Stories from Thursday, December 8, 2016

Harrisburg had four players in double digits as the Lady Hornets beat Westside 63-38 in senior girls basketball action this past Thursday in Harrisburg. Kylie DeVries got the scoring going for Harrisburg with a three-pointer from the left wing to make it 3-0 as Westside answered with a bucket inside to make it 3-2. ...

Harrisburg used a big second half to take a 29-20 win over the Junior Lady Warriors this past Thursday night in junior high basketball action in Harrisburg. The Junior Lady Hornets got on the board first as Gretchen Morgan netted a three-pointer to make it 3-0 Harrisburg. Kloey Harlson hit a jumper for Harrisburg to make the score 5-0 Junior Lady Hornets with 2:16 and Harlson added another jumper with nine seconds left to make it 7-0 Harrisburg after one quarter of play...

Bay did not get a chance to defend their title from last year as the Lady Yellowjackets lost a 38-37 nail-biter to Marmaduke this past Friday at the 58th annual Williams Baptist College tournament held in Walnut Ridge. Mallory Hartley got Bay on the board with a basket off an offensive rebound as Marmaduke canned a three-ball to make it 3-2 Lady Greyhounds. ...

The Marked Tree Junior Lady Indians outscored EPC 29-15 in the second half to break open a close game as they took a 47-33 win over the Junior Lady Warriors this past Monday night in Lepanto. Keragan Gordon opened the scoring for EPC with a three-pointer making it 3-0 EPC before Marked Tree got a jumper from Taylor McCuiston to make it 3-2. ...

In a game that was close all night, EPC survived a last second game tying shot from Tullia Tull to hang on for a 37-35 conference win over Marked Tree this past Monday in Lepanto. Tull gave the Lady Indians the early 2-0 lead with a jumper before Bre Ward got the Lady Warriors on the board by hitting one of two free throws to make 2-1. ...

EPC built a double digit lead after three quarters of play before withstanding a fourth quarter fury from Marked Tree to post a 42-36 conference win in junior high basketball action this past Tuesday in Lepanto. Jaylin Pearson gave EPC a 1-0 lead after hitting one of two free throws before B.J. ...

Harrisburg got down early and never recovered as they fell to Rivercrest 72-54 this past Tuesday in Harrisburg. Gatlin Greeno led the Hornets in scoring with 13 points as Tommy Maloney added 10 points. Bay held on for 55-46 win over BIC this past Tuesday in conference action in Bay. Taylor Layne led the Yellowjackets with 18 points as Dustin Utley finished with 11 points. Bay lost the junior high game 50-34...

EPC withstood an early fourth quarter charge from Marked Tree and then hit enough free throws down the stretch to claim a 72-63 conference win over the Indians this past Tuesday in Lepanto. J'Sebian Brown got inside for EPC basket to open the scoring as Marked Tree responded with Tray Brown jumper and a three-pointer from Colby Malone making the score 5-2 Indians. ...