BasketBall: Loyd’s cagers conquered Providence 53-24; bench cleared in final quarter
Telgemeier hit another trey, and added a regular goal, and Reilly Ingram came alive with a 3-shot and a pair of free tosses. Pea Ridge went into the break in control of the game, leading 34-11.
The Pointers finally got untrack offensively in the third period, more than doubling their score mostly due to 3-point shooting by Myers. It did nothing to make a game of it as the Hawks pumped in 16 of their own points to take a 50-25 lead into the final period.
Telgemeier sank a trey and field goal, Stites had a double score, and Bleything had a goal and two freebies to lead the charge. Morgan Gaston added a pair of charity shots with Dayberry adding one.
Dayberry had a pair of goals in the final period, along with short goals by Spivey and Sydney Spears. Van Buren started firing in treys in the final quarter, sinking five of them to make the final score a little more respectable. The outcome was still a double digit victory for the locals as the game ended with the Hawks ahead 57-44.
Telegemeier led the scoring with 18 points with Spivey also in double figures with 12. Bleything and Dayberry ended with 7 each, with Stites scoring 5, Ingram 5, Spears 2, and Gaston 1.
Boys
Pea Ridge 53, Providence 24
Loyd’s cagers jumped out to a 10-point lead, 16-6, and it was all downhill from there as the Hawks were never threatened in their 53-24 conquest of Providence.
The visitors were consistent in that they scored 6 points in each and every quarter of the game, while Pea Ridge countered with 16, 20, 12, and 5 in their four quarters of offense.
Josh Turner led the way in the Hawks’ early runout, scoring three buckets. Ben Wheeler and Colton Thurman both tossed in treys. Bric Cates tossed in a goal with James Bledsoe converting two free throws.
Bledsoe heated up in the second, ripping a pair of treys with Wheeler also hitting one behind the arc. Jeriah Gamez was the big scorer in the period, hitting three field goals and a free throw. Bric Cates and Evan Anderson rounded out the scoring with solo shots, helping the Hawks head into intermission in complete control of the game, leading 36-12.
Wheeler scored his third and fourth 3-point shots of the game in the third period with the Hawks other 6 points coming via field goals by Cates, Thurman and Jacob Ogburn. Pea Ridge headed into the final period with a daunting 4818 advantage.
The Hawks’ bench was cleared in the final quarter, but the defense was still able to keep their foes from scoring more than 6. The Hawks managed to score 5 bench points with Braydon Wright ripping a trey and Emmitt Dayberry adding a field goal. The buzzer sounded and the Hawks had secured a 53-24 victory to go 2-0 on the young season.
Wheeler led all scorers with 12, with Bledsoe scoring 8, Gamez 7, Turner 6, Cates 6, Thurman 5, Wright 3, Anderson 2, Ogburn 2, and Dayberry 2.
Girls Bentonville West 56, Pea Ridge 29
The 6A Bentonville West Wolverines raced past Pea Ridge 56-29 to hand the young Blackhawks their first loss of the season.
No stats were available at press time other than the quarter scores. The Hawks trailed 16-8 after one period and 30-17 at the break. West led 45-22 after three, and won by the final of 56-29.