FARMINGTON GIRLS: Vanzant Racked Up 13 Assists In Double-Double Performance

3- pointer to end the half down, 39-37.

Gravette tied the game on free throws but Farmington built a 7-point lead in the third of 46-39 on Vanzant’s dish to Kersey.

Gravette refused to go away and the difference was only two points, 50-48, at the end of the third thanks to Shylee Morrison hitting a 3-pointer from the right wing for the Lady Lions.

Gravette again tied the contest on its first possession of the period as the Lady Lions had done in the third. Kasandra Tajchman sank a short jumper in the key, but again Farmington answered. Vanzant’s bucket was followed by Trinity Johnson’s trifecta.

Twice Farmington expanded the margin to eight, but Gravette never let the Lady Cardinals rest easy.

Bookout’s old fashioned 3-point play cut the lead to 68-63 at the 1:36 mark, but Farmington beat the Lady Lions’ press with Kersey scoring on the run off a Vanzant feed. Vanzant hit a pair of free throws to give Farmington a 74- 67 lead with 29.6 seconds to go and that was enough to hold off Gravette.

Pense has been showing a pull-up jumper lately, which adds to her offensive skills.

“That’s the thing. You know everybody chases Madisyn Pense off the (3-point) line so she’s, over the course of her career, had to expand her game,” Brad Johnson said. “That’s part of the evolution for her is the pull- up jumper. She’s shown the ability to take people off the bounce and so now everything is extended pressure, early help on her drive, so she kind of has to be able to hit that mid-range and she’s done a good job of doing that.”

Trinity Johnson added 13 points for Farmington while Pense had 11 and Vanzant, 10.

Bookout’s 19- points led Gravette followed by Kaylan Chilton, 13; Abigail Beranek, 12; Morrison, 11; and Gabbi Scott, 10.

GRAVETTE 74, FARMINGTON 70

Gravette 21 16 11 22 — 70 Farmington 22 17 11 24 — 74 Gravette (12-10, 5-5): Jessica Bookout 19, Kaylan Chilton

13, Abigail Beranek 12, Shylee Morrison 11, Gabbi Scott 10, Maggie McKenzie 3, Kasandra Tajchman 2. Farmington (18-5, 7-2): Tori Kersey 28, Trinity Johnson 13, Madisyn Pense 11, Makenna Vanzant 10, Alexis Roach 7, Audrey Culpepper 3, Joelle Tidwell 2.