The Mountain Home High School boys’ basketball team watched its season come to an end Friday in the Class 5A State Tournament at Hot Springs. The Bombers fell to Jonesboro 55-37.
The game was back-and-forth throughout the first half with eight lead changes and three ties. The Hurricane went into the locker room up five at the break. Jonesboro rotated players in and out of the game all night using fresh bodies to pressure Mountain Home and force 15 turnovers. The Hurricane used that to their advantage to pull away for the 18-point victory.
Mat Jones led the Bombers with 14 points, and Wyatt Gilbert added 12. For Jonesboro, Kavon Pointer scored 14, Isaac Harrell had 12, Amarion Wilson ended up with 11, and Kelyn McBride chipped in 10 points.
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The Mountain Home High School boys’ basketball team’s quest for a district title came up short on Thursday. The Bombers took part in the final of the 5A-West District Tournament and fell at Russellville 68-61.
The game had two ties early on, but the Cyclones never trailed in the game. Russellville was up seven at the break. Mountain Home cut the margin to two in the third quarter, but the Cyclones pulled away for a double-digit lead. From that point on, Russellville had an answer for every run the Bombers had before posting the seven-point win.
Mat Jones led Mountain Home with 29 points, Wyatt Gilbert scored 19, and Jake McGehee added 10. Donyae May had 27 points for the Cyclones, Trey Allen ended up with 25, and Grayson Sims chipped in 12.
A crucial jumper by Wyatt Gilbert gave the Bombers a 45-44 victory over the Eagles in the semifinals of the 5A-West District Tournament. The game was back and forth early on with seven lead changes and two ties, but Mountain Home was able to build a 10-point lead late in the first half. The Bombers were held mainly quiet in the second half. In fact, Mountain Home was held scoreless in the final quarter, until the last minute. Vilonia took advantage and got the lead back, when Kannon Bartlett hit both ends of a one-and-one. On the Bombers’ next possession, Gilbert was able to dribble the ball to the right corner and hit his jumper to put Mountain Home back on top inside the game’s final 30 seconds. Grant Middleton attempted a jumper to give the Eagles the lead back, but it came up short, and Vilonia was called for a foul with 3/10 of a second left after both teams were scrambling for the ball. To make sure the Eagles didn’t have a chance for a steal and a shot, Dawson Tabor thre