Justin Buchholz scored 21 points Monday night to lead the JV Tigers past Naylor 63-35 in the opening round of the Liberty Tournament.
Houston, which led 17-4 after one quarter, faces top-seeded Liberty at 5:15 p.m. today (Thursday).
On Friday, Curry Van Horn scored 12 points in a 60-29 loss at Salem.
Tyler DeWitt scored eight points for the Tigers, who trailed 16-4 after the first quarter.
Monday’s game
Houston 17 15 11 20 – 63
Naylor 4 4 14 13 – 35
HOUSTON – Buchholz 8 5-7 21. Case 0 1-2 1. Van Horn 4 2-3 11. Dunn 4 0-0 8. KaPoynter 1 0-0 2. Gynn 2 0-0 6. CScheets 3 3-5 9. Gunter 2 1-2 5. Totals 24 12-19 63.
3-pointers: Gynn 2, Van Horn 1.
Friday’s game
Salem 16 17 19 8 – 60
Houston 4 13 5 7 – 29
HOUSTON – Buchholz 1 2-4 4. Van Horn 4 2-2 12. KaPoynter 1 0-0 2. Gynn 1 0-0 3. JScheets 0 0-1 0. DeWitt 2 2-4 8.
3-pointers: Van Horn 2, DeWitt.
