High school basketball

BOYS

BENTON 64, eSTEM 50 Jack Ginther tallied a team-high 15 points to carry Benton (1-0) to a season-opening victory over eStem (3-1). Carter Harrison had 12 points, while Ajaden Gray and Jonathan Bell each scored 10 points for the Panthers. Chris Tropp added nine points.

FARMINGTON 74, LAMAR 39 Layne Taylor scored 27 points for Farmington (30) in its 35-point beating of Lamar (0-1). Nathan Monroe had 10 points and Caleb Blakely ended with eight points and five rebounds for the Cardinals.

LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL 67, HOT SPRINGS 53 Daniel Culberson had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for Central, which ran away from Hot Springs in an exhibition game. Annor Boateng scored 13 points and Cody Robinson tallied 12 points for the Tigers.

WHITE HALL 89, SEARCY 55 Keaton Stone had 29 points and six rebounds for White Hall (1-0), which dominated Searcy (0-1). Jai’chaunn Hayes finished with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, and Tavin Dunlap added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

GIRLS

EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE 41, BAUXITE 21 Avery Marsh scored 19 points and have five steals for Episcopal Collegiate (1-0). Riley Brady followed with 11 points and 16 rebounds for the Lady Wildcats.

MAMMOTH SPRING 79, TUCKERMAN 31 Chevelle Graves’ 20 points catapulted Mammoth Spring (6-1) to a surprisingly easy victory over Tuckerman (4-1). Megyn Upton scored 16 points and Adrianna Corbett added 14 points for the Lady Bears.

SALEM 71, HILLCREST 29 Chelsea Hamilton scored a game-high 27 points as Salem (1-0) opened up its season with a rout of Hillcrest (2-3). Marleigh Sellars had 18 points and Jaycie Strong scored eight points for the Lady Greyhounds.

WONDERVIEW 56, PERRYVILLE 46 Layla Terry churned out 16 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks for Wonderview (7-0). Riley Gottsponer had 13 points and Abbigail Baker added 12 points for the Lady Daredevils.