MCGEHEE - Christian Reeves and Chandler Reeves combined for 52 points overall as they powered the Rison Wildcats to a 67-62 win over the Lake Village Beavers in the opening round of the 8-3A District Tournament at McGehee Monday night.By virtue of its victory, Rison is scheduled to face the Drew Central Pirates in the quarterfinals at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at McGehee. The Wildcats need to knock off the third-seeded Pirates in order to earn a regional playoff berth and extend their season.Neither Rison nor Lake Village was able to pull away from the other over the first three quarters as the Beavers led 28-26 at halftime and 47-44 going into the fourth.But the 'Cats battled back with their most productive period of the game, stroking four 3's to score 23 points and pull away late for the win. Chandler Reeves knocked down two of those from behind the arc while Christian Reeves and Jeremiah Marshall both drained treys in the fourth as well.Christian Reeves and Chandler Reeves combined for 34 points over the final two quarters for Rison. Christian finished with 30 points overall while Chandler had 22.McGehee 65, Rison 48 RISON - Rison dropped its third straight 8-3A conference game as the McGehee Owls cruised to a 65-48 victory last Friday night in the regular season finale at the Rison Gym.The loss dropped Rison to 610 overall and 3-9 in conference play. McGehee finished the year 11-15 overall and 5-7 in league action.Helena 64, Rison 40 HELENA - Rison struggled to get much going in the first half against a stingy Helena defense as the Cougars avenged a loss to the Wildcats earlier this season with a 64-40 victory last Tuesday night in an 8-3A conference game at Helena.With a stifling defense, Helena gradually opened up a double digit lead as the Cougars finished the opening period with 14-3 lead.That momentum carried over to the second as ...
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