The Town Crier: Sports

Riverside teams scalp Indians in weather shortened week (02/05/10)
Riverside's senior boys and girls were limited to only one game due to last week's snow storm, but picked up a pair of victories as the Rebels downed Marked Tree 52-43 while the Lady Rebels routed the Lady Indians 68-47 Monday night at Marked Tree...

Lady Lions split pair of Conference battles (02/05/10)
Manila's Lady Lions split a pair of 3A-3 conference games last week, defeating Hoxie 52-46 Thursday night at Manila after dropping a 63-48 decision at Corning on Monday night. Manila and Hoxie battled to a 34-34 tie after three quarters before the Lady Lions outscored the Lady Mustangs 18-12 in the final period to pull out the win. ...

Lions crush Mustangs 80-49 (02/05/10)
Manila bounced back after suffering their first conference loss of the season at the hands of Harrisburg with a convincing 80-49 victory over Hoxie on the road Monday night. Kam Ashabranner pumped in a game high 23 points while Levi Wallace added 20 more to lead the Lions, who improved to 20-3 overall and 12-1 in 3A-3 conference play...

Buffalo Island Central Roundup (02/05/10)
Buffalo Island Central suffered a pair of 2A-3 conference losses last week, losing 61-52 Friday night to Turrell after dropping a 69-42 decision to East Poinsett County Tuesday night at Monette. Rashad Madden drilled six three pointers en route to a 29 point performance in EPC's 27 point victory over BIC. ...

Rivrside Homecoming crowned (01/26/10)
Riverside senior and junior high Homecoming was held Friday, Jan. 22, at Lake City. Magan Wells was crowned senior high queen and Lauren Weaver was named junior high queen. Senior high maids were Bethanne Snyder, Brittany Douglas, Dawn Weaver, Kayla Rolland and Allie Lunsford...

Frigid shooting night spoils Riverside's Homecoming (01/26/10)
Marmaduke took advantage of Riverside's frigid second half shooting woes to rally for a 53-38 come-from-behind victory, spoiling the Rebel's homecoming in 2A-3 conference action Friday night at Lake City...

Lady Rebels take bark out of Greyhounds (01/26/10)
Riverside upended Marmaduke 31-26 in the rubber match between the two teams Thursday night at Lake City in 2A-3 conference play. The Lady Greyhounds took the first game of the season before Riverside gained revenge with a victory over Marmaduke in the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament...

Hornets sting Lions 56-54 (01/26/10)
Chad Lacy took a behind the head pass from teammate Zach Davis and laid in the winning bucket with only one second remaining as Harrisburg shocked Manila 56-54 Friday night at Harrisburg, handing the Lions their first conference loss of the season...

Marmaduke hands Lady Mustangs first Conference loss, 45-38 (01/26/10)
Marmaduke rallied from a five point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull out a 45-38 come-from-behind victory over Buffalo Island Central Monday night at Marmaduke. The Lady Greyhounds handed BIC its first conference loss of the season behind the strong fourth quarter play of seniors Michelle Greaney and Morgan Hatcher...

Mustangs down Marmaduke, lose to Turrell (01/26/10)
Buffalo Island Central split a pair of 2A-3 conference games last week, defeating Marmaduke 59-54 Tuesday night on the road before dropping a 65-52 decision to Turrell Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex...

Manila Homecoming court presented (01/21/10)

BIC Homecoming Royalty crowned (01/21/10)
Buffalo Island Central Homecoming royalty pictured are, from left: Princess Kaley Poe, escort James Tate, crown bearer Kameron Dublin, Queen Katelyn Pittman, flower girl Laci Dewitt, escort Weslan Colbert, Princess Mallory Crites, escort Ben Cole. (photo provided)

Cobb sets single game three point record (01/21/10)
Michelle Cobb drilled eight three pointers to set a new single game mark in Riverside's 59-25 victory over Cross County Monday night at Cherry Valley. The senior finished the night with 26 points with teammate Meagan Goza added 12...

Rebels shoot down Thunderbirds 60-32 (01/21/10)
Riverside trounced Cross County 60-32 in 2A-3 conference action Tuesday night at Cherry Valley. Josh Anderson led the Rebels with 16 points while Jake Love scored 14 and Cole Winford chipped in 10...

Lady Lions complete three game sweep (01/21/10)
Manila rolled through the 3A-3 conference last week, racking up three home victories to improve to 8-3 in league play. The Lady Lions, now 13-5 overall, began the week with a hard fought 55-52 victory over Earle. Manila completed the sweep by blasting Harrisburg 46-27 before ending the week with a 60-34 thumping of Brookland...

Lions remain unbeaten in Conference play (01/21/10)
Manila kept its grip on first place in the 3A-3 conference with a pair of league wins last week. The Lions, 18-2 overall and a spotless 10-0 in conference play, knocked off Tuckerman 82-42 Tuesday night at Manila before celebrating homecoming by demolishing Piggott 80-56 Friday night...

Lady Mustangs run past Riverside 75-55 (01/21/10)
Buffalo Island Central used a tenacious pressing defense and a strong free throw shooting performance to pull away for a 75-55 victory over archrival Riverside Thursday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette...

BIC holds off Riverside 60-54 (01/21/10)
Buffalo Island Central celebrated Homecoming with a 60-54 victory over archrival Riverside Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette. The win completed a two game regular season sweep of Riverside and gave BIC its fifth victory in their last six starts...

Area basketball roundup (01/13/10)
Manila's senior boys continued their winning ways with a 66-36 trouncing of Corning Tuesday night, Jan. 5, at Manila in 3A-3 conference play. Manila (16-2, 8-0 3A-3) jumped to a 20-3 first period lead and held a 39-16 advantage at the half. The Lions took a 59-26 lead into the fourth quarter...

Warriors deal Lions 53-40 setback in NEA finals (01/07/10)
Manila hoped to avenge its only loss of the season when they faced East Poinsett County in the finals of the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Basketball Tournament Wednesday night at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, but the Warriors used a strong second half to pull away for a 53-40 victory, claiming the 1A-2A-3A championship...

Bay deals Lady Lions heartbreaking 72-71 defeat in NEA semifinals (01/07/10)
Jordan Ferguson's clutch free throw with just four seconds left in the game dealt Manila a heartbreaking 72-71 loss to Bay in the semifinals of the NEA Tournament Monday afternoon, Dec. 31, at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

Area players named to NEA Tournament team (01/07/10)
Manila placed four players on the All-NEA Tournament team in the A-AA-AAA division, chosen by the coaches. Blake Wheeler, Kam Ashabranner, Levi Wallace and J.J. Helton were all selected for the runner-up Lions. Riverside's Jake Love was also chosen...

Top seeded Cave City roars past Lady Mustangs 58-40 in NEA semifinals (01/07/10)
Defending Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament champion Cave City jumped to a 20-4 first period lead and never looked back, defeating Buffalo Island Central 58-40 in last week's Monday afternoon 1-2A-3A semifinals at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

Bic outguns Brookland 98-97 in NEA Tournament (12/30/09)
In one of the wildest shootouts in the history of the Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament, Buffalo Island Central finally escaped with a heart pounding 98-97 victory over Brookland Tuesday morning at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro...

Lady Mustangs advance to semifinals of NEA Tourney (12/30/09)
Buffalo Island Central galloped into the semifinals of the 65th Annual Northeast Arkansas Invitational Tournament with victories over Rector and Rivercrest last week. The Lady Mustangs fought off a determined Rector team, 63-57, Wednesday night, before running past Rivercrest 78-69 Saturday night...