LITTLE ROCK — GIRLS
ARKANSAS BAPTIST 47, BENTON HARMONY GROVE 38 Kayla Byrd led the Lady Eagles (4-3, 1-0) with 13 points in a 5-3A victory over the host Lady Cardinals. Apple Silat added 12 points and 10 steals for Arkansas Baptist, while Caroline Hogue scored 12 points.
BAUXITE 70, BRINKLEY 50 Mary Crow scored 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, made 4 assists and 3 steals as the Lady Miners (6-3) defeated the Lady Tigers in Brinkley. Allison Tackett added 14 points, Alaina Crouse 13 and Makayla Blanchett 12. Blanchett had a team-high 11 rebounds.
BENTONVILLE 40, HARRISON 26 Brooke Mabeus hit four three-pointers and finished with 17 points to lead Bentonville to a nonconference victory over host Harrison. The Lady Tigers (3-2) jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one period and pulled away with a 10-4 spurt in the third quarter. Bentonville’s defense forced Harrison into 34 turnovers. Whitney Sandmann added eight points for the Lady Tigers.
CHARLESTON 50, DANVILLE 31 Callie Fisher and Payton McLaughlin scored 16 points each to lead visiting Charleston past Danville. Emily Tramel had 11 points for Danville, and Alexis Elmore finished with eight.
ENGLAND 63, ABUNDANT LIFE 40 Janeka Watkins led the Lady Lions (5-1, 3-0) with 16 points in a 5-2A North victory in Sherwood. Aria Dunbar added 14 and Jameka Watkins 12 for England. Lauren McClendon scored 12 to lead Abundant Life.
GRAVETTE 39, PEA RIDGE 37 Shyanne Nichols scored 11 points and Monica White had nine as Gravette held off Pea Ridge. Casi Caton led Pea Ridge with 15 points, and Shantel Morgan had 11.
GREENLAND 58, GENTRY 30 Holland Craise scored a game-high 16 points to lead Greenland past host Gentry. Ashley Hipps added 14 points and Anna Rogers 11 for Greenland, which forced Gentry into 21 turnovers.
HUNTSVILLE 56, BERRYVILLE 25 Rose Robinson scored a game-high 17 points as visiting Huntsville defeated Berryville. Megan Donahoe and McKenna Gerster led Berryville with six points each.
MOUNTAINBURG 61, UNION CHRISTIAN 44 Tera Webb had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead Mountainburg past Union Christian. Auburn Peters added 12 points and 14 rebounds for Mountainburg, and Maddie Backus finished with 9 points and 5 steals.
POTTSVILLE 62, CLARKSVILLE 44 Jessie Van Es had a game-high 20 points to lead visiting Pottsville past Clarksville. Callie Cox added 14 points for Pottsville. Cierra Graham scored 11 points to lead Clarksville.
SILOAM SPRINGS 58, PRYOR (OKLA.) 26 Lindsey Larkin and Makenzie Sharp scored 16 points each to lead the Lady Panthers (6-2) to victory over Pryor, Okla., in the opening round of the Jerry O’Quin Invitational in Inola, Okla. Morgan Miller added 10 points while Ashlin Stock chipped in eight points for Siloam Springs. The Lady Panthers led 18-7 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 26-14 going into halftime. Siloam Springs outscored Pryor 32-12 in the second half. The Lady Panthers will play Tahlequah (Okla.) Sequoyah at 7 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.
BOYS
BERRYVILLE 53, HUNTSVILLE 46 Donny Hoppe scored 17 points as host Berryville held off Huntsville. Austin Carr added 16 points for the Bobcats. Cole Frick led Huntsville with 16 points.
CEDARVILLE 89, WALDRON 59 Nathan Fort scored a game-high 27 points as host Cedarville defeated Waldron. Keith Simpkins added 25 points for Cedarville, while Marcus Bishop chipped in 13 and Garrett Parson had 11. Lucas Pennington led Waldron with 14 points, and Hunter Bell had 10.
CLARKSVILLE 78, POTTSVILLE 50 Dederick Lee hit nine three-pointers and finished with 33 points as the Panthers romped to a 4-4A victory over the Apaches. Kenderick Lee added 11 points, Jerren Thompson scored 10 and Freddy Lee handed out 10 assists for Clarksville.
FOUNTAIN LAKE 33, MAYFLOWER 29 Kendrick Smith scored 11 and Andrew Freeman 10 as the Cobras (2-2, 1-0) earned a 5-3A victory over the visiting Eagles. Ross Gray scored nine to lead Mayflower.
GREENLAND 42, GENTRY 30 Masn White and RD Sample scored 11 points each as visiting Greenland defeated Gentry. Chris Wiand scored a game-high 15 points for Gentry.
HEBER SPRINGS 51, CLINTON 30 John Pace scored 15 points as the Panthers knocked off the host Yellowjackets in a 2-4A game. Austin Brown added 11 for Heber Springs. Park Parrish scored 17 to lead Clinton.
IZARD COUNTY 51, CALICO ROCK 22Trenton Hatman scored 22 points as the Cougars (13-2) rolled to a victory over the Pirates in Brockwell.
JASPER 78, LEAD HILL 24 Dustin Beauchamp led the Pirates (10-7) with 14 points in a victory over the Tigers in Jasper. Dylan Kilgore added 13 and Colby Pruitt 11 for Jasper, which led 25-3 after one quarter and 50-13 at the half.
MOUNTAINBURG 48, UNION CHRISTIAN 37 Cole Teague scored 15 points and Landon Marion added 11 as Mountainburg held off Union Christian. Matt Callaway paces Union Christian with 17 points.
SILOAM SPRINGS 61, CATOOSA (OKLA.) 31 Four Siloam Springs players scored at least 10 points each as the Panthers (7-1) beat Catoosa, Okla.,in the opening round of the Jerry O’Quin Invitational in Inola, Okla. Dylan Gray led the Panthers with 16 points, while Reece Goddard added 13 points, Payton Henson 12 and Shane Carlson 10. Zack Logan chipped in eight points for the Panthers, who advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round.
WEST FORK 64, HARTFORD 57 Tim Seaman scored 19 points and Josh Ferrell and Robert Wingate added 12 each as West Fork (6-2) held on against visiting Hartford. Aaron England chipped in 10 points for the Tigers.
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Sports, Pages 20 on 12/07/2011