Kyle Poynter scored 35 points to lead the Houston Tigers to a 73-61 road victory Friday at Dixon.
Ryan O’Neil hit three first-quarter 3-pointers for the Tigers, who outscored Dixon 36-27 in the second half to build on their three-point halftime advantage.
Poynter hit three triples and was 14-for-16 at the foul line as Houston (6-5) won its second straight game to move over the .500 mark for the first time this season.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Curry Van Horn scored 17 points to lead the JV Tigers past Dixon 44-37 Friday night.
The Tigers outscored Dixon 13-0 in the first quarter.
VARSITY
Houston 20 17 16 20 – 73
Dixon 13 21 9 18 – 61
HOUSTON – Weybright 2 0-1 4. KyPoynter 9 14-16 35. Setters 2 2-2 7. O’Neil 7 0-0 17. DeWitt 1 0-2 2. TScheets 4 0-0 8. Totals 25 16-21 73.
DIXON – ErBowers 2 8-10 12. Benefield 1 0-0 2. Wright 4 4-4 12. EtBowers 1 0-0 2. Durham 4 0-0 12. Burrow 5 0-0 14. Weider 3 1-1 7. Totals 20 13-15 61.
3-pointers: Houston 7 (KyPoynter 3, O’Neil 3, Setters); Dixon 8 (Durham 4, Burrow 4).
JUNIOR VARSITY
Houston 13 7 9 15 – 44
Dixon 0 13 10 14 – 37
HOUSTON – Buchholz 1 5-6 7. Van Horn 5 6-7 17. Dunn 2 0-0 5. KaPoynter 1 0-0 2. Gunter 1 0-0 2. CScheets 1 3-5 5. JScheets 3 0-1 6. Totals 14 14-19 44.
3-pointers: Van Horn, Dunn.
