Devin Edenshaw acknowledged he is no longer the first option on offense.

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Metlakatla could not get closer than 10 points the rest of the game and Hydaburg earned the 85-70 championship win.

“This is big for our village,” Devin Edenshaw said. “It means a lot. We get to be champs for a whole year. It was tough last year losing so we looked forward to this year to redeem ourselves.”


“It’s tough being 44 years old, you know I can see things but just the body doesn’t react anymore,” he chuckled. “I’m glad my cousin Darren, TJ, Eric and Greg, Joe, everybody was a combined effort. It’s a lot of hard work. It’s definitely tough when you’re getting old.”

Darren Edenshaw was rewarded for his play with the C Bracket Most Valuable Player honor.

“It feels good, it’s my first time in C Bracket,” Darren country wise email marketing list Edenshaw said. “So it’s good to start off with a win and a championship. It feels really good.”

Box scores

Hydaburg 85 – Darren Edenshaw 31 (2F), Hamilton 15 (5F), TJ Young 13 (2F), Frisby 10 (4F), Joe Young 9 (1F), Devin Edenshaw 4, Nathan Olsen 2 (1F), Alamander 1 (1F),, James Washington (1F). Hydaburg hit 21-35 at the free throw line.

Metlakatla 70 – Hayward 22 (2F), Guthrie 14 (5F), Bryant 12, Scudero 10 (3F), Booth 5 (4F), Martinez 3 (4F), Jason Enright 2 (3F), Nick Buchanan (1F). Metlakatla hit 5-18 at the line.

Metlakatla Bryant and Hydaburg’s Matt Carle both suffered achilles injuries during the game, Bryant was lost in the third quarter and Carle in the first.

The 76th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament C Bracket All-Tournament Team, left to right, Darren Edenshaw (Hydaburg), Clifton Guthrie (Metlakatla), Eric Hamilton (Hydaburg), Chris Bryant (Metlakatla), and Travis Dybdahl (Hoonah). Not pictured Cody Hotch (Klukwan), Martin Sensmeier (Yakutat), Trevor Rostad (Kake).(Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
The 76th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament C Bracket All-Tournament Team, left to right, Darren Edenshaw (Hydaburg), Clifton Guthrie (Metlakatla), Eric Hamilton (Hydaburg), Chris Bryant (Metlakatla), and Travis Dybdahl (Hoonah). Not pictured Cody Hotch (Klukwan), Martin Sensmeier (Yakutat), Trevor Rostad (Kake).(Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)