GIRLS
7A-WEST CONFERENCE
FAYETTEVILLE 63, SPRINGDALE 31 Callie Berna scored 19 points as host Fayetteville defeated Springdale to clinch the conference’s top seed for next week’s state tournament. Tiffany Wisely led Springdale with 21 points.
ROGERS 44, BENTONVILLE 24 Taylor Strickland scored 12 points to lead Rogers (20-07, 8-6) past host Bentonville (16-11, 4-9). All five of Rogers’ starters finished with at least six points as the Lady Mounties locked up the conference’s No. 3 seed for the Class 7A State Tournament. Bentonville was just 10 of 45 from the field.
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 55, ROGERS HERITAGE 19 Caroline Eubanks and Summer Morgan dominated inside as host Springdale Har-Ber (13-16, 5-9) ended its five-game losing streak with a victory over Rogers Heritage (6-20, 2-11). Eubanks scored 16 points and Morgan finished with 11.
5A-WEST CONFERENCE
VILONIA 58 SILOAM SPRINGS 32 Katherine Puckett and Maggie Brewer scored 17 points each as host Vilonia (24-4, 12-2) eased past Siloam Springs. Julie Stanley added 11 points for Vilonia. Makenzie Sharp scored 14 points to lead Siloam Springs.
BOYS
7A-WEST CONFERENCE
SPRINGDALE 45, FAYETTEVILLE 32 Mytaah Crawford and Shelton Baird scored 11 points each as Springdale (17-10, 9-5) held off host Fayetteville (14-13, 7-7). Malik Fields led Fayetteville with 12 points.
ROGERS 51, BENTONVILLE 34 Graham Parker scored 18 points as Rogers (17-10, 8-6) defeated host Bentonville (14-13, 5-8). Josh Anderson added 12 points for the Mounties.
ROGERS HERITAGE 42, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 35 Mac Olinger scored 15 points as Rogers Heritage (10-17, 2-11) defeated host Springdale Har-Ber (3-25, 2-12). Thomas Moreland added 10 points for Heritage. Jason Holmstrom led Har-Ber with 12 points, and Matt Bradley had 10.
5A-WEST CONFERENCE
GREENWOOD 51, MORRILTON 15 Sammy Richards had 14 points to lead Greenwood (20-8, 12-2) past host Morrilton. Endsley Evans added 11 points for Greenwood.
SILOAM SPRINGS 60, VILONIA 56 (OT) Shane Carlson scored 19 points as Siloam Springs held off host Vilonia in overtime. Payton Henson added 17 points for Siloam Springs, and Kyle Teague finished with 16. Cody Brewer paced Vilonia with 13 points. Sean Talbert added 12, while Trevor Martin scored 11 and Seth Gordon finished with 10.
Sports, Pages 20 on 02/26/2011