The Houston Lady Tigers managed just nine first-half points in a 50-38 loss Tuesday night to Ava inside Hiett Gymnasium.
Ava scored 12 of the game’s first 17 points and had a commanding 29-19 halftime advantage.
Junior Kylee Elmore led the Lady Tigers (4-9, 1-2 South Central Association) with 16 points. Sarah Kelley added eight and Sydney Cremer scored six.
Ava’s Maison Bovard led all scorers with 22 points.
JUNIOR VARSITY: Behind a 21-0 run in the second and third quarters, the JV Lady Tigers cruised past Ava 36-21 Tuesday night inside Hiett Gymnasium.
Nine different players scored for the Lady Tigers (5-2), who won their third straight game and improved to 2-0 in the SCA. Emily Shea paced Houston with eight points and Makayla Koch added six.
BOX SCORES
VARSITY
| Ava |  12 |  17 |  14 |  7 |  – |  50 |
| Houston    |  5   |  4   |  13   |  16   |  –   |  38   |
AVA (50) – Bailey Loge 2. Hunter Hunsucker 1. Bailey Lee 9. Callie Eubanks 2. Jacey Swofford 10. Maison Bovard 22. Hope Evans 2. FG 20. FT 8-14. F 14. (3-pointers: Lee 2. Fouled out: none).
HOUSTON (38) – Kylee Elmore 16. Abby Casper 4. Sydney Cremer 6. Makayla Koch 2. Emily Shea 2. Sarah Kelley 8. FG 13. FT 11-12. F 16. (3-pointers: Elmore. Fouled out: none).
JUNIOR VARSITY
| Ava  |  9 |  2 |  3 |  7 |  – |  21 |
| Houston    |  5   |  10   |  13   |  8   |  –   |  36   |
HOUSTON (36) – Cassidy Robertson 1. Krista Scott 4. Monica Hunter 3. Stephani Crewse 5. Lizzy Swindell 4. Emily Shea 8. Jaydin Ramsey 3. Alyssa Hayes 2. Makayla Koch 6. FG 13. FT 9-26. F 17. (3-pointers: Ramsey. Fouled out: none).