Stories from Monday, November 16, 2015

Harrisburg (7-2) played toe to toe with Newport (8-1) for the first quarter. The Greypups showed their speed and power in the second quarter on their way to a 36-8 win and the Super Bowl title in the NEA YFL finale this past Saturday at Warrior Field in Lepanto...

Bay (5-1, 1-0 1A-3 East) celebrated homecoming night with an 88-55 win over Ridgefield Christian School (RCS) this past Friday night at Bay. Jonathan Crain gave Bay the early 2-0 lead with a base line jumper ten seconds into the game. RCS canned a three-pointer to take a 3-2 lead. ...

Win and host a first round Class 4A state playoff game or lose and have to travel to northwest Arkansas for the first round. That was on the when Trumann hosted Highland this past Thursday night in a big 4A-3 conference game at Wildcat Stadium. The Rebels jumped out to an early lead and Trumann (6-4, 3-4) could not recover as they fell 45-28. The Wildcats will travel to Pea Ridge Friday to take on the Blackhawks...

Marked Tree (7-3, 5-2A-3) wrapped up the third spot in the conference and will host a first round Class 2A state playoff game. The Indians clinched the third spot with a 28-12 win over Rector in the regular season finale. D'Angelo Griffin led the Indians' offense with 118 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns. ...

The Bay Lady Yellowjackets (7-2, 1-0 1A-3 East) picked up two wins this week in high school basketball action. Bay beat Ridgefield Christian School 88-21 last Thursday night as Katie Ferguson had 20 points and ten rebounds. Whitlee Layne netted 18 points as Mallory Hartley finished with 13 points and Abby Frisby added 10 points. Sydney Higgins grabbed 11 rebounds...

Marked Tree's Markel Perry is one of those kids who comes along every once in awhile. While his passion is on the basketball court, Perry also excels in the classroom and the way he carries himself at all times. Perry participated in a program over the summer that will help him get ranked nationally for basketball recruiting. ...