BOYS

DECATUR 57, MOUNTAINBURG 46 Meng Vang led the Bulldogs (10-8, 8-3) with 18 points in a 2A-4 West victory over the Dragons (6-10, 5-7) in Decatur. Allan Castaneda added 11 and Mario Urquidi 10 for Decatur, which led 21-18 at the half.

FLIPPIN 55, VALLEY SPRINGS 54 Landry Kopacz hit a three-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Bobcats (20-8, 7-4) to a road victory over the Tigers (21-6, 8-2). Dean Smyser led Flippin with 17 points and Ty Leininger added 13. Keeton Tennison led Valley Springs with 17 points, while Pyatt Harness added 15.

HOPE 55, WHITE HALL 47 Jonathan Palmer paced the Bobcats (12-8, 5-4) with 13 points in a 5A-South home victory over the Bulldogs (6-12, 3-5). Kenneth Thompson and Darious Nelson added 12 points each for the winners. Tuyler Pirson scored 17 for White Hall.

IZARD COUNTY 65, DORA (Mo.) 63 Taking a pass from Stefan Kordic, sophomore forward Julio Martinez hit a layup with 2.9 seconds remaining to give the Cougars (16-13) a victory over the Falcons (17-4). Kordic had 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrew Walker added 18 points and four assists. Cam Massey added 14 points and Clay Mosley 10 for Izard County.

MONTICELLO 67, LAKE VILLAGE 32 The Billies (17-3, 10-0) remained perfect in the 4A-8 with a victory over the Beavers in Lake Village. Randy Stanley led Monticello with 15 points while Bralin Daniels added 12.

GIRLS

HARDING ACADEMY 57, RIVERVIEW 52 Riley Rose scored 15 points and made six steals as the Lady Wildcats (18-4, 6-1) held off the Lady Raiders (16-4, 7-1) in a 3A-2 game at Riverview. Shelby Gowen added 14 and Haley Smith 11 for Harding Academy, which led 25-14 at the half. Meg Meachum scored 15 for Riverview.

MARMADUKE 74, AUGUSTA 46 Sidnee Bopp scored 26 points as the Lady Greyhounds (27-4, 14-1) dropped the Lady Red Devils in the 2A-3 game. Cally Burgess added 12 for Marmaduke, which led 32-22 at the half and 55-35 after three quarters.

STAR CITY 57, HAMBURG 35 Jaida Harden scored 13 points, handed out 7 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs (20-2, 10-0) downed the Lady Lions in a 4A-8 game in Hamburg. Latia Harris also scored 13 points for Star City, which led 28-14 at the half. Lindsay Kiernan put in eight points and had four steals for Star City.

VALLEY SPRINGS 65, FLIPPIN 59 Patton Tennison scored 26 points as the Lady Tigers (26-2, 9-1) posted a victory over the Lady Bobcats (18-10, 6-5) in 3 A-1East action. Emmalee Taylor added 16 for Valley Springs. Kaylee Wood paced Flippin with 15 and Hannah Davis added 13.

VALLEY VIEW 50, TRUMANN 17 Ashleigh Guthrie’s 19 points was more than enough for the Lady Blazers (20-5, 12-1) in a 4A-3 victory over the visiting Lady Wildcats. Harley Jones added eight for Valley View, which led 34-5 at the half.

VILONIA 48, HARRISON 44 Audry Moran put in 17 points as the Lady Eagles (20-3, 7-1) outlasted the Lady Goblins (13-8, 5-3) in Vilonia in a 5A-West game. Cassidy McNespey added 10 for Vilonia. Emily Poyner led Harrison with 14 points.

WATSON CHAPEL 53, CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 43 Peyton Martin’s 17 points helped the Lady Wildcats (12-9, 7-2) earn a road victory over the Lady Cardinals in a 5A-South contest. Timesha Cole added 13 for Watson Chapel, which led 28-19 at the half.

Sports, Pages 31 on 02/09/2014