Jackrabbits play Bauxite, Robinson tough but fall; Lady Rabbits sweep

Lonoke's Tyriqe Jackson shoots for two against Carlisle earlier this season. (Photo by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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JACKRABBITS

The Lonoke Jackrabbits dropped a pair of conference games last week. Lonoke lost to Bauxite 54-46 then fell at Joe T. Robinson 52-46 on Friday.

In Friday’s game against the Senators, Lonoke was scoreless in the first quarter then trailed 22-11 at halftime. 

The Jackrabbits then scored 17 points in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 35-28 heading into the fourth quarter.

Lonoke outscored the Senators 18-17 in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough to overcome the scoreless first quarter. 

Tony Bryant led Lonoke with 16 points. Tyriqe Jackson added 13. DeAneglo Noid had 12. E’Shawn Brown and Braidon Bryant had two points each. 

“It was a very physical game,” Lonoke coach Dean Campell said. “It took us a quarter to get used to it. A 0-9 first quarter real y hurt.

“We guarded better and competed on the boards. We had too many turnovers that led to baskets for them.”

In the loss to Bauxite, Lonke trailed 15-10 and 29-21 at halftime. 

Noid led Lonoke with 17 points. Tony Bryant had 15. Tony Jackson added six. Scoring two each were Braidon Bryant, Isaiah Thomas, Brown, Jayden Johnson. 

LADY JACKRABBITS

The Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits won two games last week, beating Bauxite then Joe T. Robinson.

In the 39-28 win over Bauxite, Lonoke led 11-8 after one quarter but the score was tied 18-18 at halftime. 

Lonoke put on the defensive clamps in the second half, limiting the Lady Miners to only five points in both the third and fourth quarters. 

Keiunna Walker led Lonoke with 26 points. Mia Brown had six. Kennedy White added rive. Hannah Moseley added two. 

No. 6 Lady Bison win again, beat England

Carlisle's DeShaye Ricks shoots for two of game-high 20 points against England (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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The Carlisle Lady Bison, ranked sixth in Class 2A by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, improved to 13-3 on the season with a 73-58 win over England on Friday night at Bison Arena. 

Early on, it looked like Carlisle would run away with the game in the first half as the Lady Bison used a 10-0 run to lead 15-4 with 1:13 left in the first quarter. 

England scored the first eight points of the second quarter to pull to within two at 17-15. England eventually took a 23-21 lead with 3:54 left in the first half.

Carlisle ended the second quarter on an 11-3 run to lead 32-26 at halftime. 

Carlisle opened the second half with a 7-0 run to lead 39-26. 

The Lady Bison led by 21 points at 52-31 with 37 seconds left in third quarter. 

DeShaye Ricks led Carlisle with 20 points. Kylie Warren had 17. Shelby Hancock had nine. Kiara Miller had seven. Blakely Ellis scored five. Morgan Brazeal had three. Taylor Cullum had two. Mattie Staggs had one. 

Carlisle's Jamarious Harper is fouled going to the basket.

Lions 81, Bison 51

The Carlisle Bison gave the England Lions fits for a quarter before the Lions pulled away for an 81-51 win .

Carlisle led much of the first quarter but trailed 25-21 after eight minutes. 

England outscored Carlisle 24-10 in the second quarter to take control of the game. 

Everett Williams led the Bison with 11 points. Caleb Jones had 10. Jamarious Harper added eight. Kamryn Taylor and Braiden Jenkins had six points each. Will Carter added five. Baylor Craig scored four. Gauge Shaw had one. 

Lonoke drops two games to EStem

Lonoke's Arius McClain scored seven points against EStem on Friday night. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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The Lonoke Jackrabbits and Lady Jackrabbits both lost to EStem in conference play Friday night at the Gina Cox Center.

Lady Mets 46, Lady Rabbits 39

The Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits fell to 14-6 on the season with a 46-39 loss to EStem.

Lonoke got off to a good start, leading 14-9 after one quarter. Keiunna Walker scored five points. Hannah Moseley scored four. Mickenzie Williams scored three while Kennedy White added two free throws.

EStem outscored Lonoke 12-8 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 22-21 at halftime. Walker scored five of Lonoke’s points while White added a three-pointer. 

The score was tied 31-31 at the end of the third quarter. Arius McClain, Walker and White each scored three points in the third quarter.

The Lady Mets outscored the Lady Jackrabbits 15-8 in the fourth quarter. McClain scored four points. Walker had three and Moseley added a free throws.

Walker led the Lady Rabbits with 16 points. White had eight. McClain scored seven. Moseley had five. Williams scored two. 

Lonoke's Braiden Bryant brings the ball up the floor against  Carlisle earlier this season. 

Mets 64, Jackrabbits 33

The Lonoke Jackrabbits fell to 9-9 on the season with a 64-33 loss to EStem.

The Mets led 15-6 after one quarter and 29-14 at halftime. 

Tyriqe Jackson led Lonoke with nine points. Tony Bryant and DeAngelo Noid had six point each. Braiden Bryant and Jayden Johnson had four points each. Scoring two each were Tyler Washington and Chase Bryant. 

Lady Bison hold off Lady Rabbits to win Goldfish Classic

Carlisle's Kylie Warren shoots the go-ahead jumper over Lonoke's Keiunna Walker with 26 seconds left in the finals of the Goldfish Classic on Friday night. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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LONOKE — In a classic matchup between two heavyweight contenders, the Carlisle Lady Bison landed the final shot against the Lonoke Lady Jackrabbits.

Carlisle’s Kylie Warren hit a 10-foot off-balance jumper with 26 seconds left then held off two Lonoke three-point attempts to win the Goldfish Classic 55-52 on Friday night at the Gina Cox Center. 

Warren’s basket gave Carlisle (12-3) a 53-52 lead following a three-point by Lonoke’s Keiunna Walker with 40 seconds left. 

Lonoke (12-4) called a timeout after Warren’s basket. However, the Lady Jackrabbits missed a corner three-pointer with 10 seconds left. That led to Carlisle’s Blakely Ellis hitting a short jumper with 4 seconds left. 

Lonoke called another timeout with 31. seconds left. Walker missed a half-court three-pointer as time expired, giving the Lady Bison the victory. 

Carlisle’s victory avenged a 63-48 loss to Lonoke on Dec. 16 at Bison Arena.

The score was tied 6-6 after one quarter. Lonoke led 9-6 after a three-pointer by Mia Brown with 5:40 left in the first half. Carlisle then went on an 11-2 run to lead 19-11 with 1:02 left. Carlisle’s Blakely Ellis hit two three-pointers during the run.

Lonoke’s Arius McClain hit a short jumper with 13 seconds left to make the score 19-13 at halftime.

Walker, who picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, did not score in the first half. 

Lonoke cut the deficit to 27-26 following Walker’s three-pointer with 1:24 left in the third quarter. Carlisle scored the final six points of the third to lead 33-26. DeShaye Ricks scored four while Kiara Miller added two. 

Carlisle continued its run in the fourth quarter, scoring the first four points to lead 37-26 with 6:16 left. 

Lonoke got back into the game with the three-ball. 

The Lady Jackrabbits cut the deficit to 43-42 with 3:47 left in the game, following a Brown three-pointer. It was the fourth of the fourth quarter. 

Carlisle's Heather Bowlan hit 1 of 2 free throws with 3:36 left. Carlisle then forced a jump ball on the Lonoke end of the floor. However, as the officials blew the whistle, players from each team got up mad. A Lonoke player left the bench and a technical foul was called.

Warren then hit two free throws to make the score 46-42 with 3:15 left. 

Lonoke led 47-46 following two Walker free throws with 2:52 left. Carlisle reclaimed the lead at 49-47 before Walker scored again to tie the game at 49-49 with 1:42 left.

Warren hit a running jumper in the lane to give her team a 51-49 lead with 1:23 left. 

Warren led Carlisle with 22 points. Bowlan had 9. Ricks and Ellis scored eight points each. Miller had seven. Shelby Hancock added a free throw.

Walker led all scorers with 27 points. Brown had nine on three three-pointers. McClain had seven. Kennedy White scored six. Michenzie Williams added three.

Lonoke's Maddie Pool and Hannah Moseley battle for a loose ball with Carlisle's Kiara Miller. 

Lady Rabbits pull away from Lady Bison; Lonoke boys rally to beat Carlisle

Lonoke's Keiunna Walker shoots for two while being guarded by Carlisle's Kiara Miller. (Photos by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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CARLISLE — Lonoke High School won 3 of 4 games from Carlisle High School on Saturday night at Bison Arena. 

Carlisle won the junior girls game 36-19; Lonoke won the junior boys game 39-21, the senior girls game 63-48 and the senior boys game 52-37.

Lady Rabbits rally to beat Lady Bison in heavyweight match

The battle between two of the best players in the state didn’t disappoint as Lonoke rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to beat Carlisle 63-48 on Saturday.

Lonoke senior Keiunna Walker is ranked 31st in the Girls Fab 40 rankings of high school players in Arkansas by www.arkansasbasketballrankings.com. Carlisle senior Kylie Warren is ranked 36th.

Walker scored 43 while Warren had 24 in a matchup two of the best teams in their respective classifications in the state.

Walker scored 18 of her 43 points in the final eight minutes as the Lady Jackrabbits outscored the Lady Bison 27-10.

Carlisle led 27-22 at halftime. Lonoke scored the first nine points of the second half to take a 29-27 lead. Carlisle led 38-36 after three quarters. Warren scored the final four points of the quarter. 

Carlisle’s last lead was 40-38 following a jumper by Heather Bowlan. Lonoke took a 41-40 lead on a three-pointer by Arius McClain with 6:55 left. 

Lonoke pushed its lead to 48-43 with 4:49 left following a layup by Walker. Warren scored on a drive to the basket with 4:20 left to make the score 48-45. Carlisle cut it to 49-47 on a layup by Warren with 3:41 left. McClain responded with a three-pointer to make the score 52-47.

Carlisle’s last points came on a free throw by Kiara Miller with 3:04 left. Lonoke scored the game’s final 11 points to secure the victory. 

McClain added 12 points for Lonoke. Hannah Moseley scored six. Kennedy White had two. 

Blakely Ellis added 10 for Carlisle. Bowlan and Miller had five points each. Shelby Hancock had two. 

Lonoke's Tyriqe Jackson shoots over two Carlisle defenders.

Jackrabbits pull away from Bison

The Carlisle Bison gave the Lonoke Jackrabbits all they wanted but eventually fell 52-37.

Carlisle led 13-12 after one quarter when Will Carter hit an off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer.

Each team scored six points in the second quarter as Carlisle led 19-18 at halftime. 

Lonoke outscored Carlisle 15-9 in the third quarter and 19-9 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. 

Tyriqe Jackson led Lonoke with 25 points. Nick Tate had nine. Jayden Johnson finished with seven. Braidon Bryant scored six. Timothy Hunter had three. Chase Bryant added two. 

Braiden Jenkins led Carlisle with 12 points. Jamarious Harper, Caleb Jones and Kamryn Taylor had six points each. Carter scored four. Baylor Craig added three.

Carlisle sweeps 4 games from Des Arc

Carlisle's Blakely Ellis drives to the basket during the second half against Des Arc. Ellis scored a career-high 15 points. (Photo by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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The Carlisle Bison and Lady Bison, along with both junior high teams, swept Des Arc on Monday night at Bison Arena. 

Lady Bison 55, Des Arc 31

The Carlisle Lady Bison improved to 2-1 on the season with a rout of the Lady Eagles. 

Carlisle scored the game’s first 13 points to lead 13-0 with 4:53 left in the first quarter. Blakely Ellis scored the game’s first five points. DeShaye Ricks then hit two free throws. Ellis converted a three-point play before Heather Bowlan converted a three-point play of her own. 

After a Des Arc basket made it 13-2, Carlisle scored eight consecutive points to lead 21-2. Kiara Miller hit a short jumper then Kylie Warren scored six in a row to account for the run. 

The Lady Bison outscored Des Arc 17-4 in the second quarter to lead 40-8 at halftime. 

Des Arc made a bit of a run in the third quarter and threatened to pull to within less than 30 toward the end of the quarter. Carlisle’s Mattie Staggs nailed a 3-pointer late to ensure that the running clock would be enforced in the fourth quarter. 

Ellis and Warren led the Lady Bison with 15 points apiece. Miller had 10. Bowlan scored 7. Taylor Cullum and Staggs had 3 points each. Ricks added 2.

Carlisle's Everett Williams goes past a Des Arc defender in the first half. (Photo by Mark Buffalo)

Bison 53, Des Arc 51

The Carlisle Bison won their season opener, rallying to beat Des Arc. 

Des Arc got off to a hot start, leading 17-8 with 2:47 left in the first quarter. The Eagles led 21-15 after one quarter. 

Carlisle trimmed off two points of the deficit in the second quarter, outscoring Des Arc 8-6 to trail 27-23 at halftime. 

Carlisle outscored Des Arc 15-13 in the third quarter and 15-11 in the fourth quarter to get the victory. 

Garnell Harris led the Bison with 15 points. Everett Williams had 14. Baylor Craig scored 10. Caleb Jones scored 5. Jamarious Harper had 4. Will Carter scored 3. T.J. Henderson added 2. 

Jackrabbits fall to Ricebirds but still have shot at playoffs

The Jackrabbits seniors wait to come out for the coin toss prior to their game with Stuttgart (Photo by Mark Buffalo)

By Mark Buffalo

Staff Writer

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The Lonoke Jackrabbits play Riverview in the season finale Thursday night in Searcy. And despite a 46-6 loss to Stuttgart on Friday, the Jackrabbits still have plenty to play for against the Raiders.

Lonoke is 2-4 in 4A-2 play and still has a chance to make the Class 4A state playoffs with a win over the Raiders.

There are several scenarios that could get the Jackrabbits into the playoffs.

Riverview and Helena-West Helena Central are both 3-3 in league play. 

For the Jackrabbits to have any chance, they must beat the Raiders. The easiest way to get into the playoffs is for Lonoke to win and West Helena beat Heber Springs. That way, West Helena would be the fourth seed and Lonoke would be the fifth seed via a head-to-head win over Riveriew.

If Lonoke beats the Raiders and Heber Springs beats West Helena, it would go down to the point system. 

Each team is allowed up to 13 points for a victory in conference play for tie-breaking purposes. 

Right now, Riverview has 35 points, including nine for beating West Helena 35-26. The Cougars have 32 points. Lonoke, with its two conference wins, has 26 points. 

If there is a perfect triangle with Lonoke beating Riverview, Riverview beating West Helena and West Helena beating Lonoke, it would come down to the points system.

If Lonoke beats Riverview by seven or more points, i they would be tied with Riverview or have more points. Riverview would have 35 and West Helena would have 32. The two teams with the highest point total would be Lonoke and Riverview. And Lonoke would be the fourth seed because of their head-to-head win over Riverview. At that point, the head-to-head matchup with the next two teams would be Riverview since it beat West Helena and the Raiders would be the fifth seed and the Cougars would be eliminated.

If Lonoke beats Riverview by less than 7 points, the Jackrabbits would be eliminated from the playoffs because of the 6-0 loss to West Helena. 

In the loss to Stuttgart, Lonoke led 6-0.

Lonoke senior defensive end Tallon Swint sacked Stuttgart quarterback Tim Johnson, knocking the ball free. Lonoke’s E’Shaun Brown picked up the ball and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown with 9:24 left in the first quarter. The extra point was wide left.

Stuttgart then drove 53 yards in seven plays with Kirk Hughes scoring on a 7-yard run with 6:56 left in the first quarter. The extra point was no good, leaving the score tied at 6-6.

The Ricebirds took a 12-6 lead when David Walker scored on a 16-yard run with 7:09 left in the first half. From there, Stuttgart recovered two onside kicks to take a 25-6 lead with 5:31 left in the first half. 

Stuttgart led 32-6 at halftime. 

The Ricebirds added two second-half touchdowns to invoke the running clock with 10:56 left in the game. 

Lonoke quarterback Daniel Seigrist completed only 3 of 8 passes for 34 yards. 

Xavier Hodge led Lonoke with 59 yards rushing on 13 carries. Seigrist, Shawn Lake and Lexington Mays each had 33 yards. 

Michael Hodges led Lonoke with 11 tackles. Jackson Ward and Swint had seven tackles each. 

Lonoke’s game at Riverview on Thursday is set to kick off at 7 p.m.