BENTONVILLE — Bentonville needed some instant offense Saturday afternoon, and Jasmine Secrest delivered for the Lady Tigers.
Secrest entered the game after the Lady Tigers missed their first seven shots and the senior scored six points in a 1 minute, 31 second span to start Bentonville’s 62-34 victory over Gravette on the final day of the Crabtree Invitational. The Lady Tigers (3-0) won their annual tournament with a 3-0 record.
“This was a good tournament for us to be in,” Bentonville coach Tom Halbmaier said. “Gravette is a really good team, and the overall competition was good and I am pleased with the kids.”
Bentonville led the Lady Lions 4-2, but a pair of baskets and two free throws by Secrest were a key part of a 9-0 run that gave the Lady Tigers an 11-2 lead. Secrest finished with 8 points, and her layup right before halftime gave Bentonville a 34-17 lead at the break.
“She got some high-percentage shots for us, which is really good,” Halbmaier said. “She is much improved, and it gives us that much more confidence knowing we can get things out of her.”
Deanna Adkins led 10 Bentonville players in the scoring column with 13 points. Taylor Lee was also in double figures for the Lady Tigers with 12 points.
Destaney Wishon paced Gravette with 12 points, while Kylee Davis added 10. Gravette (1-4) coach Will Pittman said Bentonville’s early run was too much to overcome.
“We got in foul trouble, and we can’t,” Pittman said. “We didn’t shoot it well, and when we don’t shoot it very well, it is tough. Bentonville shot it very well.”
Kindal Coleman opened the second half for Bentonville with a 3-pointer, and the Lady Tigers started the second half with a 9-0 run for a 43-17 lead.
BENTONVILLE 62, GRAVETTE 34
Gravette 6 11 8 9 — 34
Bentonville 16 18 9 19 — 62
Gravette (1-4): Wishon 12, Davis 10, Pruitt 4, Bayley 3, White 3, Dewitt 2.
Bentonville (3-0): Adkins 13, Lee 12, Potts 8, Secrest 8, Mabeus 6, Byford 4, Coleman 3, Casey 3, Martin 2, Garrard 1.
Huntsville 63, Branson, Mo. 55
Miranda Dubberly scored 20 points and Sydney Striplin added 19 as Huntsville pulled away from Branson, Mo., in Saturday’s first game.
Branson’s Ashley Forrest cut the Huntsville lead to 35-34 early in the third period but Dubberly hit a two free throws and a 3-pointer to help push the Lady Eagles to a 44-37 lead going to the final period.
Dubberly then added a three-point play and another 3-pointer as Huntsville took a 53-41 lead.
Branson cut the lead to 55-50 but the Lady Eagles made 6-of-6 free throw attempts the final minute of the game.
HUNTSVILLE 63, BRANSON, MO. 55
Branson 11 18 8 16 — 55
Huntsville 19 12 13 19 — 63
Branson (0-3): Dapprich 22, Barton 16, Forrest 7, Shepard 4, Tankersley 2, Seaman 2, Turpen 1, Calovich 1.
Huntsville (2-2): Dubberly 20, Striplin 19, Creek 7, Gragg 5, Burgess 5, Robinson 4, Phillips 3.