What else is coming up in today’s Bulletin?

🎙️ Shelby Lewis on Central’s program
📈 Catching you up on hoops action
🏆 Handing out awards for Team & Athletes of the Week

Let’s get to it!

🎙️ Winning Culture. ICYMI: Host Alyssa Orange sits down with Little Rock Central’s Shelby Lewis to talk about his journey with the Tigers. After working as an assistant coach for three seasons, Lewis took over as head coach — making it his mission to develop his players on and off the court.

🐾 Wildcat Win. Tied at 48-48 with four minutes left to play, Har-Ber went on a 16-0 run to put away Fayetteville with a 64-48 victory. The Wildcats handed the Bulldogs their first conference loss of the season and snapped their nine-game win streak. Senior Bari Washington led Har-Ber’s effort with 19 points.

🔒 Defensive Domination. Shiloh Christian picked up another dominant 4A conference win, taking down Gentry, 62-18. By halftime, the Saints built up a 46-17 lead and completely shut down Gentry’s scoring, only allowing one Pioneer point the entire second half. Senior Duke Bowman led the Saints with 18 points, while senior Jude Humphry had 10.

🐶 Dog Fight. Despite a back-and-forth fourth quarter, Springdale girls basketball used a clutch 3-pointer from senior Kaiya McCoy to put Rogers away 49-45. Senior Charleen Hudson led all-scorers with 21 points and McCoy added 15 for the Lady Bulldogs.

⛹️‍♀️ Farmington’s Lady Cardinals continue to dominate in the 5A-West conference, taking down Alma, 77-18. Sophomore Easton McCollough led Farmington with 31 points, followed behind senior Reese Thornton with 14 and junior Sadie Morrison with 12. The victory over the Airedales marked the Lady Cardinals’ tenth straight victory.

🏀 In Little Rock Christian’s 96-34 win over Beebe, senior JJ Andrews proved why he is the top-ranked player in the state. The Razorback commit was responsible for 36 of the Warriors’ points. By half, he had already racked up 21 points.

⛹️‍♀️ Senior Da’Mya Wilson had a record-breaking performance against Marianna Lee, putting up 72 points in Barton’s 94-21 victory. Wilson broke the previous state record for points scored in a game, which was held by Angela Davenport (71 points in 1979) for 47 years. Wilson is no stranger to high-scoring performances — she scored 55 points in a game as a freshman and had a 54-point triple double earlier this season.

🏀 Little Rock Christian dominated Beebe on Saturday with a 96-34 win. After building a 27-point lead at half, the Warriors were able to put it away, scoring 52 in the second half. Senior JJ Andrews had another impressive showing, putting up 36 points.

Feb. 10:
🏀 6A Fayetteville @ Northside, 7:00 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Bentonville @ Har-Ber, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Bentonville West @ Rogers, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Rogers Heritage @ Springdale, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 5A Harrison @ Farmington, 5:00 pm | Watch Here
🏀 5A Mountain Home @ Siloam Springs, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 4A Pea Ridge @ Shiloh Christian, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Fayetteville @ Northside, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Rogers Heritage @ Springdale, 7:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Bentonville West @ Rogers, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 5A Mountain Home @ Siloam Springs, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 5A Harrison @ Farmington, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 4A Pea Ridge @ Shiloh Christian, 6:00 pm | Watch Here

Feb. 13:
🏀 6A Rogers @ Fayetteville, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Har-Ber @ Southside, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Springdale @ Bentonville West, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 6A Northside @ Bentonville, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
🏀 5A Greenwood @ Farmington, 7:00 pm | Watch Here
🏀 5A Van Buren @ Mountain Home, 7:00 pm | Watch Here
🏀 4A Berryville @ Pea Ridge, 7:30 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Springdale @ Bentonville West, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Rogers @ Fayetteville, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Northside @ Bentonville, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 6A Har-Ber @ Southside, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 5A Greenwood @ Farmington, 6:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 5A Van Buren @ Mountain Home, 7:00 pm | Watch Here
⛹️‍♀️ 4A Berryville @ Pea Ridge, 6:00 pm | Watch Here

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