Senior leads Hawks

HOMER — After a close loss to Grace Christian School last week, Houston head coach Steve Henderson said he believes Hawks senior Matt Barron is the best player in the Southcentral Conference.

Friday, Barron continued to reinforce his coach’s belief. After burning Grace for 27 points last week, Barron poured in a game-high 33 to lead the Hawks to a 67-62 win over Homer at Homer High School.

Barron finished 11 for 24 from the field, knocked down a pair of threes and was 9 for 11 from the line in the win. He also posted game highs in rebounds (nine) and steals (seven).

Jace Taylor added nine points and Jeff Baird chipped in seven for Houston.

In girls’ action, Homer took advantage of a slow Houston start and scored a 50-39 win over the Hawks. Homer led 20-10 at halftime, but outscored Houston by only a point in the second half.

Savannah Wells led Houston with 19 points and eight rebounds in the game.

Houston boys 67, Homer 62

Friday, Homer High

Houston 18-17-14-18—67

Homer 17-17-9-19—62

Houston (67) — Kleewein 0 2-2 2, Baird 2 2-2 7, L. Taylor 0 3-4 3, Elson 2 2-3 6, Barron 11 9-11 33, Saechao 2 0-0 5, Ruta 1 0-1 2, J. Taylor 1 6-7 9; Total: 19 24-30 67.

Homer (62) — Beachy 1 2-2 5, Filip 3 0-1 6, Daugharty 4 7-8 17, Schnieder 4 5-6 17, Brown 0 1-3 1, Walsworth 0 1-2 1, Harris 1 0-2 2, Hutt 5 3-7 13; Totals: 18 19-31 62.

3-point field goals: Houston 5 (Barron 2), Homer 7 (Schneider 4); Total fouls: Houston 17, Homer 22.

Homer girls 50, Houston 39

Friday, Homer High

Houston 3-7-15-14—39

Homer 7-13-16-14—50

Houston (39) — Malidore 2 0-0 4, Ruth 1 1-4 3, Wilkerson 1 0-0 2, Nida 1 0-4 2, Wells 6 7-11 19, Barber 1 3-5 6, Quincy 0 2-4 2, Tomas 0 1-2 1; Totals: 12 14-30 39.

Homer (50) — Ramirez-Clark 3 1-2 7, Koplin 0 5-10 5, Akers 3 4-6 11, Waclawski 1 5-6 7, Kann 1 1-4 3, Cabana 6 5-8 17; Totals: 14 21-36 50.

3-point field goals: Houston 1 (Barber 1), Homer 1 (Akers 1); Total fouls: Houston 27, Homer 23.

Bethel beats Houston boys

HOUSTON — Bethel scored a 73-42 nonconference win over Houston at Houston High Thursday night.

Kade Taylor led the Hawks with eight points. Kruz Kleewein and Dustin Griffith added seven each for the Hawks.

Bethel 73, Houston 42

Thursday, Houston High

Bethel 19-23-17-14—73

Houston 12-11-4-15—42

Bethel (73) — Glasheen 2 2-4 6, Naneng 6 4-7 18, Lapore 2 3-4 7, Corbett 1 4-4 7, Flemings 0 4-5 4, Hoffman 2 6-6 12, Alexie 2 3-6 7, Smith 5 2-2 12; Totals: 20 28-38 73.

Houston (42) — Kleewein 3 0-0 7, Griffith 3 0-2 7, K. Taylor 2 2-2 8, Baird 0 2-2 2, L. Taylor 1 0-0 2, K. Ruta 2 1-1 5, Barron 2 1-1 5, M. Ruta 1 0-2 2, J. Taylor 1 2-4 4; Totals: 15 8-14 42.

3-point field goals: Bethel 5 (Naneng, Hoffman 2), Houston 4 (K. Taylor 2); Total fouls: Bethel 16, Houston 30.