Eagles looking to lock down top seed

Huntsville can secure the 4A-1 Conference East division title and a No. 1 seed with a road win tonight at Berryville. Along with that top seed, the Eagles would also secure a berth in the 4A-North Regional Tournament in Morrilton in two weeks.

“We have a lot to play for Friday night,” Huntsville first-year coach Grant Myrick said. “One of our goals this season was to get into regionals, and we can do that if we take care of business Friday night.”

Huntsville (16-9, 8-2) had a chance to lock down the No. 1 seed on Tuesday but lost to Pea Ridge 58-53.

The Eagles have relied on the 1-2 scoring punch of seniors Beau Welchel and Sean McCone.

“Those guys have played together since middle school,” Myrick said. “Beau is a good post player. He’s undersized at about 6-1, but he can step outside and shoot it. And Sean, he’s the motor on our team. When he’s going well, we’re going well.”

Senior Marpin Bokbwij has been a nice boost for the Eagles, Myrick said.

“He came over from Springdale when he was a sophomore,” Myrick said. “When I took the job, the previous coaches said he had problems showing up for practice. We sat down and talked about being accountable, and he’s been great. He’s real quick and can do things with the basketball nobody else on the team can do.”

Harrison could still slide into that top spot in the east with a Huntsville loss and a Harrison win over Farmington in tonight’s regular-season finale.