Stories from Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Sophomore Whitney Coffelt scored 18 of her game-high 20 points in the second quarter Tuesday night to lead the Alpena Lady Leopards to a 55-32 victory over Bergman. Abby Dean added 14 points for Alpena (6-1), which is off to a strong start after reaching the quarterfinals of the Class A state tournament last season...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers won just eight games last season, but that total could easily have been higher as they lost eight games by five points or fewer. With several key players returning with an added year of experience, Coach Kyle Farrar is optimistic that the Lady Tigers can improve on that mark this season. So far, so good.

Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo is a veteran coach who has had the luxury of coaching some talented players during his career. But only twice in his career, Rambo said, has one of his players recorded a triple double. The first time came last season, when then-junior Garrett Cross accomplished the feat in a game against Alpena. The second time came Tuesday night, when Cross did it again to lead the Highlanders to a 72-53 victory at Deer.

Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison wanted to see the Lady Bobcats get off to a good start in their season opener, and his team delivered.