Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Basketballs Start Bouncing Thursday; Schedules Given

>Blevins High School>

Blevins has moved up to Class A from Class B. This year they will play in the 7A North Conference.

The growth at the school didn't do them any favors, though, when it comes to sports. The Hornets are in one of the toughest conferences in the state, and includes Caddo Hills, Murfreesboro and other schools tough in basketball.

Others in the conference are Horatio, Glenwood, Foreman, Dierks, and Mineral Springs.

An asterisk (*) listed beside a team below indicates a conference game.

October 24>(T) Delight

October 29>(H) Saratoga

November 1>(T) Saratoga

November 5>(T) Bradley

November 12>(T) Nashville

November 15>(H) Gurdon

November 19>(H) Murfreesboro*

November 22>(T) Horatio*

November 25>(H) Kirby

November 26>(T) Caddo Hills*

December 3>(H) Glenwood*

December 6>(T) Foreman*

December 10>(T) Dierks*

December 20>(H) Delight

December 30>(H) Nashville

January 3>(H) Horatio*

January 7>(T) Mineral Springs*

January 14>(H) Foreman*

January 17>(T) Murfreesboro*

January 21>(H) Caddo Hills*

January 23>(T) Glenwood*

January 28>(H) Bradley

January 31>(H) Dierks*

February 4>(H) Mineral Springs*

February 7>(T) Gurdon

February 14>(H) Prescott

February 18>(TBA) Emmet

Tournaments

December 2-7 the Blevins Junior Tournament will be held. It will feature some of the area's best junior teams.

December 9-14 Blevins will participate in the Dierks Senior Tournament.

January 4-11 the Blevins senior teams will also participate in the Southwest Arkansas Invitational Tournament at Saratoga. This has become a real classic and features some of the best teams in the state.

The Blevins junior team will play in their district tournament February 10-15 at Dierks.

The senior district tournament will be held February 17-22 in Caddo Hills.

The regional tournament will be held February 24-March 1. Location of the tournament will be announced later.

The state tournament will be held March 3-8 with state finals being played March 14-15.

>Prescott High School>

A few changes have been made in the 7AA Conference this year.

No longer are Gurdon, Stamps and Junction City in Prescott's conference, although the Prescott-Gurdon rivalry will continue. These three teams have moved to Class A.

Taking their places are the Fouke Panthers, Bismarck Lions and Fountain Lake Cobras.

Both Prescott teams appear to be top contenders in the conference, especially the Wolverettes. Coach Cecily Butler only lost two players from last year's team, which was defeated by Pulaski Academy in State Tournament.

Conference games are marked with an asterisk on the schedule that follows.

November 9>(H) Jamboree

November 14>(T) Nashville

November 15>(H) Bismarck*

November 19>(T) Hope

November 22>(T) Nashville

November 25>(T) Nevada

November 26>(T) Gurdon

December 3>(H) Hope

December 10>(T) Fordyce*

December 20>(T) Fountain Lake

January 3>(T) Bismarck

January 7>(H) De Queen

January 14>(H) Lakeside

January 17>(H) Nashville*

January 21>(H) Fouke

January 23>(H) Hope

January 28>(H) Fordyce

January 31>(H) Fountain Lake*

February 4>(T) Fouke*

February 7>(T) Nevada

February 11>(T) De Queen*

February 14>(T) Blevins

Tournaments

December 2-7 the Cubs and Cubettes will play in the Blevins Junior Tournament.

December 7-14 the two senior teams will participate in the Murfreesboro Senior Tournament.

December 27-28 the Prescott Christmas Classic will be held during the holidays.

January 4-11 the Wolves and Wolverettes will play in Saratoga's Southwest Arkansas Invitational Tournament, featuring some of the best talent in the state.

The Prescott junior team will play in their 7AA district tournament February 8-15.

The senior district tournament will be held February 17-22.

The southern regional tournament will be held February 24-March 1.

The AA state tournament will be held March 5-8 and the state finals will be held March 14-15.

>Nevada High School>

The Nevada Blue Jays haven't changed conferences, but changes have been made in the 7A South Conference. For one thing it's just as tough as ever, but maybe even more so.

Fouke has moved up to Class AA, and Norphlet and Smackover have moved to other conferences.

In the place of these schools, though, have been added Stamps, Gurdon and Stephens.

Stamps and Gurdon have dropped in school census, but they are still top contenders in basketball and other sports. Stephens, a former member of the 7A South Conference, has come back after an absence of two years.

On the schedule that follows, the ones marked with an asterisk (*) are conference games.

October 25>(T) Saratoga

October 29>(H) Emerson

November 1>(T) Taylor

November 5>(H) Saratoga

November 7>(T) Stephens*

November 12>(H) Carthage

November 15>(H) Bradley*

November 19>(T) Stamps*

November 22>(H) Genoa*

November 25>(H) Prescott

December 3>(H) Magnolia

December 6>(T) Emerson

December 10>(T) Gurdon*

January 7>(T) Lewisville*

January 14>(T) Magnolia

January 16>(H) Hope

January 17>(H) Stephens*

January 21>(T) Genoa*

January 23>(H) Stamps*

January 28>(H) Lewisville*

January 31>(H) Gurdon*

February 4>(T) Bradley*

February 7>(T) Prescott

February 11>(T) Carthage

February 18>(TBA) Emmet

Tournaments

December 2-7 the junior teams of Nevada will be playing in the Blevins Junior Tournament.

December 9-14 the senior teams will participate in the Genoa Senior Tournament.

January 6-11 the Blue Jays and the Lady Jays will play in the Southwest Arkansas Invitational Tournament at Saratoga, a classic that features many outstanding teams.

The Nevada junior team will play in their district tournament February 10-15.

The senior district tournament will be held February 17-22. It will be played at Nevada. This year, since there were so many changes in the conference the schools had to bid for the tourney.

The regional tournament will be held February 24-March 1. That site will be decided later through a bidding process.