SATURDAY’S BOYS
ARKANSAS BAPTIST 39, CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN 37 Chad McGonigal scored 11 points as the Eagles (3-4) defeated the host Mustangs. Jaleel Johnson scored 15 for CAC, which trailed 29-24 entering the final quarter.
BENTON 75, CABOT 72, 3OT Benton finally pulled away in the third overtime to win the Cabot Pre-Holiday Tournament. The score was tied 52-52 at the end of regulation, and the teams scored seven points apiece in both the first and second overtimes. Benton’s Clay Anderson led all scorers with 24 points. Garrett Rowe of Cabot (5-2) led his team with 23 points. Cason Maertens scored 16 for Benton and Quwan Marshall had 12. DANVILLE 56, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 43 Jay Trusty scored 31 points as the Little Johns defeated the Saints at the Tiger Classic at Valley Springs. Sean Sutton led Shiloh Christian with 13 points.
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 76, FORREST CITY 73 Tereke Eckwood scored 26 points and handed out nine assists and the Wildcats (6-1) overcame the Mustangs’ 13-0 advantage to start the game for a road victory. J.P. Brandon added 21 and Mason Cline and Avery Benson scored 12 each for Har-Ber, which managed to hold a 39-37 lead at the half. Marcus Randall led Forrest City with 23 points and Robert Glasper had 18.
SATURDAY’S GIRLS
BERGMAN 54, NORFORK 40 Bergman trailed by as many as nine points twice in the first two minutes of the second half but outscored Norfork 32-9 over the last 14 minutes of the game to capture third place in the 41st annual North Arkansas College Tournament in Harrison. Abby Webb led Bergman (15-3) with 18 points, while Kyra Williams had 14 and Kailee Willis added 11. Abbie Belding led Norfork (15-8) with 14 points. Sisters Cheyenne and Kelcy Acklin scored 10 each.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN 46, ARKANSAS BAPTIST 30 Christyn Williams scored 15 points as the Lady Mustangs (8-2) defeated the visting Lady Eagles. Sydnie Jones added 14 and Sarah Butler nine for CAC, which led 23-14 at the half. Caroline Hogue scored 16 to lead Arkansas Baptist.
KINGSTON 48, JASPER 41 The Lady Yellowjackets (21-0) trailed 6-2 early but led most of the game as they remained undefeated by claiming their third consecutive championship at the 41st annual North Arkansas College Tournament at Harrison. Kayla Smith led Kingston with 14 points. Brittany Langdon led Jasper (17-5) with 13 points, and Bailey Pruitt had 10.
LAMAR 41, SCRANTON 31 Kylie Thomas led the Lady Warriors with 16 points in a victory in the championship game of the Logan County Bank Holiday Classic in Scranton. Becca Williams led Scranton with nine points.
PULASKI ACADEMY 32, HUNTSVILLE 31 Alex Otwell hit the second of two free throws with 2.5 seconds left to give Pulaski Academy (8-1) the championship at the Morrilton Holiday Classic. Morgan Wallace led the Lady Bruins with nine points. Huntsville’s Lauren Clark led all scorers with 13 points.
PULASKI ROBINSON 50, CONWAY CHRISTIAN 37 Anna Gadison led the Lady Senators with 20 points in the Conway Regional Team Tournament championship at Conway Christian. Gianna Alexander added 12 points for the Lady Senators.