JONATHAN CANADAY
Southwest Arkansas Radio
DIERKS –The Dierks High School senior high basketball teams hosted rival Murfreesboro on Friday.
Murfreesboro girls defeated Dierks 37 to 27, with the Lady Outlaws only down by two points at halftime. Arianna Leeper led the Lady Rattlers with 16 points, Jynsen Smith had 10 points and Loran Wilcher had 7 points. Loren Gills also contributed to the score with four points. In scoring for the Lady Outlaws, Stacey Carter led the team with 11 points and Katelynd Fennell had 10 points.
Isabel Fox, Kenzie Stokes and Charlotte Cothren each had 2 points.
Dierks boys defeated Murfreesboro by a large score, 70 to 30. Dierks led 37 to 22 at halftime. Jarrett Fox had 11 points while Blayn Turner, Blake Bradshaw, Jake Green, and Brady Strasner each had 9 points. Murfreesboro’s Mason Alexander led the team with 13 points, Zach Eckert contributed seven points.