January 31, 2017

Buffalo Island Central hammered KIPP Blytheville 56-22 in senior boys basketball action Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette. Andrew McFarlin paced the Mustangs with 13 points, five assists and four rebounds. ...

Buffalo Island Central hammered KIPP Blytheville 56-22 in senior boys basketball action Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette.

Andrew McFarlin paced the Mustangs with 13 points, five assists and four rebounds. BIC galloped to a 25-4 lead after the first quarter and held a 32-8 advantage at the half. The Mustangs cruised to a 50-15 lead after three periods of play.

BIC traveled to Lepanto Tuesday night and fell to the Warriors 69-39. EPC held a slim 28-23 lead at the half, but outscored the Mustangs 41-16 in the second half to pull away for the win.

J'Sebian Brown led EPC with 23 points while Xzavier Reed added 16 more.

The Mustangs rolled to a 42-19 win in the junior high game. John Garrett Edwards paced BIC with 14 while Tate Schooley added 10.

BIC dropped a 63-36 decision Thursday night at Marked Tree. Trayvius Brown scored 17 points while Kentarious Allen added 12 to help propel the Indians to the victory.

Marked Tree led 9-5 after the opening quarter before outscoring the Mustangs 25-7 in the second stanza to take a 34-12 lead at intermission.

Miles Gifford led BIC with 12 points while Trey DePriest chipped in 10 more.

The Mustangs took the junior high game 45-18. Jesse Fry paced BIC with 13 points while Edwards pitched in 12.

BIC will host Marked Tree Tuesday night before traveling to Manila to face the Lions on Friday.

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