PEARCY — The Bryant Blue Hornets seventh grade team played A and B games against Lake Hamilton Thursday night and, in each, suffered narrow defeat.
In the A game, it went to overtime with Lake Hamilton extracting a 45-41 win. In the B game, the Wolves eked out a 25-20 victory.
Tyler O’Neal finished with 17 points in the A game. Josh Robinson added 9, Randy Thomas 7. Henry Terry finished with 4 with Will McEntire and Chris Fuller scoring 2 apiece.
Lake Hamilton led 16-9 early and 23-20 at the half. It was 28-28 after three stanzas.
In the B game, Alex Blair led the Hornets with 6 points. Logan Chambers added 4 with C.J. Davis and Russell Winders scoring 3 apiece. McEntire and Cameron Tipton chipped in with 2 each.
The B team returns to action against Bryant White on Feb. 4. The Hornets then wrap up the seventh grade season on Feb. 6 at home against Little Rock Episcopal.