ROGERS HIGH BOYS
The Mounties took third place at the US Bank/Rolla High School Invitational Tournament with a 50-44 win Saturday against Francis Howell (Mo.) Central.
Sophomore Jake Killingsworth led Rogers with 17 points and 15 rebounds in his final game in a Mounties uniform. Killingsworth is moving to California. Xavier Smith added 13 points while Hunter Hill finished with 10 points for the Mounties.
Rogers (5-5) lost 61-52 to Rolla in Friday’s semifinals. Hill led Rogers with 21 points while Killingsworth had 12. Zach Street scored 10 off the bench after having nine points in a first-round win over Festus, Mo. on Thursday. Hill was named to the all-tournament team.
Rogers travels to Webb City, Mo. on Saturday.
ROGERS HIGH GIRLS
Rogers lost 85-47 to Greenwood in Saturday’s third-place game at the First Arkansas Bail Bonds Tournament in Mountain Home.
Rogers (3-7) and Greenwood were tied at 29 in the second quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs closed out the the first half with a 24-0 run.
The Lady Mounties opened the tourney with an impressive win over Paragould before losing to North Little Rock in the semifinals.
“The win against Paragould was a quality win for us,” said Rogers coach Preston Early. “We were as good defensively in that game as we have been all year. We made some clutch plays, and we answered every time they made runs at us. That put us in the winner’s bracket and we played two elite teams that we are just not ready for yet.
“But we are making progress, and North Little Rock and Greenwood are on another level.”
The Lady Mounties return to action Thursday when they host Fort Smith Southside at 11 a.m. in King Arena.
Airedale Classic at Alma
Girls
Alma 44, West Fork 31
West Fork^13^4^5^9^—^31
Alma^13^10^8^15^—^44
West Fork: Griffin 10.
Alma (6-3): Ostrander 15, Stewart 14.
Sacred Heart 60, Gravette 57
Sacred Heart^14^15^15^16^—^60
Gravette^9^9^17^22^—^57
Sacred Heart: Bean 14, Andrews 14, Usery 13.
Gravette: Pruitt 24, Hicks 16.
Greenland 55, Farmington 52
Farmington^11^11^21^9^—^52
Greenland^20^12^16^7^—^55
Farmington: Maxwell 28, Hopkins 11.
Greenland: Rogers 15, Vaughn 11.
Boys
Alma 81, Gravette 75
Gravette^20^17^14^24^—^75
Alma^23^22^26^10^—^81
Gravette (7-3): Pierce 31, Troutner 30, Turner 7, Fox 5, Morgan 2.
Alma: Lee 26, Anderson 19, Folkerts 10, Wight 10, Parker 7, Beneau 4, Harris 3, Parker 2.
Farmington 64, Pottsville 63
Pottsville^13^23^15^12^—^63
Farmington^18^19^17^10^—^64
Pottsville: Perry 23, Cole 17.
Farmington: Thomas 23, Mueller 18, Spears 10, Barnes 6, Ingram 5, Ryan 2.
Lavaca 57, Greenland 44
Lavaca^10^8^21^18^—^57
Greenland^9^6^12^17^—^44
Lavaca: Walker 18, Todaro 17, Headley 9.
Greenland: Farrar 10, Sisemore 9.
HERITAGE BOYS
War Eagles Finish 2-1 In OKC
Crist Olsen scored a team-high 22 points, including a 3-pointer in the final two minutes, to give Rogers Heritage the lead for good en route to a 63-61 win over the Oklahoma City Storm to win the consolation final of the Mid-Del Holiday Tournament on Saturday.
Heritage (9-3) never trailed, but the Oklahoma City Storm, which is made up of home schoolers from the area, was tied late until Olsen’s 3-pointer from the corner. The War Eagles, which led 25-22 at halftime and 43-42 after three quarters, finished 2-1 in the three-day event.
Connor Hirsh was also in double figures with 16 points for Heritage.
War Eagles coach Tom Olsen was pleased with how his team responded, after a tough loss on Thursday.
“We were within an eye lash of maybe being 3-0,” Olsen said. “We came back and played really well yesterday after that disappointing loss. Then came back today against a D-1 type guard and a big kid inside and handled them OK.”
The Storm was led by 6-1 junior Chauncey Collins, who scored 21 of his game-high 27 in the second half.
Heritage will host El Dorado on Friday before opening conference play on Jan. 10 by hosting Fayetteville.
HERITAGE GIRLS
Lady War Eagles Win Behind Big Second Half
Rogers Heritage overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to rally for a 45-36 win over Guthrie, Okla., in the senior girls consolation finals of the Mid-Del Holiday Tournament on Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Junior Emilie Jobst scored all 17 of her points in the second half, after sitting out much of the second quarter with a bloody nose. Emily Seiler was also in double figures with 10 for Heritage (4-6), which went 2-1 in the three-day event.
“We played about as good a second half as we could,” Heritage coach Kevin Ramey said. “We scored 34 points in the second half. We played really good defensively the entire game.”
Heritage trailed 18-11 at halftime and were without two of its top scorers much of the second quarter, Ramey said. But the Lady War Eagles gathered themselves at halftime and outscored Guthrie 34-18 in the final two quarters to notch their second consecutive win.
— PAUL BOYD w@nwapaulb
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER
Missed Free Throws Cost Wildcats
Springdale Har-Ber let down at the free-throw line Saturday in the second round of the Holiday Hoops Tournament at Wynne.
Har-Ber led most of the game then went 3 for 9 at the line in the fourth quarter in a 44-43 loss to Marion. Marion (7-1) will play Conway for the tournament championship while Har-Ber (6-4) and Wynne meet in the third-place game at 4:30 p.m. t0day.
“We had every opportunity to win this game,” Har-Ber coach Scott Bowlin said of the one-point loss to Marion. “We went 3 for 9 at the line in the fourth quarter and didn’t make good decisions with the basketball. We had them on the ropes and didn’t finish the job.”
Austin Fox scored 12 points to lead the Wildcats.
The Har-Ber girls returned home after going 2-2 in a tournament at Mansfield, Texas. Har-Ber lost its final game 59-46 to Mansfield (Texas) Summitt. Marleeya Montgomery had 10 points and Caroline Hornor eight to lead the Lady Wildcats (10-3).
— RICK FIRES @nwarick