The last time they met on the hardwood, the Wrangell High School boys varsity basketball team fell in two games against the Sitka team on Sitka’s homecourt.

“Our guys played really tough,” head coach Cody Angerman said after those games in December. “I would love to play this Sitka team again when we get Ethan (Blatchley) back.”

And play the higher-division team again they did on Feb. 5 and 6, splitting the two games.

Originally, the Haines team was supposed to come to Wrangell to play but those plans fell through. At that time, Angerman said they reached out to some other teams to see if they...