Deriyon Graydon collected a double-double, and Pine Bluff High School scored an 87-54 rout of El Dorado on Friday to improve to 3-0 in 5A-South boys basketball.
PINE BLUFF - El Dorado overcame a slow start to win at Pine Bluff 48-37 in 5A South girls’ basketball action on Friday. The Lady Wildcats improved to 4-6 overall and 2-1 in league play.
In Morrilton, Khamani Cooper scored 33 points and lifted Watson Chapel High School to a 63-58 win over Maumelle on Monday in the Petit Jean Basketball Classic. Cooper was 1 rebound away from a double-double. The senior guard also had 5 assists. Xavier Nelson also scored 11 points for the Wildcats (5-4), who will take on Sylvan Hills at 5:15 p.m. in Morrilton. The winner will play in the championship game at 6 p.m. Saturday, and the loser will compete in the third-place final at 3 p.m. Saturday. In Tuesday s games, White Hall defeated El Dorado 67-52, and Pine Bluff beat Lake Hamilton 66-48, both games starting out 5A-South Conference play. Dollarway beat Camden Harmony Grove 54-39 in the Conference 3A-8 opener.