Cards Rout Pioneers In Half Game

FARMINGTON — Half a game equals a complete game during bad weather, at least that’s what Farmington and Gentry found out with the Cardinals winning a shortened boys basketball contest, 43-19.

The 4A-1 Conference game was reduced considerably on Tuesday, Feb. 9 due to icing conditions creating travel hazards in Benton County. Farmington jumped out to a 30-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, playing upper classmen on senior night at Cardinal Arena. The second quarter was played with a running clock to speed things up and the contest was eventually called at halftime with the Cardinals winning by 24.

Farmington senior Roman Carlson had the hot hand early scoring 15 points in the first quarter with classmate Decory Thomas adding 8 points in the period.

Farmington coach Johnny Taylor switched lineups in the second quarter giving more seniors one last opportunity to take to the hardwood in Cardinal Arena during a regular season game. Farmington earned the right to host games in the District 4A-1 tournament this week.

Nathan Monroe and Caleb Blakely chipped in 4 points apiece in the second quarter. Logan Burch and Omar Qedan each made 3- pointers in the contest while Mateo Carbonel, James Payne, and Noah Farmer all scored 2 points.

Virtually all of Gentry’s points came from behind the 3- point line with the team combining for five treys. Andrew Godrey led the Pioneers (0-16, 0-11) with 8 points.

Other boys games in the area, such as Pea Ridge at Prairie Grove, also set for Tuesday, Feb. 9 didn’t even tip-off. That game was postponed and never played with the District 4A-1 tournament scheduled to begin this past Saturday, Feb. 13.

Huntsville 16 9 19 14 — 58 Farmington 12 16 21 14 — 63 Farmington (8-4, 3-1): Layne Taylor 8 7-8 25, Caleb Blakely 5 4-5 14, Roman Carlson 4 1-2 12, Mateo Carbonel 3 0-0 7, Carson Simmons 2 1-2 5. Totals 22 13-11 63. Huntsville (6-8, 1-2): Matthew Sisk 6 6-6 20, Mason Davidson 4 3-4 13, Hayden Dotson 4 4-10 12, Slayter Watkins 2 0-0 6, Luke Jones 2 0-0 5, Hunter Davidson 1 0-0 3 . Totals 19 13-20 58.

3-Point Goals — Farmington 6 (Carlson 3, Layne Taylor 2, Carbonel), Huntsville 7 (M. Davidson 2, Sisk 2, Watkins 2, H. Davidson).

Rebounds — Farmington 19, Huntsville 25. Assists — Farmington 12, Huntsville 9. Steals — Farmington 4, Huntsville 3. Blocks — Farmington 1, Huntsville 1.

Ozark Catholic 8 14 15 7 — 44 Lincoln 8 13 17 26 — 64 Ozark Catholic: Jonathan Cass 6 1-2 13, Isaac McClinton 4 4-6 12, Ashton Efird 2 6-8 11, Perrin Lunsford 3

2-3 8, Nate Webster 0 0-2 0, Joseph Ramirez 0 0-2 0. Totals 15 13-19 44. Lincoln (5-6): Daytin Davis 10 5-8

29, Weston Massey 4 1-2 10, Kyler Calvin 3 3-5 10, Tyler Brewer 2 1-5 5, Austin Munyon 1 1-3 3, Brennin Davis 1 0-0 3, Eli Rich 1 0-0 2, A.J. Garner 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 11-23 64. 3-Point Goals — Lincoln 7 (D. Davis 4, Massey, Calvin, B. Davis), Ozark Catholic 1 (Efird).