The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-17
KETCHIkAN CHAMPIONS
 ALASKA
Visiting Cagers efe af Douglas High B 10 3O-
 Same Score as Opener

Bears are the basketball champions of Southeast Alaska, winning the title last night from the Douglas High School Huskies in a good, fast game by score Of 33 to 3o, the same count by which they took the first game of the series on Thursday night.
 Both teams displayed good pass ing last night, with the Huskies in the lead at the end of the first quarter. g to 6. The score was mo- mentarily tied, l3 all, but at the end of the canto the Bears had taken the lead, Is to IA.
 In the third quarter, the Bears jumped into the lead, 30 to p, but the Huskies gave them a run for their money in the last heat.
 The attendance was as large and as enthusiastic as that on the first night of the series.
 First Quarter
 Ketchikan's center, Olsen, took the tip-off, but the ball went out side. Devon took the ball for Doug lass and passed it to Bach in the corner, who shot from that position and sank the first basket. Ludwig sen of the Polar Bears then fouled Pusich and he chalked up another point for the Huskies. Sig Olsen then took a pass from Crowder and scored a Bear tally. Ludwig sen then fouled Bach, who made the throw, bringing the score to AZ favor of Douglas. Crowder then tied the score A by sinking a sleeper shot on pass from Olsen. The next scoring came on the same play in reverse. Olsen received a pass from Crowder and scored. As the canto ended, Bennett took a long shot from the half, bringing the score to 8-6 with the Huskies on top.
 Second Quarter
 The second canto started off with a foul by Pusich, Crowder making the shot. This was followed by a basket by Olsen, who tapped in one off the blackboard. Douglas made the next. scoring when Mccormick holed foul shot and Bennett fol- lowed with another basket from the half mark. Ketchikan retaliated when Olsen tapped in a tally off the blackboard Bach, for the Hus- kies, then scored from under tht koop and Savikko got one from the haif-line, tieing the score, l; all. Olsen then put the Bears ir the lead by tapping in another tally and the halftime score was 15-14, in favor of the Polar Bears During the intermission, mock one-man wrestling match was put an by Harold Saline of Kayhi, and the Ketchikan Pep Band rlayeo several numbers.
 Trird Canto
 Again the quarter started out with foul when Pusich of Douglas fouled Leding. Leding sunk his free throw. Olsen then put in 8 tally for the Bears from under the basket Ludwigsen followed with 8 basket from the corner. Each team made long shots, Pusich for Doug las and Ludwigsen for the visitors Ludwigsen then tapped one in fol a tally and a shot was made by Olsen. Bach of the Huskies tapped in tally under the hoop. Olsen of the Bears tossed the ball down the court to Leding, who made the third sleeper of the game Bennett retaliated for the Huskies with a long shot. Olsen made an other from under the basket anG Bach scored for Douglas by making one from the corner. Ludwigser for the Bears made the last score in the third quarter when he sank free throw. The third quarter ended, Ketchikan, 30; Douglas, g.
 Last Canto
 Savikko was the first to score ir the last quarter when he put in { long shot, Then Leding took tht ball down the center of the key. hole for a Bear tally. Douglas ther scored when Savikko faked iron the corner and put the ball through the hoop. Devon pushed on, through from the middle of tn, floor, and was followed by Bennett who sank basket from the corner The last scoring of the game wa for the Polar Bears when Leding fouled by Devon sank free throw The final whistle showed Ketchikal High School in possession of tn ball game and the Southeastern Alaska Championship, taking botl games of the series by scores o B to 30.
 Box Scores
 Ketchikan- FIG FIT IT Crowder Forward) -.....1 |
 Ludwigsen Forward) 8 3
 Olsen Center .............8 0 1 Leding (Guard) .............2 2
 Nergaard (Guard .........O 0
 D 5