Lady Tigers JV team drops two games

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers junior varsity girls basketball team came up empty last week, dropping games to Emmett and Middleton.

Emmett 37

Mtn. Home 36

Mountain Home was outscored 19-11 in the fourth quarter as they came up short at Emmett last Thursday night, losing 37-36.

The first and third quarters were Mountain Home's best quarters, when they outscored Emmett 22-5, while Emmett faired better in the second and fourth quarters, outscoring the Lady Tigers 32-14.

Keesha Janis had a season-high 12 points to lead the Lady Tigers in scoring at Emmett. Arlene Futch added nine points, Amanda Osborn scored five, Jessica Liercke and Fatima Guillen both added four and Lindsay Sessions had two points.

Middleton 59

Mtn. Home 25

Middleton jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the Lady Tigers, and after leading 13-6 after a quarter, kept extending their lead, quarter by quarter, to roll to a 59-25 win.

Jessica Liercke led Mountain Home's scoring with 10 points, hitting eight of nine free throws. Lindsay Sessions added five points, Arlene Futch and Keesha Janis both scored four and Amanda Osborn netted two points.