Cards Jump Lions Early

FARMINGTON — Farmington broke away from an early 5-5 tie with an 18-4 run to take control in the first quarter as the Cardinals defeated Gravette, 77-64, on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Farmington freshman Layne Taylor racked up 35 points adding 6 rebounds helping the Cardinals improve to 5-1 in the 4A-1 with a conference win at home over the Lions.

Roman Carlson added a double- double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals with Carson Simmons contributing 10 points and 8 rebounds. Carlson and Layne Taylor each made threes during the run which closed out the first quarter with Farmington taking a 23-9 lead.

Gravette picked up its scoring in the second quarter, putting 25 points on the board, but could only produce two more points than Farmington in the period and trailed 46-34 at the half.

Farmington outscored the Lions 18-10 in the third quarter owning a 64-44 lead going into the final period. Gravette made up some of the difference outproducing Farmington 20-13 in the fourth, but not enough to catch up and lost 77-64.

Farmington shot 53 percent from the field to 43 percent for Gravette. The Lions were solid behind the 3-point line at 39 percent, yet the Cardinals edged them with a 40 percent showing. Farmington shot well at the free-throwline at 79 percent while Gravette managed only 50 percent.

In the rebounding department, Farmington held a 32-25 advantage over Gravette. The Cardinals racked up 14 assists to 11 for the Lions. Farmington had 9 steals, and Gravette 4. The Cardinals blocked 4 shots while Gravette had 1.

FARMINGTON 77, GRAVETTE 64 Gravette 9 25 10 20 — 64 Farmington 23 23 18 13 — 77

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER Farmington’s James Payne (right on floor) drew a charging foul, taking away a made 3-pointer by Gravette on this play. The Cardinals won the 4A-1 boys basketball game at Cardinal Arena, 77-64, on Tuesday, Jan. 19.