Prep Sports Roundup

Allyson Fultz
Allyson Fultz

PREP BASKETBALL

Boys

Bentonville High 66, Southwest Christian 43

Bentonville jumped out to a 34-14 lead Saturday night and went on to win its season opener in Tiger Arena.

Bentonville scheduled an impromptu game with the Little Rock school after West Memphis called off its invitational tournament this weekend.

Brayden Freeman had 18 points to lead the Tigers (1-0), while Colton Simmons added 17.

Bergman 66, Flippin 49

Chance Carter and Elijah Royce combined for 48 points as Bergman won the Arvest Invitational title with a victory over host Flippin.

Carter had 25 points, while Royce added 23 for the Panthers (8-1), who jumped out to a 20-8 lead after one quarter. A.J. Van Lear chipped in 13 for Bergman.

Jasper 76, Mountain Home Christian Academy 64

Logan Reynolds had 21 points to lead four Jasper players in double figures Saturday as the Pirates won the consolation final of the Arvest Invitational in Flippin.

Caleb Carter added 19 for the Pirates (4-5), who bounced back from a 31-30 halftime deficit to lead 56-46 after three quarters. Sam Parker chipped in 11 and Mason Kellogg added 10.

Clarksville 74, Providence Academy 61

Cole Clark poured in a game-high 29 points to help the Panthers steadily pull away for the nonconference win Friday.

Clarksville led 37-30 at halftime and 60-45 after three quarters. Garrett Waddill added 25 points and six assists, while Braden Payne chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds. Owen Ashlock also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.

Berryville 53, Eureka Springs 45

The Bobcats used a balanced attack to down Eureka Springs on Friday.

Chris Lehr and J.D. Smith scored 10 points each for Berryville. Matthew Lester led Eureka Springs with 16 and Jackson Cross added 15.

Huntsville 33, West Fork 23

Huntsville outscored West Fork 9-2 and earned a nonconference victory Friday night.

Kent Mayes led the Eagles (3-0) with 12 points.

Clarksville 76, Providence Academy 60

The Patriots fell in nonconference action despite a huge game from Vanja Glisic.

Glisic scored 39 points in the loss.

Girls

Providence Academy 49, Clarksville 42

Michelle Butler had a double-double as the Lady Patriots edged Clarksville.

Butler had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Providence Academy.

FS Northside 71, Jacksonville 36

In a battle of coach against former player, Lady Bears coach Rickey Smith had the upper hand in a win against his former player Marion Kursh.

Jersey Wolfenbarger had a game-high 21 points for Northside. Jazz Coleman and Quineshia Tiller scored 13 each for the Lady Bears.

Berryville 54, Eureka Springs 22

Lilli Compton scored 17 points to lead the Lady Bobcats to a win Friday night.

Jordan Estepp and Abby Thurman added 8 points each. Shelby Little led Eureka Springs (4-8) with 10 points.

Omaha 53, Norfork 48

Omaha outscored Norfork 16-11 in the fourth quarter to claim the 1A-2 Conference win.

Taylor Tucker paced the Lady Eagles (2-8, 1-2) with 16 points, followed by Madyson Smith with 14.

Elkins 57, Life Way Christian 39

Madison Spencer had 18 points to lead Life Way Christian during its loss to Elkins.

Vilonia 60, Clarksville 32

The Lady Panthers fell in the championship game of the Vilonia Tournament on Saturday.

Clarksville was outscored 35-8 in the final 16 minutes of the game.

Kenleigh Rieder led the Lady Panthers with 12 points and Emmaline Rieder had 10.

PREP SIGNING

SOFTBALL

ALLYSON FULTZ

SCHOOL Rogers Heritage

SIGNING WITH University of the Ozarks

NOTABLE Will be a four-year starter for the Lady War Eagles ... Has helped Heritage to three consecutive state tournament appearances. ... Hit .377 with a team-high 10 doubles, a home run and 16 RBIs, which was second on the team. ... Played a corner infield spot and pitched for Heritage and could do either in college.

QUOTABLE "This day means a lot. It's like all the hard work paid off. For my senior season, I look forward to having one more great season with all my teammates and then I'm looking forward to starting a new chapter. Part of it is like I don't want to leave but another part is, it's going to be so much fun."

LOCAL SCORES

Prep basketball

Siloam Springs Panther Classic

Saturday's scores

Girls

Van Buren 32, Central 30

Prairie Grove 42, Lakeside 18

Gray Championship

Greenwood 36, Fayetteville White 26

Gray Third Place

Huntsville 41, George 22

Maroon Championship

Siloam Springs 39, Farmington 28

Maroon Third Place

Chaffin 38, Rogers 35

Boys

Southwest 28, Central 22

Greenwood 40, Pea Ridge 24

Gray Championship

Lakeside 34, Fayetteville White 30

Gray Third Place

Huntsville 38, George 30

Maroon Championship

Chaffin 30, Farmington 23

Maroon Third Place

Van Buren 40, Westville 29

Preps Sports on 11/24/2019

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