SHERIDAN — The Bryant White Hornets eighth grade team of Bryant Middle School improved to 6-0 on the season on Saturday with a 34-20 win over Sheridan.

Head coach Heath Long said, “We played our best game by far. Our kids did an outstanding job on the defensive end of the floor. We also had nine different players score.”

By Rob Patrick

The unbeaten Bryant White Hornets eighth grade team of Bryant Middle School jumped out to a 11-2 lead and, though they battled back to tie and repeatedly whittled on the lead, the Bryant Blue Hornets eighth grade team of Bethel Middle School could never grab the lead. The White team held on for a 37-30 win at the Bethel gym, handing Blue its first loss of the season after a 6-0 start.

Mitch Scoggins led all scorers with 15 points for White, now 5-0. Chase Christie scored 13 and collected 15 rebounds to pace Blue.

By Rob Patrick

A 12-0 run at the end of the first quarter and start of the second gave the Bryant Blue Lady Hornets eighth grade team of Bethel Middle School the upper hand in their battle with crosstown rival Bryant White of Bryant Middle School. The White Lady Hornets rallied to get within 9 before the end of the first half but a three-point play by Dezarea Duckworth and a hoop inside by Erica Smith in the final minute spurred the Blue Lady Hornets on their way to a 36-15 victory at the Bethel gym.

By Rob Patrick

John Winn scored 19 points to lead the Bryant Blue Hornets seventh grade team of Bethel Middle School to a 48-5 win over the Bryant White Hornets seventh grade team of Bryant Middle School at the Bethel gym on Tuesday.

Blue ran out to a 26-1 lead to take control of the game. Winn scored the first 9 points of the game for his team. His first bucket came inside. He then followed with a steal and layup that turned into a three-point play. Brandon Warner made a steal and Winn hit the offensive glass to make it 7-0.

By Rob Patrick

Much of the time, it was a mad defensive scramble when the Bryant Blue Lady Hornets seventh grade team of Bethel Middle School hosted the Bryant White Lady Hornets seventh graders of Bryant Middle School Tuesday night.

As it turned out the game came down to the final three minutes when the visitors finished with a 6-1 surge to produce a 21-16 win.

CABOT — Melinda Murdock hit a 3-point basket late in the fourth quarter to get the Bryant White Lady Hornets eighth grade team of Bryant Middle School within a point of the Sheridan Stingers but they could get no closer in a tough 18-17 loss at the Cabot North Tournament on Saturday.

“We looked much better Saturday,” said Bryant coach DeAnna Ward. “We just weren’t able to get a last-second shot off. We just ran out of time.

CABOT — Outscoring the CAC Mustangs 14-1 in the second quarter, the Bryant White Hornets eighth grade basketball team of Bryant Middle School surged to a 35-20 victory on Tuesday in the first round of the Cabot North Tournament.

Jordan Jones led the way with 11 points and six rebounds. Greyson Giles added 7 points and Hunter Holder 6.

Mitch Scoggins pumped in 22 points to lead the Bryant White Hornets eighth grade team of Bryant Middle School to a 47-38 win over Arkadelphia’s eighth grade team to open the 2009-10 season at Bryant Middle School gym on Thursday, Nov. 12.

The win was the debut for the Hornets under new coach Heath Long.