4A-1 BOYS
PEA RIDGE 57, PRAIRIE GROVE 29
PEA RIDGE -- Pea Ridge used a 22-1 run that spanned the second and third periods and Westin Church scored 14 points as the Blackhawks defeated Prairie Grove 57-29 in a 4A-1 Conference game Tuesday night.
Pea Ridge led 16-14 with 5:50 left in the first half and the Blackhawks closed out the half with a 14-1 run for a 30-15 lead. Church hit two three-pointers and scored nine points during the first-half closing run.
The Blackhawks (20-3, 9-1) then opened the second half with a 8-0 run for a commanding 38-15 lead. Cole Wright was also in double figures for Pea Ridge with 13 points.
"Westin is just a scorer," said Pea Ridge Coach Trent Loyd. "Westin has so much confidence, and these kids have so much confidence in each other."
Prairie Grove, which led 12-11 at the end of the first period, went 9 minutes, 55 seconds between field goals during the Pea Ridge run. Nick Ellis led the Tigers (3-19, 2-9) with seven points.
Loyd credited the defense for keeping the run going.
"This group has just been defending their tails off," Loyd said. "When our defensive pressure gets going, the next thing you know we are running a little bit and the shots start falling."
4A-1 GIRLS
PRAIRIE GROVE 57, PEA RIDGE 35
Camree Bartholomew scored 11 of her 17 points in the first period as Prairie Grove jumped on Pea Ridge early to remain unbeaten in conference play.
Mattie Hartin hit four three-pointers for Prairie Grove and finished with 16 points.
Bartholomew scored inside and out as the Lady Tigers scored the first nine points of the game en route to a 20-7 lead at the end of the first period. Bartholomew converted three layups, including a steal and layup, and she hit a three-pointer to help Prairie Grove to the early 13-point lead.
"Camree came out and hits some shots," said Prairie Grove Coach Kevin Froud. "Camree is the total package and that is what we work on all the time with all of them."
Prairie Grove (19-3, 11-0) extended its lead to 25-9 with 6 minutes, 24 seconds left in the first half when Taylor Hartin hit a three-pointer. But the Tigers would not score from the field the rest of the half and the Blackhawks made 6 of 8 free throws the final four minutes to cut the Lady Tigers lead to 27-17 at halftime.
Pea Ridge cut the lead to nine early in the third period but Prairie Grove responded with six three-pointers in the period for a 49-30 lead going to the final period. Mattie Hartin hit 3 three-pointers during the run while Bartholomew added two more.
Laura Socha led Pea Ridge (9-15, 2-9) with 10 points.
Sports on 02/03/2016