GIRLS
BENTON 55, PINE BLUFF 51, OT Braxton Chumley and Braylee Landreth scored 14 points each as the Lady Panthers (19-5, 11-3) rallied to defeat the host Fillies (19-6, 11-3) in the 7A/6ASouth finale for both teams. Skylar Davis added 10 points for Benton.
BENTONVILLE 60, SPRINGDALE 46 Jordan Martin scored 16 points to lead host Bentonville (18-7, 9-4 7A/6A-West) past Springdale (14-10, 8-5).
FORREST CITY 57, BATESVILLE 29 Sherelle McGowan scored 21 points as Forrest City (11-12, 7-6) earned a 5A-East victory over visiting Batesville.
HOT SPRINGS LAKESIDE 57, CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 38 Lakeside (6-17, 6-8 5A-South) jumped out to a 12-0 lead, sparked by Markeda Ervilus and Peyton Rudisill, and ran away from Fairview (6-18, 4-10) at Lakeside Athletic Complex. Lakeside led 18-8 after one quarter and 29-19 at halftime. Lakeside led 31-23 when it outscored the Lady Cardinals 16-0 to take a 47-23 lead. Maddie Perrigo and Q West led Lakeside with 15 points. Perrigo also had 12 rebounds.
JACKSONVILLE 66, SYLVAN HILLS 27 Tiffany Smith and Markela Bryles scored 15 points each to lead Jacksonville (15-9, 11-3) to an easy victory. KeKe Acorn scored nine points and Sasha Richardson added eight for the Lady Red Devils. Janay Duncan scored nine points and Ashton Neasley had eight to lead Sylvan Hills (2-20, 1-12).
LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL 70, MARION 41 Kiara Williams scored 16 points, Taylor Lewis 11 and Brittan Rufus 10 to lead Little Rock Central past host Marion. Raven Morrow hit two three-pointers and finished with 11 points for Marion.
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN 63, HELENA-WEST HELENA CENTRAL 36 Little Rock Christian outscored visiting Helena-West Helena 29-7 in the second quarter to turn a four-point lead into a comfortable 5A-Central victory. Anna Lee Rhodes led Little Rock Christian with 16 points, while Carlee Earls had 15 and Brooklyn Burks added 10. Kavonshaye Stackhouse scored a game high 24 points for Helena-West Helena.
LITTLE ROCK HALL 59, LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW 49 Junior Shakyhla Hill scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Lady Warriors defeated the host Lady Patriots in a 7A/6A-Central game. Hall overcame 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals from Parkview junior Sausha Davey. Taylor Collins added 14 points for Hall while Rakia Lane scored 13 points and Terralynne Dominieki added 10. Christyal Holloway added 11 points and handed out six assists for Parkview while Jalyn Davis had 10. PARAGOULD 49, NETTLETON 38 Abby Gibson scored a team-high 13 points as host Paragould remained undefeated in 5A-East play. Sydney Layrock added 11 points for Paragould (18-5, 13-0), which led 25-21 at halftime. Ali Tucker led Nettleton with 15 points.
VILONIA 50, GREENBRIER 42 The Lady Eagles (24-3, 13-1 5A-West), ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, got 12 points apiece from Hannah Schnebelen and McKenzie Morris in its victory over Greenbrier. Greenbrier (7-6, 14-12) got a game-high 22 points from Kory Westerman and 12 from Ali Skudlark.
WATSON CHAPEL 54, MAGNOLIA 23 Timesha Cole scored 17 points to lead Watson Chapel to a 5A-South victory over visiting Magnolia. Peyton Martin had 16 points for Watson Chapel (15-11, 10-4), which led 35-14 at halftime, and Kierra Cox added 13.
WHITE HALL 50, DE QUEEN 44 Hailey Wilkins scored 13 points to lead White Hall (19-15, 11-2 5A-South) past host De Queen. Alexis Winston added 11 points for White Hall, and Jae’Lisa Allen had 10. Erin Mitchell led De Queen with 18 points an Ashley Davis had 17.
BOYS
BEEBE 57, WYNNE 50 Tanner Chapman led the Badgers (11-12, 8-5) with 19 points in a 5A-East victory over the Yellowjackets in Wynne. C.J. Tucker added 13 for Beebe, which led 23-20 at the half.
FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE 65, FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE 42 Joe Dye scored 17 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, as Northside (19-7, 10-3 7A/6A-Central) pulled away from Southside (4-20, 1-12) at the Stubblefield Center. Southside cut Northside’s lead to 27-25 going into halftime and trailed 42-36 with 5:25 left, but it couldn’t get any closer as the Grizzlies closed out the game with a 17-4 run. Jordan Barlow led Southside with 11 points and Baker Jones had 1o.
HOT SPRINGS LAKESIDE 36, CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 31 DJ McAfee had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead Hot Springs Lakeside (10-13, 7-7 5A-South) past Camden Fairview. Trey Hendricks added 13 points for Lakeside, which included hitting 5 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter. Jamarcheon Smith led Camden Fairview with 10 points.
MARION 57, LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL 52 Dequarius Brigham scored 14 points and Laquan Davie added 11 as host Marion (18-7, 6-7 7A/6A-East) defeated Little Rock Central. Raekwon Rogers scored 16 points for Central, and Sean Carrithers had 13.
Sports, Pages 23 on 02/26/2014