Local schools compete in district tournaments

Pea Ridge's Dakota Woodward, below, and Gravette's Darrick Strzelecki struggle for the ball Wednesday, Feb. 16, during the 4A-1 Conference Tournament at Pea Ridge.
Pea Ridge's Dakota Woodward, below, and Gravette's Darrick Strzelecki struggle for the ball Wednesday, Feb. 16, during the 4A-1 Conference Tournament at Pea Ridge.

— GIRLS

PRAIRIE GROVE 44, GENTRY 42 (2OT) - Whitnee Fitts scored 16 points as Prairie Grove (22-6) held off Gentry in double overtime in the semifinals of the 1-4A Conference tournament in Pea Ridge Friday. Kendra Coyle added 15 points for Prairie Grove. Courtney Millsap led Gentry with 12 points, while Terra Jones chipped in nine.

SHILOH CHRISTIAN 42, GRAVETTE 35 - Meagan Henley and Lindsey Roe scored 15 points each as Shiloh Christian (22-3) advanced to the championship game at the 1-4A Conference tournament in Pea Ridge. Shyanne Nichols led Gravette with 10 points.

GENTRY 39, OZARK 34 - Courtney Millsap scoreda game-high 17 points to lead Gentry past Ozark in the 1-4A Conference tournament at Pea Ridge on Thursday. Morgan Castro led Ozark with nine points. Gentry advanced to play Prairie Grove in the semifinals on Friday.

GRAVETTE 49, FARMINGTON 40 - Shyanne Nichols scored a gamehigh 19 points as Gravette (14-14) knocked off Farmington to advance to the semifinals of the 1-4A Conference tournament in Pea Ridge. Samantha Vanotterloo added 14 points for Gravette, which faced Shiloh Christian Friday.Lexi Lewis led Farmington with 13 points.

GRAVETTE 55, PEA RIDGE 22 - Samantha Vanotterloo scored 15 points to lead Gravette past Pea Ridge at the 1-4A District Tournament in Pea Ridge on Feb. 15. Jordan Winn led Pea Ridge with agame-high 17 points.

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BOYS

PEA RIDGE 67, GRAVETTE 39 - Jacob Hall scored 19 points as tournament host Pea Ridge defeated Gravette at the 1-4A Conference tournament last week. Casey Cooper added 15 points for Pea Ridge, while Cameron Thompson had 13, Ethan Higgins 10 and Dakota Woodward 9. Cody Montee led Gravette with 20 points.

SHILOH CHRISTIAN 70, GENTRY 45 - Chris Oliver scored a gamehigh 21 points as Shiloh Christian defeated Gentry in the 1-4A Conference tournament in Pea Ridge last week. Taylor Thompson added 16 points for Shiloh Christian, while David Mathews scored 15 and Darian Harris 11. JoeMorris led Gentry with 15 points, and Kevin Scherer had 10.

GENTRY 54, BERRYVILLE 41 - Joe Morris scored 15 points and Gentry made 22 of 28 free throws as the Pioneers defeated Berryville at the 1-4A District Tournament in Pea Ridge last week. Justin Bryant and Austin Millsap added 12 points each for Gentry.

GRAVETTE 44, OZARK 42 - Cody Montee scored 22 points to lead Gravette past Ozark in the 1-4A District Tournament in Pea Ridge.

HACKETT 63, DECATUR 27 - Evan Ray and Trevor Holcombe scored eight points each to lead Hackett past Decatur in the 4 West-2A District Tournament at County Line High School. Last week. Mitchell Nelson led Decatur with eight points.

Sports, Pages 7 on 02/23/2011