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Ward’s Presence Boosts Lady War Eagles

Posted: January 11, 2013 at 4:04 a.m.

Ashley Ward, a Rogers Heritage senior, tries to drive Tuesday around Springdale High senior Brittany Jurgens at War Eagle Arena in Rogers.
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Ashley Ward, a Rogers Heritage senior, tries to drive Tuesday around Springdale High senior Brittany Jurgens at War Eagle Arena in Rogers.

Kevin Ramey has no doubt his Rogers Heritage girls basketball team is better with Ashley Ward on the floor. The tangible contributions are easy to see as the 5-foot-8 senior leads Heritage in scoring (12.2 points per game) and rebounding (5.7 rebounds per game). But Ramey said those are only the tip of the iceberg.

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Ashley Ward

School: Rogers Heritage

Class: Senior

Height: 5-8

Notable: Led the Lady War Eagles in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore. ... Sat out her junior season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee. ... Leads Heritage in scoring (12.2 points) and rebounding (5.7) as a senior and is shooting 57 percent from the floor.

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