{"id":150193,"date":"2022-01-12T04:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=150193"},"modified":"2022-01-12T04:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:40:42","slug":"houg-has-record-setting-night-vs-paulding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/01\/12\/houg-has-record-setting-night-vs-paulding\/","title":{"rendered":"Houg has record setting night vs. Paulding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong><em>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was record setting night for Van Wert\u2019s Sofi Houg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The junior guard poured in a Van Wert single-game record 37 points to lead the Lady Cougars to a 74-58 win over Paulding at the Cougar\u2019s Den on Tuesday. The old record was 36, set by Allie Clifton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sofi-Houg-1-11-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150192\"\/><figcaption>Junior guard Sofi Houg scored a single-game record 37 points during Van Wert&#8217;s 74-58 win over Paulding.<em> Bob Barnes\/file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the eighth win in nine games for Van Wert (9-4) and the 74 point outburst was a season high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>35 of Houg\u2019s points came after the first quarter, including 11 of Van Wert\u2019s 18 points in the second period, 10 more in the third quarter, then 14 in the final period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a great night for Sofi,\u201d Van Wert head coach Hannah Phlipot said. \u201cShe did a good job of letting the game come to her and playing in the flow of the offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lady Cougars led 13-9 after the first quarter, with Kyra Welch supplying nine of Van Wert\u2019s points. Welch went on to finish with 15 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a group of extremely unselfish teammates,\u201d Phlipot said. \u201cThey are always looking to make the extra pass and that\u2019s exactly what we did tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert led 31-24 at halftime with Claire Schueller and Janae Pease combining for 13 of Paulding\u2019s 15 second quarter points. The Lady Cougars added 20 points in the third quarter and led 51-41 entering the fourth quarter. Schueller scored 11 points in the final period, including three treys, and finished with 29 points, while Pease added 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert will play at St. Marys Memorial on Thursday, while Paulding (3-9) will host Hicksville the same night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe girls continue to work hard and we are playing well right now,\u201d Phlipot said. \u201cWe are taking care of business one game at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Box score<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert 13 18 20 23 \u2013 74<br>Paulding 9 15 17 17 \u2013 58<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert: Carlee Young 1-2-5; Kayla Krites 0-1-1; Kyra Welch 5-4-15; Sofi Houg 16-4-37; Emilee Phillips 3-0-6; Debbie Jones 1-0-2; Erin Schaufelberger 3-2-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulding: Claire Schueller 11-3-29; Janae Pease 5-3-15; Makayla Suffel 1-0-2; Brooke Ankney 1-0-2; Audrey Giesige 3-3-9; Elli Barton 0-1-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JV: Van Wert 36-32<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor It was record setting night for Van Wert\u2019s Sofi Houg. The junior guard poured in a Van Wert single-game record 37 points to lead the Lady Cougars to a 74-58 win over Paulding at the Cougar\u2019s Den on Tuesday. The old record was 36, set by Allie Clifton. 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