Stories from Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Trumann led after each of the first three quarters but let a slim lead slip away in the fourth quarter as they fell to Riverside 61-58 last Tuesday in the opening round of NEA Invitational Boys Division II tournament being held at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

Trumann's game plan worked well the first quarter as they trailed 10-9. Cedar Ridge must have figured out the game plan as they took a 12 point at half and blew the game open in third as they scored the first 22 points of the quarter on their way to a 53-26 win in the opening round of the girls' Division II NEA Invitational Tournament in Jonesboro...

Harrisburg had the unfortunate task of taking on defending NEA Division II champions Cedar Ridge in the opening round of this year's tournament. The Hornets had trouble on both offense and defense as the Timberwolves posted a 64-28 win. Malik Versie gave Harrisburg their only lead of the night as he scored inside to open the game. ...

Harrisburg raced out to a 10-1 lead before going on to a 58-49 win over Manila in the opening round of the girls Division II NEA Invitational Tournament in Jonesboro. Keely Edwards opened the scoring with two free throws as Manila answered with one of two free throws. ...

Marked Tree got 44 combined points from Lexi Perry and Tullia Tull as Augusta couldn't find an answer for the duo as the Lady Indians posted a 65-40 win in the opening round of the girls' Division I NEA Invitational Tournament in Jonesboro. The Lady Indians didn't fare as well against ICC as they were handed a 70-43 loss...

With Bay's first round by in the Division I boys' bracket, their 70-47 win over Augusta this past Saturday night put them in the semi-finals where they will face Marked Tree on December 30 in Jonesboro. Augusta jumped out to a 5-0 lead early in the game before Colton Watson canned a three to make it 5-3 Red Devils. ...

EPC's Warriors and Lady Warriors along with the Marked Tree Indians all advanced to the semi-finals of the NEA Invitational Tournament being held at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro. EPC defeated Sloan-Hendrix in the opening round 76-64 with three players reaching double figures in points. T.J. Young led the Warriors with 22 points, Clay Malone finished with 19 points and Zay Reed chipped in 17 points. EPC led 18-11 after one, 31-25 at half and 61-40 after three...