Hawks hoops squads get 2 tourney wins over SoHi

KENAI — The Houston Hawks enjoyed a big night on the Kenai Peninsula.

Houston, a 3A school, posted a pair of wins over 4A Soldotna at two different tournaments in the Kenai-Soldotna area.

At Kenai Central, Houston used a 16-2 fourth-quarter run to grab a 38-35 girls’ victory over the Stars in the Kenai River Challenge. Aspen Ruth and Kimberly Quincy scored 10 points each for the Hawks.

Houston (1-1) caps the tourney against Southcentral Conference rivals Nikiski Saturday at 2 p.m.

At the Al Howard Tip-Off Tournament at Soldotna High, the Houston boys improved to 2-0 with a 63-55 win over Soldotna.

Kade Taylor netted a game-high 28.

The Hawks will face Kenai Saturday at noon during the final day of the tourney.

Houston girls 38, Soldotna 35

Kenai River Challenge

Houston 7-8-7-16—38

Soldotna 8-11-14-2—35

Houston (38) — Ruth 4 2-2 10, Moore 1 0-0 2, Leonard 3 0-4 6, Wilkerson 3 2-2 8, Quincy 3 4-6 10, Kapuneai 0 2-2 2; Totals: 14 10-16 38.

Soldotna (35) — A. Schmidt 3 0-0 6, Wong 5 5-14 16, Blossom 2 0-0 4, Brush 2 0-0 4, McElroy 1 0-0 2, S. Schmidt 1 0-0 3; Totals: 14 5-13 35.

Houston boys 63, Soldotna 55

Al Howard Tip-Off Tournament

Houston 10-17-15-21—63

Soldotna 16-12-13-14—55

Houston (63) — Ka. Taylor 7 9-12 28, Ko. Taylor 2 5-10 9, Ruta 2 3-4 8, Ross 1 1-3 3, Pelesasa 2 0-0 4, Bitler 5 1-2 9; Totals: 19 19-31 63.

Soldotna (55) — Kuntz 4 2-3 11, Sheridan 2 0-0 5, McElroy 3 0-1 6, Spence 4 2-4 12, Dickson 4 0-0 8, Evans 3 1-4 8, Tuisaula 0 1-2 1, Lovelace 2 0-0 4; Totals: 22 6-14 55.