Berryville opens season with win

VALLEY SPRINGS — While the two football teams from the schools are in the Class 4A State Football Playoffs, the basketball teams met on the hardwoods in Valley Springs. Batesville Southside and Berryville tangled with the Bobcats leaving with a 67-14 win. The Bobcats opened the game from downtown. Their first five shots made of the game were 3-pointers. Carson McMellon hit the first trey of the season for Berryville that was followed by one from Carson Compton. McMellon hit another long shot before Caden Ray closed the first period scoreboard with a 12-2 look in favor of Berryville. Hudson Norris started the second period with the fifth 3-pointer of the game for Berryville. McMellon and Braydon Bancroft each drained a trey, but Jachin Houghton hit six points in the middle of the frame and Compton knocked down three free throws to set the halftime score at 30-7. Berryville added four third period 3-pointers to its seven first half treys.

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