Cobras down 2019 state champions
FOUNTAIN LAKE — Colby Lambert put up 21 points to help lead Fountain Lake to a 59-46 win over Ashdown Tuesday night at Irvin J. Bass Gymnasium.
The Cobras (7-1) jumped out to a 17-7 lead over the 2019 Class 3A state champions in the first quarter before stretching out to a 37-25 halftime lead. Fountain Lake put the game out of reach in the third before allowing the Panthers to pull within 13 in the final frame.
Marcel Turner led the Panthers with 10 points.
Lakeside (JG) 31, Camden Fairview 15
CAMDEN — Amelia Rogers led the junior Lady Rams (4-1) with 19 points including three 3-pointers to take the win over the junior Lady Cardinals. Leah Cook and Dulaney Fennewald added 4 poitns each.
Lakeside will host Texarkana and El Dorado on Monday and Tuesday.
Lady Rams, Panthers win in lanes
Lakeside’s girls downed defending state champion Greenbrier Monday at Central Bowling Lanes, but the Panthers topped the Rams.
The Lady Rams ( 2- 0, 1- 0
5A-West) knocked 1,910 pins to
1,654 by Greenbrier. Junior Paige Hines bowled games of 160 and 156 for a 316 series. Seniors Abby Shelby (117,
158), Haley Fauber (158, 113), Lilly Crabtree (137, 115) and E.C. Arnold (81) and sophomores Angela Villatoro (146, 152) and Delaney Hill (101) rounded out Lakeside’s scoring.
The Panthers tallied 2,635 pins to 2,062 by Lakeside (0-3, 0-2).
Senior Cael Braughton led the Rams with a 364 series (184, 180). Seniors David Hicks (171, 160), Chase Vicentic (146, 162), Matt Williams (143, 137), Tanner Ward
(119) and Tanner Roberts (99) and freshman Chris Lightner (33, 139) rounded out the team’s scoring.
Lakeside travels to Cabot today before hosting Clarksville Monday at Central Bowling Lanes.
GAC releases new basketball protocols
RUSSELLVILLE — Fans will not be allowed to attend the first two weeks of games of the Great American Conference’s basketball season in January, the league’s Council of Presidents announced this week.
The council will reconsider fan attendance following games on Jan. 16. Attendance will be capped at up to 25% of venue capacity with a 12-foot buffer zone to separate fans from student-athletes and game personnel.
Teams will be required to have seven healthy players to compete, and teams must play 10 games (50%) of their schedule to be eligible for the GAC Championships. Games unable to played due to positive tests or contact tracing will be considered a no-contest.
All personnel, athletes and spectators will be required to properly wear face coverings with only players and officials actively participating in the game being exempt.
Each school will be required to compile a visitors’ guide that lists entrances and exits, screening requirements, availability of a locker room or meeting space, protocol for the use of the athletic training facility, availability of tickets for visiting fans as well as broadcast location for visiting radio and what type of connection is available.
The GAC’s basketball season will open on Jan. 7 with six doubleheaders — Arkansas Tech at Arkansas-Monticello, Southwestern Oklahoma State at East Central, Ouachita Baptist at Harding, Southern Arkansas at Henderson State, Southern Nazarene at Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southeastern Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Baptist.