Austin Bathon rushed for 136 yards and Weston Walker caught a fourth-quarter touchdown as the Houston seventh grade football team earned a 14-14 tie last Tuesday with Salem.

After Salem scored to go ahead 14-6, Walker returned the ensuing kickoff 49 yards to the Tigers’ 21-yard line. Three plays later, Drake Bell hit Walker for a 19-yard score. Bathon’s two-point conversion run tied it.

Bathon had a 29-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Tigers.

Tanner Scheets led the Houston defense with 13 tackles. Walker had 12 – nine solo.

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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