GENTRY -- Though the Gentry boys came up short, the Gentry girls picked up a big conference win against the visiting Lady Tigers from Prairie Grove, 51-36.
The Lady Pioneers took a 10-6 lead in the opening quarter with Jaydon Jarnagan picking up a deuce and two free throws, Jaiden Wilmoth hitting a three-pointer, Emily Toland a deuce and Ariel Nix hitting a free throw.
The second quarter saw the Lady Tigers close the gap to a single basket, being down only 17-15 at the half. Gentry's only points in the second quarter were a three-pointer by Meledy Owens and two buckets by Toland.
But the Lady Pioneers came out strong in the third quarter and piled on the points to secure the win in the fourth, scoring 15 points in the third on treys by Nix and Owens and three goals by Toland. Then in the fourth, Nix hit three treys, Ahrya Reding put in two baskets, Toland had one and Jaiden Wilmoth hit a two and two free throws, for 19 points, while holding the Lady Tigers to 10 in the final quarter.
Ariel Nix had 16 points in the game, five three-pointers and a free throw. Emily Toland had 14, playing a strong game under the basket. Rounding out the scoring were Jaiden Wilmoth with 7, Meledy Owens with 6 and Ahrya Reding and Jaydon Jarnagan with 4 each.
The win puts Gentry at 8-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play for the season.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to host the Lady Eagles from Huntsville on Tuesday, after press time.
BOYS
Prairie Grove 47
Gentry 39
Though the Pioneers led 15-14 at the end of the first quarter and 19-16 at the half, the visiting Tigers held the Pioneers to four points in the third quarter and scored 18 points to take a 34-23 lead going into the final period of play.
And though the Pioneers got over their dry spell and scored 16 points in the final quarter, the Tigers scored 13 and held on to their lead for the 47-39 final.
Dylan Kilgore scored 17 points in the game, seven of those from the free-throw line. Blake Wilkinson had 8 points, Casey Bates had 7, Brian Magana had 5 and Gavin Taylor 2.
The conference win puts Gentry at 7-10 overall and 1-5 in conference play for the season.
The Pioneers were scheduled to host the Eagles from Huntsville on Tuesday, after press time.
Sports on 01/16/2019