Ninth-grade boys open season with victory

The Siloam Springs ninth-grade boys opened the 2017-18 season Monday with a 44-29 victory over Westville (Okla.) in the Allen Classic at Panther Activity Center.

Siloam Springs led 10-3 after the first quarter and 22-16 at halftime.

The Panthers (1-0) pulled ahead 36-21 going into the fourth quarter.

Breck Soderquist led the Panthers with 12 points, while Elijah Coffey had nine, Jared Clark seven and Solomon Hufford three. Colin Evers, Alex Crafton, Jackson Ford, Will Gryder, Nathan Lee and Trey Whorton each scored two points. Cam Collins added one point.

The Panthers return to action at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday against Gentry.

Sports on 11/15/2017