CONWAY – Parker Brown finished with a game-high 12 points, including seven in the final quarter, as Heber Springs defeated Mayflower, 43-41, in pool play of the St. Joseph Tournament.
Heber Springs led 23-18 at the half and 36-28 at the end of the third quarter.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (43): Eli Riggs 8, Gavin Vaughn 6, Ryan Crocker 9, J.T Spears 5, Parker Brown 12, Ladd Choate 3.
MAYFLOWER SCORING (41): Kaleb Moody 11, Arian King 8, Brailon Davis 11, Dalton Crumley 2, Parker Stigall 3, B.J. Gilliam 2.
CONWAY – The second quarter proved the difference as Conway St. Joseph outscored Heber Springs 17-8 and held on for a 37-30 victory in pool play from the St. Joseph tournament at the Family Activities Center.
Heber Springs led 8-6 after the first quarter, but trailed 33-23 heading into the final period.
CONWAY ST. JOSEPH SCORING (37): Jacob Williams 8, Jake Hill 6, Luke Pope 11, Zach Tucker 1, Luke Briggler 5, Michael Longing 6.
HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (30): Gavin Vaughn 5, Eli Riggs 8, Ryan Crocker 9, J.T. Spears 3, Parker Brown 5.
SHIRLEY – Heber Springs trailed heading into the fourth quarter, but used a 18-2 run to close out the contest, and garner a 46-34 victory over Shirley.
Heber Springs led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter, before the Blue Devils took a 23-20 lead into the break.
Though the Panthers limited Shirley to three second-half field goals they still trailed 32-28 heading into the final quarter.
Heber Springs junior Gavin Vaughn brings the ball up against Guy-Perkins Monday night at the Panther Den. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO
HEBER SPRINGS – Gabriel Stickland finished with 28 points as Guy-Perkins downed Heber Springs, 54-39, Monday night at the Panther Den spoiling the opener for the Panthers.
After a 14-10 first quarter, the Thunderbirds outscored Heber Springs, 12-5, in the second quarter to take an 11-point advantage into the half.
The Thunderbirds increased their lead to 41-28 at the end of three quarters.
Parker Brown paced Heber Springs with 16 points while Eli Riggs finished in double figures with 13, including three 3-pointers.
Heber Springs scoring (39): Gavin Vaughn 4, Eli Riggs 13, Parker Brown 16, Ladd Choate 3, Ryan Crocker 3
BALD KNOB – Heber Springs opened its season with a 43-37 nonconference victory at Bald Knob.
Parker Brown and Gavin Vaughn, who was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, each scored 9 points to pace the Panthers. J.T. Spears finished with 8 points with all of his scoring coming in the fourth quarter as Heber Springs outscored the Bulldogs, 18-13, over that stretch to claim the win.
The Panthers led 11-3 at the end of the first, and 19-11 at the half, but Bald Knob outscored Heber Springs 13-6 in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs Michael Knight led all scorers with 13 points.
Bald Knob Scoring (37): Garrison Onasch 9, Michael Knight 13, Braden Davis 10, Travis Kersey 5
Heber Springs Scoring (43): Gavin Vaughn 9, Eli Riggs 6, Parker Brown 9, Ladd Choate 6, J.T. Spears 8, Ryan Crocker 5
Gavin Vaughn and Bauer Pruitt on the basketball float during Friday’s homecoming parade on Main Street. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO
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It’s back to the grind of the 4-4A Conference basketball schedule for the Heber Springs Panthers. Heber Springs lost at Sheridan in the first game since Christmas and dropped a 67-43 decision to Rose Bud at the Panther Den on Saturday.
The Panthers (0-2 in conference, 1-12 overall) were scheduled to resume conference play at Morrilton on Tuesday.
Conner Riddle and Ryan Crocker scored 38 of the 43 points for Heber Springs. Riddle scored a game-high 24 points, followed by Crocker with 14 points. Rece Hipp led Rose Bud with 23 points and Jace Goodwin had 10 points.
“It was good to get back in the gym,” Heber Springs coach Dusty West said. “A team can learn and improve more playing games than just practicing. We dug ourselves a big hole early in the game, trailing by 17 points at one point in the first half before reducing it to eight points by halftime. We came back for the second half and didn’t play with a lot of energy.”
Rose Bud scored 12 unanswered points to start the game. Riddle put the Panthers on the scoreboard with less than four minutes left in the first quarter by making two free throws. Heber Springs played almost even during the next three minutes with the Ramblers. Rose Bud outscored the Panthers 9-7 and took a 21-9 lead into the second quarter. The Ramblers increased their margin to 17 points before Crocker’s 3-pointer started a Heber Springs scoring run. The Panthers pulled to within five points at 24-19, but the Ramblers survived the charge and increased the lead to 34-26 by halftime. Rose Bud went on an 18-9 scoring run during the third quarter for a 52-33 lead going in the final quarter.
“We had moments when we played well and moments we didn’t play as well,” West said. “We just need to focus on the next two games, which are against conference opponents. The players are still working hard and giving good effort. We need to find a way to get over the hump.”
Rose Bud 21 13 18 15–67
Heber Springs 9 17 7 10–43
Rose Bud scorers — Rece Hipp 23, Jace Goodwin 10, Jared Wray 9, Gavin Vaughn 7, Avery Orman 7, Matthew Waggoner 5, Dalton Gorham 4, Caden Heck 2.
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