MHJH basketball teams cruise to wins in West Memphis

The Mountain Home Junior High basketball teams traveled to West Memphis West Monday evening and won both games.

The Junior Bombers are now 6-1 after a 39-9 win. Mountain Home led 22-4 at halftime.

Rhett Gilbert led the scoring with 17 points.

In the junior girls’ game, Mountain Home raced out to a 30-6 halftime lead and won by a final of 50-12 to improve to 4-2 on the season.

Laykin Moore led the charge with 22 points, and Whitten Coleman scored 10.

The Mountain Home Junior High teams will host Nettleton Thursday.