MAYFLOWER BOYS 62 OSCEOLA 52
CLINTON – Mayflower moved to within one victory of playing for the Class 3A boys state basketball championship by beating Osceola 62-52 at Yellowjacket Arena.
BJ Gilliam led Mayflower with 21 points, with 13 of those coming in the second half.
Mayflower (25-3) trailed by two at halftime and versatile senior Braxtyn McCuien scored 16 points despite first half foul trouble.
Chris Singleton was Osceola’s leading scorer with 17 and Dontaveon Littleton scored 12 points, six in each half for the Seminoles.
The Eagles will square off with Lamar on Monday at 1PM for a shot to play for the title next Thursday afternoon in Hot Springs.
MAYFLOWER GIRLS 41 ASHDOWN 31
CLINTON – The Mayflower girls are headed to the state semi-final round as well after a hard-fought, physical win over Ashdown in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Yellowjacket Arena.
Mayflower, which advanced to Monday’s 10 a.m. semifinal matchup with Bergman, trailed by three and gave up five three-pointers to the Lady Panthers.
Senior guard Jenna McMillan, held to two points in the first half, poured in 15 of Mayflower’s 22 second-half points and added several key free throws in the last minute of play.
McMillan outscored Ashdown star point guard Porsha Randle 17-2 in the second half, and Randle fouled out trying to steal the ball from McMillan as the Lady Eagles (24-5) were attempting to run out the clock and preserve their lead.
Ashdown’s Aleya Hill and Vonee Thomas finished with eight points each for Ashdown.
Mayflower outscored Ashdown 11-6 in the third quarter to take a 30-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
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