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Marked Tree outscored Cross County 22-5 in the second half on their way to a 31-19 win advancing to the second round of the 2A-6 junior high district tournament his past Monday at Cross County High School in Cherry Valley. Cross County got on the board first with a basket inside only to see Marked Tree score the next five points as Zyonna Anderson hit one of two free throws before going coast to coast for a layup and scoring from the paint to make it 5-2 Junior Lady Indians with 4:24 left. ...

EPC jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back as the Junior Warriors beat Lee 43-29 to advance to the second round of the Class 2A-6 junior high tournament this past Monday in Cherry Valley. Carter Smith got EPC on the board with a basket inside as JaMarkius Garrett scored in the paint to make it 4-0. ...

Marked Tree went scoreless over the last three minutes of the game letting a 34-31 lead slip away as the McCrory Junior Jaguars came away with a 38-34 win in the opening round of 2A-6 district tournament this past Saturday at Cross County. Marked Tree scored the first four points of the game as Cameron Marshall hit one of two free throws, LaRay Brown hit two free throws and Jay Harris hit one of two free throws to go up 4-0. ...

Harrisburg only scored two points in the opening quarter falling behind by double digits and could never recover as Palestine-Wheatley Junior Lady Patriots went on to a 47-21 win in the opening round of the 3A-2 junior high district tournament this past Saturday in Palestine...

The Osceola Seminoles came out aggressive and shot lights out from the floor in a dominant first quarter and went on to defeat the Trumann Wildcats 81-58 in Conference 3A-3 basketball action Thursday at Seminole Arena. The Seminoles, paced by junior Stefan Coleman’s 15 first period points, raced to a 34-14 lead over the stunned Wildcats. ...

Down 13 points with 3:48 left to play, Trumann battled cutting the lead to 43-39 before running out of time in a 46-39 loss to conference leader Hoxie this past Friday at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Mustangs jumped out a 10-0 lead in the first four minutes of the opening quarter before Trumann got back to back baskets from Kayde Jones to make it 10-4 Hoxie with 3:12 left. Kayde Jones added a three-pointer between two Hoxie baskets to make the score 14-7 Lady Mustangs at the end of one...

An intentional foul in the fourth quarter turned a one point Marked Tree lead into a a five point lead as the Indians held off EPC to take a 72-67 win over their conference rivals in high school boys' basketball action this past Tuesday in Lepanto. Mario Burris gave the Warriors and early 2-0 lead with a stick back basket before BJ Marshall and Aiden McGuire had back to back fast break layups for Marked Tree to make it 4-2 Indians. ...

Marked Tree's Eli McCrary was selected to the Class 2A All-State football team for his accomplishments on the gridiron. McCrary helped lead the Indians to a Class 2A state playoff berth by completing 86 passes in 178 attempts for 1,483. He had 16 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. ...

Trumann lost 80-63 this past Tuesday night to Rivercrest in high school boy's basketball action at Wildcat Gym. Ben Turner had 36 points and 14 rebounds for the Wildcats. The Junior Wildcats got 13 points from Cobey Riddle and 11 points from Parks McNair in their 45-43 win over the Junior Colts...

Two Poinsett County hunters, Laynie Casebier and Justin Wray, recently had deer place in the Arkansas Big Buck Classic held at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds. Casebier, from Harrisburg, harvested her deer with a muzzleloader while Wray, from Trumann, had two deer place in the bow division...

Friday night the Gosnell Pirates trailed 43-29 heading into the fourth quarter and surged back with a 23-point quarter to lead their 3A-3 conference foe Turmann Wildcats 52-50 with under five seconds remaining in the game. Trumann’s senior guard Aaron Phelan hit a three-point basket at the buzzer to give the Wildcats a 53-50 victory...

After a first half where both team struggled to score points, Trumann outscored Gosnell 36-10 in the second half to take a 52-26 win in girls’ 3A-3 conference action this past Thursday at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Pirates opened the game with a 7-0 run before Trumann got on the board with one of two free throws from Caroline Morgan to make it 7-1 with 2:33 left. Hannah McClaughlin added a basket in the paint to make the score 7-3 Gosnell at the end of one...

The Gosnell Lady Pirates (12-15, 3-11) came away with a 39- 25 victory Monday night against non-conference foe the EPC Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors (7-13,6-7) led after the first quarter 12-9 but went cold in the second quarter as they only had four-points. ...

Ben Turner scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to help carry Trumann to a 54-45 win over Manila in 3A-3 conference basketball action this past Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. Manila jumped out to a 4-0 lead only to see Trumann end the quarter on a 9-0 run as Azani Smith hit one of two free throws, Turner canned a three-pointer, Drew Osment netted a three-ball and Devin Miles got a stick back basket to make it 9-4 Wildcats after one...

EPC couldn't hold off a late rally by Cross County as the Thunderbirds outscored the Warriors 9-4 in the last minute and a half of the game to take a 76-72 win this past Friday at Lepanto. The Warriors jumped out to a 4-0 lead as Mario Burris and Deuce Moore had back to back stick back baskets before Cross Count hit a three-pointer and scored off the fast break to go up 5-4. ...

EPC's Junior High Archery team takes second place in competition in Batesville.

Harrisburg fell behind early and couldn't catch to a hot shooting Harding Academy team as the Hornets lost 95-48 this past Monday at the Hornets' Nest in Harrisburg. Dylan Sweeney gave Harrisburg their only lead of the night with a three-pointer to open the scoring before the Wildcats reeled off the next 15 points to take a 15-3 lead with 4:29 left. ...

Trumann jumped out to an 11-0 lead before cruising to a 68-26 win over Piggott this past Monday in girls' high school basketball action at Wildcat Gym. Kayde Jones scored the first points of the game with a jumper in the lane as Mycha Mason-Wilson followed with a basket in the paint to make it 4-0 Lady Wildcats. ...

Trumann never led in a game where the Wildcats couldn’t get a stop at the right time as Trumann lost to Osceola 75-70 in 3A-3 conference play this past Friday at Wildcat Gym. The Seminoles jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Azani Smith scored inside to make it 4-2. ...

Ben Turner scored 35 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in leading Trumann to a 65-56 win over Tuckerman to capture first place in the George Kell Classic this past Saturday in Swifton. Tuckerman jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Turner scored in the paint to make it 3-2. ...

Trumann used a big fourth quarter to upset Riverside 46-42 last Wednesday (January 8) in the quarter-final round of the George Kell Classic. The Lady Wildcats were back in action the next night facing second seed Marmaduke as Trumann lost 64-42. Riverside jumped out to 4-0 lead before Kayde Jones converted an old-school three-point as Caroline Morgan followed with a three-pointer to make it 6-4 Trumann. ...

Harrisburg's Mason Summers was recently selected to the Class 3A All-State football team. Summers help lead his team to a 7-4 record and a Class 3A state playoff berth. Summers totaled 71 tackles on the year with 21 solo tackles and 50 assisted tackles. He had seven quarterback sacks with three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Summers was also a key part of the offensive line for the Harrisburg offense...

Deuce Moore of EPC has been selected to the Class 2A All-State football and joins teammate Preston Rains on the team. Moore lined up at tight end on the offense and played defensive end for the Warriors. Moore hauled in 29 passes for 592 yards and seven touchdown on the year while also catching six two-point conversion passes. He recorded 27 tackles on defense while recovering three fumbles, returning one for a touchdown and forced a fumble...

EPC's Preston Rains was recently selected to the Class 2A All-State football team for the 2019 football season. Rains, who play quarterback and linebacker, helped lead the Warriors to a 6-4 overall mark going 4-2 in the 2A-3 conference. EPC earned a Class 2A state playoff berth, losing at home to Hector in the first round...

Marked Tree opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run to break open a close first half game on their way to an 84-58 win over their conference and county rival this past Tuesday at Marked Tree. The Indians jumped out 5-0 as Itavious Nesbitt scored inside and Brennon Honeycutt canned three-pointer before EPC got a three-ball from Mario Burris to make it 5-3. ...

Trumann advanced to the semi-finals of the George Kell Classic with a 73-43 win over Marmaduke this past Monday night in Swifton. The Wildcats will play Rivercrest Thursday, January 9. The Greyhounds got on the board first with a three-pointer only to see Trumann respond with seven straight points as Logan Creekmore canned at three-ball, Azani Smith hit two free throws and Ben Turner scored inside making it 7-3 Wildcats with 5:14 left. ...

Playing with only six players, fatigue roared its ugly head in the second quarter as a nine point deficit at halftime turned into a 28 point deficit after three as Harrisburg went on to lose 63-34 to Rector this past Saturday in the last game of day one at the George Kell Classic in Tuckerman...

The Lady Cougars jumped out to a 5-0 lead only to see Trumann score the next 10 points taking a 10-5 lead after the opening quarter and never looking back on their way to a 63-28 win over Izard County Consolidated in the opening round of the George Kell Classic is past Saturday in Tuckerman...

EPC fell in a hole early in the opening quarter and then were held to single digit points the next three quarters in falling to Valley View 69-17 in the opening game of the George Kell Classic basketball tournament this past Saturday in Swifton. Kaylee Hood gave EPC the early 3-0 lead with a three-pointer only to see the Lady Blazers reel off the next 17 points to make it 17-3 with 3:43 left. ...

The Trumann Wildcats and Blytheville Chickasaws put on a show for the huge crowd in Arkansas State’s First National Bank Arena this past Friday as the Chickasaws held on to defeat the Wildcats, 74-55. The Wildcats jumped out on a 4-0 run thanks to senior forward Ben Turner but then the Chicks rallied back and had a run of their own to retake the lead shortly. ...

Trumann played a solid first half against Batesville but a nine point output in the third quarter let the Lady Pioneers build a double digit lead that the Lady Wildcats couldn’t overcome as Trumann fell 72-58 in their opening round game of the NEA Invitational Tournament in Jonesboro...

A cold shooting first quarter put EPC in a hole they couldn’t climb out as the Lady Warriors fell to Cedar Ridge 61-26 in the second round of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Monday at First National Bank Arena on the campus of Arkansas State University...

Marked Tree got 25 points from BJ Marshall and 20 points from Brennon Honeycutt as Marked Tree beat Newport 71-60 in their opening round game of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Saturday at First National Bank Arena. Newport jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Honeycutt scored off the break to make it 3-2 Greyhounds. ...

Harrisburg battled back in the fourth quarter cutting the lead to two points but couldn’t pull off the comeback in losing 31-25 to Newport in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament this past Saturday in Jonesboro. Harrisburg took the early 2-0 lead on a fast break layup from Gretchen Morgan only to see Newport scored the next six points to lead 6-2 at the end of one...

EPC only produced nine points in the first half and it was too much to overcome as the Warriors lost 55-46 to BIC in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament last Thursday in Jonesboro. The Mustangs jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Levonte Taylor scored inside for EPC to make it 5-2 with 1:37 left. BIC added six more points to take an 11-2 lead after one...

Marked Tree built a 53-35 lead after three quarters only to withstand Cross County’s furious fourth quarter to take a 64-56 over the Lady Thunderbirds (T-birds) this past Friday in Jonesboro...

EPC increased their lead after every quarter on their way to a 42-30 win over Palestine-Wheatley (PW) in tournament action play last Thursday at First National Bank Arena on the campus of Arkansas State University. Kaylee Hood and Keragan hit back to back three-pointers for EPC to give the Lady Warriors a 6-0 before the Lady Patriots scored inside to make it 6-2 EPC. ...

Harrisburg fell behind by double digits in the opening quarter and could never recover as the Hornets fell to Riverside in the opening round of the NEA Invitational Tournament last Thursday in Jonesboro. Riverside jumped out a 12-0 lead before Dylan Sweeney hit one of two free throws for Harrisburg to make it 12-1 Rebels with 3:48 left. ...