Hutchinson leads Shiloh Christian past Gravette

SPRINGDALE -- Sophomore Jack Hutchinson scored 24 points and Shiloh Christian hit key free throws the final minute as the Saints defeated Gravette 75-69 in a 4A-1 Conference game Friday night.

Shiloh led 71-57 with 2 minutes, 39 seconds left in the game but the Lions used a 12-0 run to cut the Saints lead to 71-69 with 1:02 left in the game. But Adam Treece hit 3 of 4 free throws and Chris Williams added another from the line as the Saints held on.

4A-1 Conference

Girls

Gravette 60, Shiloh Christian 52

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Gravette (10-8, 3-3): Hicks 15, A. Pinter 13, Branscum 13, Foster 7, Kardynalski 5, Chalk 3, S. Pinter 2, Walker 2.

Shiloh (4-15, 2-5): Taylor 15, Adams 10, Pickett 7, Bandy 7, Berus 6, Breeding 5, James 2.

Boys

Shiloh Christian 75, Gravette 69

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Gravette (8-9, 2-2):Childress 18, Fox 16, Soule 11, Crawford 10, Trembly 9, Wishon 2, Johnson 2, Pierce 1.

Shiloh (6-9, 3-3): Hutchinson 24, Neal 10, Sutton 9, Tune 9, Jurik 8, Treece 8, Bryant 5, Williams 1, Nye 1.

"Big win for the Shiloh Saints," said Shiloh coach Jacob Skinner. "We got a little flat-footed in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter. Huge free throws at the end. That is why these kids play the game, go out there and make free throws when the game is on the line."

Hutchinson scored 13 points in the first half and his long 3-pointer beat the third-period buzzer to give the Saints a 55-45 lead. Hutchinson had three three-point plays and he made 9 of 12 free throw attempts.

"Jack had a great game," Skinner said. "Jack has become someone we can depend on. Jack is getting better and better. Jack feeds off of his teammates and he really makes us go."

Reagan Neal was also in double figures for Shiloh (6-9, 3-3) with 10 points while Sean Sutton and Kyle Tune scored nine points each. Nine different Shiloh players scored and the Saints were 20 of 30 from the free throw line.

Chris Childress led four Gravette (8-9, 2-2) players in double figures with 18 points. Kyle Fox finished with 16 points for the Lions while Jackson Soule and Trace Crawford added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Fox scored eight points in the fourth period as the Lions cut a 14-point Shiloh lead to just two points. Gravette was just 17 of 30 from the free throw line and they were 4 of 16 from 3-point range.

"If you miss free throws on the road, regardless if you are playing the No. 1 team or the No. 7 team, you are going to lose games," said Gravette coach Greg White. "We just have to bounce back, and it doesn't get any easier. We are just going to bounce back and get better."

Girls

Gravette 60, Shiloh Christian 52

Amanda Pinter scored six points during a fourth-period 9-0 run as the Lady Lions pulled away to defeat Shiloh Christian.

Gravette led 45-44 midway through the fourth period, but Pinter hit back-to-back layups and her stickback with 3:23 left gave the Lady Lions (10-8, 3-3) a 53-44 lead.

Sydney Hicks led Gravette with 15 points while Pinter and Kyrstin Branscum had 13 points each. Blaire Taylor led Shiloh (4-15, 2-5) with 15 points.

Sports on 01/16/2016

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