December 19, 2019
The Heber Springs junior girls basketball team will look to even its 4A-4 conference record on Friday when they host Ozark at the Panther Den beginning at 4 p.m.
It will be the Panthers final game of the year before returning to action on Jan. 7 at home against Pottsville.
Heber Springs (7-4) dropped its conference opener on Dec. 10 at Dover, 43-33, as Sophia Stone finished with 15 points. The Panthers led 21-18 at the half, but were outscored 25-12 in the second half, including 12-3 in the final quarter.
Heber Springs started the season 2-0 before dropping a 60-49 decision to Dover on Nov. 14 at the semifinals of the Marshall junior high tournament. The Panthers also led at the half during that contest, 29-24. Stone had 20 points in a losing effort while Jaylea Hooten finished with 13.
The Panthers bounced back defeating the host, Marshall, in a consolation contest at the tournament, 40-25, on Nov. 16 as Hooten had 13 points in the win.
Heber Springs would down South Side Bee Branch, 44-22, on Nov. 19 and Riverview, 46-13, on Nov. 21 as Stone had 19 points in the win over South Side Bee Branch.
On Nov. 23, the Panthers hosted a one-day junior high tournament at the Panther Den. Heber Springs won its opener, 62-10, over the Cabot South 8th-Grade team as Addison Hudspeth finished with 17 points.
In the championship game, Heber Springs used a 6-0 run to close out the first half to take a 16-15 advantage into the half against Conway Blue, even pushing its lead to 22-16 after a Sophia Stone lay-up with 2:27 left in the third quarter. But Hooten picked up her fourth foul and had to set the remainder of the quarter as the Wampus Cats used their size to re-take the lead and win the title.
Heber Springs dropped a 48-40 contest to Clinton on Nov. 26 as Hooten had 15 points in the loss.
The Panthers won their last game on Dec. 12 with a 52-31 victory at South Side Bee Branch. Hooten had 24 points in the win, including 12 points in the third quarter, while Stone and Rylee Harrod each finished with 10.
HEBER SPRINGS BOXSCORES
JUNIOR GIRLS December 12 at South Side Bee Branch South Side Bee Branch 2 9 8 12 - 31 Heber Springs 10 12 16 14 - 52 SOUTH SIDE BEE BRANCH SCORING (31): Walley 21, Smith 3, Thurney 2, Linn 2, Smith 2, Duncan 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (52): Jaylea Hooten 24, Sophia Stone 10, Rylee Harrod 10, Riley Bailey 4, Madison Clemons 2, Molly Smith 2 December 10 at Dover Dover 14 4 13 12 - 43 Heber Springs 7 14 9 3 - 33 DOVER SCORING (43): A. McCrotty 29, A Reams 12, S. McClendon 2 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (33): Sophia Stone 15, Madison Clemons 9, Jaylea Hooten 3, Hope Turney 3, Rylee Harrod 3 November 26 at Clinton Clinton 12 14 9 13 - 48 Heber Springs 11 10 12 7 - 40 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (40): Jaylea Hooten 15, Rylee Harrod 8, Sophia Stone 8, Madison Clemons 7, Hope Turney 2 November 23 at Heber Springs Tournament Conway Blue 10 5 11 9 - 35 Heber Springs 5 11 6 7 - 29 CONWAY BLUE (35): K. Brown 11, A. Corley 6, S. Ingraham 4, K. Beckwith 4, K. Harper 4, A. McMillen 3, B. Ferguson 2, J. Davis 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (29): Sophia Stone 13, Madison Clemons 4, Rylee Harrod 4, Riley Bailey 4, Jaylea Hooten 2, Hope Turney 2 November 23 at Heber Springs Tournament Cabot South 8th-Grade 0 2 8 0 - 10 Heber Springs 25 10 11 6 - 62 CABOT SOUTH SCORING (10): Cresswell 4, Stark 2, Dolling 2, Gourke 2 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (62): Addison Hudspeth 17, Sophia Stone 15, Lindsey Southerland 8, Molly Smith 6, Jaylea Hooten 6, Hailey Poore 4, Hope Turney 3, Rylee Harrod 2, Riley Bailey 1 Other November 23 Heber Springs Tournament Junior Girls Results: Conway Blue 52, Batesville 26; Batesville 43, Cabot South 8th-Grade 10. November 21 at Heber Springs Riverview 0 7 4 2 - 13 Heber Springs 19 9 12 6 - 46 RIVERVIEW SCORING (13): Hale 9, Munoz 2, Rayson 1, Rojas 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (46): Jaylea Hooten 10, Sophia Stone 8, Hope Turney 7, Lindsey Southerland 4, Marin McKenzie 4, Madison Clemons 2, Riley Bailey 2, Cristina Garcia 2, Addison Hudspeth 2, Hailey Poore 2, Molly Smith 2, Rylee Harrod 1. November 19 at Heber Springs South Side Bee Branch 8 6 4 4 - 22 Heber Springs 16 2 12 14 - 44 SOUTH SIDE BEE BRANCH SCORING (22): E. Walley 11, A. Zimmerson 4, J. Walley 4, B. Smith 2, E. Thornley 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (44): Sophia Stone 19, Rylee Harrod 7, Jaylea Hooten 6, Hope Turney 6, Madison Clemons 2, Addison Hudspeth 2, Molly Smith 2 November 16 at Marshall Tournament Marshall 8 9 0 9 - 25 Heber Springs 10 6 11 13 - 40 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (40): Jaylea Hooten 13, Sophia Stone 9, Rylee Harrod 7, Madison Clemons 2, Hope Turney 2, Cristina Garcia 2, Addison Hudspeth 2, Molley Smith 2, Marin McKenzie 1 November 14 at Marshall Tournament Dover 13 11 18 18 - 60 Heber Springs 15 14 14 6 - 49 DOVER SCORING (60): McCrotty 20, Reams 13, Young 13, Hodge 8, McClendon 5, Perea 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (49): Sophia Stone 20, Jaylea Hooten 14, Rylee Harrod 6, Cristina Garcia 3, Madison Clemons 2, Hope Turney 2, Riley Bailey 2
HEBER SPRINGS JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL 2019-2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COACH: Jamey Riddle OVERALL RECORD: 7-4 4A-4 RECORD: 0-1 November 9 - Heber Springs 27, Greenbrier 16 ^ November 12 - Heber Springs 33, Nemo Vista 27 November 14 - Dover 60, Heber Springs 49 ^ November 16 - Heber Springs 40, Marshall 25 ^ November 19 - Heber Springs 44, South Side Bee Branch 22 November 21 - Heber Springs 46, Riverview 13 November 23 - Heber Springs 62, Cabot South 8th 10 * November 23 - Conway Blue 35, Heber Springs 29 * November 26 - Clinton 48, Heber Springs 40 December 10 - Dover 43, Heber Springs 33 # December 12 - Heber Springs 52, South Side Bee Branch 31 December 20 - Ozark # January 7 - Pottsville # January 9 - at Newport January 14 - Dardanelle # January 16 - Mount Vernon-Enola January 23 - Marshall January 24 - Dover # January 27 - at Mayflower January 28 - at Pottsville # January 31 - at Ozark # February 3 - Quitman February 4 - at Dardanelle # February 10 - District Tournament at Ozark (^ - Denotes Marshall Tournament) (* - Denotes Heber Springs Tournament) (# - Denotes 4A-4 Conference Game)