The Houston boys’ basketball team lost a pair of road games last week.
On Friday, senior Dylan Hooper hit three 3-pointers en route to a team-best 17 points in the Tigers’ 73-55 loss at Summersville.
Kobe Sutton connected twice from downtown and scored 12 for HHS, which trailed by six at halftime and by seven entering the fourth quarter.
Kolby Walker had eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals in the defeat. Hooper led the Tigers with five steals.
Last Tuesday, Sutton was the HHS player in double figures with 13 in the Tigers’ 60-44 loss at Richland.
Houston (3-9) shot 33 percent from the field and was 3-for-17 from long range.
Junior Skylur Malam had nine points off the bench. Walker led the team with eight rebounds and six assists.
BOX SCORES
Friday’s game
Houston 18 15 12 10 – 55
Smrsville 19 20 13 21 – 73
HOUSTON (55) –– Dylan Hooper 17. Nathan Poynter 5. Lucas Kelley 4. Kobe Sutton 12. Skylur Malam 5. Kolby Walker 4. Ty Wilkins 2. Keegan Spurlin 6. FG 16. FT 9-14. F 18. (3-pointers: Hooper 3, Sutton 2, Poynter. Fouled out: none).
Last Tuesday’s game
Houston 10 12 12 10 – 44
Richland 12 10 16 22 –– 60
HOUSTON (44) – Dylan Hooper 5. Nathan Poynter 4. Lucas Kelley 3. Kobe Sutton 13. Skylur Malam 9. Kolby Walker 2. Ty Wilkins 2. Keegan Spurlin 6. FG 16. FT 9-14. F 18. (3-pointers: Hooper, Sutton, Malam. Fouled out: Hooper).
- Friday vs. Cabool, 6 p.m.
- Monday at Liberty Tournament