Springdale Har-Ber
Wildcats look to rebound
7A-West Conference Basketball Standings
Boys
^Conference^Overall
^W-L^Pts.^W-L
Bentonville^5-0^47^11-5
Springdale Har-Ber^4-1^27^13-4
Rogers Heritage^4-2^29^13-6
Fayetteville^3-3^27^15-4
FS Northside^3-3^28^13-7
Springdale High^3-3^22^8-10
FS Southside^1-5^2^7-12
Rogers High^0-6^0^5-14
Monday’s Score
Fayetteville 60, Rogers High 41
Tuesday’s Scores
Bentonville 62, Rogers Heritage 49
FS Northside 77, Springdale Har-Ber 61
Springdale High 64, FS Southside 42
Today’s Games
Fayetteville at Bentonville
Fort Smith Northside vs. Fort Smith Southside (at Arkansas-Fort Smith)
Springdale High at Rogers High
Rogers Heritage at Springdale Har-Ber
Girls
^Conference^Overall
^W-L^Pts.^W-L
Fayetteville^6-0^50^14-5
FS Northside^5-1^50^19-1
Springdale Har-Ber^4-2^15^15-5
Bentonville^4-2^39^13-6
Rogers Heritage^2-4^12^9-10
FS Southside^2-4^19^8-11
Springdale High^1-5^10^10-9
Rogers High^0-6^0^6-13
Monday’s Score
Fayetteville 65, Rogers High 39
Tuesday’s Scores
Bentonville 53, Rogers Heritage 28
FS Northside 68, Springdale Har-Ber 57
FS Southside 49, Springdale High 38
Today’s Games
Fayetteville at Bentonville
Fort Smith Northside vs. Fort Smith Southside (at Arkansas-Fort Smith)
Springdale High at Rogers High
Rogers Heritage at Springdale Har-Ber
7A-West Statistical Leaders
BOYS
TEAM OFFENSE^G^PTS^AVG
Springdale Har-Ber^5^325^65.0
Bentonville^5^322^64.4
FS Northside^6^368^61.3
Fayetteville^6^343^57.2
Springdale High^6^318^53.0
Rogers Heritage^6^313^52.2
FS Southside^6^278^46.3
Rogers High^6^264^44.0
TEAM DEFENSE^G^PTS^AVG
Bentonville^5^218^43.6
Springdale High^6^301^50.2
Rogers Heritage^6^306^51.0
Fayetteville^6^314^52.3
FS Southside^6^353^58.8
Springdale Har-Ber^5^297^59.4
Rogers High^6^367^61.2
FS Northside^6^375^62.5
LEADING SCORERS
BOYS^G^PTS^AVG
Malik Monk, Bentonville^5^159^31.8
Chris Owens, Springdale High^6^120^20.0
Milacio Freeland, Rogers High^6^113^18.8
Tereke Eckwood, Springdale Har-Ber^5^83^16.6
Seth Hawley, FS Southside^6^96^16.0
Payton Willis, Fayetteville^6^93^15.5
Connor Hirsch, Rogers Heritage^6^90^15.0
Tevin Brewer, FS Northside^6^87^14.5
Mason Cline, Springdale Har-Ber^5^72^14.4
Lexus Hobbs, Rogers Heritage^6^83^13.8
Shakari Jones, FS Northside^6^76^12.7
Alex Foree, FS Southside^6^66^11.0
TreShawn Gause, Springdale High^6^65^10.8
Avery Benson, Springdale Har-Ber^5^53^10.6
Josh Breathitt, Fayetteville^6^63^10.5
Tyler Robinson, Bentonville^5^47^9.4
Tyler Tutt, Springdale High^6^53^8.8
Tyler Triplett, FS Northside^6^51^8.5
Ben Smith, Bentonville^5^40^8.0
J.P. Brandon, Springdale Har-Ber^5^37^7.4
Dedric Patterson, FS Northside^6^44^7.3
Darrian Mays, FS Southside^6^44^7.3
Kyler Mahar, Springdale High^6^44^7.3
Mason McNee, Springdale Har-Ber^5^35^7.0
Jake Benninghoff, Rogers High^6^41^6.8
Kade Scott, Fayetteville^6^40^6.7
Kayshawn Dorsey, FS Northside^5^31^6.2
Crist Olsen, Rogers Heritage^6^37^6.2
Harrison Heffley, Rogers High^6^33^5.5
Drake Wymer, Fayetteville^6^32^5.3
Stephon Barren, FS Northside^6^31^5.2
Drew Paslay, Fayetteville^6^31^5.2
Chris Coover, Rogers Heritage^6^31^5.2
Kerry Knight, Springdale Har-Ber^6^30^5.0
Julian Jensen, Rogers Heritage^6^30^5.0
GIRLS
TEAM OFFENSE^G^PTS^AVG
FS Northside^6^360^60.0
Bentonville^6^333^55.5
Springdale Har-Ber^6^319^53.2
FS Southside^6^298^49.7
Fayetteville^6^261^43.5
Springdale High^6^244^40.7
Rogers Heritage^6^221^36.8
Rogers High^6^178^29.7
TEAM DEFENSE^G^PTS^AVG
Fayetteville^6^205^34.2
Bentonville^6^239^39.8
Rogers High^6^272^45.3
FS Northside^6^275^45.8
Rogers Heritage^6^283^47.2
FS Southside^6^302^50.3
Springdale High^6^308^51.3
Springdale Har-Ber^6^330^55.0
LEADING SCORERS
GIRLS^G^PTS^AVG
Aaliyah Jackson, FS Northside^6^96^16.0
Kira Shepard, FS Northside^6^92^15.3
Peyton Taylor, Bentonville^6^86^14.3
Jordan Martin, Bentonville^6^81^13.5
Allison Stone, FS Southside^6^79^13.2
Tiarra McDonald, FS Northside^6^75^12.5
Whitney O’Dell, FS Southside^6^75^12.5
Desiree Mack, Springdale High^6^67^11.2
Bailey Schalk, Springdale Har-Ber^6^67^11.2
Sara Giesen, Rogers Heritage^6^66^11.0
Paige Redmond, Springdale Har-Ber^6^65^10.8
Brooke Sagely, Rogers High^6^60^10.0
Emilie Jobst, Rogers Heritage^6^60^10.0
Maren Johnston, Bentonville^6^59^9.8
Chaside^e Owens, Springdale High^6^55^9.2
Lani Meares, FS Southside^6^49^8.2
Jacie Higgins, Springdale Har-Ber^6^47^7.8
Caroline Horner, Springdale Har-Ber^6^46^7.7
Lauren Schuldt, Fayetteville^6^45^7.5
Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville^6^44^7.3
Sydney Crockett, Fayetteville^6^43^7.2
JaVonda Daniels, Springdale High^4^28^7.0
Maddie Brittain, Bentonville^6^40^6.7
Shania Bishop, FS Southside^6^39^6.5
Carlye Bohannan, Springdale Har-Ber^6^39^6.5
Jaynee Alston, FS Northside^6^38^6.3
Callie Cummings, Rogers Heritage^6^36^6.0
Ryann Goodsell, Springdale High^6^35^5.8
Kylee Coulter, Fayetteville^6^33^5.5
Lauren Hargus, Bentonville^6^33^5.5
DaShundra Morgan, Fayetteville^6^32^5.3
Kierra Lang, Springdale High^3^16^5.3
Elise Randals, Rogers High^6^31^5.2
Springdale Har-Ber is eager for a home game against Rogers Heritage tonight after losing at Fort Smith Northside on Tuesday.
It was the first conference defeat for the Wildcats (13-4, 4-1).
"Every game is important the rest of the way, especially if we want a good seed in the (state) tournament," Har-Ber coach Scott Bowlin said. "We need to protect home court because road wins in this league are hard to come by."
The Har-Ber (15-5, 4-2) girls will also try to recover after losing at Northside.
Bailey Schalk returned to practice this week after getting hit in the face and leaving the game with six points against Northside.
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
Bentonville
Lady Tigers' defense stands out
Bentonville coach Tom Halbmaier has been pleased with all facets of his team's play over its last three games, but it's the Lady Tigers' defensive play that has caught his eye.
Bentonville (13-6, 4-2 7A-West) allowed just 22 points in a win at Springdale High, then gave up only 21 points in a win at home over Rogers last week. The Lady Tigers' defense was almost as stingy Tuesday night, giving up only 28 points to Rogers Heritage.
"The defense has been doing a good job of not giving up easy points," Halbmaier said. "We're not having to rely on the offense to score a lot of points, and that takes stress off the offense.
"We've been doing the same thing that we've been trying to do all season long. Sometimes, it takes a little longer for the first to buy into what we're trying to do and what we are trying to accomplish."
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Rogers Heritage
Big game tonight
The War Eagles close out the first round of 7A-West Conference play with a big game at Springdale Har-Ber tonight.
Heritage boys coach Tom Olsen said Har-Ber likely has a talent advantage comparing each team's top five, but he likes his team's depth.
"I think they have more talent with that first wave, but I think our advantage is after that," Olsen said. "I think maybe we have a little more depth than they have. We may be more well-rounded one through eight."
The War Eagles (13-6, 4-2) got a big lift from senior guard Chris Coover, who scored a career high 18 in his first start against Fayetteville a week ago. Coover has provided a spark as Heritage's sixth man much of the season.
Forward Connor Hirsh leads Heritage in scoring averaging about 15 points per game. The 6-2 senior coud be key against Har-Ber, Olsen said.
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
Rogers High
Looking for a win
Both teans will celebrate Color's Day tonight when Springdale High visits King Arena. They are also looking for their first 7A-West Conference wins.
The Mounties (5-14, 0-6) will kickoff the varsity action at around 6:30 p.m. against the Bulldogs. The Lady Mounties (0-6, 6-13) will follow the boys game.
"Springdale presents a big challenge," said Lady Mounties coach Preston Early. "They are long, athletic and probably the biggest team in our league. So, they will really put a lot of stress on our defense and rebounding. One of their biggest strengths is offensive rebounding. One of the biggest keys will be defensive rebounds. Do it well, and we have a chance. Give them second chances all night, and we have no shot."
The Rogers girls have struggled to put together four solid quarters but Early said the team continues to work hard. Senior Brooke Sagely leads the Lady Mounties in scoring and rebounding, averaging 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds a game. Sophomore Elise Randels is averaging 8.2 points and 4.8 rebounds a game.
-- Paul Nielsen @NWAPaul
Springdale High
Lady Bulldogs healthy
Wednesday was the first time in 34 practices Springdale High had its full roster available.
Injuries and illness off the court and inconsistent play on it have plagued the Lady Bulldogs (10-9, 1-5) during a five-game losing streak, but they are finally fully healthy. Junior all-state point guard Kierra Lang is slated to return tonight after missing three games with an ankle injury. She has missed eight games because of injury this year.
"She looks way better than even when she came back off her knee injury," coach Heather Hunsucker said. "I've got to have her."
Springdale badly needs to win its next two road games against Rogers and Rogers Heritage, teams with two combined conference victories, to get the season back on track.
-- Jimmy Carter • @NWAJimmy
Fayetteville
O'Grady picks up pace
Bulldogs senior C.J. O'Grady began to show improvement in his team's last two games. After a slow start to the season following football, he has seen increased minutes and production in the last week.
"We need him," Fayetteville boys basketball coach Kyle Adams said. "We need him down the stretch to step up and be the guy he can be. He offers so many things to our basketball team that nobody has seen this year. They all saw it last year but they haven't seen it this year. But it's a matter of time before he gets back to that."
O'Grady scored six points in a 55-52 loss at Rogers Heritage, then followed with perhaps his best half of basketball this season in the Bulldogs' 60-41 victory on Monday against Rogers High with seven points, three assists and two steals.
"He was getting frustrated the other day and I told him that this time last year he had already played in 15 games," Adams said. "I told him that you guys weren't in the state championship (in football) last season and he didn't miss any games for all-star type stuff. So he's still playing catch up."
-- Vernon Tarver • @NWAVernon
Sports on 01/30/2015