Edwin noted how important teammates are.

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easy buckets and the guys got it going…This game meant a lot. We’re all family. We all come together for this from all over the place, just to come back and see everyone…It’s a real blessing to see everyone here, it’s just a real big part of this.”

Haines’ Swinton made it 33-28, but Angoon answered with scores by A. Brinson, Isiah Nelson and two free throws by D. Brinson for a 34-33 lead that forced a Haines timeout.

The two sides exchanged baskets through the stanza, but Angoon would keep a 43-40 lead with the fourth quarter remaining.

D. Brinson scored to open the final stanza and Angoon pushed out to a 58-48 lead with four minutes left to play.

Angoon’s Aquino Brinson (1) shoots a free throw against Haines during the B Bracket Championship on Saturday 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)
Angoon’s Aquino Brinson (1) shoots a free throw against Haines during the B Bracket Championship on Saturday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau-Douglas country wise email marketing listHigh School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

After two free throws by D. Brinson and two shots past the arc by Edwin Angoon had a 68-53 lead and control of the game. Haines could not close to under 10 points the rest of the fourth quarter and fell 79-66.

“Man, this means a lot,” Edwin said of the win. “Just glad the guys came strong even though we were losing guys to injuries…they just kept a posititve attitude and humility. Man, it is awesome because we haven’t gotten back-to-back in like a decade or something and it is just good to know we still have a lot of kids coming up and still hooping at a high level.”


“Man, without support it is hard,” Edwin said. “It’s a cold world. We need that support and love from one another. So it means everything to me.”

Box score

Angoon 79 – Edwin 31 (2F), D. Brinson 17 (1F), Nelson 8 (1F), A. Brinson 7 (2F), Payton 6 (4F), Duncan O’Brien 4 (1F), Levi Johnson Jr 2, Christian Nelson 2, Anthony Johnson (1F). Angoon hit 12-14 at the free throw line.

Haines 66 – Swinton 23 (3F), Rush 18 (4F), Faverty 13, Fossman 12 (5F), Chevy Fowler (1F), James Hart (4F). Haines hit 9-14 at the line.