The Lyle/Pacelli boys basketball team lost to Houston (11-3 overall, 8-2 SEC) 54-44 in Pacelli Gym Friday.

L/P (4-11 overall, 4-6 SEC) trailed just 25-22 at the half and Skylar Meyer led the way with 17 points.

“We played really hard and we were hustling up and down the court,” L/P head coach Casey Anderson said.

L/P scoring: Skylar Meyer, 17; Colton Scherer, 10; Carter Guthmiller, 7; David Diang, 6; Ryan Rust, 4