Tuesday, December 23, 2003


FC, Hughes teams set for holiday tournaments

By FRED CONLEY

T-H Sports Editor

Both the Forrest City Mustangs and Lady Mustangs continue to work through light practices this week even though school is officially out for the holiday break.

Both teams have holiday tournament appearances scheduled which dictates the practice sessions.

The Lady Mustangs are playing in the Lady Cat Classic at Conway for the second straight year.

Last year, Sue Jayroe's Lady Mustangs went 0-3 at the tournament, losing to Conway, Rogers and Watson Chapel.

The Forrest City girls will get a rematch against Watson Chapel on Saturday, when the two teams tip at 4 p.m.

A loss brings the Lady Mustangs back on Monday, Dec. 29, to face Bryant or Norman, Oklahoma at 4 p.m., while a win brings the team back at 7 p.m.

The Mustangs, coming off one of the team's worst efforts of the year on Saturday, a 71-46 loss to Marianna, will try to regroup in time to take on Hughes in the first round of the Seminole Classic at Osceola on Saturday. The two teams will tip at 2 p.m.

A win over Hughes will put the Mustangs against the Crawfordsville-West Helena winner, Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Hughes Blue Devils and Lady Blue Devils changed their holiday plans this year. Both teams opted not to return to the Northeast Arkansas (NEA) Tournament. Instead, both teams will play in the Seminole Classic at Osceola.

The Blue Devils face Forrest City on Saturday while the Lady Blue Devils will play Crawfordsville, Friday, at 6:30 p.m.


Scores & Schedules

* PREP BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS

Lady Cat Classic

Senior Girls at Conway

Saturday, December 27

Forrest City vs Watson Chapel, 4 p.m.

Bryant vs Norman, Okla., 5:30 p.m.

MSMary's vs Van Buren, 7 p.m.

LR Fair vs Conway, 8:30 p.m.

Seminole Classic at Osceola

December 26-30 - Girls Division

Friday, December 26

Crawfordsville vs Hughes, 6:30 p.m.

Earle vs Marianna, 3:30 p.m.

Boys Division

Friday, December 26

Turrell vs Marion, 5 p.m.

Osceola vs Earle, 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 27

Hughes vs Forrest City, 2 p.m.

Crawfordsville vs West Helena, 8 p.m.

NEA at Jonesboro - Boys Division

Monday's Scores

Brookland 70, Piggott 34

Sloan-Hendrix 59, Rector 50

Manila 60, Corning 59

Tuckerman 60, Bay 54

Gosnell 57, Hoxie 45

Riverside 59, River Valley 46

Jonesboro 65, Highland 41

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.

Friday, December 26

Crawfordsville vs Sloan-Hendrix, 12 noon

Batesville vs Brookland, 1:30 p.m.

Lynn vs Marmaduke, 3 p.m.

Cave City vs Rivercrest, 4:30 p.m.

BIC vs Salem, 6 p.m.

Blytheville vs Manila, 7:30 p.m.

NEA at Jonesboro - Girls' Division

Monday's Scores

River Valley 56, Delaplaine 36

Corning 52, Jonesboro Westside 42

Marmaduke 53, Tuckerman 30

Highland 37, Gosnell 24

Weiner 69, Crawfordsville 21

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.

Friday, December 26

Sloan-Hendrix vs ICC, 12 noon

Pocahontas vs Trumann, 1:30 p.m.

Salem vs Biggers-Reyno, 3 p.m.

Piggott vs Hoxie, 4:30 p.m.

Bay vs Marked Tree, 6 p.m.

Valley View vs Harrisburg, 7:30 p.m.



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