LITTLE ROCK — BOYS

BENTON HARMONY GROVE 56, MAYFLOWER 54 Host Benton Harmony Grove led visiting Mayflower by 18 points at the start of the fourth quarter, then withstood a rally to hang on for a victory. Bryce Sossamon led Benton Harmony Grove with 17 points, Mitch Scoggins had 13 and Jake Scoggins added 11.

CEDARVILLE 64, LINCOLN 58 Garrett Parson led the Pirates (9-1) with 24 points in a victory over the Wolves. Austin Meyers added 15 for Cedarville, which led 33-28 at the half.

EARLE 58, BLYTHEVILLE 51, OT Autry Allen led the Bulldogs (4-3) with 22 points in an overtime victory over the Chicks in the West Memphis Classic. Tevin Scott added 14 points and Dequan Trotter 10 for Earle.

ENGLAND 74, ABUNDANT LIFE 47 Josh Fudge scored 24 points as the Lions (5-4, 2-0 5-3A) rolled to a victory over the Owls. Devonte Patterson added 18 for England, which led 52-24 at the half.

FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE 32, ROGERS 27 Rogers let a third-quarter lead slip away and turned the basketball over two times in the final 1:30 as Fort Smith Southside posted a victory in a consolation game at the Arvest Hoopfest tournament in Rogers. Rogers led 23-20 with 3:56 left in the third quarter, but the Mounties made 1 of 11 shots in the final 12 minutes and had 4 turnovers during that span, the final coming with 5.8 seconds left and the Rebels leading 30-27. Clayton Pankey led Southside with 10 points. Freshman Jake Killingsworth led Rogers with 11 points.

HAZEN 80, PALESTINE-WHEATLEY 71 Davonte Sullivan scored 20 points to give host Hazen a 2A-6 victory over Palestine-Wheatley. Fred Metcalf and Milton Burton had 16 points each for Hazen, which led 33-30 at halftime, and Sean Hall added 13 points.

MAUMELLE 71, MENA 39 Tyshun Robinson scored 14 points as the Hornets (4-4, 1-1 4-4A) defeated the host Bearcats. J.B. Minix added 13 and Gary Burton 11 for Maumelle.

PEA RIDGE 61, HOT SPRINGS 55 Jacob Hall hit a wide-open three-pointer that snapped a 51-51 tie as Pea Ridge went on to defeat Hot Springs in a consolation bracket game at the Arvest Hoopfest tournament in Rogers. Hall finished with a game-high 22 points, including 10 in the final 4:30 of the game. Evan Tillman added 13 points for Pea Ridge (6-1), and Isaac Mangrum finished with 11. Anthony Goffigan led Hot Springs (1-6) with 16 points.

SILOAM SPRINGS 69, GREENWOOD 60 Dylan Gray scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds and teammate Payton Henson had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Siloam Springs beat host Greenwood at the Yeagers/H.B Stewart Classic. The Panthers held a 15-11 lead after the first quarter and a 29-26 advantage at halftime. Siloam Springs led 47-38 going into the fourth quarter. Shane Carlson and Reece Goddard each added eight points for the Panthers.

WEST FORK 79, PRAIRIE GROVE 66 Josh Ferrell scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as West Fork (8-0) pulled away from Prairie Grove. Leon Beasley added 21, Trusten DeSoto 14 and Robert Wingate 10 for West Fork, which trailed 31-30 at the half. Ty Tice led Prairie Grove with 21 points while Cooper Winters put in 16.

GIRLS

ENGLAND 59, ABUNDANT LIFE 37 Alesha Pennister scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 10 assists to lead host England to a 2A-5 victory. Also for England (3-7, 1-1) Terika Howard had 15 points, Lawanda Criss scored 13 and Cecela Phillips added 12. Lauren McClendon scored 18 points to lead Abundant Life, which trailed 32-21 at halftime.

GOSNELL 67, MARION 52 Kemahri Soward scored 29 points to lead Gosnell to a nonconference victory over Marion. Daelyn Bingham added 12 points for Gosnell (4-4), which led 45-27 at halftime.

GREENWOOD 76, SILOAM SPRINGS 55 Greenwood took a 39-29 lead into halftime and extended that margin in the second half in a 21-point victory against the Lady Panthers. Bailee Owens led Siloam Springs (4-3) with 13 points, while Morgan Miller had 12 and Mayse Pippin 10.

HAZEN 46, PALESTINE-WHEATLEY 17 Kayla Curlett scored 16 points to lead Hazen (5-4, 1-1) to a 2A-6 victory over Palestine-Wheatley, which trailed 34-12 at halftime.

LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL 49, FAYETTEVILLE 46 Alaysia Ready, Jamie Ruffins and Chloe Washington scored 10 points each as Little Rock Central held off a late rally by Fayetteville in a second-round game at the Lady Bulldog Classic in Fayetteville. Central led 46-38 with 1:25 left in the game, but Fayetteville scored eight of the next nine points and pulled within 47-46 with 24.1 seconds left. Destiny White led Fayetteville with nine points.

MALVERN 63, LAKE HAMILTON 52 Alivia Huell scored 16 points to lead Malvern to a victory over visiting Lake Hamilton.Akasha Westbook had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Leopards (8-1), who led 19-15 at halftime. Shakara Penix had 10 points for Malvern and Raven Baker added 10 points and 10 assists.

MOUNT ST. MARY 61, WYNNE 41 Mallory Kleine scored 17 points to lead visiting Mount St. Mary to a victory. Gracie Sloan had 11 points for the Belles and Ellie Bilger added 10.

RIVERVIEW 48, BAUXITE 39 Erykah Johns scored a game-high 20 points to lead Riverview to a victory over visiting Bauxite. Meg Meachum added 10 points for Riverview, which led 19-14 at halftime. Allison Tackett led Bauxite with 14 points.

ROGERS 68, ROGERSVILLE (MO.) 43 Taylor Strickland scored 28 points and MacKinzie James added 13 points and 6 assists as Rogers defeated Rogersville, Mo., at the Stephanie Phillips Classic in Springfield, Mo. Libby Ganoung added seven points for the Lady Mounties, while Samantha Warren finished with five.

STAR CITY 54, EL DORADO 22 Star City outscored visiting El Dorado 30-9 in the second half to earn a nonconference victory. Tyeshia Harris led Star City (8-1) with 22 points and Jaida Harden added 16.

Sports, Pages 23 on 12/08/2012