lat 1 ter's floor last night by a score of 9 to 21. Janiksela, playing his first game of the season against Douglas, starred for the Hilltoppers offense, and one on d free throw for total of 15 points.
 Some 90 local rooters for the school team made the trip across the Channel and howied themselves hoarse when the timekeepers whistle ended the fray. In a bunch they descended on the floor and nearly mobbed the boys in Scarlet jerseys who stopped the Island team.
 It was the closest and most ex- citing game of the current series. Three times it was tied in the sec ond half and each time the Hill toppers' had the punch to break the deadlock and, by nerve alone vir- tually, stand off the last minute | the single goal margin that gave them the victory.
 High Lineup Changed
 The local five entered the game with changed lineup from that which faced the Islanders in the first two games of this years, series. Both Scataglini, who has left town, ! x.sttb tpit I knee. were missing from the forward positions they have held down all year Janiksela, who succeeded Scat aglini. and Holmquist surprised even their own supporters by the game they played. The former kept his team in the running in the first half and Holmquist brought it from be hind at the very outset of the final period with two goals in quick sue cession.
 From the first tip-off, it was hard struggle. Douglas scored first on a goal from scrimmage by Garn, the only one that fast little forward got in the first period Janiksell tied the score shortly afterward and put his team in the lead with a second basket from scrimmage. Valeson caged one from the field that again tied the score The teams fought on even terms, first one and then the other leading by single goal mar gins until just before the end of the first half, when, with the score tied at all foul was called on Holmquist. Garn made the single pont counter, putting Douglas in the lead 10 to 9. where the score stood when the half ended Janiksela and White scored all Juneau's points while Garn. Kronquist, Manning and | Valeson got one field goal each and Garn two on free throws for Doug las score in this half.
 HoImquist Breaks Loose
 Holmquist, held scoreless in the first half, came back and shot two from scrimmage in rapid succession just after play was resumed. Janik sela added two more to his string and tho Hilltoppcrs led IT to 10 Garn started Douglas rally by cag ing d presentation from a foul called on Britt. He followed with two field goals while Valeson added two more points, tying the score at IT all Holmquist broke the tie with goal from scrimmage, but second field goal by Valeson tied again. Janiksea shot one from scrimmage, giving Juneau a 21 to 19 lead only to have the score tied again on a goal by Kronqu.st. Again Janiksela camt through with the goods, caging hi: seventh basket from scrimmage Douglas fought hard in the last twC minutes but were unable to breal through the Hilltoppers' defense anC : the game ended with the local squad : on the long end of 23 to 21 score. Game Ia Fast
 . The game was featured by fas , playing and hard and close checking : Britt. although shooting poorly, mad : up for his poor craftsmanship b, : getting the tipoff from Manning : throughout the game and holding that stellar player to a single goa 2 from scrimmage The team play O . the Hilltoppers was slightly bette : than that of the Islanders and thei . gGaralng the best they have snow : tnls season. White and Orme guard . 70 effectively
 . l. takes no credit away from tn = Island team that il lost. Il played it 5 -iusual stiff game. Although Gara Wa