BENTONVILLE -- The Siloam Springs ninth-grade girls' three-game win streak ended Monday with a 39-19 loss to Bentonville.
The Lady Tigers led 12-5 after the first quarter and pulled ahead 19-10 at halftime. Bentonville extended its lead to 31-14 going into the fourth quarter.
Shelby Johnson led the Lady Panthers (12-10, 4-4 Northwest Arkansas Conference) with four points, while Lexy Fortner, Madison Pharr and Brooke Henderson all scored three. Turtle Shreve, Morgan Winesburg and Megan Jackson each scored two points.
Ninth-grade boys
The ninth-grade boys lost their third straight on Monday as Bentonville overtook the Panthers in the second half for a 42-36 win.
The game was tied 8-8 after the first quarter and 15-15 at halftime.
Bentonville outscored the Panthers 15-7 in the third quarter to take a 30-22 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Siloam Springs (9-12, 4-4) outscored the Tigers 14-12 in the fourth.
Drew Vachon led the Panthers with 11 points, while Thad Wright had nine, Gage Weaver eight, Jordan Stewart four and Jackson Norberg and Ransom Van Asche each with two.
Up next
The ninth-grade teams return to action on Monday, Feb. 13, at Springdale Lakeside.
Sports on 02/08/2017