Paydon Dixon scored a team-best 18 points as the Houston eighth-grade boys beat Salem 42-26 Thursday night for their first victory of the season.
CJ Lee added 10 points for the Tigers, who led 18-11 at halftime and by 12 entering the fourth quarter.
SEVENTH GRADE: Clayton Moore scored 12 points and Kyler Ramsey had 10 in the Tigers’ 27-26 loss Thursday to Salem.
BOX SCORES
Eighth grade
| Salem | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | – | 26 |
| Houston | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | – | 42 |
HOUSTON (42) – John Shriver 2. Paydon Dixon 18. Thomas Smith 7. CJ Lee 10. Brecken Adey 2. Josh Stell 3.
Seventh grade
| Salem | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | – | 27 |
| Houston | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | – | 26 |
HOUSTON (26) – Isaiah Buse 2. Kyler Ramsey 10. Dakota Burchett 2. Clayton Moore 12.