By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
The Forrest City Mustang and Lady Mustang basketball teams will open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 16, at Mustang Arena when they host West Helena.
Before that date, both teams will be involved in preseason scrimmages -- The Mustangs in the Pine Bluff Jamboree on Nov. 10 and the Lady Mustangs taking on the Osceola Lady Indians on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Osceola.
The Mustangs are coming off a 12-12 season (9-5 in the AAAAA-East) which included a trip to the Class AAAAA state tournament.
Dwight Lofton returns as Mustang coach.
The Lady Mustangs finished 6-15 for the season a year ago which included a 2-12 run in the conference.
Sue Jayroe will once again coach the Lady Mustangs.
The Forrest City White Junior Mustangs and Lady Mustangs will open the season on Monday, Nov. 12, when they host Wynne at Mustang Arena.
The White Mustangs are being coached by Sonny Shields while Karen Carrier returns to guide the White Lady Mustangs.
The Blue Junior Mustangs and Lady Mustangs open on Thursday, Nov. 15, at Wynne.
Jimmy Williams returns to coach the Blue Mustangs while Monte Thornton will coach the girls.
Forrest City reinstated its girls' volleyball program this season after three seasons of inactivity in the sport. The team played a shortened junior varsity schedule and will return to a full conference schedule next fall. The Lady Mustang team members are: Tyeshia McDaniel, Hannah McMahand, Tasha Batt, Allison Delaney, Stacey Gracey, Jessica McDaniel, Angela Williams, Kalandra Rucker, Deosha Agnew, Gabriel Agnew, Beth Huckaba and Amber Main is head coach.
PREP FOOTBALL
Thursday, November 1
Bryant at Benton
Cabot at Jacksonville
Camden Fairview at Pine Bluff
Carlisle at Augusta
Corning at Trumann
Crossett at North Pulaski
Danville at Lavaca
East Poinsett County at Piggott
Elaine at Clarendon
England at Brinkley
Gillett at Altheimer
Harrisburg at Jonesboro Westside
Hope at HS Lakeside
Hughes at Dumas
LR Fair at Magnolia
LR McClellan at LR Parkview
Malvern at Arkadelphia
Mountain Pine at Jessieville
Mountain View at Yellville-Summit
Pocahontas at Heber Springs
Pulaski Mills at Pulaski Sylvan Hills
Pulaski Robinson at Hot Springs
Rector at Earle
Rison at Strong
Sheridan at Lake Hamilton
Vilonia at Greenbrier
Walnut Ridge at Cross County
Friday, November 2
Bald Knob at Hoxie
Batesville at Newport
Beebe at DeWitt
Blytheville at Jonesboro
Clarksville at Booneville
Conway at LR Catholic
Des Arc at Barton
FS Southside at FS Northside
Fayetteville at Bentonville
Glen Rose at Magnet Cove
Greene County Tech at Paragould
Greenwood at Alma
Hazen at Rison
Hermitage at Bearden
Lake Village at Warren
Lamar at Pulaski Oak Grove
Lonoke at PB Dollarway
LR Hall at LR Central
Marianna Lee at White Hall
Marion at Nettleton
McCrory at LR Arkansas Baptist
Morrilton at Searcy
North Little Rock at Mountain Home
Palestine-Wheatley at Salem
Paris at Mansfield C
Parkin at Marked Tree
Rogers at Springdale
Searcy Harding Academy at Marshall
Stuttgart at West Helena Central
Van Buren at Russellville C
Watson Chapel at Monticello
West Memphis at Forrest City
Wynne at Osceola
PREP BASKETBALL
Junior High School
Tuesday, November 6
Arkansas Baptist at Palestine-Wheatley
Forrest City at Osceola (Sr. Girls)
Saturday, November 10
Forrest City at Pine Bluff Jamboree
(Senior Boys)
Monday, November 12
Wynne at Forrest City White
Thursday, November 15
Forrest City Blue at Wynne
Friday, November 16
West Helena at Forrest City
(Senior Girls, Senior Boys)