By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
It was a good Monday night for the Forrest City junior high boys' basketball teams.
The Blue Mustangs enjoyed their best offensive outing since an early November win over Hughes, when they defeated West Memphis West 61-46 at Mustang Arena.
In other conference games Monday, West Memphis Wonder (10-6 overall) upset previously undefeated Jonesboro MacArthur 56-42, behind a 34-point effort from Mark Mangum.
The White Mustangs won for the second time this season by turning back West Memphis East 54-42 at East.
Both the Blue and White girls' teams lost in their conference games Monday.
*Stephon Weaver scored 17 points, including three, three-pointers in the first half in the Blue Mustangs' win over West. Terrance Ware and Chris Williams each finished with 10 points while Sherman Allen and LaCody Braddock added nine points each.
The Blue Mustangs improve to 5-9 overall and 4-8 in the AAAAA-East while West slips to 8-9 overall and 6-7 in the league.
Keland Mills, who had three thunderous slam dunks in the first half, led West with 17 points. Teammate Justin Conway finished with 14 and Cordius Williams added 10.
The Blue Mustangs led 17-14 after one period and pushed their lead to 30-24 at the half helped by three-pointers from Allen, Williams and Weaver.
But it was the third period, which has been Forrest City's worst quarter all year, that helped the team put the game on ice. The Blue Mustangs outscored West 18-to-8 in the third, their best third period effort since scoring 20 in the same period against Hughes on Nov. 26.
*At East, Nick Grady led all scorers with 15 points to lead the White Mustangs past West Memphis East 54-42.
Forrest City White improves to 2-12 for the year and 2-10 in the conference.
Taurus Moore and Cameron Henderson added 11 points each while Kyle Metcalf chipped in nine points for the White Mustangs.
Vester Gilliam led East with 13 points.
League-leading West Memphis East ran their overall record to 15-1 Monday night with a 49-26 win over the White Lady Mustangs.
East is unbeaten in the AAAAA-East Conference.
Nicole Parker, Viveca Kimble and Sequoria Grady each had six points for Forrest City.
The White Lady Mustangs fall to 9-8 for the year and 5-7 in the conference.
*West Memphis West got 14 points from Kelly Darby to defeat the Blue Lady Mustangs 43-20 Monday at Mustang Arena.
Torrie Willis led Forrest City with six points while Anesha Barden had 2 and Fabreeda Washington added five.
West won the eighth-grade girls' game 26-11.
Washington had three points for Forrest City while Astrin Allen, Brittney Cranford, Amber Byars and Jessica Bowers each had two points.
Forrest City is back on the road tonight as the basketball teams travel to Blytheville for a AAAAA-East game against the Chicks.
Friday night, it's yet another road trip to Sylvan Hills.
The Mustangs are still searching for their first conference win of the year. Standing at 0-6, the Mustangs have lost their last two games, against Jacksonville and Cabot, by a single point.
Forrest City lost to Blytheville 56-34 in the first meeting of the year.
The Lady Mustangs are mired in a four-game conference losing streak and hope to get back on track tonight.
The Lady Mustangs defeated Blytheville 53-48 in the first meeting between the two teams.
In 6AAA conference action, Hughes takes the bus ride to Dumas.
The Blue Devils, 17-5 and 7-1, are coming off a 53-point win over DeWitt while the Lady Blue Devils suffered a loss against the Lady Dragons.
The Palestine-Wheatley teams travel to Clarendon tonight for a 6AA Conference game against the Lions.
The Patriots and Lady Patriots are coming off Friday night wins over Marvell.
* PREP BASKETBALL
Tuesday, January 29
AAAAA-East
Forrest City at Blytheville
Sylvan Hills at Cabot
LR Mills at Jacksonville
Jonesboro at West Memphis
6AAA
Hughes at Dumas
DeWitt at Delta
Lonoke at PB Dollarway
6AA
Palestine-Wheatley at Clarendon
Elaine at Barton
Marvell at Gillett