TUESDAY’S BOYS
BEEBE 54, VILONIA 48 EJ Smith scored 21 points and D’Andre Butler had 16 points for the Badgers, who defeated the Eagles. Hunter Neely led Vilonia with 14 points.
FS NORTHSIDE 80, LR CENTRAL 57 Fort Smith Northside (11-5, 2-0 7A-Central) took the lead for good late in the first half, and pulled away in the second half for the victory over the Tigers (4-9, 0-2).
Central led 16-14 after one quarter, but Northside exploded for a 23-point second quarter to take a 37-35 halftime lead.
Isaiah Joe paced the Grizzlies with a game-high 25 points. Raijon McIntosh led Central with 20 points.
MAUMELLE 59, JACKSONVILLE 56 Byron Wade was one of four Hornets to score at least 10 points, finishing with 17 points in a victory over the Red Devils in Jacksonville. Courtney Lawrence scored 12 points. Jabari Barnes had 11 points and Brahm Harris added 10 points. Gerald Doakes led Jacksonville with 13 points.
TUESDAY’S GIRLS
AUGUSTA 44, DES ARC 25 Tyra Tripp’s 12 points helped the Lady Red Devils defeat the Lady Eagles in Augusta.
BATESVILLE 67, GREENBRIER 34 Taylor Griffin finished with 20 points and the Lady Pioneers (12-4) routed the Lady Panthers (2-14) in Batesville. Blysse Harmon led Greenbrier with 10 points.
BENTON 63, MILLS 41 Senior guard Italei Gray scored 15 points and junior forward Makenzy Davidson added 14 to lead Benton (7-9, 1-3 6A/5A-5) past Mills (3-11, 0-2). Junior guard Kennedy Stringfellow had 12 points while senior guard Anna Davis finished with 10 for the Lady Panthers, who outscored the Lady Comets 27-4 over a six-minute stretch that spanned the first and second quarters to take over the game. Senior forward Cetra Dale had 18 points and 18 rebounds for Mills.
ENGLAND 66, MARVELL 11 The visiting Lady Lions led 28-2 at the end of the first quarter and routed the Lady Mustangs. Tatayana Penister had a game-high 14 points for England.
JACKSONVILLE 57, MAUMELLE 52 Shy Christopher scored 19 points to lead the Lady Titans (9-7) to a victory over the Lady Hornets in Jacksonville. The Lady Hornets were led by Jayla King, who socred 18 points.
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN 54, LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW 49 The Lady Warriors overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Lady Patriots. Junior guard Reagan Bradley led LR Christian with 25 points. Senior guard Kania Lasker scored 19 to lead Parkview.
PULASKI ACADEMY 45, LITTLE ROCK HALL 42 Pulaski Academy (10-6, 21 6A/5A-4) withstood a fourth-quarter rally and held off the Lady Warriors (7-7, 1-2) at Cirks Arena. The Lady Bruins had a four-point edge at the half, then watched the Lady Warriors whittle it down in the last two quarters. Maddie Hatcher led Pulaski Academy with 16 points. Allexias Adams and Erin Carbin each had 14 points for Little Rock Hall.
STAR CITY 71, PINE BLUFF DOLLARWAY 10 Star City (14-5, 9-0 4A/3A-10) had four players score 10 or more points in the blowout victory over Dollarway in Pine Bluff. Janiya Johnson led the Bulldogs with 17 points, while Anna Wynn added 16. Ally Grayson had 13 for Star City with Amber Weatherspoon chipping in 10 more. Star City led 44-6 at halftime.