Fayetteville overcomes sloppy start to beat Rogers Heritage

Fayetteville coach Vic Rimmer called a timeout in the first quarter after a sloppy pass by one of his players nearly led to a turnover at half court. The sloppiness continued early in the second quarter before Rimmer turned to his second unit. Fayetteville went on to beat Rogers Heritage 71-39 but it was far from a rousing performance Tuesday by the Lady Bulldogs (13-2, 6-0), who lead the 6A-West Conference. A letdown was not unexpected following last Friday's game on Colors' Day, where Fayetteville defeated rival Springdale 85-45. Rogers Heritage (4-14, 0-6) went 0-for-13 from the field while trailing 14-3 after one quarter. But the Lady War Eagles got to within 16-13 in the second quarter before Fayetteville eased back ahead 32-24 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs regained control in the third quarter with Sasha Goforth leading the way and stretched their lead to 47-29 after three. "It may been a letdown, and some people can understand that, but we can't allow it to happen," Rimmer said. "We're right here in the middle of a basketball season and we have to be intense every night because our goals are really high." Goforth finished with 18 points to lead Fayetteville, which plays Friday at Springdale Har-Ber. Sophomore Allison Byars had 12 points and contributed two of Fayetteville's eight 3-pointers in the game. "I thought our second group played really well and kept their energy up," Rimmer said. "Allison Byars was fantastic with four charges and she scored 12 points. Emmie Bailey played really well off the bench, too." Skylar Brooks had 10 points and Quiara Jones nine to lead Rogers Heritage. Jones opened the second quarter with five consecutive points for Rogers Heritage, which outscored Fayetteville 21-18 in the second quarter. But Fayetteville's second unit kept Fayetteville ahead with the help of 3-pointers from Kate Ritter and Emma Bailey, who added 10. Goforth took over in the third quarter and followed a 3-pointer by Byars with one of her own to increase the Fayetteville lead to 53-29 to start the fourth quarter. Rogers Heritage^3^21^5^10^--^39 Fayetteville^14^18^15^24^--^71 Rogers Heritage (4-14, 0-6): Brooks 10, Jones 9, Dickerson 6, Lynge 6, Knight 4, Mahmens 2, Kinnamon 2. Fayetteville (13-2, 6-0): Goforth 18, Byars 12, Beck 12, Bailey 10, Ritter 6, Kincaid 7, Roberts 3, Bobbitt 2, Templeton 1.

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 1/23/2019

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