Tory Burgess scored 14 points and Megan Kell added eight as the Houston JV Lady Tigers rallied past Mountain View-Liberty 31-25 Tuesday night at the Lady Panther Tournament.
Houston, which defeated Willow Springs 35-31 Monday night, will face Mountain Grove in Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. championship game.
Six different players scored for the Lady Tigers, who trailed Liberty by one point entering the fourth quarter. The victory was Houston’s third in a row.
Burgess scored a team-high 10 points in Monday’s win against Willow Springs. Jessica Herndon added eight points and Brittany McCloud had seven.
The Lady Tigers (7-5) erased an early two-point deficit by out-scoring Willow Springs 13-6 in the second quarter.
The Lady Tigers’ winning streak began Thursday night with a 40-35 victory at Liberty.
Herndon led Houston with eight points. Kelsi Adey scored seven and Erica Keeney chipped in six.
The Lady Tigers led 11-7 after the first quarter and stretched their advantage to seven points at the half.
“The JV is playing well,” Houston coach Brent Kell said. “They are doing a better job of handling the ball and getting their heads up and finding the open man.”
Tuesday’s Game
Houston 11 5 6 9 – 31
Liberty 7 8 8 2 – 25
HOUSTON (7-5) – KKell 1 0-1 2. Adey 0 2-2 2. MKell 3 2-4 8. Herndon 0 2-2 2. McCloud 1 1-2 3. Burgess 6 1-5 14. Totals 11 8-16 31.
LIBERTY – SRenegar 4 1-2 9. LRenegar 4 3-4 12. Hopkins 1 0-0 2. Herren 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 4-6 25.
3-poiners: Houston 1 (Burgess); Libert 1 (LRenegar).
Monday’s Game
Houston 8 13 7 7 – 35
Willow Springs 10 6 6 8 – 31
HOUSTON (6-5) – KKell 1 0-1 2. Adey 2 1-2 6. MKell 0 1-2 1. Herndon 2 2-2 8. McCloud 2 2-5 7. Burgess 2 5-8 10. Maddox 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 11-20 35.
WILLOW – Kraus 1 1-2 4. Hutsell 3 1-3 9. Roberts 1 0-2 2. Brooks 1 0-0 3. Aldridge 2 7-8 11. Ruthermich 0 0-1 0. Girdler 1 0-2 2. Totals 9 9-18 31.
3-pointers: Houston 5 (Herndon 2, Adey, McCloud, Burgess); Willow 4 (Hutsell 2, Kraus, Brooks).
Thursday’s Game
Houston 11 9 8 12 – 40
Liberty 7 6 9 13 – 35
HOUSTON (5-5) – Moore 0 1-2 1. KKell 1 3-3 5. Adey 2 2-4 7. MKell 0 2-2 2. Herndon 2 3-5 8. McCloud 0 2-4 2. Burgess 2 1-2 5. Maddox 2 0-0 4. Keeney 3 0-0 6. Totals 12 14-22 40.
LIBERTY – SRenegar 3 2-4 9. LRenegar 4 0-0 9. Hopkins 2 1-2 7. Dale 3 1-4 7. Herren 1 1-4 3. Schofield 0 0-1 0. Totals 13 5-15 35.
3-pointers: Houston 2 (Adey, Herndon); Liberty 4 (Hopkins 2, SRenegar, LRenegar).
