BEEBE 44, NETTLETON 39 Tanner Chapman scored 19 points as the Badgers (10-11, 7-5) knocked off the Raiders in a 5A-East game in Jonesboro. Zach Baker added 13 for Beebe, which led 20-17 at the half and 31-30 entering the final quarter. Silas Finch scored 14 to lead Nettleton.
CEDARVILLE 74, ELKINS 64 Garrett Parson scored 22 points and Beau Miller added 19, which included hitting five three-pointers, as Cedarville won the 3A-1 West district tournament in Greenland. Corey Fincher had 15 points for Cedarville, while Travis England scored 15. Elkins’ Walker Fallen led all scorers with 25 points, which included hitting six three-pointers.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN 47, BAUXITE 40 Steven Plannigan led the Mustangs with 14 points in a victory over the Miners in the semifinals of the 4A-7 Tournament in Nashville. Joseph Strange added 13 for CAC, which plays Nashville in tonight’s title game. Ben Madison scored 30 points for Bauxite, which plays Arkadelphia in the third place game.
CONWAY 63, FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE 55 A.J. Burton scored a game-high 21 points, including 10 in the third quarter, as Conway (13-9, 5-7 7A/6A-Central) held off host Fort Smith Southside (4-19, 1-11). John Nekomchuk and James Grubbs added 11 each for Conway. Jordan Barlow and Christopher Moore scored 13 points each to lead Southside, and Zachary Foree added 11.
FARMINGTON 65, GRAVETTE 48 Matt Thomas scored a game-high 23 points to lead Farmington past Gravette and into the final of the 4A-1 district tournament in Farmington. Terence Pierce scored 18 for Gravette, and Otto Troutner had 10.
HOPE 64, WATSON CHAPEL 58 Jaques Smith scored 24 points as the Bobcats (14-7, 6-6) upset the Wildcats in 5A-South action in Hope. Kenneth Thompson added 20 points for Hope, which overcame a 27-23 halftime deficit and outscored Watson Chapel 22-10 in the third quarter. Xavier Young scored 18 points for Watson Chapel.
MILLS 66, HELENA-WEST HELENA 53 Shaquon Fletcher poured in 38 points as the Comets (9-14, 5-7) posted a 5A-Central victory over the host Cougars. Quentin Graham added 10 points for Mills, which used a 23-12 third quarter to take control of the contest. Anthony Lewis scored 22 for the host team.
PRAIRIE GROVE 47, LINCOLN 46 Ty Tice scored 16 points to lead Prairie Grove (15-11) past Lincoln (19-4) in the semifinals of the 4A-1 district tournament in Farmington. Parker Galligan added 12 points for Prairie Grove, which will face Farmington tonight in the title game. Colton Barnum and Dylan McConnell scored nine each for Lincoln.
ROGERS HERITAGE 57, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 54 Rogers Heritage (15-10, 5-6 7A/6A-West) made 7 of 8 free throws over the final 90 seconds to hold off Springdale Har-Ber (11-13, 3-9) and wrap up its first state tournament berth. Crist Olsen scored a game-high 23 points for Heritage, while Connor Hirsh added 17 and Wyatt Kinnamon had 15. Kinnamon made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 46 seconds. Brandon Buccheri led Springdale Har-Ber with 16 points, and Landan Jones had 13.
SPRINGDALE 60, FAYETTEVILLE 51 Chris Owens scored 16 of his game high 19 points in the first half to lead host Springdale (18-5, 10-2 7A/6AWest) past Fayetteville (12-13, 5-7). Owens made his first four shots and finished 8 of 15 from the floor. Josiah Wymer added 15 points for Springdale, while TreShawn Gause added 10 off the bench and Brendan Cook had 7 points. Payton Willis scored 15 points for Fayetteville.
SYLVAN HILLS 56, NORTH PULASKI 53 Cordy Winston scored 15 points as the Bears (10-12, 4-8) outlasted the Falcons in 5A-Central play in Sherwood. David Johnson added 11 and Ronnie Hinton 10 for Sylvan Hills, which led 38-31 at the half.
VAN BUREN 46, ROGERS 34 Ryan Pearson scored 16 points and Van Buren (19-4, 9-3 7A/6A-West) made 18 of 26 field goals as it defeated host Rogers (6-17, 0-12). Pearson made 3 three-pointers and had 13 points in the first half as the Pointers took a 25-21 lead. Van Buren’s Mitchell Smith finished with 11 points after sitting out most of the third quarter because of foul trouble. Zack Street led Rogers with 18 points and Brett Gentz added 10. Street scored 14 of his points in the first half.
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