By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
PARAGOULD -- The McDonald's Shootout All-Tournament team was announced Monday following Saturday's final round of games at the eighth annual senior girls event at Paragould High School.
Nicole Rivers of 2001 Shootout champ Poplar Bluff, Mo., was selected as tournament MVP.
The All-tournament Team included:
*Nikki Bass of Palestine-Wheatley
*Ali Carter of Pocahontas
*Rachael Rowe and Stephanie Williams, of Greene County Tech.
*Brandi Getson and Taryn Pruitt, of Paragould.
*Sharia Hogg, Lynett Staggs, Whitney Angel, of Obion County Central, Tenn.
*Sara Lehman and Lydia Nelson, of Jonesboro.
*Ashley Wettengel and Sarah Childers and Jenny Smith, of Bentonville
*Ashley Williams, Jera Ridens, Nicole Rivers and Omega Key, all of Poplar Bluff.
Poplar Bluff, Mo. won the tournament by defeating Bentonville 59-38 in Saturday's final game.
It's a light schedule for area basketball teams this week with each of the three school district's serving up semester tests before heading into the Christmas break.
Monday's scheduled game between the Forrest City White junior high teams and Hughes was cancelled due to the testing.
Thursday, Hughes will travel to Earle for a nonconference matchup beginning at 5 p.m.
Friday, the Forrest City Mustangs and Lady Mustangs will travel to Wynne for a rematch against the Yellowjackets, beginning at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, the Hughes Lady Blue Devils open play in the Northeast Arkansas Tournament at ASU's Convocation Center against Jonesboro Westside at 4:30 p.m.
The Forrest City intramural basketball program for sixth and seventh-grade boys is underway at Lincoln Gym, two days a week The program, now in its second year, serves up basketball games on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The girls' teams are scheduled to begin play after the holiday break. The teams are coached by volunteers from throughout the community.
* PREP BASKETBALL
Intermural League
6th-7th-Grade Boys
Monday (Dec. 10)
Wildcats 29, Team Lee 8
Lakers 14, Tigers 13
Wednesday (Dec. 12)
Team Howell 18, Warriors 16
Team Hamilton 20, Team Lee 15
Monday's Scores
Warriors 27, Team Lee 18
Tigers 20, Team Howell 14
Wednesday, December 19
at Lincoln Gym
Wildcats vs Lakers, 4 p.m.
Team Hamilton vs Warriors, 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, December 20
Hughes at Earle, 5 p.m.
(Jr. Girls, Sr. Girls, Sr. Boys)
Friday, December 21
Forrest City at Wynne, 5 p.m.
(JV Boys, Sr. Girls, Sr. Boys)
* PREP BASKETBALL
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS TOURNAMENT
at ASU Convocation Center, Jonesboro
A-AA Boys
Thursday, December 20
Izard County vs Sloan-Hendrix, 4:30 p.m.
Delaplaine vs Lynn, 6 p.m.
Rector vs Black Rock, 7:30 p.m.
A-AA Girls
Thursday, December 20
Buffalo Island Central vs Bay, 9 p.m.
Walnut Ridge vs Izard County, 6 p.m.