Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Berryville senior Landon Chester puts up a short jumper in a recent game,
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The Berryville Bobcats faced a difficult path to the Class 4A state tournament the Bobcats needed to beat Ozark on the Hillbillies home floor to keep their season alive.
Well, mission accomplished.
Berryville scored the first 17 points of the second half to turn a close game into a rout and went on to a 55-34 victory over Ozark on Thursday, March 4, in the first round of the 4A North regional tournament at the Hillbilly Activity Center. The win clinched a state tournament bid for the Bobcats, who went on to finish fourth in the regional. Berryville will face Southside Batesville at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in Morrilton.