Lady Hornets look to play spoiler, Hornets can clinch State bid tonight

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Having secured a trip to the Class 7A State Tournament, the Bryant Lady Hornets travel to Cabot tonight with relatively little on the line and nothing much to lose. The Lady Panthers, co-leaders of the 7A/6A-Central Conference, are undoubtedly favored to win but they face a little more pressure as they contend for the league title and the top seed from the conference at State. They need to keep pace with North Little Rock, which hosts Little Rock Central tonight.

In their previous meeting, the Lady Panthers prevailed over the Lady Hornets, 52-37, when Bryant started out the game 1 for 21 from the field. University of Arkansas signee Melissa Wolff led Cabot with 16 points.

The Lady Hornets will be without starting post Taneasha Rhode, however, after she dislocated her ankle in their win over Conway on Tuesday.

In the boys game, the Hornets can clinch the first trip to the State tournament for the program since 2008 with a win over Cabot. A victory would also bolster the Hornets’ chances of earning a No. 3 seed.

Cabot, meanwhile, is fighting for its post-season life. The Panthers are currently on the outside looking in, just a point behind West Memphis for the sixth and final slot from the Central Conference to State.

The Panthers surprised the Hornets at the Hornets’ Nest in their previous conference meeting, 49-45. They snapped a four game losing streak on Tuesday with a 61-48 win over Little Rock Central.

Bryant has won four of its last five contests including Tuesday’s 54-41 victory over Conway.

It will, by the way, be the first time for the Bryant teams to play in the new Cabot arena, which will be the site of this year’s State tourney.

Here are the league standings:

7A/6A-CENTRAL CONFERENCE

2011-12 standings

Girls

Conf. Overall

No. Little Rock 10-1 22-3

Cabot 10-1 21-5

Russellville 8-3 17-7

Van Buren 6-5 18-7

BRYANT 6-5 14-11

Conway 3-8 11-12

LR Central 1-10 7-16

Mount St. Mary 0-11 6-17

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Bryant 75, Conway 60

Cabot 72, LR Central 59

North Little Rock 68, Mount St. Mary 40

Russellville 44, Van Buren 30

Friday, Feb. 17

Bryant at Cabot

Van Buren at Conway

Russellville at Mount St. Mary

LR Central at North Little Rock


Tuesday, Feb. 21

North Little Rock at Bryant

Cabot at Van Buren

Conway at Russellville

LR Central at Mount St. Mary

Friday, Feb. 24

Bryant at LR Central

Russellville at Cabot

Mount St. Mary at Conway

Van Buren at North Little Rock

END OF REGULAR SEASON

 

7A-Central
Ratings points

Girls

Cabot 142

North Little Rock 141

Little Rock Hall 116

BRYANT 75

West Memphis 71

Conway 34

Little Rock Central 11

Mount St. Mary 0

 

7A/6A-CENTRAL CONFERENCE

2011-12 standings

Boys

Conf. Overall

Russellville 10-1 19-5

No. Little Rock 8-3 17-6

BRYANT 6-5 14-9

Conway 5-6 15-9

LR Catholic 5-6 6-10

Cabot 4-7 13-7

Van Buren 3-8 10-14

LR Central 3-8 8-14

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Bryant 54, Conway 41

Cabot 61, LR Central 48

LR Catholic 64, North Little Rock 62, 3OT

Russellville 57, Van Buren 53, OT

Friday, Feb. 17

Bryant at Cabot

Van Buren at Conway

Russellville at LR Catholic

LR Central at North Little Rock

Tuesday, Feb. 21

North Little Rock at Bryant

Cabot at Van Buren

Conway at Russellville

LR Central at LR Catholic

Friday, Feb. 24

Bryant at LR Central

Russellville at Cabot

LR Catholic at Conway

Van Buren at North Little Rock

END OF REGULAR SEASON 

 

7A-Central
Ratings points

Boys

Little Rock Hall 145

North Little Rock 119

BRYANT 81

Little Rock Catholic 72

Conway 69

West Memphis 56

Cabot 55

Little Rock Central 48

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