Lady Bison season ends with loss in regional tourney

Carlisle coach Jonathan Buffalo talks to his team during the regional tournament at Mount Ida (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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MOUNT IDA — It was not a good ending for the Carlisle Lady Bison basketball team.

Carlisle lost to Magnet Cove 52-41 in the first round of the Class 2A East Region tournament Friday at Jeanne Smith Arena. With the loss, the Lady Bison finish the season at 19-9.

The Lady Bison led 23-22 at after trailing 12-4 in the first quarter. Carlisle's leading scorer, Kylie Warren, did not score until the first quarter as the Lady Panthers played a tough man defense on her. She scored the final seven points of the first half.

The game went back and forth in the third quarter with Magnet Cove taking a 32-29 lead with 3:31 left. Warren then scored four in a  row to give the Lady Bison a 33-32 lead. 

With the score tied at 33-33, Carlisle was called for a foul with 2 seconds left in the third quarter. At the same time, Magnet Cove's Faith Linman was called for a technical foul.

Magnet Cove's Emily Fagan hit two free throws while Carlisle missed both foul shots on the technical, leaving the Lady Panthers ahead at 35-33.

Magnet Cove increased its lead to 42-33 with 4:41 left in the game. Carlisle cut the deficit to 45-39 following two foul shots by Warren with 2:25 left. 

Carlisle did not score again until Nicquira Burnett hit a short jumper with 20 seconds left.

"There is only team that is going to be happy at the end of the year in 2A girls basketball," Carlisle coach Jonathan Buffalo said. "We competed. We had our chances. It's what I stressed to them. If you compete and play hard, you will be there at the end."

Despite the loss, the Lady Bison won their third consecutive 2A-6 conference title. 

"I'm extremely proud of what they accomplished this year," Buffalo said. "Winning 19 games for such a young group of ladies."

Warren led Carlisle with 19 points. Ashby Terry had 6. Peyton Hitchins scored 5. Elex McClain had 4. Kayla Golleher had 3. Scoring 2 each were Nikita Harper and Burnett. 

Faith Woodfield led Magnet Cove with 17 points. 

Kimberly Lott runs up the floor in the regional. She was the lone senior on this year's team. 

The loss was the final game for one Lady Bison senior — Kimberly Lott. She is the only player to finish all six years playing for Buffalo, staring in seventh grade when Buffalo was promoted from assistant coach to junior girls and seventh grade girls coach.

"She's a great kid … always worked hard," Buffalo said of Lott. "She did everything that I asked her to do. 

"We talked about how we were a family. We lost a member of our family tonight. She will be missed in the locker room. But we learn from this and move on to next season."

Ashby Terry (22) goes up for a shot against Magnet Cove. 

Lady Rabbits win 2 games in district tourney, qualify for regional

Lonoke's Amanda Sexton shoots for 2 against Heber Springs in the old LHS gymnasium. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

lonokecountysports@gmail.com

LONOKE — It took some work but the Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits are headed back to postseason play. 

Lonoke (15-13) won its first two games of the 4A-2 district tournament to qualify for the Class 4A East Region tournament, which starts Wednesday at Trumann High School.

Lonoke beat Helena-West Helena Central in the first round of the tournament but needed an extra day and some old school medicine to make the regional.

Because of last week's inclement weather, tournament officials decided to play both the quarterfinals and semifinals of the district tournament Saturday, using both the Gina Cox Center and the old LHS gymnasium.

Lonoke then beat Heber Springs 67-46 in the old gym Saturday afternoon. The Lady Jackrabbits then lost to Riverview 57-35 in the Gina Cox Center on Saturday night.

In the win over Heber Springs, Lonoke led 16-8 after one quarter and 36-21 at halftime. 

The Lady Jackrabbits pushed the lead to 46-27 following a 3-pointer by Kerasha Johnson and two free throws by Jarrelyn McCall. Heber Springs tried to keep it close, cutting the deficit to 49-36 . Lonoke then outscored Heber Springs 4-1 the rest of the quarter. Johnson scored on a steal and layup and Riely Rowton was fouled as time expired. She hit both free throws.

Amanda Sexton led Lonoke with 17 points. Eboni Willis scored 16. Johnson had 14. McCall added 10. Keiunna Walker and Ashlyn Allen had 4 points each. Rowton had 2.

Lonoke's win over Heber Springs was its first game in the old LHS gymnasium since the Lady Jackrabbits beat Newport 48-38 in February 2013. 

"I love the Gina Cox Center and wouldn't trade it for the world but it felt good to win another in the old gym today," Lonoke coach Nathan Morris said. 

After beating Heber Springs, the Lady Jackrabbits had a few hours off before facing conference champion Riverview in the semifinals.

Lonoke scored the first four points of the game — all by McCall but fatigue set in as Riverview led 12-6 after one quarter and 35-18 at halftime.

McCall led Lonoke with 12 points. Johnson scored 7. Willis had 6. Walker scored 4. Callie Whitfield, Allen and Sexton had 2 points each.

Lonoke will play Pocahontas in the first round of the Class 4A-East Region tournament Thursday at 4 p.m. at Trumann High School. 

The Lady Jackrabbits opened the district tournament with a 60-30 win over West Helena on Wednesday. 

McCall led Lonoke with 22 points. Johnson had 17. Willis 10. Walker scored 5. Whitfield added 2.

Lonoke's Riely Rowton takes the ball away from a Riverview player while Eboni Willis guards. 

Lady Bison fall to Lady Lions in tourney semifinals

Carlisle's Noah Jennings, Kimberly Lott and Madeleine Brown surround a Clarendon player during Saturday's semifinal game at Hazen. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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HAZEN — It was not the outcome most fans would have expected from the Carlisle-Clarendon semifinal game Saturday.

Clarendon got off to a hot start and routed the Lady Bison 62-35 in the 2A-6 district tournament. With the loss, Carlisle falls to 19-8 overall. Clarendon was scheduled to play host Hazen in the finals Tuesday night.

Clarendon scored the game's first six points while Carlisle's Kylie Warren picked up two quick fouls. The Lady Bison got on the board when Warren hit a short jumper with 5:29 left. 

Warren picked up her third foul with 3:45 left in the first quarter and the Lady Bison trailing 8-3. The Lady Lions finished the quarter on a 15-3 run to lead 23-8.

The run continued in the second quarter as Clarendon pushed its lead to 29-8 with 7:01 left. Carlisle tried to stem the tide but trailed 38-15 at halftime.

The Lady Bison scored the first four points of the second half and trailed 40-21 with 6:52 left. That was as close as they would get the remainder of the game as Clarendon led 54-25 after three quarters and 62-29 with 4:12 left in the game.

Warren led Carlisle with 15 points. Elex McClain had 9. Nikita Harper had 4. Kayla Golleher scored 3. Peyton Hitchings scored 2.

J'Tyia Thomas led Clarendon with 20 points. Skye Tyler had 18. Jennifer Draper scored 14.

The Lady Bison will be the third seed in the Class 2A-East Region Tournament at Mount Ida High School. Carlisle will play Magnet Cove in the first round Thursday at 4 p.m. If the Lady Bison win, they will play in the semifinals Friday at 4 p.m. The third-place game is Saturday at noon; the championship game is Saturday at 6 p.m. 

Carlisle's Elex McClain guards a Clarendon player. 

Jackrabbits split 2 games last week

Lonoke's Yancy Cooney dribbles against e-Stem last week. (Photo by Mark Buffalo)

The Lonoke Jackrabbits split two games last week.

Lonoke beat Newport 57-33 on Tuesday but fell to e-Stem 67-42 on Friday.

In the win over Newport, Lonoke led 12-8 after one quarter and 27-15 at halftime. 

Jawaun Bryant led Lonoke with 12 points. Isaac Toney had 8. Nick Bates scored 7. Scoring 6 each were Yancy Cooney and Justin Meadows. Kylan Branscomb and Haven Hunter had 5 points each. Byron Fair and Brenton Bryant had 3 poitns each. Ryan Truelove scored 2.

In the loss to e-Stem, Lonoke trailed 21-13 after one quarter and 33-20 at halftime. 

Jawaun Bryant led Lonoke with 11 points. Toney had 10. Tyler Spencer had 5. Brenton Bryant and Nick Bates scored 4 points each. TaMarrae Moore had 3. Scoring 2 each were Bryson Jackson and Branscomb.

Bison get 4th win; Lady Bison win third consecutive conference title

Carlisle's Devon Kendrick attempts a shot against Marvell last week. Kendrick scored 17 points in the Bison's win over McCrory on Friday. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

lonokecountysports@gmail.com

The Carlisle Bison and Lady Bison swept McCrory on Friday night to end the regular season.

The Bison's win was their fourth of the season and gave them a season sweep of the Jaguars, who are coached by former Carlisle coach Jeremiah Quattlebaum.

The Lady Bison improved to 19-7 overall and 16-2 in 2A-6 play, giving the Lady Bison their third consecutive conference championship under fourth-year coach Jonathan Buffalo. 

In the boys game, Carlisle rallied to win 78-65. 

McCrory led 19-13 after one quarter and 37-21 in the second quarter before rallying to trail 41-37 at halftime. 

Carlisle led 49-45 after three quarters. 

Brynden Weems led the Bison with 24 points. Devon Kendrick had 17. Nick Schafer added 15. Dominic Castleberry and Drake Adams had 8 points each. Adams hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Zach Caviness had 4 points while Cole Sheets added 3. 

The Lady Bison beat McCrory 64-44. 

The score was tied 15-15 after one quarter but Carlisle led 33-22 at halftime and 48-37 after three quarters.

The Lady Bison pulled away in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Kylie Warren led Carlisle with 25 points. Peyton Hitchings had 15. Elex McClain had 8. Kayla Golleher added 7. Nikita Perry scored six. Ashby Terry and Kimberly Lott had 3 points each. 

The Lady Bison also beat Marvell 65-12 last week.

The score was tied 6-6 the first quarter. The Lady Bison ended the game on a 59-6 run. 

Warren led Carlisle with 20 points. Hitchings had 12. Terry scored 9. Nicquira Burnett and Harper had 6 points each. Scoring 4 each were Madeleine Brown, McClain and Golleher. 

Carlisle's Madeleine Brown is all smiles after hit a shot and getting fouled against Marvell last week. 

4A-2 district tourney at Lonoke's Gina Cox Center pushed back a day

LONOKE — The 4A-2 district tournament, which was scheduled to start today at the Gina Cox Center, has been pushed back a day, according to Lonoke Schools athletic director Nathan Morris.

Friday was an off day for the tournament. However, that day will now be used for the semifinals of the tournament, which were originally scheduled for Thursday. The finals will be Saturday at 6 p.m. for the girls and 7:15 p.m. for the boys. 

Girls tourney

The first game of the girls tournament will be played Tuesday when Helena-West Helena Central plays Stuttgart at 6 p.m. The winner of that game will play Lonoke on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The winner of Wednesday's game will play Heber Springs on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The winner of that game will play top-seed Riverview at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Southside Batesville and Newport will play Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The winner of that game will play e-Stem at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The winner of that game will play Central Arkansas Christian in the semifinals Friday at 6:30 p.m. 

The championship game is Saturday at 6 p.m.

Boys tourney

Southside Batesville and Newport will play the first game of the boys tournament Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. The winner of that game will play Lonoke at 5:15 on Wednesday. The winner of that game will play CAC on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. The winner of that game will play top seed West Helena on Friday at 5:15 p.m. in the semifinals.

Stuttgart will play Heber Springs on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. The winner will play e-Stem at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. The winner of that game will play Riverview in the semifinals on Friday at 7:45 p.m. The championship game is Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

Jr. Lady Bison win district championship

The Carlisle Junior Lady Bison are the 2015 2A-6 District Tournament and regular season champions. (Photo by Angelia James)

PALESTINE — For the third time in Jonathan Buffalo's six years as Junior Lady Bison coach, his team is a district tournament championship team.

Carlisle held off a very good Clarendon team to win the 2A-6 district tournament on Thursday by a  score of 42-38. With the win, the Junior Lady Bison finish the season 16-4.

"To win a conference championship undefeated at 9-0 and finish off with a district championship is huge for our kids and our program," Buffalo said. "They worked hard every day and earned it."

Carlisle led 14-4 after one quarter and 21-13 at halftime. The Junior Lady Lions made a run in the third quarter and outscored 16-9 to trail 30-29 heading into the fourth quarter. 

Deshaye Ricks led Carlisle with 21 points. Arius McClain had 17. Blakely Ellis scored 4. 

2A-6 District Tournament at Hazen postponed a day because of inclement weather

The 2A-6 senior high district tournament, which was scheduled to start today at Hazen High School, has been pushed back a day because of the icy weather. 

Games were scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Wednesday being an off day. 

Monday's games are now scheduled for Tuesday and Tuesday's games are scheduled for Wednesday. As of now, the quarterfinals are still set for Thursday with the semifinals being played Friday and the finals on Saturday.

The top two teams are seeded to the semifinals and are qualified for the East Region tournament, which starts Feb. 25 at Mount Ida High School.

The Carlisle Lady Bison are the top seed in girls. They will play in the semifinals at 4 p.m. on Friday. Des Arc is the second seed and the Lady Eagles will play Friday at 7 p.m. The championship game is Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Clarendon Lions are the top seed in the boys tournament. They will play in the semifinals on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Augusta is the second seed and the Red Devils will play Friday at 8:30 p.m. The finals are Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday first-round games include:

•4. girls: 4. Clarendon vs. 9. Kipp-Delta

•5:30 boys: 4. Kipp-Delta vs. 9. Carlisle

7 girls: 3. Hazen vs. 10 Marvell

8:30 boys: 3. Brinkley vs. 10 McCrory

Wednesday first-round games include: 

4 girls: 5. Brinkley vs. 8. McCrory

5:30 boys: 5. Hazen vs. 8. Des Arc

7 girls: 6. Augusta vs. 7. Palestine-Wheatley

8:30 boys: 6. Marvell vs. 7. Palestine-Wheatley

Jr. Lady Jackrabbits finish as district tourney runner-up after winning regular-season 4A-2 title

The Lonoke Junior Lady Jackrabbits are the runners-up in the 4A-2 district tournament. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

lonokecountysports@gmail.com

NEWPORT — The Lonoke Junior Lady Jackrabbits did all they could but came up one point short in the finals of the 4A-2 district tournament.

Southside Batesville beat top seed Lonoke 37-36 in double overtime on Saturday night. Lonoke ends the season as the regular-season conference champion and the district tournament runner-up. 

The score was tied 29-29 at the of regulation. Lonoke led 34-31 following two free throws by Mickenzie Williams with 33.7 seconds left. Newport's Kassidy Barnt hit a three-pointer with 25 seconds left to tie the game at 34-34. Lonoke had a chance to win it but Mia Brown missed an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer.

In the second overtime, Lonoke led 36-34 following a basket by Keiunna Walker with 2:34 left. The score remained the same until Barnt banked in a three-pointer with 46 seconds left to give Southside a 37-36 lead.

Lonoke had several chances to win in the final seconds. 

Walker missed a short jumper with 25 seconds left. The two teams traded turnovers with Lonoke's coming with 6.7 seconds left.

After a Southside timeout, the Lady Southerners took the ball out of bounds. An official handed the ball to a Southside player before the timeout timer on the scoreboard had been reset. The officials did not catch the error and Southside turned the ball over and Lonoke's Kaley Woodruff was fouled with 2.7 seconds left.

She missed both free throws. Lonoke's Deria Allen rebounded the second miss and her putback attempted rimmed out as time expired.

Walker led Lonoke with 14 points. Williams had 11. Woodruff added 6. Scoring 2 each were Maddie Pool, Kennedy White and Allen.

Barnt led all scores with 20 points. Taylor Hammock added 12 points for Southside.

Lonoke looked to cruise early in the game, leading 11-6 after one quarter and 15-10 at halftime. White then hit 2 free throws early in the second half to give the Junior Lady Jackrabbits a 17-10 lead.

Southside the scored next 8 points to lead 18-17. Lonoke scored the final four points of the quarter to lead 21-18 heading into the fourth quarter.

Southside led 28-25 with 1:26 left in the fourth quarter. Pool and Walker each scored 2 points as Lonoke took a 29-28 lead. 

Southside tied the game at 29-29 before Woodruff missed a short jumper at the buzzer.

Lonoke's Keiunna Walker drives to the basket in the fourth quarter against Southside Batesville. 

Lady Rabbits get big win, rout e-Stem 50-32 in regular-season finale

Lonoke's Jarrelyn McCall surveys the floor during the Lady Jackrabbits' win over e-Stem on Friday. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

lonokecountysports@gmail.com

LITTLE ROCK — The Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits played one of their best games of the season Friday night, beating e-Stem 50-32 in the regular-season finale at Philander Smith College.

Lonoke, the defending 4A-2 district tournament champions, will be the fifth seed in the 4A-2 district tournament next week at the Gina Cox Center in Lonoke.

"I think it's got to be our best win of the year," Lonoke coach Nathan Morris said. "That's a high quality win over a good basketball team."

Lonoke will need to win two games in the district tournament to qualify for the Class 4A-East Region tournament, which will be held in two weeks at Trumann High School. 

"We're still going to take it one game at a time," Morris said. "But they know they've got to win two games to go. You can't go if you don't win the first one."

Morris did not know who the opponent would be, saying it could be Helena-West Helena Central, Newport or Stuttgart. The game is set for Tuesday at 4 p.m.

"They played us all close and two of them have beaten us," he said. 

In Friday's win over e-Stem, Lonoke led 15-12 at the end of the first quarter but trailed 24-23 at halftime.

Lonoke's Kerasha Johnson hit 1 of 2 free throws and Jarrelyn McCall hit a jumper to give the Lady Jackrabbits a 27-24 lead.

The Lady Mets cut the deficit to 27-26 with 6:43 left in the third quarter. McCall then scored four in a row to ignite a 15-0 run, which gave Lonoke a 42-26 lead with 41 seconds left in the third quarter.

Lonoke's largest lead was 20 points at 48-28 and 50-30. The Lady Jackrabbits outscored e-Stem 27-8 in the second half.

E-Stem's Gia Hayes scored 17 points in the first half but did not score in the second half.

"We played defense well," Morris said. 

McCall led Lonoke with 24 points. Eboni Willis scored 10. Amanda Sexton had 9. Johnson scored 5 while Ashlyn Allen had 2.

Lonoke's Kerasha Johnson attempts a free throw against e-Stem.

Lonoke's Elmore to play college football at Division III Washington University in STL

Lonoke football player Chandler Elmore signs with Washington University in St. Louis during a ceremony in the foyer of the Gina Cox Center on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Elmore Family)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

lonokecountysports@gmail.com

LONOKE — Lonoke Jackrabbits football player Chandler Elmore is taking his game to the collegiate level.

Elmore signed a National Letter of Intent with Washington University in St. Louis, which is an NCAA Division III school. He signed during a ceremony in the foyer of the Gina Cox Center on Wednesday. 

Elmore, who played linebacker for the Jackrabbits, said signing to play college football is not a dream come true, "just a big personal accomplishment."

"It gives me a lot of personal satisfaction and insight towards my future," he said. "Being accepted into a school like Washington University is humbling."

Elmore, who was named first team conference in 2014, said he was looking for a top-ranked university with a smaller, more intimate athletic program.

"Washington met and surprised every standard by leaps and bounds," Elmore said. "And the hospitality from coaches and players alike was a huge bonus."

Elmore was recruited as an athlete by head coach Larry Kindbom.

"Coach Kindbom has discussed my contributions on both sides of the ball," Elmore said. "He liked the way I played outside linebacker though and would like to keep me in my element and let me grown. Playing a little offense would be nice though."

Elmore said he plans to major in biomedical or nuclear engineering.

"Another reason I picked Washington University was for its school of engineering," he said. 

Washington is in the same conference as Hendrix College in Conway. The Bears will play in Conway against the Warriors on Nov. 7. 

Lady Bison rally to beat Hazen; Bison come up short

Carlisle's Nikita Harper drives to the basket against Hazen. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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CARLISLE — The Carlisle Bison and Lady Bison split two games with Hazen on Tuesday at Bison Arena.

Lady Bison rally for victory

The Carlisle Lady Bison took Hazen's best shot but rallied then held off Hazen for a 55-45 win over the Lady Hornets.

Hazen scored the game's first seven points and led 13-3 with 3:49 left in the first quarter. 

Carlisle ended the quarter with an 8-1 run to trail 14-13 heading into the second quarter.

The Lady Bison took their first lead of the game on a jumper by Nicquira Burnett with 6:29 left in the first half. Her basket made the score 18-16. Hazen regained the advantage, leading 27-23 with 2:28 left in the first half. 

Carlisle scored the last five points of the game, the last two on a layup by Kylie Warren with four seconds left. 

The Lady Bison scored the first six points of the second half to lead 34-27. Hazen rallied to trail 34-33. Carlisle led 41-36 heading into the fourth quarter. 

Hazen tried to keep it close and trailed 43-42 following a putback by Karina Swanigan with 4:41 left in the game.

Carlisle then went on an 8-1 run to lead 51-43 with 3:05 left. Peyton Hitchings scored four points while Warren and Elex McClain had two points each during the run. 

Warren led all scorers with 27 points. Nikita Harper and McClain had 8 points each. Hitchings and Burnett had 6 points each. 

Swanigan led Hazen with 15 points. Shania McGee had 12 while Lamondra Pinkney had 10. 

With the win, the Lady Bison improve to 16-7 overall and 13-2 in 2A-6 play. Des Arc lost to Clarendon on Tuesday night, giving the Lady Bison a 2-game lead in the conference standings with three games to play.

Nick Schafer attempts a free throw against Hazen.

Hornets pull away from Bison

The Carlisle Bison jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the quarter against Hazen but the Hornets pulled away for a 55-38 win.

Hazen cut the deficit to 9-8 before Carlisle's Brynden Weems hit 1 of 2 free throws with 1:58 left to make the score 10-8. Hazen hit consecutive 3-pointers to end the quarter to lead 14-10. 

Hazen led 19-17 at halftime but outscored the Bison 36-21 in the second half. 

Weems and Devon Kendrick led the Bison with 14 points each. Nick Schafer had 7. Cole Sheets added 3.

Lonoke sweeps Stuttgart

Lonoke's Kerasha Johnson shoots for 2 against Stuttgart. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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LONOKE — Lonoke swept two senior high games from Stuttgart on Friday at the Gina Cox Center.

Lady Rabbits get much-needed win

The Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits bounced back from tough losses to Heber Springs and Helena-West Helena Central with 50-31 win over Stuttgart.

With the win, Lonoke improves to 11-11 overall and 5-8 in 4A-2 conference play. 

The game was close throughout the first half with Stuttgart leading 19-18 late in the second quarter. Lonoke's Amanda Sexton hit a jumper with 30 seconds left to give the Lady Jackrabbits a 20-19 halftime lead.

Lonoke then started the second half with a 14-0 run to lead 34-19 with 2:43 left in the third quarter. Jarrelyn McCall scored eight during the run while Kerasha Johnson had four and Eboni Willis had two.

After a Stuttgart bucket made it 34-21, Willis scored four in a to give her team a 38-21 lead. 

The Lady Ricebirds scored four in a row to cut the deficit to 38-26. Lonoke responded with a 10-0 run to lead 48-26 with 2:45 left. 

McCall led Lonoke with 24 points. Sexton and Willis had 11 points each. Johnson finished with 4. 

Lonoke lost to West Helena 67-62 on Tuesday. 

McCall led Lonoke with 29 points. Willis had 11. Johnson scored 7. Riely Rowton and Sexton had 6 points each. Ashlyn Allen had 3. 

Jawaun Bryant is fouled while making a shot against Stuttgart on Friday. 

Jackrabbits use big run to beat Ricebirds

The Lonoke Jackrabbits outscored Stuttgart 22-6 in the second quarter en route to a 64-35 win.

Lonoke led 8-7 after one quarter then Tyler Spencer hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to give the Jackrabbits the lead for good. Lonoke led 30-13 at halftime and 43-28 after three quarters.

The Jackrabbits opened the fourth quarter with four consecutive points to lead 47-28. The closes Stuttgart got the remainder of the game was 17 points at 47-30. 

Jawaun Bryant led Lonoke with 17 points. Spencer added 13. Brenton Bryant had 11. Scoring 7 each were Nick Bates and Yancy Cooney. Justin Meadows had 4. Haven Hunter had 3. Isaac Toney added 2 points. 

Lonoke lost to West Helena 56-50 on Tuesday. 

Jawaun Bryant led Lonoke with 18 points. Bryson Jackson had 14. Spencer and Bates scored 6 each. Meadows had 3. Brenton Bryant added 2 while Byron Fair hit a free throw.

Bison, Lady Bison have tough times last week

Carlisle's Nicquira Burnett and Kim Lott double team a Clarendon player. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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Carlisle split two games with Clarendon on Tuesday but were swept by Des Arc on Friday. 

Lady Bison go 1-1 last week.

The Carlisle Lady Bison fell to 15-7 overall and 12-2 after splitting two games last week.

Carlisle beat Clarendon 45-34 on Tuesday but lost at Des Arc 58-36 on Friday.

The Lady Bison are still in first place in the 2A-6 standings by one game over at least Des Arc, which has 3 conference losses, including one to Carlisle by 10 points in December. 

In the loss to Des Arc, the Lady Bison trailed 10-2 after one quarter and 29-6 at halftime. Carlisle's leading scorer Kylie Warren, was saddled with four fouls. She scored only 3 points before fouling out in the third quarter.

Elex McClain led Carlisle with 12 points. Ashley Harbison had 9 points on three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Nikita Harper had 5. Kayla Golleher had 4. Warren and Peyton Hitchings had 3 points each. 

In the win over Clarendon, the Lady Bison struggled in the first half and trailed 23-22 with 49.1 seconds left in the second quarter.

Warren hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to give the Lady Bison a 24-23 lead. 

Carlisle pushed the lead to 29-23 early in the third quarter before the Lady Lions rallied to trail 29-28 with 4:26 left. Carlisle responded with a 7-0 run to lead 36-28 with 1:05 left in the third quarter 

Warren led Carlisle with 23 points. McClain had 7. Nicquira Burnett had 5. Golleher had 4. Harper scored 3. Kim Lott scored 2 while Hitchings added a free throw.

Carlisle's Brynden Weems shoots for 2 of his 21 points against Clarendon. 

Bison drop 2 games

The Carlisle Bison fell to No. 1 Clarendon 66-42 and Des Arc 76-57 in 2A-6 conference games last week.

In the loss to Clarendon, the Bison played the Lions tough in the first quarter but trailed 24-13. The Lions then led 42-19 at halftime. 

Brynden Weems led the Bison with 21 points. Nick Schafer had 6. Devon Kendrick had 5. Zack Caviness had 3. Scoring 2 each were Cole Sheets, Gray Amaden and Keyshawn Allen had 2 points each. Lewis Bunch added a free throw.

In the loss to Des Arc, the Bison trailed 42-30 at halftime and 57-44 after three quarters. 

Kendrick led the Bison with 18 points. Weems scored 17. Schafer had 10. Sheets finished with 6. Dominic Castleberry had 3. Amaden had 2 and Allen hit a free throw.