Against the senators – Shaq Williams pulls down a rebound for De Queen in the Leopards’ win over Robinson.
The Leopards swept Robinson. After winning both games at the Pulaski County school in December, De Queen took both games when the Senators visited Sevier County Jan. 20.
Senior Boys
In the boys game the Leopards pulled out to a double digit lead in the third quarter and went on to win 65-49.
De Queen led by four points, 27-23, at the half but outscored Robinson 17-10 in the third period. Lane Pearce and Josiah Helbig each scored seven points in the third. Raymond Bell sank a 3-pointer and Shaq Williams a pair of free throws.
The Leopards led 44-33 to start the fourth period.
The third quarter was seconds away from ending with De Queen up by 13, but Clifton Beasley scored for the visitors with two seconds remaining.
Robinson's Paul Currie got the first bucket of the fourth quarter, but Helbig followed with two free throws on the Leopard end.
De Queen's lead alternated between 11 and 13 until midway of the period. B.J. King scored to get the Senators within 11 at 50-39, but Williams scored to make it a 13 point advantage with 5:20 left.
After King missed a free throw for Robinson, Helbig hit two for De Queen to increase the gap to 54-39 at 4:48. The Leopards then began to pull away.
Smith's 3-pointer from the top of the key put De Queen up by 20, 65-45, with 1:28 remaining for the game's largest lead.
The Leopards took a 16-11 first period lead with Helbig scoring a half dozen points, Pearce and Williams two each and Bell two.
Pearce had four points in the second quarter, Helbig three and Bell and Williams two each as De Queen got to halftime up 27-23.
To read the complete story, please see the Jan. 26 edition of The De Queen Bee.
Two More – Lindsey Gilmore shoots over the Robinson defense as Naudi Powell gets in rebound position. Gilmore scored 21 points in the Lady Leopards’ win.
ASHDOWN -- The Panthers won the battle of cats. Ashdown took both games from De Queen Jan. 17.
Senior Girls
The Ashdown girls had the lead at the right time and slipped by De Queen 50-47 in a nip and tuck game.
Ashdown's Lakendra Redford scored five of her 11 points in the fourth quarter when the Lady Panthers turned a two point deficit into a three point lead.
Allie Ray hit two 3-pointers and Lindsey Gilmore one in the first quarter when De Queen took a 13-11 lead.
Ray sank two more treys in the second period. Gilmore bagged her second. Kenzie Morphew had a bucket plus free throw and Naudi Powell sank two of two attempts at the foul line.
The two point edge held up through the half despite Teeauna Hill's scoring 11 points for Ashdown. Hill had four 3-pointers and a pair of free throws for 14 points by halftime, but De Queen still led 30-28.
The pace of scoring slowed after the break. The teams' combined output in the third quarter was 14 points, seven per side.
To read the complete story, please see the Jan. 26 edition of The De Queen Bee.
Jan 26, 2012, 14:35
Lions split on trip to Dierks
Under the boards – Mallory Walters fights for a rebound at Dierks. (photo by Dewayne Holloway, Nashville News)
DIERKS -- The Lions and Outlaws split when Horatio visited Dierks Jan. 17.
Senior Boys
Horatio took the senior boys contest 74-69 after outscoring the home team 28-20 in the fourth quarter.
The Lions led 16-12 to close the first quarter, but Dierks had tied the score at 28-28 by the half. The Outlaws took a three point lead in the third period that ended at 38-36.
Eliut Salazar hit five 3-pointers and scored 29 points for the Lions. Hunter Black had 19 and Brody Braden 16.
Tyler Strasner led Dierks with 22 points. Adam Bradshaw added 16, Remington Jester and Andrew Sirmon 14 each.
Senior Girls
A weak third quarter was more than the Horatio girls could overcome in their 41-34 loss.
Horatio led 6-5 at the end of the first period, but Dierks took an 18-14 lead by the half. The Lady Lions were then outscored 12-7 in the third period to trail 30-21 to start the fourth.
Mallory Walters scored a dozen points for Horatio. Ashley Sharp put in 11.
To read the complete story, please see the Jan. 26 edition of The De Queen Bee.
Jan 26, 2012, 14:30
Cubs win match-up with Lions
EVERYBODY WANTS IT – The ball gets loose in the De Queen - Horatio junior girls game. Pictured from the red clad Horatio team are, from left: Dana Simmons, Stephanie Rivas, Lupe Torrez and Cassady Sharp. From De Queen, in white, are: Jessica Miller, Danielle Duggan, Lucee Lugo, Marjle McLelland and Marily Suarez.</center
De Queen’s junior high teams emerged as winners in the annual Sevier County contest with Horatio Jan. 12.
Junior Boys
The Cubs took the boys game 45-31.
Kobi Whitmore scored seven points in the first period as De Queen took an 11-4 lead. Horatio was held to solo baskets by Matt Cribb and Caleb Ward.
Whitmore added six more points in the second quarter which ended at 25-15. Bryce Braden and Ward each had four points for the Lions.
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Junior Girls
The girls game was not as close. The final was 36-10.
The first period closed with De Queen up 12-6.
A 7-1 scoring edge in the second period extended the lead to 19-7 by the half. The third quarter score was 28-10.
Please see the January 19, 2012 edition of The De Queen Bee for the complete story.
Jan 19, 2012, 16:26
Visiting Miners take two games from Leopards
ELUDING MINERS – De Queen senior Raymond Bell dribbles past a pair of Miners in the Leopards’ game with Bauxite Jan. 13. The Leopards will host Robinson Jan. 20.
Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for the Leopards. The Miners won both games when Bauxite visited De Queen Jan. 13.
Senior Girls
Bauxite pulled away in the second half to take the senior girls game 68-54.
Allie Ray scored six points and Kenzie Morphew five in the opening quarter. Bauxite's Mary Crowe put in 10 to push the visitors to a 19-15 lead by the period's end.
Five players scored; Kelsie King and Lindsay Gilmore each bagged a 3-pointer in the second period as De Queen briefly took the lead at 28-27. Bauxite claimed the last two buckets of the half to lead 31-28 at the break.
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Senior Boys
The script was almost identical in the boys game. The Miners won 54-36 after a tight first half.
Jacob Rogers bagged two 3-pointers in the first period. Lane Pearce added four points as De Queen took a 14-12 first period lead.
Bauxite outscored the Leopards 15-8 in the second period to lead 27-22 at the half.
Please see the January 19, 2012 edition of The De Queen Bee for the complete story.
