Soph boys score 2 wins

The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores defeated Jerome and Skyview in two tough matchups last week.

Jerome 21

Tigers 52

The sophomore boys outscored Jerome 43-10 over the final three quarters to roll to a 53-21 win at Jerome last Friday night in boys basketball.

Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Tigers had a sluggish first quarter and trailed Jerome, 11-10, going into the second period.

Mountain Home got on track in the second, allowing just two points -- that on a basket accidently tipped in by Mountain Home -- as they rolled to a 27-13 halftime advantage.

The Tigers continued their mastery over Jerome in the second half, rolling to a 48-18 lead after three, and won going away, 53-21.

Everyone played and everyone scored for Mountain Home in the win.

David Bitrick led the way with 10 points, Trevor Woodruff netted eight, Jordan Warila, seven, Taylor Philips and Alex Kellogg, six, Brock Morris, four, Damian Soliz and Lucas Marsh, three each, and Tom Hennessey, Matt Bernyk and Christian Halbach-Patterson each had two points.

Skyview 41

Mtn. Home 47

On Friday the Tiger sophomores held off the Skyview sophomores, 47-41 in conference boys basketball action Friday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home.

Mountain Home led all the way, leading by as many as 14 points late in the first half, and withstood a three-point third quarter and led, 33-26 heading into the fourth period.

Skyview cut the Tiger lead to one, 39-38, with 3:40 left, but Mountain Home had a 7-0 spurt to push the lead to 46-38, with 1:18 left, and hung on for the 47-41 win.

Alex Kellogg and Trevor Woodruff led the Tiger sophomores with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Christian Halbach-Patterson added nine points, all in the first half, Brock Morris scored seven, Tom Hennessey, three, and David Bitrick, two.

The win improved the Tiger sophomores to 6-1 overall, and kept them unbeaten in league play at 4-0.

The Tigers travel to Bishop Kelly Thursday and are home against Emmett on Saturday.