LITTLE ROCK — As expected, Archie Goodwin put on a show Tuesday night, but the junior standout from Sylvan Hills had plenty of company in a contest filled with offensive highlights.
Four players from each team scored 10 or more points as Sylvan Hills took a 93-73 victory over visiting Pulaski Oak Grove.
Goodwin, a 6-5 shooting guard who is ranked in the nation’s top 20 juniors by ESPN, scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half. He also had 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals in the Bears’ season-opening victory.
But the capacity crowd at the Sylvan Hills gym might have been expecting more from Goodwin, who scored 37 points in his high school debut against the Hornets last season.
“Honestly, I didn’t think I would have a game like [last year’s] tonight,” Goodwin said. “I just wanted to come out and help my team get a victory. Obviously I wanted to play hard and get my teammates involved. I wasn’t thinking about last year.”
Guard Trey Smith made four three-pointers and led the Bears with 20 points. Larry Ziegler, another guard, added 19 points and junior post player Devin Pearson scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Oak Grove (0-2) was led by senior Tyler Jordan’s 15 points and seven rebounds. Senior A.J. Ivory added 14 points, junior Darius Jones 13 points and junior Eric Parks 10 points.
“That was two athletic teams,” Oak Grove Coach Wayne Herren said. “I take my hat off to Sylvan Hills. They’re going to be a very special ball team. I’m proud of my guys for coming into a hostile environment, competed and didn’t give up.”
Oak Grove led 18-15 with 2:15 left in the first quarter, but Sylvan Hills scored the next eight points - six of them by Ziegler - and the Bears never trailed again.
Sylvan Hills’ biggest lead was 28 points - 84-56 - with 6:49 to play.
Tuesday’s fast-pace style should have been no surprise. Herren was an assistant to Sylvan Hills Coach Kevin Davis in 2006, and both teams play a similar style.
“When we play, we always get that thing up and down the floor,” Davis said. “When you have a game that’s as fast and furious as that, you can see things that you need to improve on. It’s a starting point.” OAK GROVE (73) Ivory 5 4-7 14, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Green 0 0-0 0, Parks 4 2-5 10, Turner 3 2-3 8, Jordan 6 2-2 15, Jones 4 3-4 13, Brown 2 0-0 5, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Tolbert 4 0-0 8, J. Smith 0 0-0 0, James 0 0-0 0, Mills 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 13-21 73.
SYLVAN HILLS (93) Ziegler 9 1-3 19, T. Smith 7 2-2 20, Blair 1 0-0 3, Gates 3 0-0 6, Goodwin 6 6-8 18, Washington 0 0-0 0, Patton 2 0-0 4, Scott 0 0-0 0, Pearson 7 3-4 17,Jones 1 0-0 2, Featherstone 2 0-0 4, Davidson 0 0-0 0. Totals 38 12-17 93.
Oak Grove (0-2) 20 12 24 17 - 73 Sylvan Hills (1-0) 26 28 24 15 - 93 Three-point goals - Oak Grove 4 (Jones 2, Jordan, Brown); Sylvan Hills 5 (T. Smith 4, Blair). Team fouls - Oak Grove 18, Sylvan Hills 19. Technicals - Goodwin.
JACKSONVILLE 76, LITTLE ROCK Mc-CLELLAN 51 Raheem Appleby led the Red Devils with 25 points against the visiting Lions. James Aikens added 10 for Jacksonville, which outscored Mc-Clellan 31-8 in the second quarter to take a 50-24 lead.
JONESBORO 58, GREENE COUNTY TECH 32 Micah Walker led the Hurricane with 13 points in a season-opening victory over the Eagles (1-1) in Jonesboro. Jacob Gibson added 11 and Rod Pugh 10 for Jonesboro, which led 43-17 after three quarters.
LITTLE ROCK HALL 55, FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE 43 Senior post player Myles Taylor scored 12 points in leading the Warriors (1-0) over the host Grizzlies.
LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW 77, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 45 University of Arkansas signee Aaron Ross scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Patriots opened their season with a victory over the host Wildcats. Anton Beard added 10 points and had five assists, while Stephan Lambert also scored 10 points.
Girls BAUXITE 49, FOUNTAIN LAKE 43 Mary Crow scored 20 points and had eight steals as the Lady Miners (3-0) outlasted the Lady Cobras (1-1) in the semifinals of the Bauxite Invitational. Shelby Wingate added eight points for Bauxite. Whitney Ellison led Fountain Lake with 24 points.
ENGLAND 61, PULASKI ACADEMY 47 Jeneka Watkins scored 33 points as the Lady Lions defeated the Lady Bruins in the Bauxite Invitational. Aria Dunbar added 13 for England, which led 28-27 at the half and 41-35 after three quarters.
JACKSONVILLE 50, LITTLE ROCK Mc-CLELLAN 46 Jessica Jackson led the Lady Red Devils with 18 points in a victory over the visiting Lady Lions. Melissa Miller and Nicole Bennett each added 12 for Jacksonville, which led 28-25 at the half. Taylor Collins scored 14 and Kirara Cummings 10 for Mc-Clellan.
SYLVAN HILLS 53, OAK GROVE 42 Ashley Johnson led the Lady Bears (1-1) with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 steals in a victory over the visiting Lady Hornets (0-2). Tayletha Lewis added 12 points and six rebounds for Sylvan Hills, while Kashima Wright scored 11 points and Naomi Gregory had seven assists and six steals. For Oak Grove, freshman Alexis Ellis scored a game-high 21 points while grabbing six rebounds. Georvonna Porter added 13 points and Madeline Laster pulled down 10 rebounds.
Tuesday’s scores High school boys Bradley 61, Genoa Central 36 Centerpoint 61, Van-Cove 53 Crossett 41, Drew Central 35 Izard County 60, Sloan-Hendrix 37 Jacksonville 76, Little Rock McClellan 51 Jonesboro 58, Greene County Tech 32 Little Rock Hall 55, Fort Smith Northside 43 Little Rock Parkview 77, Springdale Har-Ber 45 Sylvan Hills 93, Pulaski Oak Grove 73 Yellville-Summit 78, Green Forrest 57 High school girls Bradley 45, Genoa Central 38 Camden Fairview 64, Pulaski Robinson 34 Centerpoint 61, Van-Cove 51 De Queen 54, Redwater, Texas, 21 Drew Central 57, Crossett 38 Fort Smith Northside 71, Little Rock Hall 52 Green Forest 56, Yellville-Summit 30 Hazen 60, White County Central 30 Jacksonville 50, Little Rock McClellan 46 Poyen 57, LISA Academy 8 Rose Bud 56, Marshall 44 Sylvan Hills 53, Pulaski Oak Grove 42 Tournaments Bauxite Invitational Semifinals Bauxite 49, Fountain Lake 42 England 61, Pulaski Academy 47 Consolation bracket Glen Rose 46, Bismarck 37 Mount Ida 58, Little Rock Fair 13 Junior Boys White County Central 54, Hazen 51 Junior Girls White County Central 35, Hazen 31
Sports, Pages 24 on 11/17/2010