ROUNDUPS

Sunday, December 29, 2013

BOYS

BENTON HARMONY GROVE 56, CUTTER MORNING STAR 46 Chuck McCormick led the Cardinals (10-2) with 20 points in a victory over the Eagles in the semifinals of the Herb Russell Invitational at Ouachita High School. Mitch Scoggins added 16 points and Jake Scoggins 10 for Harmony Grove.

BENTONVILLE 63, FORT BEND (TEXAS) BUSH 59 Malik Monk scored 22 points as the Tigers (6-3) finished third in the Gold Division in the Neosho (Mo.) Holiday Classic. Tyrik Dixon added 18 for Bentonville.

CAVE CITY 58, E-STEM 54 Despite 22 points and seven assists from Michael Calamese, the Mets (4-6) suffered a loss to the Cavemen in the third-place game of the Payton Chevrolet Holiday Classic in Heber Springs. Dee Jay Jones added 10 for e-Stem.

CLARKSVILLE 75, HOT SPRINGS 46 Freddy Lee made 15 of 20 field-goal attempts and finished with 36 points as the Panthers (7-3) rolled to a victory over the Trojans in the semifinals of the Spa City Shootout in Hot Springs. Deontae Woodbridge added 12 for Clarksville.

DANVILLE 65, DARDANELLE 53 Jay Trusty scored 26 points to lead the Little Johns (8-2) over the Sand Lizards in the consolation game at the Bank of the Ozarks Classic in Ozark. Grant Cathey added 20 points for Danville. Chris Kershner led Dardanelle with 15 points.

JACKSONVILLE 68, DREW CENTRAL 50 Devin Campbell scored 22 points as the Red Devils (8-3) defeated the Pirates (8-6) in the semifinals of the Southeast Arkansas Holiday Tournament in Monticello. Serigo Berkley added 13 and Demarion Freeman 10 for Jacksonville. Edmond Hunter led Drew Central with 15 points and Mahli Arrington added 11. Jacksonville plays Little Rock Central, a 49-46 winner over Monticello, in Monday’s championship game.

LITTLE ROCK FAIR 65, BRADLEY 40 Jerrick Cole and Antonio Pointer scored 16 points each as the War Eagles (6-4) knocked off the Bears in the Ashdown Classic. Nick Jones added 12 for Fair.

LITTLE ROCK HALL 63, GIBSON COUNTY (Tenn.) 50 Dayton Artis scored 18 points while leading the Warriors over the host team in Dyer, Tenn. Hall plays Humboldt, Tenn., in Monday’s championship game.

LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW 77, NEW HOPE (Miss.) 28 Daryl Macon had 23 points, 4 assists and 4 steals as the Patriots (10-1) rolled to a victory in the fifth-place game of the Slam Dunk at the Hump in Starkville, Miss. Jaylen Franklin added 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

NORTH PULASKI 70, EL DORADO 60 Rashawn Langston scored 13 points as the Falcons defeated the Wildcats and advanced to the final of the Fairview Holiday Classic in Camden. De’Marik Brown added 11 for North Pulaski, which plays the host team on Monday night in the title game. Jalen Cunningham scored 23 points to pace El Dorado.

VAN BUREN 44, SPRINGFIELD (Mo.) PARKVIEW 37 Ryan Pearson scored 16 points while leading the Pointers (9-1) past Springfield Parkview in the fifth place game of the Neosho (Mo.) Holiday Tournament. The Missouri team led 16-14 at the half, but Van Buren outscored Parkview 11-6 in the third quarter to take control of the game.

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