GENTRY -- Though it was a hard-fought contest for both teams, the Lady Lions pulled ahead of the Lady Pioneers for a 49-38 win at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
Both teams scored nine points in the opening quarter, with Gentry's Reese Hester dropping two 3-pointers and Alexa Parker and Brynn Romine each hitting a long shot for Gravette.
Parker hit two more threes in the second quarter and sunk a pair of free throws, coupled with a pair of twos and a free-throw by Dalacie Wishon and another goal by Brynn Romine to outscore the Lady Pioneers, 15-7, and take an eight-point lead into the locker room at the half-time break.
The third quarter was close, with Shelby Still hitting a 2-pointer and four free throws and Brynn Cordeiro and Presley Ward adding a goal each for Gentry. Gravette scored 11 points on two goals by Wishon and two goals and a trey for Romine.
The Lady Pioneers tried their best to come back in the final quarter, picking up 12 more points on the shooting of Still, Ward, Hester, and Emma Tevebaugh, but the Lady Lions widened the gap by gaining another 14 points, with Brooke Handle hitting two treys, Wishon adding three goals and a free throw, and Keeley Elsea hitting a free throw.
Wishon led in scoring for Gravette, with 19 points in the game. Romine had 12 and Parker 11. On the Gentry side, Still had 11, Hester 8, and Cordeiro 7.
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Gentry senior Brynn Cordeiro shoots from under the basket at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gentry senior Emma Tevebaugh passes the ball during the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Alexa Parker tries to move the ball under the basket during the Gravette-Gentry game at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Keeley Elsea is guarded under the basket by Gentry senior Brynn Cordeiro at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Dalacie Wishon brings the ball downcourt at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Graci Moffit moves the ball around the top of the key during the Gravette-Gentry game at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Surrounded by Gentry defenders, Gravette senior Dalacie Wishon shoots under the basket at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Surrounded by Gentry defenders, Gravette senior Dalacie Wishon shoots under the basket at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Brooke Handle brings the ball downcourt at the Gravette-Gentry game at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Brooke Handle looks to shoot at the Gravette-Gentry game held at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.
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Gravette senior Ella Moorman moves the ball at the top of the key during the Gravette-Gentry game at Gentry High School on Dec. 22.