Lady Pioneers fall in regional debut

File Photo by Randy Moll Mallory Morris, Gentry junior, looks to pass off the ball while guarded by Amanda Pinter, Gravette junior, during district tournament play in Springdale on Feb. 19.
File Photo by Randy Moll Mallory Morris, Gentry junior, looks to pass off the ball while guarded by Amanda Pinter, Gravette junior, during district tournament play in Springdale on Feb. 19.

POTTSVILLE -- 4A NORTH REGION TOURNEY

GIRLS

OZARK 54, GENTRY 24

The Lady Pioneers ended their basketball season with a loss to the Ozark Lady Hillbillies in the opening round of play for the two 4A schools last week.

Kylie Ladd had 20 points and Ozark bounced back from a sluggish start in order to roll past Gentry in Wednesday's girls' game.

The Lady Hillbillies (29-3) outscored Gentry (10-14) by a 17-4 margin in the second quarter and turned a four-point lead into a comfortable 26-9 halftime cushion.

Olivia Melton added 13 points for Ozark, which advanced to Friday's 7 p.m. semifinal game. Haley Borgeteien-James had nine points to lead Gentry, which entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed from the 4A-1 Conference.

OZARK 54, GENTRY 24

Gentry 5 4 10 5 -- 24 Ozark 9 17 16 12 -- 54 Gentry (10-14): Borgeteien-James 9, Lawrence 7, Ellis 3, Little 2, Boss 2, Morris 1. Ozark (25-3): K. Ladd 20, Melton 13, Ree 8, McClellan 6, H. Ladd 5, Heffington 2.

Sports on 03/04/2015