BENTONVILLE -- Bentonville clamped down defensively on the Siloam Springs ninth-grade boys and handed the Panthers a 31-23 loss Monday night at Tiger Arena.
Bentonville led 11-8 after the first quarter and 19-14 at halftime. The Tigers pulled ahead 27-18 entering the fourth quarter.
Josh Stewart led the Panthers (16-5, 6-2 Northwest Arkansas Conference) with 11 points, while Brendan Lashley had eight and Caden Pharr and Jedi Hunter each with two.
Ninth-grade girls
The Siloam Springs ninth-grade girls lost their fourth straight on Monday 41-25 to Bentonville.
The Lady Tigers led 9-7 after the first quarter and 18-10 at halftime. Bentonville carried a 30-15 lead into the fourth quarter.
Hannah Riley led Siloam Springs (4-17, 1-7) with 12 points, while Reina Tiefel had seven, Halle Hernandez five and Jaydah Walker one.
Eighth-grade boys
The Siloam Springs eighth-grade boys were defeated 44-18 on Monday night at Rogers Elmwood.
The Panthers dropped to 8-7 overall with the loss.
Nathan Vachon led the Panthers with eight points, while Marcus Molina had four, Dalton Newman three, Connor Clayton two and Levi Fox one.
Eighth-grade girls
The Siloam Springs eighth-grade girls won their fifth straight game Monday night with a 45-16 win at Rogers Elmwood.
Siloam Springs led 14-4 after the first quarter and 27-11 at halftime. The Lady Panthers took a 31-16 lead into the fourth quarter, where they outscored the Lady Raiders 14-0.
Mimo Jacklik led the Lady Panthers (14-2) with a career-high 22 points, while Brooke Ross had 11, Brooke Smith eight and Anna Wleklinski and Sophia Stephenson each with two.
Seventh-grade boys
The Siloam Springs seventh-grade boys dropped a 57-19 loss at Rogers Elmwood on Monday night.
Elmwood led 21-3 after the first quarter and 38-12 at halftime. The Raiders extended their lead to 46-17 going into the fourth quarter.
Nolan Wills led the Panthers (8-6) with six points, while Logan Keaton and Cayden Hansen each had four, Ben Stratmen and Eric Deibler each with two and Diego Carrizal one.
Seventh-grade girls
The Siloam Springs seventh-grade girls won their third straight 17-15 at Rogers Elmwood on Monday night.
Siloam Springs led 4-2 after the first quarter and the game was tied 8-8 at halftime. The Lady Panthers outscored the Lady Raiders 7-0 in the third quarter to take a 15-8 lead going into the fourth.
Chaney Stanaland led the Lady Panthers (8-6) with 10 points, Lexi Masters four, Ellen Slater two and Emily Keehn one.
Up next
The ninth-grade teams play at Fayetteville Purple next Monday. The seventh- and eighth-grade teams wrap up regular season play on Thursday night at home against Bentonville Fulbright.
Sports on 02/06/2019