Nathaniel Alkire scored eight points in Houston eighth grade boys’ 57-17 loss Tuesday at Liberty.

On Thursday, Devin Garrett had 17 points and Alkire scored 15 in a 54-51 loss to Licking in the third-place game of the Houston Tournament.

Alkire had 14 points and Devin Coulter scored 12 in Houston’s 51-36 victory last Monday against Cabool in the opening round. The Tigers lost to Liberty 52-18 Tuesday.

SEVENTH BOYS: Garrett scored 18 points as the Tigers dropped their season opener 36-34 Tuesday at Liberty.

Tuesday’s game

Houston 2 3 6 6 — 17

Liberty 18 16 14 9 — 57

HOUSTON (1-3) — Nathaniel Alkire 8. Devin Coulter 3. Aaron Cantrell 6.

Houston Tournament

Thursday’s game

Houston 11 13 11 16 — 51

Licking 16 13 8 15 — 54

HOUSTON (1-2) — Aaron Cantrell 6. Devin Coulter 9. Devin Garrett 17. Nathaniel Alkire 15. Kolby Walker 4.

Tuesday’s game

Houston 2 4 9 3 — 18

Liberty 14 19 17 2 — 52

HOUSTON (1-1) — Aaron Cantrell 1. Devin Coulter 2. Jason Wink 2. Devin Garrett 4. Nathaniel Alkire 9.

Monday’s game

Houston 14 17 10 10 — 51

Cabool 7 10 13 6 — 36

HOUSTON (1-0) — Aaron Cantrell 6. Devin Coulter 12. Jason Wink 6. Tanner Smith 1. Devin Garrett 10. Nathaniel Alkire 14. Kolby Walker 2.

SEVENTH GRADE

Tuesday’s game

Houston 2 13 7 12 — 34

Liberty 13 8 8 7 — 36

HOUSTON (0-1) — Kolby Walker 6. Devin Garrett 18. Tanner Cantrell 8. Austin Foster 2.

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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