PREP BASKETBALL
Girls
Springdale High 55, LR Parkview 49
The Lady Bulldogs won their first game of the season, edging Little Rock Parkview in the Conway Tournament.
Marquesha Davis had a double-double with 20 points and 19 rebounds for Springdale (1-2). Ashlyn Minchew scored 12 and Jeniya Gause 11.
The Lady Bulldogs will return to action in the Slim's Chicken Thanksgiving Classic at Springdale Har-Ber on Friday.
Boys
Valley Springs 75, Greenbrier 63
The Tigers captured the championship of the Clinton Tournament and continued their torrid start to the season.
Valley Springs (12-0) got 29 points from Isaac Ragland. Ethan Flud scored 20 and Teagan James 14.
The Tigers will return to action today at Rose Bud.
Jasper 53, Flippin 26
Jasper pulled away from Flippin with a 21-5 run in the fourth quarter Saturday as the Pirates won the consolation final at the Arvest Invitational in Flippin.
Caleb Carter was the only player in double figures for Jasper (8-3), finishing with 19.
Jasper returns to Flippin for a regular-season game tonight.
COLLEGE SOCCER
JBU advances in NAIA Tournament
John Brown sophomore Sienna Nealon was in the right place at the right time in a landmark victory Saturday for the Golden Eagles women's soccer team.
Nealon scored off a deflected shot attempt in the 54th minute for the match's only goal in a 1-0 victory over Kansas Wesleyan in the opening round of the NAIA Women's Soccer National Tournament in front of more than 750 people at Alumni Field.
It was John Brown's first national tournament victory in the history of the program after previous attempts in 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2016 all ended in a first-round loss.
Nealon's goal came after sophomore Paige Kula's free kick found the head of junior Kristen Howell, who's header was deflected by Kansas Wesleyan goalkeeper Daisy Bingham's diving save.
The rebound, however, went right to Nealon, who crashed in on the play and scored with 36 minutes, 35 seconds left in the second half.
"Honestly, I just start running and move toward where the ball goes," said Nealon, who scored her eighth goal of the season and fourth game-winner. "I saw that it was coming across and I was just ready for it."
JBU will face Southeastern (Fla.) at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 in the Round of 16. Southeastern and JBU have already played once this season with No. 6 Southeastern coming away with a 3-1 win at Alumni Field on Sept. 1.
JBU led that match 1-0 before Fire forward Uchenna Kanu, a Nigerian U-20 national team member, recorded a hat trick for Southeastern.
Southeastern (18-1-2) defeated Truett McConnell 4-0 in another opening round game on Saturday, led by two more goals from Kanu, who leads the nation with 52 goals on the season.
Sports on 11/19/2018