Cordova Wolverines sweep Houston boys, girls

HOUSTON — The Cordova Wolverines swept the Houston boys and girls in a pair of nonconference games at Houston High School on Friday.

In girls’ action, Cordova held Houston scoreless for the first eight minutes, and held on for a 36-28 win over the Hawks.

Savanna James led the Hawks with 11 points.

In the boys’ game, Cordova used a 42-point second half to score the 68-53 come-from-behind victory over the Hawks.

Max Rothley scored 12 of his 20 points during the first two quarters as Houston built a 31-26 halftime lead. Zack Qual added 11 points in the loss.

This week, Houston will make the trip east to compete in the Valdez Invitational. The Houston boys open with Barrow at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.

The Houston girls will see host Valdez at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

Cordova girls 36, Houston 28

Friday, Houston High School

Cordova 4-6-10-16—36

Houston 0-6-7-15—28

Cordova (36) — E. Weber 1 8-12 10, Beedle 1 0-0 2, T. Weber 4 2-4 12, Phillips 2 1-6 5, Kelly 2 3-4 7; Totals: 10 14-26 36.

Houston (28) — Dodds 1 1-2 3, James 3 4-8 11, Ritter 0 4-6 4, Shaffer 1 0-0 2; Totals: 8 10-20 28.

3-point field goals: Cordova 2 (T. Weber), Houston 2 (James, Acton 1); Total fouls: Cordova 13, Houston 20; Fouled out: Cordova- Beedle

Cordova boys 68, Houston 53

Friday, Houston High School

Cordova 14-12-21-21—68

Houston 11-20-7-15—53

Cordova (68) — Balint 0 4-4 4, Brockert 6 8-9 21, Meyer 7 4-6 22, Nolan 3 4-4 11, Johnson 4 2-2 10; Totals: 28 22-25 68.

Houston (53) — Richardson 0 2-2 2, Frank 1 0-0 3, Kramer 3 0-0 6, Qual 5 4-5 16, Rothley 7 5-5 20, Montreuil 1 0-0 3, Col. Buzby 0 1-2 1, Pease 1 0-0 2; Totals: 26 12-14 53.

3-point field goals: Cordova 6 (Meyer 4), Houston 5 (Qual 2); Total fouls: Cordova 17, Houston 21.

Boys basketball

Palmer tops Eagle River

PALMER — The Palmer Moose scored a 51-36 nonconference win over the Eagle River Wolves Friday at Palmer High School.