SPRINGDALE -- The 3-point shots were very good to Springdale Har-Ber's boys Friday night, especially when they flew out of Tylor Perry's hands.
The sophomore guard hit four beyond the arc in the second half and had five of the Wildcats' 10 beyond the arc as Har-Ber enjoyed a 61-42 victory over Bentonville High during 7A-West Conference action in Wildcat Arena.
Boys
Springdale Har-Ber 61, Bentonville 42
Bentonville^14^9^8^11^—^42
Har-Ber^13^14^20^14^—^61
Bentonville (5-9, 1-1): Hemphill 10, Estrada 9, Costantini 6, Akbar 6, Shanks 4, Hutchinson 3, Smith 3
Har-Ber (11-5, 3-0): Perry 26, Kaunitz 14, Williams 8, Garrett 4, Taylor 3, Sanders 2, King 2, Boudreaux 2.
Girls
Bentonville High 54, Springdale Har-Ber 46
Bentonville^17^14^12^11^—^54
Har-Ber^5^12^15^14^—^46
Bentonville (8-7, 1-1): Clark 24, Hargus 11, Roberts 8, Hughes 5, Palasak 4, Clifton 2.
Har-Ber (10-7 , 0-3): Collins 13, Smith 11, Weber 7, Jentzch 5, Whaley 4, Terry 3, Jul. Brown 3.
"It's just lots and lots of practice," Perry said. "I actually shoot a lot with my teammate, Matthew Kaunitz. He's the one that has me out there shooting like that again."
Braeden Williams' bucket with 6 minutes, 13 seconds left in the first half completed an 11-0 run and gave Har-Ber (11-5, 3-0) the lead for good, but the Wildcats only had a 27-23 cushion at halftime. Perry, however, opened the second half with the hot hand and eventually scored 19 of his second 26 points over the next 16 minutes.
He hit back-to-back 3-pointers over a 31-second span -- the latter while falling into his team's bench -- and gave Har-Ber a 35-25 cushion with 6:23 remaining in the third quarter. Bentonville (5-9, 1-1) did cut the deficit back to eight on two occasions, the last being 39-31 on Arman Akbar's bucket, but Perry responded another 3-pointer and gave the Wildcats a 42-31 lead entering the fourth quarter.
"I thought our team played really well defensively," Har-Ber coach Scott Bowlin said. "We contested shots, and it's the first time since I've been here that Bentonville's offense wasn't comfortable. We rushed them.
"I don't know how many steals Tylor had, but it had to be six or seven. We also rebounded the ball really well."
Kaunitz had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, for Har-Ber, which took sole possession of first place in the league with the win and Bentonville West's loss to Springdale High. Jordan Hemphill had 10 points for Bentonville and Aaron Estrada added nine, including a 3-pointer that ignited the Tigers' 12-0 run in the first quarter and gave them their first and only lead.
"I feel like missing some shots that we make a lot of the time hurt us early," Bentonville coach Jason McMahan said. "Honestly, that's from a high want-to, like wanting to win this game so bad.
"I think our kids were over-pumped. We got some execution problems, and Perry got some good looks that he usually makes. That created a deficit, then panic set in on our boys at that point."
Girls
Bentonville 54, Springdale Har-Ber 46
Krista Clark scored 12 of her season-high 24 points in the first quarter and led Bentonville past Springdale Har-Ber and claim its first 7A-West win of the season.
Clark hit a trio of 3-pointers in the first 8 minutes and helped the Lady Tigers (8-7, 1-1) jump out to a 17-5 lead. An Abby Roberts 3-pointer gave Bentonville its biggest lead, 29-12, with 2:50 before halftime, but Har-Ber (10-7, 0-3) did get within 49-44 after a Krislyn Smith 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining.
Lauren Hargus was the only other Bentonville player in double figures with 11. Savanna Collins had 13 to lead Har-Ber, followed by Smith with 11.
Sports on 01/14/2017