Houston girls grab road win at Seward; Hawks fall at Nikiski and Homer

WASILLA — The Houston Hawks used 25 second-half points to notch a 42-25 girls basketball win at Seward Thursday.

Houston led by five points at the intermission and used the second-half effort to break open the game. Kimberly Quincy scored a game-high 14 points for the Hawks, and Aspen Ruth added 10.

Houston nearly won consecutive Southcentral Conferenc road games, but Nikiski edged the Hawks 41-40 at Nikiski High on Friday.

A free throw by Avery Kornstad provided the difference Friday night in Nikiski as the Bulldogs held on to win a Southcentral clash over Houston.

A late triple by Makayla Moore — her only points of the game — nearly undid Nikiski's efforts, but the Hawks could not overcome the 12-2 scoring effort by Nikiski in the third quarter. Houston rallied to outscore the Bulldogs 18-14 in the final eight minutes.

Kornstad and freshman Kelsey Clark fueled Nikiski with 12 points each. Kimberly Quincy led Houston with 15 points.

The Houston girls capped their weekend with a 54-39 loss at Homer. Quincy led Houston with 13.

Despite a pair of 20-point nights for Ben Bitler, the Hawks suffered a pair of boys basketball losses.

Friday, Bitler supplied a game-high 20 during a 69-35 loss to Nikiski. Thursday, Bitler scored 20 in a 69-51 loss to Seward.

Bitler capped a nearly 60-point weekend with 19 points during a 61-44 loss to Homer Saturday.

Homer boys 61, Houston 44

Saturday, Homer

Houston 3 10 4 27 —44

Homer 5 17 14 25 —61

HOUSTON (44) — Wertz 1 2-2 5, Ko. Taylor 1 0-1 2, Ruta 1 0-2 2, Wyrick 0 0-0 0, Ross 3 0-0 8, Pelesasa 3 0-0 6, Graham 1 0-0 2, Bitler 7 3-6 19. Totals — 15 5-11 44.

HOMER (61) — Rohr 3 6-7 12, Etzwiler 8 3-4 23, Sumption 0 0-2 0, Beachy 3 0-0 8, Edens 3 6-7 12, Felde 0 0-0 0, Ellison 2 2-3 6, Kallelid 0 0-0 0, Carroll 0 0-0 0, Cortez 0 0-0 0, Swoboda 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 17-23 61.

3-point goals — Houston 5 (Ross 2, Bitler 2, Wertz); Homer 6 (Etzwiler 4, Beachy 2). Team fouls — Houston 19, Homer 11. Fouled out — Ko. Taylor.

Homer girls 54, Houston 39

Saturday, Homer

Houston 8 6 18 7 —39

Homer 12 14 9 19 —54

HOUSTON (39) — May-Thomas 2 1-2 6, Bean 0 0-0 0, Ruth 3 0-1 6, M. Moore 3 2-3 9, Wilkerson 1 0-3 2, Quincy 5 3-8 13, Kapuniai 0 0-0 0, T. Moore 1 0-0 3. Totals — 15 6-17 39.

HOMER (54) — Todd 1 1-1 3, Reutov 1 0-0 2, Knott 1 0-0 2, Cleary 0 0-0 0, Draves 4 0-2 8, Akers 6 1-2 13, Cole 0 0-0 0, Waclawski 4 4-5 12, Stafford 6 0-0 14. Totals — 23 6-10 54.

3-point goals — Houston 3 (May-Thomas, M. Moore, T. Moore); Homer 2 (Stafford 2). Team fouls — Houston 11, Homer 15. Fouled out — none.

Nikiski boys 69, Houston 35

Friday, Nikiski

Houston 7 15 6 7 —35

Nikiski 20 18 13 18 —69

HOUSTON (35) — Mulhaney 0 0-0 0, Taylor 2 0-0 5, Ruta 2 0-1 4, Wyrick 0 0-2 0, Ross 0 1-2 1, Pelesasa 2 0-0 4, Graham 0 1-3 1, Bitler 7 6-12 20. Totals 13 8-20 35.

NIKISKI (69) — I. Johnson 6 1-3 13, Anderson 3 1-2 8, L. Johnson 1 1-3 3, Kornstad 3 0-0 7, Holloway 3 7-10 14, Handley 2 0-0 4, Tauriainen 1 1-3 3, Ellis 0 0-0 0, Carstens 6 0-0 14, Pamplin 1 1-2 3. Totals 26 12-23 69.

3-point goals — Houston 1 (Taylor); Nikiski 5 (Carstens 2, Holloway 1, Kornstad 1, Anderson 1).

Team fouls — Houston 21; Nikiski 20. Fouled out — Graham.

Nikiski girls 41, Houston 40

Friday, Nikiski

Houston 7 13 2 18 —40

Nikiski 6 9 12 14 —41

HOUSTON (40) — Holms 0 0-0 0, May-Thomas 1 0-1 2, Bean 0 0-0 0, Ruth 5 2-4 12, Moore 1 0-0 3, Wilkerson 4 0-0 8, Quincy 4 7-15 15, Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-20 40.

NIKISKI (41) — Wik 0 0-0 0, Riddall 0 6-8 6, Vollertsen 1 0-0 2, Pitt 1 0-0 2, Kornstad 4 2-6 12, Clark 5 1-4 12, Parrish 1 2-3 4, Jackson 1 1-4 3. Totals 13 12-25 41.

3-point goals — Houston 1 (Moore); Nikiski 3 (Kornstad 2, Clark 1).

Team fouls — Houston 18; Nikiski 18. Fouled out — Ruth, Wilkerson.

Seward boys 69, Houston 51

Thursday, Seward

Houston 14 19 9 9 —51

Seward 17 14 18 20 —69

HOUSTON (51) — Ko. Taylor 3 4-6 11, Ruta 2 0-0 5, Wyrick 0 0-0 0, Ross 1 3-5 5, Pelesasa 3 0-2 6, Graham 1 1-4 4, Butler 9 2-4 20. Totals — 19 12-19 51.

NIKISKI (69) — Hauze 0 0-0 0, Zweifel 1 2-3 4, Kratz 2 0-0 5, Brewi 3 1-2 10, Jacobson 0 3-4 3, Sieverts 1 5-8 7, Pahno 4 2-3 13, Nillson 0 0-0 0, Jackson 3 17-18 28, Petrosious 2 0-0 4. Totals — 16 30-38 69.

3-point goals — Houston 3 (Ko. Taylor, Ruta, Graham); Seward 7 (Brewi 3, Paho 3, Kratz). Team fouls — Houston 24, Seward 15. Fouled out — Ko. Taylor, Ruta, Ross.

Houston girls 42, Seward 25

Thursday, Seward

Houston 8 9 11 14 —42

Seward 6 6 6 7 —25

HOUSTON (42) — May-Thomas 3 0-0 6, Bean 0 0-0 0, Bohl 0 0-1 0, Ruth 4 2-4 10, M. Moore 1 0-0 2, Leonard 0 0-1 0, Wilkerson 1 1-2 4, Quincy 4 6-8 14, Kapuniai 1 0-2 2, T. Moore 0 4-4 4. Totals — 14 13-21 42.

SEWARD (25) — Moriarity 2 5-8 9, Anderson 1 1-2 3, Honebein 1 1-2 3, Tolson 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Lapinskas 0 2-2 2, VonBorstel 1 4-4 6, Petrosious 1 0-0 2. Totals — 6 13-18 25.

3-point goals — Houston 1 (Wilkerson). Team fouls — Houston 14, Seward 19. Fouled out — Lapinskas.