4A-7 GIRLS
FOUNTAIN LAKE 41, WALDRON 26
BAUXITE -- It took awhile for Fountain Lake junior Bailey Womack to get going, but once she did, she was close to unstoppable.
Womack recorded a game-high 20 points and five assists, leading the sixth-seeded Lady Cobras to a 41-26 victory over No. 7 seed Waldron in the first round of the Class 4A-7 tournament Wednesday night at Dawson Gymnasium.
"Bailey played really well," Fountain Lake Coach Chris Mungle said. "She played under control and did a really good job of making everybody around her better. And when Bailey is at her best, Bailey can go score and do those types of things, but the best part of her game is that she can make everybody around her a better basketball player."
Fountain Lake advances to face host Bauxite at 7 p.m. today, the winner earning a spot in next week's Class 4A South Region tournament at Monticello.
Womack was one of three from the first-quarter floor with three points before hitting back-to-back buckets in an 8-0 Fountain Lake run in the second quarter, giving the Lady Cobras (11-14) a 17-10 lead. Waldron (10-17) cut it to 17-16 before Womack found Caitlin Willis open for a corner three-pointer with five seconds left, giving Fountain Lake a 20-16 lead.
The Lady Bulldogs stuck around in the third quarter by shooting 50 percent from the field, but Fountain Lake feasted on six turnovers to lead 30-24 by the quarter's end.
Waldron then went cold in the fourth, to the tune of 1 of 14. The one make cut it to 32-26, but the Lady Cobras ended on a 9-0 run. Womack scored six and dished an assist during the final run, matching Waldron's assist total for the game.
Nikki Harrison paced the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
MALVERN 62, ARKADELPHIA 30 Senior Raven Baker scored 22 points, made 6 steals and handed out 5 assists as the Lady Leopards (16-13) rolled to a victory over the Lady Badgers in the first round of the 4A-7 Tournament in Bauxite. Keyona Caradine scored all 12 of her points in the first half as Malvern broke out to a 32-18 advantage. Korey Walsh added 11 points and Laney Wallace had 10 points and 4 assists for Malvern. Janeshia Harvell and Victoria Lewis each scored nine points for Arkadelphia.
OTHER GAMES
BENTON 66, TEXARKANA 34 Braxton Chumley scored a career-high 29 points as the Lady Panthers (14-12, 7-5) knocked off the Lady Razorbacks (5-19, 0-12) in a 6A-South game in Benton. Chumley hit 6 of 7 attempts from three-point range as the Lady Panthers staked themselves to a 41-25 halftime lead. Ann Marie Burchfield added 10 for Benton.
FAYETTEVILLE 50, SPRINGDALE HARBER 36 Senior Sydney Crockett scored 14 points and the Lady Bulldogs (18-6, 10-1) raced out to a 26-11 halftime advantage on their way to a 7A-West victory over the Lady Wildcats (18-7, 7-4). Sophomore Lauren Holmes added 10 points for Fayetteville. Bailey Schalk scored 11 points to lead Har-Ber.
WEST MEMPHIS 47, JONESBORO 41 Senior Alexis Hamlet scored 19 points and the Lady Blue Devils (16-9, 6-5) hit 8 of its first 11 shots on its way to a victory over the Lady Hurricane in a 7A/6A-East game in Jonesboro. West Memphis needed late free throws by Hamlet and Kate Thomas to hold off Jonesboro (9-14, 3-8). Khia Perry led Jonesboro with 12 points.
3A DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS
DREW CENTRAL 80, LAKE VILLAGE 29 Jessee Brixie scored 20 points as the Lady Pirates whipped the Lady Beavers in a 3A-8 Tournament game at Camden Harmony Grove. Cierra Gardner added 18 points as Drew Central cruised out to a 49-9 lead by the end of the first half. Holly Williams scored 12 and Ahnya Ridgell 11 for Drew Central. Re'Nyra Terry led Lake Village with 14 points.
FORDYCE 66, CAMDEN HARMONY GROVE 60 DeAngelo Morris led the Redbugs with 18 points in a victory over the host Hornets in the 3A-8 Tournament. Tre Williams added 15 points and Darius Harris 10 for Fordyce. C.J. Parham's 24 points led Harmony Grove, while Clayton McKelvin added 11. The game was tied at 24 at the half.
1A DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS
OMAHA 59, BRUNO-PYATT 29 The fifth-seeded Lady Eagles finished the first half with a 17-2 run for a 33-15 advantage and pulled away in the second half for a mercy-rule victory over the eighth-seeded Lady Patriots in the 1A-1 East Tournament in Harrison. Paige Coffelt led Omaha with 14 points, and Hailey O'Brien added 12. Hannah Fields led Bruno-Pyatt with seven points.
ST. JOE 55, LEAD HILL 49 The sixth-seeded St. Joe Lady Wildcats almost let a 12-point fourth-quarter lead slip away but managed to put away the game at the free-throw line in the final minute in the 1A-1 East Tournament in Harrison. Carley James led St. Joe with 27 points, while Hannah Clary scored 22 for Lead Hill.
CALICO ROCK 55, HILLCREST 42 Erin Sherrell's 17 points led the Lady Pirates as they qualified for a regional tournament berth with a victory over the Lady Screamin' Eagles in the 1A-2 North Tournament in Brockwell. Kelsey Fry added 16 and Katie Hamby 12 for Calico Rock. Natalie Cox paced Hillcrest with 12 points.
NORFORK 59, MAMMOTH SPRING 38 Cheyenne Acklin scored 17 points as the Lady Panthers (25-9) defeated the Lady Bears and qualified for next week's regional tournament in the quarterfinals of the 1A-2 North Tournament at Brockwell. Marleigh Dotson added 16 for Norfork. Taylor Madden scored 21 points to lead Mammoth Spring.
Sports on 02/19/2015