Hawks split with Huskies

HOUSTON — Sparked by first and third-quarter runs, the Houston Hawks scored their second straight victory with a 43-31 win over Delta at Houston High Friday afternoon.

Five different Hawks scored during an 11-5 first-quarter run, and senior Charlie Buzby posted five of his nine points during Houston’s 12-point third quarter. Matt Barron scored a game-high 12 points in the victory. Buzby, Mitchell Ruta and Jace Taylor added nine each.

In girls’ action, Savannah Wells scored a team-high 16 points, but Delta held on for a 53-41 win over Houston. Wells scored 12 of her 16 in the first half.

Houston boys 43, Delta 31

Friday, Houston High

Delta 5-11-7-8—31

Houston 11-13-12-7—43

Delta (31) — Byam 1 1-2 3, Zhadana 3 0-0 6, Crabtree 3 2-2 10, Helkon 1 0-0 2, Didenko 1 0-0 3, Williams 2 50-6 7; Totals: 10 8-10 31

Houston (43) — L. Taylor 1 0-0 2, Brandt 0 2-2 2, Barron 5 1-1 12, Ruta 4 0-1 9, Buzby 3 3-3 9, Taylor 4 0-0 9; Totals: 17 6-7 43.

Delta girls 53, Houston 41

Friday, Houston High

Delta 11-15-10-7—53

Houston 13-6-9-13—41

Delta (53) — Amory 1 0-0 3; Linnik 4 1-2 7, Reiter 7 6-6 25, Rivera 5 0-0 10; Hanson 2 4-4 8; Totals: 19 11-12 53.

Houston (41) — Wells 7 2-2 16, Nida 1 0-0 3, Baybado 2 0-0 2, Barber 1 0-0 2, Hale 5 2-2 13, Irvin 1 0-0 3; Totals: 17 4-4 41.