LITTLE ROCK — BOYS CAVE CITY 69, POCAHONTAS 54 Chase Mathews scored 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Cavemen (7-2, 3-0 2-4A) topped the visiting Redskins. Justin Hunter added 10 for Cave City, which led 34-15 at the half. Jacob Futrell’s 18 points paced Pocahontas.

DECATUR 55, UNION CHRISTIAN 41 Andrew Harris led Decatur (7-3, 1-0 4-2A ) with 17 points and Mario Urquidi added 11 as host Decatur defeated Union Christian (5-4, 2-1).

HACKETT 43, EUREKA SPRINGS 30 Tanner Sweeten led the Hornets (3-6, 2-0 4-2A) with 15 points in a victory over the Highlanders (12-8, 1-2). Colton Byers added 11 for Hackett, which led 15-14 at the half. Dalton Johnson scored 15 to lead Eureka Springs.

JASPER 55, ALPENA 17 Seth Stuart led the Pirates (16-2, 7-1 1-1A East) with 15 points in a victory over the Leopards in Alpena. Dillon Kilgore added 11 and Colby Pruitt 10 for Jasper, which led 28-6 at the half.

LINCOLN 48, PRAIRIE GROVE 29 Ossy Escareno’s three-pointer just before halftime gave Lincoln (5-6, 2-1) a lead and sparked the Wolves to a 1-4A Conference victory over visiting Prairie Grove (1-7, 0-3). Escareno finished with 18 points for Lincoln, which trailed 14-10 after one quarter. Escareno scored nine of his points in the second quarter to push Lincoln ahead 21-18 going into halftime.

MAYFLOWER 77, BALD KNOB 29 Brandon Forrester led the Eagles (8-2) with 12 points in an easy victory over the Bulldogs in Mayflower. Mayflower, which led 42-10 at the half, also picked up 11 points each from Austin Taylor, Drew Duncan and J.P. Perry.

PEA RIDGE 64, GENTRY 45 Pea Ridge (10-1, 2-0 1-4A) jumped to a 42-21 halftime lead and cruised to the victory over the host Pioneers (4-7, 0-3).Levi Pitts led the Blackhawks with 15 points, and Nick Deleon chipped in 13. Dusty Haag led Gentry with 15 points and Brent Barker added 13.

SPRINGDALE 73, ALMA 57 Tyler Tutt scored 14 points and Tereke Eckwood and Alex Scharlau added 12 points each as Springdale rallied in the fourth quarter for a victory at Alma.

TULSA NOAH 66, SILOAM SPRINGS 65 Allonzo Trier scored 17 points as Tulsa NOAH (11-5) handed host Siloam Springs its first loss. NOAH rallied from a 10-point deficit early in the fourth quarter. Shane Carlson led Siloam Springs (7-1) with 20 points, while Dylan Gray had 17 and Payton Henson had 14 GIRLS ALMA 54, SPRINGDALE 41 Alma outscored Springdale 20-11 in the third quarter to pull away in the second half of a nonconference matchup. Ashley Dederich scored 16 points and Karen Perez had 11 points as Springdale (2-7) fell behind 25-19 in the first half and trailed by 15 heading into the fourth quarter.

CUTTER MORNING STAR 55, MOUNTAIN PINE 53 The visiting Lady Eagles finished the game with only three players but wound up a winner. Tiffany Miller led Cutter Morning Star with 17 points before fouling out with 1:27 to play. Gabby Breshears added 14, 12 coming on three-pointers. Breshears and Shelby Chapman also fouled out. Destinee Hamilton added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Cutter Morning Star, which led 53-44 with 1:16 to play. Kelley Gould and Katie Sanders each scored 13 points for Mountain Pine.

GENTRY 39, PEA RIDGE 38 Destiny Thomas hit a free throw to give Gentry (6-5, 1-2 -4A) the lead for good with 57.6 seconds left in overtime as the Lady Pioneers held on for a victory over visiting Pea Ridge (1-8, 0-3). Thomas finished with a game-high 13 points. Jerika Schooley scored 11 points to lead Pea Ridge.

HACKETT 39, EUREKA SPRINGS 20 Tara Blanton and Ciara Kaylor scored 12 points each as the Lady Hornets (4-4, 1-1, 4-2A) defeated the Lady Highlanders (7-14, 0-3) in Hackett.

KIRBY 50, FOUNTAIN LAKE 23 The Lady Trojans (19-3) outscored Fountain Lake 27-2 in the first quarter to cruise to a victory. Sophomore Megan Stinson led Kirby with 13 points, with Brayden Crump adding 10. Katie Lampo led Fountain Lake (5-4) with 12.

MALVERN 48, ASHDOWN 28 Raven Baker scored 16 points and the visiting Lady Leopards (11-1, 3-0) held Ashdown scoreless in the second quarter in a 7-4A game. Alivia Huell added 13 points for Malvern, which led 22-5 at the half and 36-10 to start the final quarter.

MARMADUKE 63, AUGUSTA 31 Sidnee Bopp scored all 15 of her points frombeyond the three-point line as the Lady Greyhounds (20-1, 8-0 3-2A) rolled to an easy victory over the visiting Lady Red Devils. Bopp played only 14 minutes but was 5 of 5 on three-pointers. Marmaduke, which had 15 players score, was 9 of 22 on three-pointers.

PRAIRIE GROVE 39, LINCOLN 37 Prairie Grove outscored host Lincoln 16-0 in the third quarter and won on a layup by junior Abby Smith with three seconds left in the game. The victory completed an impressive comeback for Prairie Grove (8-3, 3-0 1-4A), which didn’t make a field goal in the second quarter and trailed 19-7 at halftime. Justyn Huber scored 18 points and Whitnee Fitts added nine points, all on three-pointers in the fourth quarter, to lead Prairie Grove. Lincoln (9-3, 2-10) dominated play in the first half behind guard Shelby Rowe, who finished with 16 points.

POYEN 54, CENTERPOINT 23 Elizabeth Kratz led the Lady Indians (12-2) with 21 points in a victory over the Lady Knights in Poyen. Alex Shaffer, Kylie Smith and Hadison Bates added eight points each for Poyen. Brooke Wright led Centerpoint with 15 points.

SHERIDAN 56, WATSON CHAPEL 52 Kadesha Cooper scored 29 points and the Lady Jackets (4-3) rallied from a 30-20 halftime deficit to post a victory over the visiting Lady Wildcats. Cooper’s efforts included 3 three-pointers and 6 of 10 from the free-throw line. Josey Love added 11 points for Sheridan. Kamera Bozeman led Watson Chapel with 24 points.

SILOAM SPRINGS 66, TULSA NOAH 51 Morgan Miller scored 22 points and Baily Cameron had 15 as the Lady Panthers (5-3) ended a two-game losing streak in Siloam Springs. Miller hit four of Siloam Springs’ eight three-point baskets. Kendall Reynolds and Glory Blankenship scored 12 points each for the Lady Jaguars (3-6).

UNION CHRISTIAN 42, DECATUR 33 Bethany Brown scored 19 points and Mary Catherine Qualls added 15 as Union Christian (7-2, 3-0 4-2A) held off a late charge by Decatur (2-8, 0-1). Hannah Ramsey led Decatur with 11 points.

Tuesday’s scores BOYS Cave City 69, Pocahontas 54 Danville 71, Lamar 70 Dardanelle 60, Booneville 34 Decatur 55, Union Christian 41 Dollarway 63, Dumas 39 Jasper 55, Alpena 17 Kirby 49, Fountain Lake 47 Lincoln 48, Prairie Grove 29 Mayflower 77, Bald Knob 29 Pea Ridge 64, Gentry 45 Poyen 62, Centerpoint 60 Springdale 73, Alma 59 Tulsa NOAH 66, Siloam Springs 62 GIRLS Alma 54, Springdale 41 Alpena 53, Jasper 44 Cutter Morning Star 55, Mountain Pine 53 Dardanelle 35, Booneville 32 Gentry 39, Pea Ridge 38 Kirby 50, Fountain Lake 23 Malvern 48, Ashdown 28 Mulberry 65, Kingston 61, OT Prairie Grove 39, Lincoln 37 Poyen 54, Centerpoint 23 Sheridan 56, Watson Chapel 52 Siloam Springs 66, Tulsa NOAH 51 Union Christian 42, Decatur 33

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Sports, Pages 26 on 12/19/2012