Jonesboro s Deion Buford-Wesson scored 17 points and made two clutch free throws 3.7 seconds to play to give Jonesboro a 40-38 victory over Cabot in the semifinals of the Class 6A state tournament at Mountie Arena.
After holding Jonesboro scoreless for more than seven minutes and scoring nine unanswered points to start the third quarter, Little Rock Central had its first lead of the night and the No. 1 Tigers were showing their teeth.