The Mountain Home High School basketball teams began conference play on a rough note by getting swept at home by Siloam Springs.
The Lady Bombers began the evening by falling to the Lady Panthers 40-36. Siloam Springs led for much of the first half, but Mountain Home went into the locker room up four at the break. The Lady Bombers were up 25-18 in the third quarter, but the Lady Panthers then went on a run of 17 consecutive points, extending into the final period. Mountain Home made a comeback in part due to Parker Huskey hitting three three-pointers to make it a one-possession game. With nine seconds left, Siloam Springs’ Brooke Smith went to the free throw line and missed the front end of a one-and-one, and the Lady Bombers got the rebound trailing by two. However, the Lady Panthers quickly got a steal, and Smith went the other way for a layup to put the game out of reach.
Annie Norcross led Mountain Home with 13 points. Reina Tiefel scored 16 points for Siloam Springs, and Brooke Ross added 13.
The Lady Bombers fall to 3-11 on the season and 0-1 in the 5A-West. The Lady Panthers improve to 11-3 and 1-0.
The boys’ contest was more lopsided, with Mountain Home losing to Siloam Springs 48-21. The Panthers never trailed and continued building their lead throughout the game. Siloam Springs outrebounded the Bombers 23-12 and only committed three turnovers on their way to invoking the mercy rule and posting the 27-point win.
No one was in double figures for Mountain Home. The Panthers were led by Carter Winesburg with 13 points, Josh Stewart had 12, and Nate Vachon chipped in 11.
The Bombers drop to 2-11 overall and 0-1 in the league. Siloam Springs is now 9-4 and 1-0.
Mountain Home will wrap up its current home stand on Tuesday by hosting Vilonia.
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