ROGERS — Conway won a late free throw shooting contest Tuesday night.
The Wampus Cats made 11-of-12 free throws the finals 3 minutes, 54 seconds of the game to pull away from Rogers High for a 61-56 victory in a nonconference game at King Arena.
Nonconference
Boys
CONWAY 61, ROGERS HIGH 56
Conway 13 17 16 15 — 61
Rogers 13 19 9 15 — 56
Conway (4-3): Boyd 21, More 14, Leon 12, Thompson 4, Taylor 4, Burton 2, Grubbs 2, Walder 2.
Rogers (3-6): H. Hill 18, Holt 11, Adams 10, Jones 5, Quillen 3, Gentz 3, Street 3, R. Hill 2, Smith 1.
The game was tied 50-50 with 4:33 left in the game but Rogers was just 1-of-6 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line the rest of the way.
Tim Boyd led Conway with 21 points, including making 9-of-11 free throws. Adrian Moore finished with 14 points and the freshman was 3-of-4 from the line the final two minutes of the game.
“We wanted to keep the ball in Adrian and Tim’s hands because they are pretty good from the line,” Conway coach James Bates said. “I thought Rogers played well, but we found enough gaps in the lane to score enough points to win. We are pretty happy we won one.”
Rogers led 39-34 early in the second half but Conway used an 8-0 run the final two minutes of the third period for a 46-41 lead. Rogers tied the game at 50-50 on a layup by Joe Adams with 4:33 left in the game but Conway converted at the line to pull away.
Hunter Hill led Rogers with 18 points while Keifer Holt added 11. Adams had his best game of the year with 10 points.
“I’m very proud of my guys,” Rogers coach Wayne Herren said. “They fought hard and they competed hard. Hunter has been shooting extremely well and I thought Joe Adams was a big plus for us. Joe played a lot of minutes.”
Conway opened the second period with a 7-0 run for a 20-13 lead but the Mounties hit four 3-pointers, including two by Hill, to take a 32-30 lead at halftime. Rogers was 7-of-10 from 3-point range the first 16 minutes but they didn’t make a a 3-pointer the last 14 minutes of the game.
Conway won the junior varsity game 54-32. Carson McCullough and Alec Fletcher both had six points for the Mounties.
Rogers returns to action Dec. 21 when Mountain Home visits King Arena. The Lady Mounties will also play the Lady Bombers.
The Lady Mounties are next in action Friday when they travel to Shiloh Christian for a 6:30 p.m. with the Lady Saints.