Stories from Thursday, December 7, 2017

Trumann used a 9-0 run in the middle of the first quarter to open a double digit before going on to beat the Gosnell Junior Lady Pirates 51-29 this past Thursday at Wildcat Gym. The Junior Lady Wildcats opened the game by scoring the first six points as Kayde Jones scored inside, Hannah McClaughlin followed with an inside score as Kayde Jones put back an offensive rebound to make it 6-0 Trumann. ...

Trumann led a 10 point halftime lead slip away as the Lady Pirates scored a late basket and then intercepted the inbound pass to seal a 45-43 win over the Lady Wildcats this past Thursday in Trumann. Mycah Wilson scored inside and Olivia Greenwell made a reverse layup for Trumann to go up 4-0 only to see Gosnell hit three of four free throws on back to back trips to the line making the score 4-3 Lady Wildcats. ...

Bay outscored Pocahontas 9-7 in the overtime period to post a 52-50 win over the Lady Redskins to win the championship game of the Williams Baptist College high school tournament this past Saturday in Walnut Ridge. Pocahontas scored the first points of the game with a jumper before Olivia Ferguson canned a three-pointer for Bay to make it 3-2 Lady 'Jackets. ...

John Dunman takes monster buck on hunting trip.

Marked Tree jumped out to a double digit lead in the first half before hanging on in the second half to beat EPC 38-35 in junior high basketball action this past Monday in Marked Tree. The Junior Lady Warriors got on the board first with a three-pointer from Abby Martinez to make it 3-0 EPC before the Junior Lady Indians reeled off the next 16 points. ...

EPC used a big third quarter to take the lead on their way to a 49-41 win, their first of the season, over the Lady Indians this past Monday in Marked Tree. Madison Wiggins gave EPC the early lead with a stick back basket and followed with a three-pointer to make the score 5-0 Lady Warriors. ...

Trumann lost a hearbreaker at Brookland this past Tuesday night as the Bearcats hit a free throw with 1.5 seconds left to win 44-43. Ben Turner led the Wildcats in scoring with 19 points as Cody Roland tossed in 12 points. The Junior Wildcats also fell to the Junior Bearcats by a score of 40-26 as Azani Smith had 12 points for Trumann...

Marked Tree outscored EPC 10-2 in the fourth quarter to break open a one point game as they downed the Junior Warriors 49-40 this past Tuesday night in Marked Tree. Aayden Johnson got Marked Tree on the board first with a fast break layup as Preston Rains hit a jumper for EPC to make it 2-2 early in the first. ...

Trayvius Brown hit six three-pointers on his way to 26 points for Marked Tree as the Indians downed conference rival EPC 63-46 in high school basketball action this past Tuesday in Marked Tree. Colby Malone got the Indians on the board first with a fast break layup before Trayvius Brown canned a three-ball making it 5-0 Marked Tree. ...