BENTON -- Hunter Daley made 9 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 36 points Friday to lift Jessieville to a 70-61 victory over Mayflower in the 3A-5 Tournament at Daniel Henley Fieldhouse.
"He's had 38, 40 and 39 this year -- big games," Jessieville Coach Eddie Lamb said. "He stepped up and played, and so did the rest of the guys. We ended well. We got down at half and found a way to fight back. We stayed firm and held together."
Jessieville (21-7) trailed 39-32 at halftime, but back-to-back three-pointers by Daley late in the third quarter tied the game at 48. Mayflower (16-9) took a four-point lead, but two more three-pointers by Daley -- who made seven in the game -- put Jessieville in front, 56-54.
Free throws by Hayden Long and J.P. Perry allowed Mayflower to tie the game at 58 with three minutes to play, but Daley started hitting free throws and eventually pushed Jessieville's lead to nine points.
"It looked like it was their game, but we turned it around," Lamb said. "I knew we were close, but Mayflower shot it so well in the first half."
Daley's three-pointer to end the first quarter gave Jesssieville a 17-16 lead, but Perry, Drew Duncan and Long made three-pointers to spark a 23-12 run that gave Mayflower a 36-26 lead in the second quarter.
Duncan led Mayflower with 14 points but was held to two in the second half. Perry finished with 13 points, and Long had 11.
Steven Benson added 11 points for Jessieville.
ENGLAND 62, OUACHITA 42 Tyrik Harris led the host Lions (22-4) with 17 points in a victory over the Warriors in the 2A-5 Tournament. Braden Brazeal added 11 and Monte Toney 10 for England.
EPISCOPAL 71, BENTON HARMONY GROVE 29 Kelvin Robinson scored 13 points and Allie Freeman added 11 as 3A-5 top seed Episcopal defeated Benton Harmony Grove to advance to the championship game of the 3A-5 Tournament tonight. Episcopal (19-5) led 40-13 at halftime. Drake Wilks led Harmony Grove (17-10) with nine points.
LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW 74, EL DORADO 55 Jaylen Franklin had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists as the Patriots (22-2, 12-0) defeated the host Wildcats (19-5, 9-3) in a 6A-South game. Khalil Garland added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Ryan Pippins scored 14 points and Javon Franklin added eight points and nine rebounds.
MONTICELLO 71, DUMAS 48 D.J. Franklin put in 23 points as the Billies (21-1, 13-1) wrapped up regular-season play with a 4A-8 victory over the visiting Bobcats. Randy Stanley added 15 for Monticello.
PULASKI ACADEMY 69, LITTLE ROCK FAIR 66, OT Lawson Korita struck for 38 points as the Bruins (12-10, 6-6) earned a 5A-Central victory over the visiting War Eagles (15-10, 7-5). Zach Fryxell added 11 for Pulaski Academy. Jerrick Cole led Fair with 25 points while Nick Jones scored 18.
HAMBURG 60, DOLLARWAY 57 Lorenzo Watkins scored 15 points as the Lions (17-8, 12-2) finished 4A-8 Conference play with a victory over the Cardinals. HUNTSVILLE 59, LINCOLN 47 Jose Aguilar led the Eagles (27-2) with 21 points in a victory over the Wolves (14-14) in the semifinals of the 4A-1 Tournament in Springdale. River Gosvener added 14 and Caleb Kirk 11 for Huntsville. Shandon Goldman led Lincoln with 13 points, while Roni Castenada added 11.
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN 62, FARMINGTON 55 Isaiah Harper led the Warriors (8-16, 4-7) with 23 points in a 5A-West victory over the Cardinals (12-11, 3-8) . Drew Smith added 20 and Alex North 11 for Little Rock Christian. Matt Thomas had 19 points for Farmington.
VILONIA 51, MORRILTON 49 Garrett Brown’s 19 points helped the Eagles (17-8, 8-4) slip by the Devil Dogs (17-7, 7-4) in a 5A-West game in Vilonia. Lucas Nicholson added 13 for Vilonia.
Sports on 02/21/2015