Stories from Friday, November 27, 2015

Bay (9-2) had four Lady Yellowjackets score in double digits as they beat Manila 76-37 last Thursday night. Katie Ferguson led the way with 15 points, Whitlee Layne finished with 14 points, Sarah Blackman netted 13 points and Mallory Hartley chipped in 11 points. Bay won the junior high game 33-23...

Trumann (1-1) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead only to see Bay outscore the Junior Wildcats 10-4 the rest of the quarter and take a lead the Junior 'Jackets would not give up the rest of the night on their way to a 49-39 win last Thursday advancing to the finals of the Bay Invitational Junior High Tournament...

The Junior Lady Yellowjackets trailed by seven starting the fourth quarter before cutting the lead to two with 21 seconds left. MacArthur added a basket with 15 seconds left and held on for a 32-28 win and the girls' title in the Bay Junior High Invitational Tournament this past Saturday...

Trumann (0-1) had the unenviable task of opening basketball season on the road at Valley View. The Blazers started fast and never looked back in posting a 73-43 win over the Wildcats. Valley View jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Connor Haag canned a three-pointer for Trumann to make it 7-3 Blazers. ...

Bay (8-2) outscored Manila 13-5 in the fourth quarter to take a 43-34 victory in the junior high boys' championship this past Saturday in the Bay Invitational Junior High Tournament. Manila's Jeremiah Perez opened the scoring with a basket inside and was followed by Brock Birmingham drilling a three-pointer giving the Junior Lions an early 5-0 lead. ...

EPC and conference and county rival Marked Tree met in girls' basketball action this past Monday in Marked Tree. The Lady Warriors jumped out early and never looked back in posting a 57-33 win over the Lady Indians. Krystan Vornes scored for first four points of the game with a bucket off an offensive rebound and two free throws. ...

Eddie Morgan, a teacher at Trumann Intermediate School, recently participated in the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL) in Las Vegas, NV. The event was held at the Bally's Hotel convention center. Morgan, who was a member of the 1975 Arkansas State Indians undefeated football team, competed in the 61-67/242 age/pound division. The 62 year old Morgan weighed in at 238 pounds for the competition...

EPC Cheer takes top honor.