Sports

The Pocahontas Sr. Redskins hosted the Trumann Wildcats Friday, Dec. 20 at Pocahontas and came from behind to edge the Wildcats 4240.

The Pocahontas Sr. Lady Redskins dropped a hard fought 50-46 decision to a strong 12-4 Tuckerman Sr Lady Bulldogs team, Thursday, Dec. 19 at Tuckerman.

The Pocahontas Jr. Lady Redskins remained perfect on the season at 9-0 by cruising past the Hillcrest Jr Lady Screamin’ Eagles 53-22 Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Pocahontas.

Mason Priest scored a season high 23 points to lead the Pocahontas Redskins to a 77-71 win over the Walnut Ridge Bobcats in Sr. Boys action Monday, Dec.16 at Pocahontas.

In a hard-fought battle between two unbeaten Jr. Girls basketball teams the Pocahontas Jr. Lady Redskins knocked off the Salem Jr. Lady Greyhounds 41-37 in the Maynard Basketball Classic Thursday, Dec. 12. In a game of runs, Pocahontas jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Salem answered with an eight-point run of their own. An Aubrey Coffey free throw would tie the game at the end of the first quarter. Ten of Coffey’s 12 points on the night came from the free throw line.

Final scores were: Jr. Girls: Wynne 54 Maynard 52 Maynard 30 Corning 26 Pocahontas 41 Salem 37 Jr. Boys: Westside 55 Maynard 32 Wynne 41 Maynard 39 Sr. Girls: Pocahontas 56 Wynne 50 Maynard 58 Corning 25 Sr. Boys: Piggott 51 Maynard 50 Westside 75 Corning 29 Wynne 55 Maynard 47 Batesville 64 Wynne 46

On the first night of the Maynard Basketball Classic the Maynard Jr. Lady Tigers dropped a close decision to the Wynne Jr. Lady Yellowjackets 54-52.

With the Pocahontas Jr. Redskins trailing 40-37 with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation Ace Brooks drew a foul on a desperation three-point attempt. Brooks calmly sank all three free throws to send the game into overtime. The Jr. Skins went on to claim a 49-45 victory.

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Pocahontas Redskins swim team participated in the Greene County Tech Invitational in Paragould. Abbigail Percifull swam the 200 Free, placing second with a 2:23.24 and she swam the 100 Free, also placing second with a 1:07.54. Audrie Gann swam the 50 Free, finishing fifth with a 32.36 and she swam the 100 Breast, finishing sixth with a 1:40.60. Chloe Fort swam the same two events as Audrie. Chloe swam a 38.72 for 14th place in the 50 Free and a 2:08.30 in the 100 Breast for 11th place. Lauren Olson swam a 1:17.58 in the 100 Fly for third place and she swam a state qualifying time and broke her own school record in the 500 Free finishing second with a 6:05.58. The girls joined together to swim the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay. Both relays came in second. In the 200 Free Relay, their time was 2:11.39 and for the 400 Free Relay, they swam a 5:11.69.