PREP BASKETBALL
Girls
Pea Ridge 51, Rogers Heritage 42
The Lady Blackhawks made just 12 of 26 free throws in the fourth quarter, but it was enough to pull away for the nonconference win.
Pea Ridge (8-1) led 35-31 after three quarters and managed only one field goal in the fourth quarter, but it didn't matter.
Heritage made only five of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter and seven of 18 in the second half. The teams combined to shoot 60 free throws in the second half.
Blakelee Winn led Pea Ridge with 15 points, despite dealing with foul trouble the entire game. Aidan Danberry and Allisa Short chipped in 12 points each.
Lanee Knight led all scorers with 17 for the Lady War Eagles (5-3). Heritage trailed 26-19 at halftime but scored the first eight points of the third quarter to grab a 28-27 lead on an inside basket by Quiara Jones. But Pea Ridge responded with an 8-0 run for a 34-27 advantage and Heritage would never lead again.
Jasper 82, Deer 51
Emma Lewis had 23 points as Jasper rolled to a 1A-1 Conference victory over Deer.
Freshman Kaylee Reynolds added 22 points for the Lady Pirates (10-3, 2-0), who had a comfortable 49-22 halftime cushion, while Brooklyn Flud added 15 and Halle Emerson chipped in 12. Ashlyn Davis led Deer (2-11, 0-1) with 15 points.
Harrison 65, Pottsville 63
Mariah Hudson had 18 points as Harrison earned a road nonconference win over Pottsville.
Brynn Oleson added 16 for the Lady Goblins (4-1), followed by Kenzie Parker with 15.
Lead Hill 52, Flippin 49
Kelsey Rogers had 22 points as Lead Hill held off Flippin for a nonconference win Monday night.
The Lady Tigers (11-5) led 29-25 at halftime and 44-38 after three quarters.
Kaya Huebner added 19 and Lily Norman 11 for Lead Hill.
Blue Eye, Mo. 58, Berryville 54
The Lady Bobcats' fourth-quarter rally came up short in a nonconference loss Tuesday.
Kohnnar Patton scored 22 points for Blue Eye and Riley Arnold added 15.
Jordan Estepp scored 18 points for Berryville, which trailed 40-30 heading into the final quarter and Lexi Anderson added 14 including 9 in the fourth quarter.
Boys
The New School 62, Kingston 53
Senior Filip Obradovic scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars to the 1A-1 Conference victory.
The New School (13-0, 1-0 1A-1) trailed 29-27 at halftime but grabbed a 45-37 lead after three quarters and held off a fourth-quarter rally by Kingston to win the league opener.
Chase Ammons added 14 points, while Jan Sturner chipped in 12 and Ayden Barbour 10 for The New School.
Omaha 75, Lincoln 57
Austin Isbell had 27 points to lead Omaha to a first-round victory Monday during the Green Forest Holiday Tournament.
The Eagles (8-4) led 38-32 at halftime then outscored Lincoln 14-8 to stretch that cushion to a 52-40 margin.
Hunter Isbell added 18 and Cade Anderson 18 for Omaha. Malik Bagsby and Trey Reed had 14 apiece to pace Lincoln, while Chase Hutchens chipped in 10 points.
Jasper 71, Mount Judea 22
Caleb Carter had 16 points to lead four Jasper players in double figures as the Pirates claimed a first-round victory in the Western Grove Invitational.
Logan Reynolds added 13 for Jasper, which led 19-9 after one quarter and remained in control. Layton Smith was next in line with 11 for Jasper, while Nick Larmier chipped in 10 points.
Berryville 62, Blue Eye, Mo. 52
Kade Davidson had 24 points to pace Berryville to a nonconference win over Blue Eye.
Weston Teague added 11 and Landon Chester 10 for the Bobcats (5-2), who led 24-18 at halftime and 41-30 after three quarters. Nathan Garnett led Blue Eye with 23 points.
Preps Sports on 12/11/2019