Stories from Thursday, December 10, 2015

Both EPC girls team fell this past Friday in the semi-finals of the Gerald Jennings Invitational Tournament being held in Manila. Krystan Vornes scored 14 points as the Lady Warriors lost to Riverside 51-33. The Junior Lady Warriors lost to Nettleton 42-24. The Junior Lady Warriors made the semi-finals with a 25-21 win over Manila. Bre Ward had 15 points in the win...

In a close game all night long, Highland built a seven point lead midway through the final quarter. Trumann got as close as 52-50 with a little over a minute left only to see the Junior Rebels pull away to win the game 58-53. MJ Barnes got the Junior Wildcats on the board first with two free throws for a 2-0 lead. ...

Trumann (2-2, 1-1 4A-3) took a 49-46 lead with three seconds left and watched as Highland's three-point attempt was off it's mark giving the Wildcats the win in their home opener. Highland scored first to take an early 2-0 before Trumann reeled off the next 11 points. ...

Bay's Lady Yellowjackets won the Williams Baptist College Tournament this past Friday with a 59-52 win over Pocahontas. This was the first time for Bay to play in this tournament. The Lady Redskins came out hot early taking a 10-2 lead over Bay in the first four minutes of the game. ...

The Trumann Junior Wildcats did something not many teams have the opportunity to do and that's go undefeated and untied during a football season. The Junior Wildcats capped off a 9-0 season giving the team back to back conference titles making the freshmen on the team one of the winningest groups to ever come through. ...