5A-WEST BOYS

Maumelle's Williams, Robinson carry load

MORRILTON -- Maumelle's one-two punch of Shawn Williams and Tremont Robinson delivered early and late Friday night against Morrilton, and it was enough to help the Hornets pick up a key road victory.

Williams scored 16 of his team-high 24 points in the first half, while Robinson had 14 of his 22 points after halftime to power Maumelle to a 79-75 victory in front of a packed crowd at Devil Dog Gymnasium.

"That was fun," Maumelle Coach Michael Shook said. "[Morrilton] has been playing great, and they got us earlier at our place. But we knew we had to get this one. And I can't say enough about Shawn and Tremont. They've been our top guys all year."

Williams and Robinson shouldered the load offensively for the Hornets, but Shook also got contributions elsewhere to help Maumelle (18-3, 8-2 5A-West) create a three-way tie with Morrilton and Harrison atop the 5A-West. Center Tyler Hall added 10 points and 8 rebounds while forward Mike Fuller had 8 points and 6 rebounds.

Quan Richardson finished with a game-high 25 points for Morrilton (14-10, 8-2), which had won eight of its previous nine games. Chave Zackery followed with 22 points and Keiondre Jefferson added 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Morrilton Coach Keith Zackery said earlier in the week that he wanted his team to dictate the game's tempo and use its defense to make Maumelle uncomfortable. The Devil Dogs had some success doing that early on, but the Hornets were the ones making things tough on Morrilton as the game wore on.

"I think the biggest adjustment that they made from the first time we played them was that they didn't guard us man-to-man," Zackery said. "They came out and sat in that match-up zone, and that slowed the pace for us. It worked in their favor, and it caused us to be a little stagnant on offense."

MAUMELLE (79)

Tr. Robinson 11 0-1 22, Williams 5 11-11 24, Fuller 4 0-0 8, Word 2 3-4 7, Allen 0 0-0 0, Lawrence 1 1-1 3, Green 0 2-2 2, Kutz 1 1-1 3, Hall 5 0-4 10. Totals 29 18-24 79.

MORRILTON (75)

Richardson 9 2-6 25, White 0 0-0 0, Donald 3 0-0 9, Moore 1 0-1 2, Dillard 1 0-0 2, Jefferson 7 1-3 15, Zackery 8 4-5 22. Totals 29 7-15 75.

Maumelle (18-3) 16 22 20 21 -- 79

Morrilton (14-10) 18 20 15 22 -- 75

Three-point goals -- Maumelle 3 (Williams 3), Morrilton 10 (Richardson 5, Donald 3, Zackery 2). Total fouls -- Maumelle 18, Morrilton 19.

Sports on 02/13/2016

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