Sophomore girls pick up two wins

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers sophomores picked up wins against Columbia and Skyview last week.

Mtn. Home 32

Columbia 31

Kelsey Egusquiza scored with six seconds left as the Mountain Home Lady Tigers battled back in the fourth quarter to edge Columbia 32-31 in conference sophomore girls basketball at Columbia last Thursday night.

The Lady Tigers managed a 4-4 tie with Columbia after a quarter, mainly due to over a dozen missed shots by the Lady Wildcats, many of them lay-ins. Mountain Home got their offense going in the second quarter behind the rebounding of Courtney Broughton to go out to a 14-8 halftime advantage.

Columbia's last two points in the second quarter was the beginning of a 17-0 run for the Lady Wildcats, as they shot out to a 23-14 lead before JaDene Palmer scored in the final 30 seconds of the quarter. Columbia led 24-16 heading into the fourth quarter.

Mountain Home battled back in the final quarter and went ahead briefly, 27-26, on two free throws by Kelsey Egusquiza with 3:37 left.

Columbia hit three of four free throws over the next two minutes to go up 29-27, but Jaclyn Lasuen hit a free throw and a basket to put Mountain Home back in the lead, 30-29, with 48 seconds left.

Two more free throws by Columbia put the Lady Wildcats up 31-30 with 42 seconds left.

Kelly Robins went to the free-throw line with eight seconds left to shoot two, and missed them both. The rebound on the second one ended up in Kelsey Egusquiza's hands and she shot and made it with six seconds left.

Columbia was unable to get a shot off before the buzzer sounded, the Lady Tigers prevailing 32-31.

Courtney Christiansen led the Lady Tigers with 10 points. Kelsey Egusquiza added six, Courtney Broughton and JaDene Palmer both scored four, Jaclyn Lasuen three and Kelly Robins two.

Mtn. Home 36

Skyview 21

The Lady Tigers took advantage of cold shooting by Skyview to pick up a 36-21 conference win Saturday afternoon in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium.

Mountain Home managed a 9-3 first quarter lead, and led 17-11 at the half. Skyview failed to score in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers increased their lead to 25-11 heading into the final quarter.

Mountain Home kept the Lady Hawks at bay in the fourth quarter, winning 36- 21.

Jasmyne Moore paced the Lady Tigers with 11 points. Courtney Broughton added eight points, JaDene Palmer and Courtney Christiansen both had seven and Kelly Robins added three.

The Lady Tigers, who hit just 10 of 28 (36 percent) free throws, complete their regular season schedule this week, with the district tourney starting Saturday.