Monday, December 22, 2003
Mustangs fall apart against Marianna
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
MARIANNA -- Forrest City Mustang basketball coach Dwight Lofton
has no explanation for what happened Saturday in a 71-46 loss
to the Marianna Trojans.
"It was a total disaster," Lofton said Monday. "I
did not see the same team I've been watching for the first eight
games of the season. Blame it on being a Saturday game, the holidays,
Marianna's pressure, whatever. . .I just don't know."
The Mustangs, 5-4, turned the ball over 35 times -- 18 in the
first half -- but were still just down by six, 28-22 at the half."
"I can't explain that either," Lofton said. "It
should have been worse."
It didn't take long for things to go from that to much worse
in the third period. That's when the wheels came completely off
for the Mustangs.
Marianna outscored the Mustangs 20-to-13 to take a 48-35 lead
to start the fourth period.
The Marianna win evens the season series at 1-1. The Mustangs
defeated the Trojans 68-54 in an earlier game played at Mustang
Arena.
Cameron Henderson led Forrest City with 10 points. The two
teams have the possibility of meeting for a third time since both
will play in the upcoming Seminole Classic tournament at Osceola.
Forrest City will open play in the tournament Saturday (Dec.
27) at 2 p.m., against Hughes.
*Aaron Bowles led Cross County with 24 points and five steals
but it was not enough as the Thunderbirds fell to Hughes 78-62
in senior boys basketball Friday night.
The Hughes senior girls downed Cross County 68-59.
Hughes 68, Cross County 59
CHERRY VALLEY -- Brooke Reddmann led Cross County with 15 points,
but it wasn't enough as the Lady Thunderbirds fell to Hughes 68-59
in senior girls' basketball Friday night.
Candice Halk added 14 and Ashley Burton 11 for Cross County.
Scores & Schedules
* PREP BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL
Friday's Scores
Senior Boys
Marianna 71, Forrest City 46
Blytheville 71, Osceola 53
Hughes 78, Cross County 62
Marked Tree 69, Earle 48
Rivercrest 93, Harrisburg 65
Turrell 68, C.V. White 42
Senior Girls
Hughes 68, Cross County 59
Jonesboro 52, GCT 51
Turrell 60, C.V. White 18
Wynne 34, Stuttgart 32
Junior Girls
Cross County 37, Hughes 12
Valley View 50, Trumann 23
TOURNAMENTS
NEA at Jonesboro - Boys Division
Saturday's Scores
Salem 57, Swifton 54
Walnut Ridge 50, Armorel 32
Biggers-Reyno 54, Black Rock 47
River Valley 54, Maynard 32
Tuckerman 57, Ridgefield 43
Harrisburg 67, Valley View 59
Highland 49, Trumann 28
Monday, December 22
Brookland vs Piggott, 12 noon
Sloan-Hendrix vs Rector, 1:30 p.m.
Corning vs Manila, 3 p.m.
Bay vs Tuckerman, 4:30 p.m.
Gosnell vs Hoxie, 6 p.m.
Riverside vs River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Jonesboro vs Highland, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23
Delaplaine vs ICC, 12 noon
Pocahontas vs Stuttgart, 1:30 p.m.
Weiner vs Biggers-Reyno, 3 p.m.
EPC vs Harrisburg, 4:30 p.m.
Marked Tree vs Walnut Ridge, 6 p.m.
Nettleton vs Jonesboro Westside, 7:30 p.m.
NEA at Jonesboro - Girls' Division
Saturday's Scores
Marked Tree 39, Black Rock 38
ICC 60, Armorel 46
Walnut Ridge 44, BIC 43
Swifton 58, Lynn 43
Tuckerman 69, Rector 54
Monday, December 22
River Valley vs delaplaine, 1:30 p.m.
Corning vs Jonesboro Westside, 3 p.m.
Marmaduke vs Tuckerman, 4:30 p.m.
Highland vs Gosnell, 6 p.m.
Weiner vs Crawfordsville, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23
Nettleton vs Stuttgart, 1:30 p.m.
Riverside vs Swifton, 3 p.m.
Rivercrest vs Manila, 4:30 p.m.
Maynard vs Walnut Ridge, 6 p.m.
Cave City vs EPC, 7:30 p.m.
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