Stories from Monday, January 4, 2016

Trumann (5-7) ran into a good Nettleton Lady Raiders (10-1) team this past Saturday during girls' Division II play at the NEA Invitational Tournament. Nettleton outscored the Lady Wildcats 28-2 over the first quarter and a half on their way to a 67-25 win...

Marked Tree (4-9) kept the game close for the first half against EPC (10-4). Trailing by only five points entering the third quarter, the Lady Indians could muster only five points as the Lady Warriors took an 18 point lead on their way to a 66-48 win in the their opening round game of the girls' Division I bracket...

Marked Tree (8-3) used a 24-6 fourth quarter to pull away from Rector (1-10) for a 66-41 win in the opening round of the Division I boys' bracket at the NEA Invitational. Danny Hager got Rector on the board first with a basket inside to make it 2-0 Cougars. ...

Harrisburg (7-8) played toe to toe with Cedar Ridge (11-3) for the first five minutes of the game. Austin Reaves then reeled off 11 straight points and the Timberwolves never looked back on their way to a 77-37 win in boys' Division II play at the NEA Invitational Tournament being held in Jonesboro...

EPC (9-4) held on for a 57-54 win over conference rival Marked Tree (9-4) this past Tuesday in semi-finals of the NEA Invitational Tournament. The win gives the Warriors a chance to defend their title. J'Sebian Brown got an easy lay up off the tip ball for a 2-0 EPC lead before D'Angelo Griffin canned a three-pointer for Marked Tree to make it 3-2 Indians. ...

Bay (20-3) used a 21-11 fourth quarter to force overtime against Marmaduke (17-6) only to see the Lady Greyhounds outscore Bay 10-9 to take a 62-61 win in the semi-finals of the Division I NEA Invitational Tournament this past Tuesday afternoon. Jordan Mays opened the scoring for Marmaduke with a basket inside before Bay got a jumper for Whitlee Layne and an inside basket from Baylee Bowers to make it 4-2 Lady 'Jackets. ...

Bay (17-4) came out hot and took a 22-11 lead after one and never looked back as they punched their ticket to the Division I title game with a 69-43 win over Izard County Consolidate (ICC) (18-5) in the NEA Invitational Tournament being held at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

EPC (11-5) couldn't slow down the Izard County Consolidated (ICC) transition game as the Lady Cougars (18-4) downed the Lady Warriors 62-46 in Division I play of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Tueday. Krystan Vornes, who led EPC with 15 points, got the Lady Warriors on the board first with a basket inside for their only lead of the game at 2-0. ...

Harrisburg (8-3) took a six point lead into the final quarter of their Division II NEA Invitational Tournament game with Melbourne (12-1). The Lady Bearkatz held the Lady Hornets to seven points in the fourth quarter as they posted a 46-43 win. Kylie DeVries hit a three-pointer from the top of the key to open the game and give Harrisburg a 3-0. ...