The Houston eighth-grade girls outscored Licking 10-2 in the fourth quarter Monday en route to a 30-22 victory.
Makayla Koch and Shelby Cremer scored eight points apiece for the Lady Tigers (6-1). Chloe Morning added seven points.
“The kids don’t always play smart, but they always play hard,” Houston coach John Jordan said. “This was a good Licking team and a good win for us.”
SEVENTH GIRLS: The Lady Tigers improved to 4-2 with a 34-20 victory Monday against Licking.
Jaydin Ramsey led Houston with 12 points. Alexis Dixon scored eight and Alyssa Hayes had six.
The Lady Tigers raced ahead 10-3 in the opening quarter. After their advantage was trimmed to three at the half, Houston outscored Licking 20-9 the rest of the way.
“We got ourselves in a little foul trouble throughout the game,” Jordan said. “We switched to a trapping zone in the second half and it caused Licking a lot of problems.
Box scores
EIGHTH GRADE
| Licking    |  6 |  6 |  8 |  2 |  – |  22 |
| Houston | Â 8 | Â 5 | Â 7 | Â 10 | Â –Â | Â 30 |
HOUSTON — Makayla Koch 8. Shelby Cremer 8. Chloe Morning 7. Sarah Kelley 4. Autumn Walker 3.
SEVENTH GRADE
| Licking     |  3 |  8 |  2 |  7 |  – |  20 |
| Houston | Â 10 | Â 4 | Â 8 | Â 12 | Â –Â | Â 34 |
HOUSTON — Jaydin Ramsey 12. Alexis Dixon 8. Alyssa Hayes 6. Cassidy Robertson 2. Abby Casper 2. Jayee Huff 2. Stephanie Crewse 2.