High school basketball roundups

TUESDAY'S GIRLS

BATESVILLE 49, MORRILTON 40 Batesville (16-5, 7-1 6A/5A 2) broke away from a 32-32 tie at the end of the third quarter to pick up the road victory over Morrilton (14-9, 2-6). Morrilton led 27-25 at halftime before the Lady Pioneers tied the score entering the final quarter. Isabela Higginbotham led Batesville with 23 points followed by Taylor Griffin's 16. Tamima Templeton led Morrilton with 12 points. Mary Kordsmeier chipped in 11.

CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 63, CENTERPOINT 50 Camden Fairview (8-11) rebounded from a seven-point deficit after the first quarter to grab the victory. The Lady Cardinals, led by Jayla Jackson's 16 points, eventually tied the score, 23-23, at halftime, before outscoring the Lady Knights 26-13 in the third quarter. Tai'sheka Porchia had 14 points, while Christiana Gibbs chipped in 10 for Fairview.

CARLISLE 60, ENGLAND 47 DeShaye Ricks' 28 points led visiting Carlisle (22-3) over England (17-7). The Lady Bison led 29-22 at halftime, then outscored the Lady Lions 17-11 in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory. Kylie Warren had 13 points for Carlisle. Tatayana Penister led England with 20 points. Baylee Coleman added 13 for the Lady Lions.

SHERIDAN 82, MILLS 25 Senior guard Denisha Olds scored 17 points as Sheridan (17-4, 5-2) blasted Mills in 6A/5A-5 Conference play. Senior guard Josie Nix had 12 points while sophomore guard Cassidy Henry added 10 for the Lady Jackets, who used a 23-0 run in the first quarter to blow open the game. Junior guard Blair Casey also had 10 points for Sheridan. Senior forward Cetra Dale had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Mills (3-16, 0-7), which has lost eight games in a row.

TUESDAY'S BOYS

BENTON 55, WATSON CHAPEL 50 Benton (16-5, 6-2 6A/5A-5) outscored Watson Chapel 24-17 in the fourth quarter to come away with the road victory. The Panthers trailed 33-31 heading into the final quarter. Carson Cate had 16 points to lead Benton. Jai Peter and Evan Sims added 15 points apiece for the Panthers. Willie Webster led Watson Chapel with 14 points.

CHARLESTON 81, WALDRON 73 Braden Ricks and Jacob Green combined to score 47 points to lead Charleston over host Waldron. Ross had 24 points, while Green scored 23 to carry the load. Chase Ewing added 17 points, while Blaine Rowland chipped in 13 more for the Tigers.

DREW CENTRAL 66, JUNCTION CITY 64 Trenton Eubanks scored 19 points and the host Pirates remained undefeated in the 4A-3A-12. Drew Central (20-1, 6-0) took an 18-13 lead after the first quarter, then held on in a tight affair. Travarus Shead chipped in 13 for Drew Central. Terrell Gibson led Junction City with 13 points, Hishmma Taylor and Jaylon Davis each had 12, and Jabobe Fisher added 10.

SEARCY 58, BEEBE 57 Visiting Searcy (8-14, 4-3 6A/5A-2) withstood a fourth-quarter Beebe rally to pull out the victory. The Lions led 34-20 at halftime and 46-35 at the end of the third quarter before holding off the Badgers. Freddy Hicks and Trystan Alcon scored 16 points apiece to lead Searcy. Peyton Wright added 14 for the Lions. Lance Gray and E.J. Smith each scored 14 to lead Beebe.

MONDAY'S BOYS

EARLE 61, AUGUSTA 36 Senior Travonta Doolittle scored 24 points, collected 7 steals and 4 rebounds as the Bulldogs manhandled the Red Devils.

MAMMOTH SPRING 47, SALEM 38 Sagen Godwin led the Bears (14-13) with 17 points in a victory over the Greyhounds. Mammoth Spring also picked up 14 points from both Alex Mero and Daniel Mayfield.

OSCEOLA 78, RIVERSIDE 30 Dante Adams scored 13 points to lead the Seminoles (15-5) over the visiting Rebels.

TUCKERMAN 71, HARDING ACADEMY 68, 2OT Bo Roberson scored 28 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and handed out 6 assists as the Bulldogs (26-2) posted a double overtime victory over the host Wildcats. Zane Smith added 19 points for Tuckerman.

MONDAY'S GIRLS

EARLE 91, AUGUSTA 21 RoShala Scott hit nine three-point attempts on her way to a 41-point outing against the Lady Red Devils. Scott also grabbed seven rebounds.

RIVERSIDE 71, HARRISBURG 30 Getting 12 points from Brittany Sain, the Lady Rebels (28-1) rolled to a victory over the Lady Hornets in Lake City. Haven Robertson and Lotti Hoffman added 10 each for Riverside.

Sports on 01/31/2018

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