Stories from Thursday, January 18, 2018

Arkansas State defensive end Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (Mesquite, Texas), the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and 2016, was honored Thursday night at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet as both the Dan Hampton Award winner and the club’s selection for the Red Wolves’ team MVP...

Harrisburg could never recover from a slow first quarter as the Junior Lady Hornets fell 31-15 to Gosnell this past Thursday in junior high basketball action at the Hornet's Nest. Gosnell scored their first points, a conventional three-point play, with almost two minutes gone in the game for a 2-0 lead and didn't score again until almost two minutes later to make it 5-0 Gosnell. The Junior Lady Pirates added six more points over the next two minutes to take an 11-0 lead after the first quarter...

Ansley Wixson's old-school three-point play with 21 seconds left gave the Lady Hornets a 39-38 lead and proved to be the game winner as Harrisburg beat Gosnell last Thursday in Harrisburg. Lessie Dowty gave Harrisburg the first points of the game with a jumper in the lane only to see Gosnell score the next six points to go up 6-2 with 3:28 left. ...

Marked Tree's Paul Coleman had a break out senior in helping lead the Indians to a 10-2 record, a conference championship and to the second round of the state football playoffs. Coleman amassed 1,766 yards rushing on 168 carries with 27 touchdowns. He added 281 yards on 16 catches and three touchdowns. ...

The Harrisburg Junior Lady Hornets had trouble with the Westside press falling behind early on their way to a 45-21 at the hand of the Junior Lady Warriors this past Monday in Harrisburg. Kelsey Dixon gave Harrisburg an early 2-0 lead with a jumper early in the first quarter. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. John Charles Rowlett, 85, departed this life Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born Sunday, January 24, 1932 to the late John D. and Viola Texas Bottoms Rowlett and a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Harrisburg jumped out to a 16-9 lead after the first quarter and increased in to 29-9 at the half on their way to a 47-30 win over Westside this past Monday at the Hornet's Nest. Lessie Dowty hit a jumper and Abby Edwards followed with back to back three-pointers to give Harrisburg an early 8-0 lead. ...