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BALD KNOB – Liam Buffalo finished with 14 points but it was not enough as Bald Knob downed Heber Springs, 41-33, in junior boys nonconference play.
Heber Springs led 19-14 at the half and 26-25 at the end of three quarters, but could not hold in the final stanza.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (33): Weston Warden 7, Liam Buffalo 14, Jacob Haskett 2, Ty West 8, Rhett Herring 2.
BALD KNOB – Bald Knob outscored Heber Springs 22-4 in the second and third quarters to pull away and claim a 37-19 victory in junior girls action.
The Bulldogs led 10-6 at the end of the first quarter before increasing their advantage to 18-8 at the break.
Heber Springs (0-4) was led by Ella Williams’ seven points.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (19): Taylor Parker 5, Baleigh Burchfield 2, Zoey Hendrix 2, Ella Williams 7, Ada Choate 3
BALD KNOB SCORING (37): A. Daugherty 5, A. Foust 8, D. Jackson 6, W. Winkler 6, A. Mullen 2, M. Andrew 3, T. McSpadden 5, T. White 2.
HEBER SPRINGS – Raigan Head won the scoring battle, but Jaylee Hooten’s team won the game as Heber Springs downed Newport, 59-44, Monday night in senior girls action at the Panther Den.
The two juniors combined to score 71 of the game’s 103 points with Head leading the way with 36 points followed by Hooten with 35.
It would be near the end of the third quarter before another Greyhound scored a point besides Head, a transfer from Tuckerman.
“I had some kids try to guard her so I could hide Jaylea,” first-year Heber Springs coach Spencer Gay said. “I didn’t want Jaylea to pick-up some silly fouls. When I had to put some smaller kids on her, she kind of took over.
“I am used to collapsing, and not letting one kid beat us, but I haven’t had a chance to instill that in these girls. So we’ve got some work to do, but man, she is hard to stop.”
While the duo was busy scoring points, it was Hooten who was getting more help from her teammates.
A Hope Turney field goal with 3:06 left in the first quarter help capped a 6-0 run to give Heber Springs an 8-2 advantage. The junior would later add a 3-pointer with five seconds left in the quarter to finish off another 12-3 run to give the Panthers a 20-7 lead after the first quarter.
Heber Springs seemed to be in control at that point, but cooled off in the second quarter, allowing Newport (0-1) to close the gap to 10 points at the half, 26-16.
“We started off hot, but we cooled off,” Gay said. “The shots weren’t falling, but we still took any shot we could get instead of waiting for the right shot.”
Baskets by sophomores Savannah Stout and Addison Hudspeth pushed the Panthers advantage back to 14 at 30-16 with 6:58 to play in the third quarter, but the Greyhounds were able to get within 10 late in the quarter at 36-26.
Heber Springs would go on 6-0 run to start the fourth, but the Panthers couldn’t stop Head as she scored seven straight to make it a 46-35 contest with 5:53 left.
A 3-pointer by Olivia Norton and a Hooten field goal with 5:04 to play expanded the Heber Springs advantage and Newport would not get any closer.
Hooten scored 20 of her 35 points in the second half and was a perfect eight-of-eight from the free-throw line over that period — she was 13-of-15 from the line on the night.
“Jaylea sees everything as a blur,” Gay said. “She is so fast.”
It had a been a week since the Panthers opened their season with a win over Mount St. Mary.
“I did see some things we improved on,” Gay said, “but some things are still bothering me. Our transition offense is still an enigma. It still difficult to figure out for us. We just try to get going so fast.”
Heber Springs will get a chance to improve on that Thursday night when they travel to Bald Knob (1-1) for the first road game of the season.
“They have an athlete and a good shooter,” Gay said. “So they have two kids that I am going to have to worry about. We saw them this summer. We are going to see the 2-3 zone and they are going to press us, so we are going to have to be ready.”
Newport (0-1) 7 9 12 16 - 44 Heber Springs (2-0) 20 6 14 19 - 59 Newport (44): Avery Robinson 2, Raigan Head 36, Lexi Harp 2, Grace Fain 4 Heber Springs (59): Hope Turney 8, Kylie Carr 2, Madison Clemons 2, Jaylea Hooten 35, Addison Hudspeth 3, Sophie Stone 2, Savannah Stout 4, Olivia Norton 3.
HEBER SPRINGS SENIOR GIRLS 2021-2022 (Click on a game for previous details) (Record: 2-0, 4-4A Conference: 0-0) Nov. 09 Heber Springs 53, Mount St. Mary 42 Nov. 15 Heber Springs 59, Newport 44 Nov. 18 at Bald Knob (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Nov. 22 Guy-Perkins (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Nov. 23 at Shirley (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec. 4 at Conway St. Joseph Tournament (SG, SB) Dec. 07 at Benton Harmony Grove (JG, SG, SB), 5 p.m. Dec. 14 South Side Bee Branch (JG, SG, SB), 5 p.m. Dec. 17 at Ozark (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. * Dec. 20 at Lonoke (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Dec. 21 at Des Arc (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Dec. 28-30 at Mount Vernon-Enola Tournament (SG, SB) Jan. 04 Morrilton (SGJV, SBJV, SG, SB), 6 p.m. * Jan. 07 at Dardanelle (JG, JB. SG, SB), 4 p.m. * Jan. 11 at Clarksville (SBJV, SG, SB), 5 p.m. * Jan. 14 Pottsville (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. * Jan. 21 Ozark (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. * Jan. 25 at Morrilton (SGJB, SBJB, SG, SB), 6 p.m. * Feb. 01 Dardanelle (JG, JB, SG, SB), 4 p.m. Feb. 03 Clarksville (SBJV, SG, SB), 5 p.m. * Feb. 08 at Pottsville (SGJV, SG, SB), 6 p.m. * Feb. 14 District Tournament at Subiaco Academy
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HEBER SPRINGS – Ada Choate paced Heber Springs with a pair of 3-pointers, but it was not enough as Newport handed the Panthers a 35-16 setback Monday night at the Panther Den.
Newport led 17-10 at the half and 25-13 at the end of the third quarter.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (16): Taylor Parker 2, Jovie Smithson 2, Baleigh Burchfield 1, Annalyse Wilson 2, Ada Choate 6, Haven Downs 3.
NEWPORT SCORING (35): Aubrey Burns 6, Niya Davis 4, Sadie Washam 9, Tamera Morgan 9, Lexi Hembrey 3, Sabarbra Ridley 4
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HEBER SPRINGS JUNIOR GIRLS 2021-2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS RECORD: 0-3. 4A-4 CONFERENCE: 0-0 (For past write-up click on game) Nov. 09 Mount St. Mary 21, Heber Springs 16 Nov. 11 Mount Vernon-Enola 37, Heber Springs 21 Nov. 15 Newport 35, Heber Springs 16 Nov. 18 at Bald Knob Nov. 22 Guy-Perkins Nov. 23 at Shirley Nov. 30 Southside Batesville Dec. 02 Pangburn Dec. 06 at Cedar Ridge Dec. 07 at Benton Harmony Grove Dec. 09 at Rose Bud Dec. 14 South Side Bee Branch Dec. 17 at Ozark * Dec. 20 at Lonoke Dec. 21 at Des Arc Jan. 07 at Dardanelle Jan. 13 White County Central Jan. 14 Pottsville * Jan. 21 Ozark * Jan. 24 at Mayflower Jan. 27 Bradford Feb. 01 Dardanelle * Feb. 05 District Tournament at Dardanelle (* - Denotes conference contest)
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HEBER SPRINGS – Heber Springs got eight points from Sophie Joyner and seven points from Mackenzie Lozeau as the Panther seventh-grade girls basketball team claimed a 24-15 win over Newport.
Heber Springs (1-1) led 6-3 at the end of the first quarter, but trailed 12-11 at the break, thanks in part to four 3-pointers by the Greyhounds.
Newport would add another 3-pointer in the second half, but the Panthers would outscore the Greyhounds, 13-3, in the second half to claim their first win of the young season.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (24): Phoebe Reed 4, Sophie Joyner 8, Mackenzie Lozeau 7, Emma Mayfield 2, Sloan Jett 3.
HEBER SPRINGS 7TH-GRADE GIRLS 2021-2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (Click on each game for details) RECORD: 1-1 Nov. 11 Mount Vernon-Enola 29, Heber Springs 4 Nov. 15 Heber Springs 24, Newport 15 Nov. 20 at Tuckerman Jamboree Nov. 30 Southside Batesville, 5 p.m. Dec. 02 Pangburn, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 06 at Cedar Ridge, 5 p.m. Dec. 09 at Rose Bud, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 06 at South Side Bee Branch, 5 p.m. Jan. 13 White County Central, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Riverview, 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at Mayflower, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 27 Bradford, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Bauxite Jamboree
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By LARRY “SCOOP” McCARTY
GREERS FERRY — The West Side Eagles kept its season record perfect and celebrated homecoming with an ugly win
Senior guard Travis Gentry scored a game-high 37 points and proved deadly at the free-throw line as the Eagles (2-0 in 2-1A Conference, 8-0 overall) defeated Izard County Consolidated 59-44 in a conference basketball game at Brady-Hipp Arena on Friday.
Gentry made four of West Side’s 11 field goals (all 2-pointers) and sank 29-of-33 free throws. He missed his first four free throws during a foul-plagued fourth quarter and hit his next 15 attempts. Brenten Knapp scored 11 points.
Gunner Gleghorn led the Cougars with 14 points. Denton Reiley had 12 points while Jude Everett contributed 11 points.
“It’s good to start the conference at 2-0, but we have not played our best yet,” West Side head coach Keith Brown said. “You don’t want to play your best during November. It was an ugly game, but both teams played hard. We will have to play much better in future games.”
The game was marred by three technical fouls against Izard County, two assessed on Cougar head coach Kyle McCandlis. The first technical against McCandlis came during the second quarter and the second technical late in the third quarter that led to his ejection. A third technical foul was assessed to a player — an Izard County fan also was ejected by the officials following McCandlis’ second technical foul.
The Eagles, who had struggled at the free-throw line this season, made 37-of-47 attempts. Izard County made 10-of-12 free throws. Three Cougars fouled out during the fourth quarter.
“I’m proud how we held our composure, especially during the fourth quarter,” Brown said. “Izard County is a good team. We started the game slow, but later found a way to win the game like a good team does. We had been struggling at the free-throw line, but we made a lot of free throws during the fourth quarter.”
Izard County held the lead during most of the first quarter. The Cougars maintained the momentum and took a 12-11 lead into the second quarter.
West Side claimed a 14-12 lead before the first technical foul against McCandlis. Gentry sank the two free throws and the Eagles never trailed again. West Side led 21-16 at halftime and outscored Izard County 14-6 during the third quarter for a 35-22 lead.
“It is going to be a tough conference race again with good teams,” Brown said. “Homecoming caused some distractions, but we played good enough to win.”
The Eagles are participating at the Clinton tournament this week.
Izard County 12 4 6 22–44
West Side 11 10 14 24–59
Izard County Consolidated scorers: Gunner Gleghorn 14, Denton Reiley 13, Jude Everett 11, Landon McBride 6.
West Side scorers: Travis Gentry 37, Brenten Knapp 11, Zack Birmingham 7, Asa Carr 3, Kirby Cothren 1.
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HEBER SPRINGS – Mount Vernon-Enola blew open a close game by outscoring Heber Springs, 18-2, in the third quarter to claim a 37-21 victory in junior girls play at the Panther Den.
Heber Springs jumped out to a 9-7 lead after the opening quarter as Taylor Parker had a pair of field goals, Jovie Smithson a 3-pointer and Baleigh Burchfield and Annalyse Wilson each hit one-of-two from the free-throw line.
The Warhawks outscored the Panthers, 8-4, in the second quarter to take a 15-13 lead in the break.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (21): Taylor Parker 4, Jovie Smithson 7, Baleigh Burchfield 3, Annalyse Wilson 1, Ada Choate 4, Haven Downs 2.
MOUNT VERNON-ENOLA SCORING (37): A. Gilbert 21, J. Rodgers 3, A. Ralston 9, R. Ralston 5.
HEBER SPRINGS – Heber Springs outscored Mount Vernon-Enola 14-8 in the third quarter and that proved to be the difference in a 40-35 victory for the Panther junior boys basketball team.
The War Hawks led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and 20-18 at the half, but two 3-pointers by Rhett Herring and one by Samuel Bush helped fuel a third-quarter comeback.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (40): Seth Dudeck 9, Liam Buffalo 11, Jacob Haskett 6, Ty West 5, Rhett Herring 6, Samuel Bush 3.
MOUNT VERNON-ENOLA SCORING (35): Brockington 14, Wolfe 2, Rogers 9, McClelland 3, McNair 5.