The Mountain Home High School basketball teams ended up with mixed results, as they went to Paragould and took on Greene County Tech. Matt Sharp has the details.
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The Lady Bombers picked up their first conference victory of the season, as they defeated the Lady Eagles 51-40. Mountain Home dominated the opening period, as they held Tech to four points, and by the end of the first half, the Lady Bombers had built a 19-point advantage. The two teams played fairly evenly in the third quarter. The Lady Eagles turned up the pressure defense and hit four threes to cut the margin to 10 in the final period, but they would get no closer.
Kate Gilbert led Mountain Home with 17 points, and Emily Payne added 12. No one was in double figures for Tech.
The Lady Bombers improve to 12-3 on the season and 1-1 in the 5A-East. The Lady Eagles fall to 3-11 and 0-2.
A last second shot was off the mark at the end of the boys’ game, as Mountain Home was edged out by Tech 41-39. The two teams ended the first quarter tied at 16, but the Bombers dominated the second period, as they held the Golden Eagles, ranked eighth overall and second in Class 5A by the Arkansas Sports Media, to just two points. Mountain Home was up eight at the break, but Zane Butler took over, as he scored 11 third quarter points to lead Tech back on top. The final quarter was a low-scoring affair. After Payton Laubach missed two free throws inside the final minute, the Bombers got the rebound with a two-point deficit. Mountain Home held the ball until there were just a few seconds left. Wyatt Gilbert put up a three-point attempt for the win, and the shot looked good, but it just missed the mark. The Golden Eagles got the board, and time ran out.
The Bombers were led by Mat Jones with 15 points, and Satch Harris chipped in 10. Butler scored 23 points for Tech, and Cade Cancilla had 12.
Mountain Home drops to 9-6 on the year and 0-2 in the league. Tech is now 15-1 and 2-0.
Mountain Home will have its first home games of conference play on Friday hosting Paragould.
In other 5A-East boys’ action, West Memphis pounded Searcy 66-44, Jonesboro routed Paragould, and Marion beat Nettleton 72-51. On the girls’ side, West Memphis topped Searcy 41-29, Jonesboro defeated Paragould 42-35, and Nettleton was a 59-49 winner at Marion.
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