Stories from Thursday, February 7, 2019

Volleyball team places in two tournaments.

Will White did a little bit of everything for the Trumann Wildcats this past football season. White was selected for the Class 4A all-state football for his accomplishments on the field this past season. White completed 40 of 78 passes for 625 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 740 yards on 112 carries and 14 touchdowns. ...

Trumann was held to eight points in the first half as Hoxie opened a double digit lead on their way to a 36-23 loss at Hoxie this past Friday. The Junior Lady Mustangs opened the game with a 7-0 run before Kayde Jones hit a jumper for Trumann and Nygeria Jones scored inside for the Junior Lady Wildcats to make it 7-4 with just over a minute left in the quarter. Hoxie added a basket in the paint to take a 9-4 lead at the end of one...

Trumann had no answer for Hoxie this past Friday as the Lady Mustangs led from start to finish in a 65-31 3A-3 conference win at Hoxie. The Lady Mustangs jumped out a 4-0 lead before Hannah McClaughlin hit a baseline jumper for Trumann making it 4-2 Hoxie. ...

Harrisburg was outscored 24-17 in the second half by Cave City as the Lady Cavewomen broke an 18-18 tie to take a 42-35 win over the Lady Hornets this past Friday in the Hornets' Nest. Anna Walker and Cassie Armstrong scored back to back baskets in the paint to give Harrisburg an early 4-0 lead before Cave City hit a jumper to make it 4-2 Lady Hornets. ...

Harrisburg let Cave City get out a 16-2 lead after the first quarter as the Hornets couldn't fight their back from the deficit as they lost 60-23 to the Cavemen this past Friday night in Harrisburg. Cave City jumped out a 12-0 lead before Presley Witt stuck back an offensive rebound to make it 12-2 Cavemen with 3:21 left. Cave City added two more baskets over the last three minutes to take a 16-2 lead after the first quarter of play...

Harrisburg held off Newport’s charge in the final minute to capture a 34-33 win in the opening round of the 3A-2 junior high district tournament this past Saturday in Newport. The Junior Lady Greyhounds jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Harrisburg got a jumper in the lane from Allison Harris, a three-pointer from Lilly Betts and one of two free throws from Betts to make it 6-5 Junior Lady Hornets with 1:12 left. ...

Harrisburg outscored Palestine-Wheatley 13-4 in the fourth quarter and hung on for a 36-35 win over the Junior Patriots in the opening round of the 3A-2 junior high district tournament this past Saturday in Newport. Palestine-Wheatley hit one of two free throws to take the early lead before Trey Davis hit one of two free throws for Harrisburg and Justin Clem canned a three-pointer for the Junior Hornets to make it 4-1 Harrisburg with 2:43 left. ...

Hartley honored for achievement!

Poinsett County had ten players recently selected to junior and senior high all-conference volleyball teams for this past season. In senior high volleyball, Harrisburg's Shaw Faulkner along with Trumann's Sydney Callahan and Hannah McClaughlin were chose for the 3A-East all-conference team. In junior high, Kaylin Gipson, Molly Bates and Kloe Weeks of Harrisburg were chosen as were Trumann's Isabella Davis, Lynlee Morgan, Anna Lebo and Jayda Halfacre...

Marked Tree scored six of the last seven points on the night to come away from Bay with a 49-42 win in high school boys’ basketball action. Israel Malone gave Marked Tree an early 3-0 lead with one of two free throws and a basket inside before Bay got back to back three-pointers from Layne Austin and Dax Gibson making it 6-3 Yellowjackets. ...