Mountain Home wrapped up the First Arkansas Bail Bonds Tournament with the boys keeping the championship trophy at the Hangar. The Bombers won the title game over Clarendon 62-53.
The Lions got off to a hot start as 12 of their 24 first quarter points came from behind the arc. Clarendon’s double digit lead got bigger in the second period before Mountain Home started making a comeback and cut the margin to eight at halftime. The Bombers picked up the intensity even more on both sides of the floor in the third quarter and eventually captured the lead. Mountain Home gained even more distance on the Lions as they shot a perfect 10 for 10 from the free throw line and went on to capture the nine-point victory and the tournament title.
Wyatt Gilbert led the Bombers with 24 points, Luke Kruse scored 12, and Talyn Benton added 11. For Clarendon, Maalik Cartwright had 17 points, and Brandon Bonner chipped in 14.
Mountain Home improves to 5-7 on the season.
Hamburg sank three free throws to force overtime in the third place game and went on to beat Farmington 59-57. In the other boys’ games, Mountain Home Christian Academy fell to Paragould 69-51 in the fifth place game, and Cave City finished seventh with a 69-52 victory over Brinkley.
The Lady Bombers did not fare as well as their male counterparts as they fell to Paragould 44-35 in the championship game. Mountain Home led for much of a first half that was low scoring for both teams. The Lady Rams started utilizing their size advantage in the second half as they took the lead and inched further away from the Lady Bombers to secure the title.
Mountain Home was led by Payton Huskey with ten points. For Paragould, Kalyssa Hollis finished with 17 points, and Zoey Beasley ended up with ten.
The Lady Bombers drop to 8-5 on the year. Paragould is now 10-3.
Norfork was able to secure third place in the tournament. The Lady Panthers routed Watson Chapel by a final of 63-38.
Also on the girls’ bracket, Farmington took fifth place with a 69-51 win over Wonderview, and Highland pounded Hermitage 67-33 in the seventh place game.
Mountain Home will continue its home stand Friday when they host Jonesboro to begin 5A-East action.
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