THURSDAY’S LATE GAMES
GIRLS
CONCORD 55, CALICO ROCK 26 Kately Cornett scored 18 points for Concord (23-4, 9-1 1A-2), which remained a game out of first place in the district. Ashlyn Cossey had 17 points, and Whitley Goodson tallied 13 points for the Lady Pirates.
CORNING 49, OSCEOLA 34 Olivia Compton finished with 25 points for Corning (17-7, 8-1 3A-3), which has been victorious in 16 of its last 18 games. Katie Karr had 11 points for the Lady Bobcats.
DOVER 61, PERRYVILLE 39 Kenzie McCrotty scored 18 of her 25 points in the first half as Dover (17-4, 7-2 3A-5) ran past the Lady Mustangs. Logan Young had 12 points, Carley Nantze ended with 10 points, and Lily Titsworth came up with eight points for the Lady Pirates, who outscored their opponents 18-7 in the third quarter after leading 32-22 at the half.
QUITMAN 58, SOUTH SIDE BEE BRANCH 40 Sara Dixon collected 16 points as Quitman (20-3, 9-2 2A-2) defeated the Lady Hornets. Ali Cater scored 13 points, and Cailyn Sullivan corralled 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs. South Side Bee Branch (9-20, 4-9) got 14 points from Aubrey Lankford and 10 points from Jewel Walley.
RECTOR 55, MARMADUKE 46 Maggie Rabjohn connected for 16 points to lead Rector (8-11, 4-6 2A-2) over the Lady Greyhounds. Emma Tarno scored 13 points, and Rylee Wilburn gathered 11 points for the Lady Cougars.
ROSE BUD 54, RIVERVIEW 38 Addie Bishop powered her way to 34 points for Rose Bud (2-15, 2-7 3A-6), which picked up win No. 2 on the season. Taylor Wilhite also had 13 points for the Lady Ramblers. Rylee Ferren had 10 points, and Gracie Zachary darted in with eight points for Riverview (2-14, 2-8).
RURAL SPECIAL 60, WEST SIDE GREERS FERRY 41 Rieley Sutterfield’s 19 points steered Rural Special (11-9, 6-4 1A2). Rayleigh Turner had 16 points, and Kendall Kocher netted 15 points for the Lady Rebels. Lainee Gentry finished with a team-high 18 points for West Side Greers Ferry (7-17, 3-8).
WESTERN YELL COUNTY 46, HECTOR 28 Mykaila Rodriguez and Sara Broadstock each had 12 points for Western Yell County (14-14, 6-3 2A-4), which evened its record. Zoe Watkins and Kynlee Millard both had 10 points for the Lady Wolverines.
BOYS
GRAVETTE 57, PRAIRIE GROVE 43 Gunnar Woolard led a trio of Gravette players in double figures as the Lions earned a 4A-1 Conference win in a makeup game at home over Prairie Grove. Joseph Beem and Holden Betz added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Gravette. MARIANNA 69, DES ARC 19 Jamarie Anthony helped keep Marianna (12-5, 10-0 2A-6) unbeaten in conference play with 20 points. LeSean Gamble scored 16 points for the Trojans.
OSCEOLA 81, CORNING 58 M.J. Washington scored 25 points as Osceola (12-10, 6-2 3A3) continued rolling. Jaylen Hatch had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the Seminoles, who’ve won nine of their last 10 games.
PERRYVILLE 63, DOVER 59 Luke Underwood filled up with 17 points to get Perryville (1012, 4-4 3A-5) past the Pirates. Jonathan Baughman shot in 15 points, Wyatt Drennan had 14 points, and Brock Sawyer finished with 11 points for the Mustangs.
QUITMAN 51, SOUTH SIDE BEE BRANCH 50 Owen Brantley scored 26 points, including the game-winning basket with less than five seconds left, for Quitman (7-15, 2-9 2A-2). Greyson Ealy had 17 points, and Ethan Thurman tossed in 11 points for the Bulldogs. Brayzden Fortenberry put in 23 points, Jackson Thorn had 17 points, and Cole Pennington notched 11 points for South Side Bee Branch (11-21, 2-11).
SHIRLEY 77, TIMBO 68 Tyler Spencer scored 25 points, and J.J. Vasquez added 21 points as Shirley (11-7, 7-3 1A-2) eased to victory. Tayler Spencer also scored 16 points for the Blue Devils. Grady Pitcock’s 25 points and Braden Avey’s 18 points led Timbo (7-18, 3-8).