The Mountain Home High School girls’ basketball team started its five-game home stand on a rough note Friday. The Lady Bombers fell to Alma 56-53 in a game that was close throughout.
Addison Yates came out firing, as she scored all 12 of Mountain Home’s first quarter points, but the Lady Airedales were never far away, as the game had five ties and three lead changes. Alma had a one-point lead at the break, and the score was tied at the end of the third period. The Lady Airedales built a seven-point lead, their largest advantage, on a pair of threes by Presli Taylor. The margin was two, with the Lady Bombers having an opportunity to tie or take the lead, but Alma came up with a steal, and Mountain Home was forced to foul with 2.9 seconds left. Halyn Carmack hit one of two free throws, and Yates had one more opportunity, but the shot from beyond half court was off the mark.
The Lady Bombers ended up falling to the Lady Panthers 45-37. Greenbrier jumped out early hitting seven three-pointers in the first half and went into the locker room leading Mountain Home 34-12. The tide turned in the third quarter, as the Lady Panthers were held to two points. The Lady Bombers were able to limit second chance opportunities, as they outrebounded Greenbrier 31-15 in the game. Mountain Home cut the margin to five in the final period, as the Lady Panthers were again held to one field goal, but Greenbrier was able to pull away by going 7 of 8 from the free throw line en route to an eight-point win.
Friday was a rough night for the Mountain Home High School basketball teams, as they were swept at Greenwood.
The Bulldogs scored the winning basket with just a few ticks left of the boys’ game to get past the Bombers 49-48. Mountain Home had the lead for much of the game, but the margin never got into double digits. Greenwood went on top late in the final period on a layup by Braden Stein. The Bombers got the lead back on a jumper in the right corner by Wyatt Gilbert, but on the Bulldogs’ next possession, Sam Forbus drove into the paint and shot a tough layup. The ball bounced off the front of the iron and fell through the net with 3.8 seconds left. Mountain Home had one more chance to win the game, as Dawson Tabor threw a cross-court inbound pass to Reed Ellison. Ellison quickly got the ball to Luke Proctor in the left corner, but his jumper came up short, and the Bulldogs escaped with a one-point win.
The Mountain Home High School wrestling teams have another home event scheduled for Thursday. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will host a quad with Little Rock