Houston boys, Redington girls win during first day of Southcentral Conference tourney

The Houston boys and Redington girls scored victories during the first day of the Southcentral Conference Tournament at Kenai Central and Nikiski high schools.

The boys tourney is at Kenai, while the girls are at Nikiski.

Houston boys 58, Seward 55

Cole Taylor’s 3-pointer at the buzzer pushed the Hawks, the No. 3 seed from the north, past the Seahawks, No. 2 from the south. Seward falls to 10-7 overall.

After Houston missed the front end of a bonus, Seward's Trey Ingalls nailed a 3-pointer from the corner with 10.6 seconds left to tie the game at 55.

Seward led 16-11 after a quarter, 30-26 at halftime and 41-38 after three quarters.

Taylor and Braden Cork each had four 3-pointers to finish with 17 points, while Hayden Howard hit four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points.

For Seward, Max Pfeiffenberger poured in 28 points, while Ingalls had four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points.

Houston will face Grace Christian in the semifinals.

Redington girls 38, Seward 27

The Huskies, the No. 3 seed from the North, defeated the Seahawks, No. 2 from the south. Seward is now 6-11.

Redington gradually inched away all game, leading 12-7 after a quarter, 20-13 at the half and 33-22 after three quarters.

Lexi Seymore had 14 for the Huskies, while Hailey Stoker pitched in 10. For the Seahawks, Shelby Sieminski and Lena Jagielski had seven points apiece.

Redington will face Anchorage Christian School in the semifinals Friday.

Homer boys 71, Redington 47

The Mariners, the top seed from the south, pulled away from the Huskies, No. 4 from the north. Homer moves to 14-3.

The game was tied at 16 after the first quarter, but Homer outscored Redington by six in the second quarter, six in the third quarter and 12 in the final frame.

Carter Tennison poured in 18 points for the Mariners, while Josiah Raymond had 15, Ty Etzwiler had 10 and Clayton Beachy and Ryan Carroll had eight apiece.

For Redington, Cort Sandefur and Logan Seymore had 12 each, while Bryce Murdock had nine and Trevor Bowman added eight.

Homer girls 59, Houston 26

The Mariners, the top seed out of the south, rolled past the Hawks, the fourth seed out of the north. Homer is now 10-7 overall.

Homer quickly put distance between itself and Houston, leading 10-2 after the first quarter, 24-9 at the half and 42-15 after three quarters.

Laura Inama paced the Mariners with 14 points, while Sailey Rhodes and Sydney Shelby had 10 points apiece. Abbie Allen paced the Hawks with nine points.

Courtesy of the Peninsula Clarion