Van Buren 65, Rogers Heritage 30

The Lady Pointers jumped to a 15-0 lead to start the game and never looked back to claim the 6A-West Conference win on Tuesday at War Eagle Arena. Heritage (5-8, 1-10) got within 23-12 at halftime, but Van Buren opened the third quarter with a 12-0 spurt to regain command and cruised to the win. Senior Rylee Ryan poured in a game-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers. Ryan hit three 3-pointers in the Lady Pointers' big start. Brooklyn Kannady added 16 points, all in the second half. She added four 3-pointers for Van Buren (12-12, 5-6 6A-West). Van Buren coach Chris Bryant acknowledged his team has struggled with consistency, but his team has now put together back-to-back solid performances. "I think offensively, we came out and executed," Bryant said. "I'm proud of our attention to detail and recognition to what they are doing defensively. Then it always helps when the ball goes in the hole. "Rylee Ryan came in and shot the basketball really well. The backbone of tonight was you saw they had 13 points at halftime and our kids really took it personally trying to defend and finish the game well." Maddie Lynge led Heritage with seven points. Van Buren^17^6^19^23^--^65 Heritage^3^9^7^11^--^30 Van Buren (12-12, 5-6): Ryan 24, Kanada 16, Greene 8, Miller 5, Rainwater 4, Evans 4, Porter 2, Schnakenberg 2. Rogers Heritage (5-18, 1-10): Lynge 7, Knight 6, Dickerson 5, Pabon 4, Brooks 4, Seiler 3, Jones 1.

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VAN BUREN 65, ROGERS HERITAGE 30

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 2/13/2019

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