December 20, 2019
A sluggish start cost the Heber Springs junior boys basketball team Friday night at the Panther Den in a 4A-4 contest against Ozark in a 46-28 setback.
Ozark led 17-0 at end of the first quarter before a Xander Lindley free throw with 5:43 left in the second quarter put Heber Springs on the board.
Heber Springs would only manage Wyatt Winchester and Bauer Pruitt field goals in the first half as they trailed 29-9 at the break.
The Panthers would outscore the Hillbillies in the second half as Conner Riddle scored 16 of his game-high 19 points in the half
Cooper Watson paced Ozark with 18 points while Eli Masingale added 12.
Heber Springs (4-9 and 1-1 in the conference) will return to action on Jan. 7 when they host Pottsville in a 4A-4 contest at the Panther Den.
HEBER SPRINGS JUNIOR BOYS BOXSCORE December 20 vs. Ozark Ozark 17 12 13 4 - 46 Heber Springs 0 9 9 10 - 28 OZARK SCORING (46): Cooper Watson 18, Eli Masingale 12, Landon Wright 4, Kyle Archer 3, Parker Stane 3, Gavin Gilbreth 2, Caleb Cowell 2, M.J. Parker 1, Daxton Schaffer 1 HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (28): Conner Riddle 19, Bauer Pruitt 4, Wyatt Winchester 2, Xander Lindley 2, Eli Riggs 1
HEBER SPRINGS JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL 2019-2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COACH: Chad Johnson OVERALL RECORD: 4-9 4A-4 RECORD: 1-1 November 9 - Greenbrier 37, Heber Springs 17 ^ November 12 - Nemo Vista 45, Heber Springs 37 November 13 - Heber Springs 54, Yellville-Summit 50 ^ November 14 - Dover 43, Heber Springs 36 ^ November 19 - Heber Springs 44, South Side Bee Branch 38 November 21 - Riverview 51, Heber Springs 21 November 23 - Cabot South 8th 37, Heber Springs 33 * November 23 - Conway Blue 71, Heber Springs 39 * November 26 - Clinton 44, Heber Springs 27 December 10 - Heber Springs 45, Dover 33 # December 13 - Marshall 46, Heber Springs 38 December 16 - Heber Springs 36, White County Central 35 December 20 - Ozark 46, Heber Springs 28 # January 7 - Pottsville # January 10 - at Subiaco Academy # 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 # Februaryr 7 - Subiaco Academy # February 10 - District Tournament at Ozark (^ - Denotes Marshall Tournament) (* - Denotes Heber Springs Tournament) (# - Denotes 4A-4 Conference Game)