Stories from Friday, December 18, 2015

Kaylee Crain had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Bay to a 40-29 win in junior high non-conference basketball action this past Friday in Bay. Olivia Ferguson got the Junior Lady 'Jackets on the board first with a basket inside only to see India O'Bannon answer with a three-ball from EPC to make it 3-2 Junior Lady Warriors. ...

EPC played close for the first half of the opening quarter before Bay (16-2) got rolling and increased their lead at the end of each quarter on their way to a 62-41 win over the Lady Warriors this past Friday in Bay. Jaleigha Garrett gave EPC an early 3-0 lead with a three-pointer from the left corner before Mallory Hartley scored inside bay to make it 3-2. ...

Bay (11-4) led at the end of each of the first three quarters only to see Blytheville outscore the 'Jackets 21-10 in the final quarter to take a 50-44 win this past Friday in Bay. Bay jumped out to an early 4-0 lead as Jonathan Crain and Taylor Layne made back to back baskets before the Chickasaws hit a jumper making it 4-2. ...

Marked Tree got 23 points from D'Angelo Griffin and 19 points from LaQuentin Miles as they beat Riverside 72-56 in boys' high school basketball action this past Friday in Marked Tree. The Junior Indians also won 50-45 with Jack Brown scoring 24 points...

Marked Tree came out hot taking a double digit lead after the first quarter. Gosnell got warmed up in the second quarter to take a one point lead after half and came out on fire in the second half as they went on to claim the Gerald Jennings Invitational title with an 89-77 win...

Harrisburg gave themselves a chance to win but a turnover with less than ten seconds left let Cave City escape with a 47-45 4A-3 conference win this past Monday night in Harrisburg. Cave City scored the first points of the game almost three minutes into the first quarter by hitting one of two free throws for a 1-0 lead. ...

Marked Tree Police Chief Chester Ford is retiring for the second time in his 45 year career in law enforcement. Originally from Oklahoma, Ford's family moved to Marked Tree in 1950. His father worked for the Marked Tree Police Department from 1951-1987. "I used to go out and ride with him," Ford said. He remembers saying back then that he didn't want anything to do with law enforcement when he grew up, but years later he changed his mind and made it a career...