Stories from Friday, January 20, 2017

Harrisburg fell behind early and never recovered as the Osceola Junior Seminoles gained a 55-23 win over the Junior Hornets this past Friday in Harrisburg. Osceola jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Ray Michael Jones scored inside for the Junior Hornets to make it 4-2. The Junior Seminoles scored the next nine point before Ray Michael Jones hit one of two free throws for Harrisburg to make it 13-3 with 1:15 left. The score stayed the same as the first quarter came to an end...

Harrisburg (8-9) was outscored 41-28 by Osceola in the second half after being tied 23 all at the half as they fell to the Seminoles 64-51 this past Friday in Harrisburg. Gatlin Greeno scored the first points of the night with a three-pointer for Harrisburg as Osceola countered with a three-pointer and basket inside to go up 5-3 early in the first. ...

Harrisburg got off to a terrible start being outscored 15-0 in the opening quarter on their way to a 40-7 loss at the hands of the Westside Junior Lady Warriors this past Monday in Jonesboro. The Junior Lady Hornets had trouble handling the press with numerous baskets scored off turnovers for for Westside. Harrisburg found themselves down 9-0 with 2:36 left in the opening quarter as Westside added six more points before the first quarter came to a close...

Harrisburg (10-8) used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Westside 49-26 in senior girls basketball this past Monday in Jonesboro. Jessica Webb got Harrisburg on the board first with a basket inside as Westside answered with a three-pointer, their only lead of the game, to make it 3-2 Lady Warriors. ...

MaKayla Marshall tossed in 21 points on the night to lead Marked Tree to a 41-18 win over conference rival EPC this past Tuesday night in junior high girls' basketball in Marked Tree. The Junior Lady Indians jumped out a 7-0 lead as Marshall hit a jumper in the lane, Taylor McCuiston hit one of two free throws, Marshall stuck back an offensive rebound and McCuiston went coast to coast for a lay-up. ...

EPC jumped out to an early lead and increased that lead every quarter on their way to a 48-27 win over Marked Tree this past Tuesday night in Marked Tree. Preston Rains put the first points on the board for EPC with a baseline jumper as Trevon Wofford of Marked Tree answered with two free throws to make it 2-2. ...

Marked Tree (5-11) jumped out to a 15-1 first quarter lead before having to hold on for a 39-34 win over EPC (5-11) this past Tuesday in Marked Tree. The Lady Indians jumped out to a 15-0 lead as Tullia Tull scored back to back baskets as Jayla Carter scored inside to make it 6-0. ...

EPC (14-6) led from eight to twelve points for most of the second half before having to withstand a late Marked Tree (9-7) charge to escape with a 65-62 win this past Tuesday in Marked Tree. Tray Brown opened the game by hitting one of two technical free throws after EPC was caught dunking the ball in warm-ups for a 1-0 lead. ...

The Bay Lady Yellowjackets were on the road this past Tuesday at Earle and were handed a 68-58 loss by the Lady Bulldogs. Whitlee Layne scored 34 points to lead Bay. The Junior Lady Yellowjackets also lost by a score of 41-25 as Olivia Ferguson scored 13 points...