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Lamebull-Ingram who, if possible, was a step quicker than his cousin, said, “It has been a blessing. We’ve been playing together all our lives on the driveway growing up. So being able to play with him on an actual floor or full-sized basketball court has been a dream come true so far, definitely a blessing…I was just really proud of our guys, we stepped up defensively, we did what we were told to do and what we worked on. I was just happy with our execution.”

Metlakatla’s Willie Hayward floats through Klukwan defenders Dave Buss (22), Erik McCormick (6) and Andrew Friske (12) during Masters Bracket action Monday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Metlakatla’s Willie Hayward floats through Klukwan defenders Dave Buss (22), Erik McCormick (6) and Andrew Friske (12) during Masters Bracket action Monday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal country wise email marketing list Basketball Tournament in Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

After Hoonah’s Orion Dybdahl scored on a physical drive and then rebounded and was fouled, hitting two free throws, Kake tied the game at 24-24 on a shot past the arc by Ethan Kadake.

Hoonah responded with a 10-2 run to lead 28-26, spearheaded by the Lamebull cousins, and Kake countered with baskets by Simon Friday and Kadake to trail 47-34 at the half.

Hoonah pressed their way into a 60-47 lead at the end of the third quarter, again with the Lamebull cousins, Dybdahl, Richard Didrickson and Jospeh Coronell in the mix.

JDHS 2024 grad Oliver was also part of the Hoonah mischief on the court, along with 2023 grad, and Edmonds College teammate, Dybdahl.

“I haven’t really got to experience college speed yet for a full game but definitely, as far as practice goes, yeah it is up there,” Oliver, a JDHS grad, said. “We like to speed up the game and get it going fast-paced, that’s how we like to play so it is going to end up like that. It’s pretty fun though.”

Kake played just as hard and it showed as players subbed in and out for rest. Hoonah would win 84-66.