WEST MEMPHIS -- Little Rock Central had three players with 12 or more points as the Lady Tigers blew past West Memphis 58-42 in a 7A/6A-East Conference game.
Kamry Orr, Kiara Williams and Alaysia Ready combined for 39 points and the Lady Tigers defense smothered West Memphis' shooters all afternoon.
West Memphis, playing without 6-4 junior center LaShala Saine, the team's third-leading scorer and leading rebounder, shot 27.2 percent from the field on 12-of-44 shooting.
The Lady Tigers (21-2, 10-1) were in control for most of the contest, leading by as much as 12 points in the first half before West Memphis (16-10, 6-6) made a brief run at Central in the third quarter.
After Williams hit a basket to give Central a 35-25 lead with 4:22 to play in the third quarter, West Memphis answered with a 9-0 run that trimmed the visitors' lead to 35-34.
Central allowed only two more field goals the rest of the way.
Ready, who scored 12 points, hit two consecutive shots to close out the third quarter and her teammates followed by scoring the first six points of the fourth quarter, giving the Lady Tigers a 45-34 advantage.
Without Saine inside, the Lady Tigers dominated the boards as they outrebounded West Memphis 35-22.
Orr paced Central with 14 points while Williams added 13.
West Memphis' Alexis Hamlet led all scorers with 27 points, and teammate Anquanetta Chatt scored nine.
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Sports on 02/22/2015