Stories from Thursday, October 3, 2013

EPC's Paul Pilgrim and Casey Pritchett captured the boys' district doubles title as Becca Bishop and Amber Pate won the girls' district doubles title. Gua Mettler won the girls' single title as Lexi Driver and Hannah Hale took second place in girls' doubles. All first and second place finishers will play in the state tournament October 21 and 22 in Jonesboro...

Fourth/Fifth Grade Manila 16 Marked Tree 14, EPC 14 Gosnell 8, Hoxie 14, Rector 6, Augusta 8 Newport 0, Trumann 8 Harrisburg 0, Earle 12 Cross County 0, McCrory 14 Cedar Ridge 0 Sixth Grade Marked Tree 38 Manila 22, Gosnell 34 EPC 0, Rector 40 Hoxie 8, Newport 22 Augusta 0, Trumann 6 Harrisburg 0, Earle 22 Cross County 0, McCrory 30 Cedar Ridge 0...

Chanc Gray ran for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion run as he finished with 79 yards on four carries as the EPC Junior Warriors (3-1) beat Augusta 38-0 last Thursday night. Jace Whitfield had a 20-yard touchdown run, D.J. Lauderdale added a four-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion run and Trevor Walker ran in two two-point conversions. ...

Marked Tree celebrated homecoming last Thursday night by hosting McCrory in junior high football action. The Junior Jaguars downed the Junior Indians 30-0. Marked Tree got the opening kickoff and drove down to the McCrory 39-yard line before Shy Anderson fumbled and the visitors recovered. ...

The Marked Tree Indians (3-1, 1-0 2A-3) scored with 1:11 left in the game to come from behind and beat Salem 32-28 in high school football action. Brody McCrary hit Octavious Dean with a 21-yard pass for the game winning score. McCrary finished the night with 224 yards passing and three touchdowns. Dean had a touchdown rushing and receiving, McGee had a rushing touchdown as Daniel Rucker and Tyree Wofford each had a touchdown catch. Ramiro Rodriguez had a two-point pass reception...

It was homecoming night in Trumann as the Pocahontas Redskins came to town and played spoilers for the Wildcats. After a defensive battle the first half, the visitors found the end zone three times in the second half on their way to a 28-6 win. Trumann (0-4) got on the board first as they forced the Redskins to punt and then drove down into Pocahontas territory. ...