CABOOL – Behind a 14-2 first-half run, Norwood beat Houston 51-44 Friday morning to knock the Tigers out of the Cabool Holiday Tournament.
Devin Coulter scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter to lead HHS. Weston Walker added eight points.
Trailing by 12 at the half, Houston (3-7) cut the deficit in half early in the third when Coulter drilled consecutive 3-pointers. Norwood pushed its lead to 11 before HHS again got within striking distance behind a Nathan Poynter 3-pointer and Coulter jumper early in the fourth.
But the Tigers, who held Norwood scoreless the first 5 minutes, 23 seconds of the quarter, never got closer than six points the rest of the way.
The Pirates hit six of their eight 3-pointers in the first half en route to a 30-18 lead. J.D. Chadwell led Norwood with 19 points.
Ahead 9-7, Norwood scored 14 of the next 16 points to take control. The Pirates hit four 3-pointers – by four different players – during the spurt that put them ahead 27-14.
Box score
| Houston     |  7 |  11 |  13 |  13 |  – |  44 |
| Norwood | Â 12 | Â 18 | Â 12 | Â 9 | Â –Â | Â 51 |
HOUSTON (44) – Nathan Poynter 5. Devin Coulter 24. Aaron Cantrell 5. Weston Walker 8. Kolby Walker 2. FG 16. FT 8-11. F 16. (3-pointers: Coulter 3, Poynter. Fouled out: KWalker).
NORWOOD (51) – Braden Denney 9. J.D. Chadwell 19. Derek Davis 2. Brady Jenkins 8. Zayne Tate 13. FG 18. FT 4-9. F 11. (3-pointers: Chadwell 3, Denney 2, Jenkins 2, Tate. Fouled out: none).