PREP BASKETBALL BOYS ROGERS HIGH 57, FESTUS, MO. 46
Rogers High opened the US Bank/Rolla (Mo.) High Invitational with an 11-point victory Thursday afternoon. The Mounties (4-4) will face either host Rolla or Fulton, Mo.
today at 7:30 p.m.
Edgar Martinez led the Mounties with 18 points while Jake Killingsworth added 15. The fi nals are set for Saturday.
MUSTANG, OKLA. 66, ROGERS HERITAGE 61
The War Eagles nearly wiped away a double-digit deficit, but the top-ranked Broncos held on for the win Thursday.
Mustang, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A by Maxpreps and No. 4 by the Oklahoma Coaches Association, clinged to a 62-61 lead with 28 seconds left and managed to tip the ball away from Heritage.
“Crist (Olsen) had made a 3 in the corner to get us within one and it looked like we could get him open for another on the next possession,” Heritage coach Tom Olsen said.
“They made a great play and we fouled immediately.”
Mustang made both free throws, but Heritage (7-3) had another shot to tie but Wyatt Kinnamon’s 3-pointer rattled out. Mustang got the long rebound and scored on a run-out at the buzzer.
“I’m not disappointed in the loss, but I was disappointed in the chance to knock off a really good opponent,” Olsen said. “Our major issue was keeping them off theglass early. They had a 6-9, a 6-6 and two 6-4s. But the kids stayed with it and played great.”
Connor Hirsh led Heritage with 19, while Kinnamon added 14.
The War Eagles will play today at 3:30 in the consolation bracket of the eight-team tournament.
GIRLS BROKEN ARROW OKLA., 51, ROGERS HERITAGE 40
Heritage (2-6) trailed 24-19 at halftime, but came back to tie it in the third quarter. Broken Arrow then pulled away in the fourth quarter Thursday night at the Mid-Del Holiday tournament in Oklahoma City.
“We missed some opportunities and they took advantage in the second half,” Heritage coach Kevin Ramey said. “We played pretty well overall. Emilie Jobst played well and Gina Britton only had four points, but she played outstanding.”
Jobst led Heritage with 20 points. Broken Arrow senior guard Toree Thompson, who signed early with Ole Miss, finished with 15 points, including 11 in the second half.
The Lady War Eagles take on the Oklahoma City Storm today at 2 p.m. in a consolation bracket game.
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 47, JOHN PAUL II (TEXAS) 32
Carlye Bohannon scored 17 points to lead the Springdale Har-Ber girls to a victory over Thursday at the Mansfield, Texas, Invitational.
The win concluded a long day for Har-Ber (9-1), which left Springdale at 7 a.m. Thursday. Har-Ber will play Marcus of Flower Mound Texas at8 a.m. today. The Lady Wildcats will then play a second game at 8 p.m.
“We started slow, but that’s to be expected after a 7-hour trip,” Har-Ber coach Sandy Wright said. “But we had nine players who scored, so everyone contributed.” PREP BASKETBALL BOYS
BERRYVILLE TOURNAMENT WALDRON 78, GENTRY 64 Gentry 23 23 11 7 - 64 Waldron 22 16 21 19 - 78 GENTRY (1-5): Barker 21, Boyd 11, Dane 11, Haag 11, Juilleratt 7, Brown 3.
WALDRON: Doster 26, Ball 21, Tull 11, Preston 8, Haga 6, Lewis 6.
SOUTHWEST INVITATIONAL
PEA RIDGE 66, GALENA, MO. 22 Pea Ridge 28 16 16 6 - 66 Galena 6 5 6 5 - 22 PEA RIDGE (2-7): Davis 15, Sheppard 9, Kalberloh 6, Kelso 6, Rose 6, Trundle 6, Holtgrewe 5, Hardy 4, Beckmann 4, Edwards 3, Roughton 2.
HEBER SPRINGS TOURNAMENT
HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENN. 86, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 73 Shiloh 14 15 25 19 - 73 Haywood 20 16 26 24 - 86 SHILOH (2-3): Daniels 25, Matthews 14, Crawford 11, Pauling 7, Lowe 7, Wilosn 4, Kostel 2, Bandy 3.
GIRLS
BERRYVILLE TOURNAMENT
PEA RIDGE 57, PANGBURN 51 Pea Ridge 10 12 18 17 - 57 Pangburn 12 9 21 9 - 51 PEA RIDGE (4-5): Cypert 19, Cochran 18, Tuszynski 8,Thilemier 6, Sanders
Sports, Pages 8 on 12/27/2013