Delta holds off Hawks rally

DELTA — Despite a late Houston run, Delta held on to grab a 58-54 boys basketball win over the Hawks Saturday afternoon in Delta Junction.

Delta used a 20-12 second-quarter run to take the lead, but the Hawks stayed in the ball game with 29 second-half points. Matt Barron led Houston with 13 points and five assists. Mitchell Ruta added a dozen points, and Jeff Baird finished with a game-high eight rebounds.

Delta overcame a slow start to score a 50-38 girls basketball win over Houston. The Hawks led 9-7 after the first quarter, but Delta outscored Houston 13-9 in both the second and third quarters. Savannah Wells led Houston with 13 points.

Delta boys 58, Houston 54

Saturday, Delta

Houston 13-12-13-16—54

Delta 8-20-16-14—58

Houston (54) — Kleewein 2 1-4 5, Griffith 1 4-5 6, Baird 1 2-2 4, L. Taylor 0 3-4 3, Elson 2 0-0 4, Barron 5 2-2 13, C. Ruta 5 0-0 12, J. Taylor 3 1-3 7; Totals: 19 13-20 54.

Delta (58) — Blankenship 7 3-4 21, Crabtree 3 1-1 9, Helken 2 0-0 4, Byam 1 0-0 2, Rivera 3 0-0 6, Williams 4 3-6 11, Camacho 2 0-2 5; Totals: 22 7-13 58.

3-point field goals: Houston 3 (C. Ruta 2), Delta 7 (Blankenship 4); Total fouls: Houston 20, Delta 22.

Delta girls 50, Houston 38

Saturday, Delta

Houston 9-9-9-11—38

Delta 7-13-13-17—50

Houston (38) — Ruth 2 0-0 4, Nida 2 00 5, Wells 5 2-2 13, Barber 0 2-2 2, Quincy 2 5-6 9; Totals: 13 9-12 38.

Delta (50) — Amory 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 4 0-0 12, Reiter 9 8-8 28, Hanson 3 2-2 8; Totals: 17 10-10 50.

3-point field goals: Houston 3 (3 tied with 1), Delta 6 (Mitchell 4); Total fouls: Houston 14, Delta 15.