Redington, Houston girls score Southcentral Conference wins

The Houston Hawks scored their first Southcentral Conference girls basketball victory of the year Saturday afternoon with a 40-29 win over Homer at Houston High School.

Houston opened the game on a 9-2 run and capped it with a 15-point fourth quarter. Houston’s Emily Bitler led all scorers with a dozen. Jaydin Winzenberg added 11 for the Hawks. Rylyn Todd finished with eight for the Mariners.

The Homer boys used an early run to post a 72-62 win over the Hawks. The Mariners led 21-8 after the first quarter.

Titus McGhee led Homer with 16 points and Stanley Swoboda added 15.

Cameron Wyrick finished with 14 for the Hawks. Kyle McLauglin added 13.

Redington girls win, boys fall

The Redington Huskies used a strong finish to earn a Southcentral Conference girls basketball victory over Homer Friday night at Redington.

The Huskies led by just a point at the half, but outscored the Mariners 25-10 in the second half en route to a 38-22 victory. Abbie Fuller supplied a game-high 19 points in the win. Lexi Seymour added a dozen. Fuller and Seymour combined to hit 15 free throws in the win.

In boys action, the Huskies suffered a 70-29 loss to the Mariners.

Nikiski girls get past Redington

The Nikiski girls needed a 22-point third quarter to get past Redington 44-35 Saturday afternoon at Redington.

Bethany Carstens scored 11 of her game-high 22 in the third. Redington had led 11-10 after the first half. Abbie Fuller led Redington with 17 points.

Bulldogs sweep Hawks

Jace Kornstad scored 22 points to lead Nikiski to a 55-46 boys basketball win over Houston Friday in Houston.

Noah Litke added 14 in the Nikiski win. Francis Mose led Houston with 12. Owen Mulhaney and Kyle McLaughlin pitched in 11 each.

In girls action, Bethany Carstens scored 28 in a 51-27 win over the Hawks. Denali Whitted scored 14 for Houston.

Nikiski girls 44, Redington 36

Saturday, Redington

Nikiski 3-7-22-12—44

Redington 2-9-8-17—36

Nikiski (44) — Jeffreys 0 1-2 1, No. 4 0 1-2 1, L. Carstens 2 4-6 8, Bostic 1 0- 13, Johnson 4 1-2 9, B. Carstens 9 1-2 22; Totals: 16 8-17 44.

Redington (36) — Simmons 1 0-0 2, Stoker 0 0-2 0, Aporazuk 3 1-2 11, No. 23 1 4-5 6, Fulller 6 6-13 17; Totals: 11 11-22 36.

Houston girls 40, Homer 29

Saturday, Houston

Homer 2-7-11-8—29

Houston 9-10-6-15—40

Homer (29) — Irama 2 0-1 5, Bishop 0 2-2 2, Bales 1 0-0 2, Daughty 3 0-3 6, Todd 3 2-4 8, Carroll 2 0-0 4, Smide 1 0-0 2, Hatfield 0 0-2 0; Totals: 12 4-12 29.

Houston (40) — Graham 2 0-2 4, Whitted 2 0-0 4, Bitler 4 4-9 12, Wingzenberg 4 2-4 11, Elson 1 1-4 3, Ritchie 2 2-4 6; Totals: 15 9-23 40.

Homer boys 72, Houston 62

Saturday, Houston

Homer 21-19-21-21—72

Houston 8-20-17-15—62

Homer (72) — Beachy 4 1-2 10, Adkins 3 3-5 9, Reutov 3 0-0 6, McGhee 7 2-4 16, Anderson 5 2-3 12, Knapp 2 0-0 4, Swoboda 6 2-3 15, Mann 0 0-2 0; Totals: 32 10-19 72.

Houston (62) — Ca. Wyrick 3 8-9 14, Co. Wyrick 3 0-0 9, Welsh 1 0-0 3, Faliniko 1 0-0 2, G. Mulhaney 4 0-0 8, O. Mulhaney 2 0-0 4, Mose 4 1-3 9, McLaughlin 6 1-2 13; Totals: 24 10-14 62.

Redington girls 38, Homer 22

Friday, Redington

Homer 6-6-4-6—22

Redington 4-9-10-15—38

Homer (22) — Bishop 2 2-2 7. Bales 1 1-2 3, Doughty 1 1-2 3, Todd 2 0-0 5, Carroll 1 0-0 2; Totals: 8 4-7 22.

Redington (38) — Simmons 1 0-0 2, Apareza 2 0-0 5, Seymour 3 6-12 12, Fuller 6 9-13 19; Totals: 11 15-25 38.

Nikiski boys 55, Houston 46

Friday, Houston

Nikiski 5-11-15-14—55

Houston 9-8-11-18—46

Nikiski (55) — Mysing 1 0-0 2, Weathers 1 3-3 5, Kornstad 7 2-3 22, Handley 3 2-4 9, Litke 4 3-4 14, DeSiena 1 0-0 3; Totals: 17 10-14 55.

Houston (46) — Ca. Wyrick 0 1-2 4, Faliniko 1 1-2 3, G. Mulhaney 2 1-2 5, O. Mulhaney 3 2-2 11, Mose 5 2-4 12, McLaughlin 3 5-6 11; Totals: 16 12-18 46.

Nikiski girls 51, Houston 27

Friday, Houston

Nikiski 22-11-14-4—51

Houston 4-8-7-12—27

Nikiski (51) — Jeffreys 3 3-3 9, L. Carstens 1 0-2 2, Bostic 1 2-2 4, Johnson 1 1-4 3, B. Carstens 11 2-2 28, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Rizzo 1 0-0 2, Paulin 0 1-4 1; Totals: 19 9-17 51.

Houston (27) — Graham 0 1-4 1, Whitted 6 1-4, 14, Bitler 4 0-2 8, Elson 1 0-0 2, Ritchie 1 0-0 2; Totals: 12 2-11 27.