Bears, Goodwin win on ‘off night’

PARAGOULD — Sylvan Hills’ Archie Goodwin didn’t have his best game Wednesday, just one that was good enough.

The Kentucky signee scored 24 points to help lead the Bears to a 60-43 victory over Nettleton in the first round of the Class 5A state tournament at Greene County Tech.

Goodwin scored as many points as the Raiders in the first half (13), but he hit only 10 of 26 shots from the field and 3 of 11 three-pointers.

“I thought Archie’s game was sort of the same as the rest of the guys had. That is just an adjustment period coming into the state tournament,” Sylvan Hills Coach Kevin Davis said. “But he gets to the rim and gets his shots off and knocked down some threes, so for an off night for him ... that’s what I thought it was.”

Nettleton (15-12) scored the game’s first two points, but it proved to be the Raiders’ only lead. Sylvan Hills

SYLVAN HILLS 60,

NETTLETON 43

(24-5), the top seed from the 5A-southeast, then scored nine consecutive points, led 11-5 after the first quarter and 24-13 at the half.

E.J. Whitaker led Nettleton with 20 points, and Zach Rodgers added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

MILLS 60, GREENE COUNTY TECH 49

Fletcher Brown scored 17 points and Shyheim Barrons added 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Comets (20-6) over the host Eagles (15-14).

After leading 27-24 at the half and 38- 35 after three quarters, Mills broke open the game by outscoring Greene County Tech 22-14 in the fourth quarter.

Braylon Spicers also had 11 points for Mills. Andrew Ferguson and Andrew Hovis each scored 16 points to lead Greene County Tech.

BEEBE 54, WATSON CHAPEL 49

Dayton Scott had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Beebe (21-6) over Watson Chapel (13-13). Braden Jones added 12 points for the Badgers.

Watson Chapel’s T.J. Handley led all scorers with 29 points, hitting 11 of 15 shots from the field.