Stories from Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Green Forest Lady Tigers led for all but six seconds in Friday's semifinal matchup against the Jacksonville Lady Titans. Sadly for Green Forest, it was the final six seconds that they trailed. Four of Green Forest's starters fouled out of the game...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats took care of business Tuesday evening, getting a 41-39 victory at Valley Springs. "It was a hard-fought win," Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison said. "Anytime you go to Valley and beat them, it's a good night. I was really proud of the outcome."...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers started the second semester on a positive note Tuesday evening, as they defeated the Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers, 42-31. "Both teams were playing decent defense and both teams missed some open shots that may or may not go normally," Green Forest coach Kyle Farrar said. "But we played pretty good in the second half and played pretty good defense throughout."...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats are undefeated no more. Pocahontas, the defending Class 4A state champions, defeated Berryville 47-36 in the semifinals of the Holiday Hoops Tournament. "We just didn't show up ready to play," Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison said. "We didn't show up ready to play defensively. We gave up too many easy opportunities around the rim. Offensively, we stood and watched them guard us."...

The Berryville Bobcats won the 2017 Holiday Hoops Tournament, defeating Huntsville in the championship game, 55-29. "All three days, our kids played very well," Berryville coach Brent Compton said. "They played hard, they executed well and they shot the ball well. As well as we shot it, though, it was really our defense that separated us in each of those games. That's what made it nice because defense has been our weakness at times this year."...