Earle rallies from 15 down to sink Tribe at Hurricane Classic

JONESBORO, Ark. -- With eight minutes remaining Friday night, things looked very promising for the Kennett Indians.

The Tribe had a 15-point lead against Earle, Ark. and seemed to be on the way to a fifth-place matchup with Marion, Ark.

Almost there, but not quite.

Earle staged a furious fourth-period comeback and came away with an 80-74 win over the Indians at the Hurricane Classic.

Randrick Caruthers continued his amazing comeback from missing most of last season, scoring a team-high 22 points to lead a quartet of Indians in double figures. Fred Garmon tossed in 14 points, while Adam Grantham chipped in 13 and Dwight Usry finished with 11.

Kennett (0-2) took on Greene County Tech at 2:30 p.m. in the seventh-place game at the Classic.

Bernie Invitational
Consolation final
East Prairie 58, Holcomb 44
At Bernie, the Hornets were outscored 16-8 in the third quarter and never could bounce back in the consolation finals against the Eagles.

Trent Patterson scored 19 points to lead Holcomb, while Zach Williams added nine.

Connor Scott led East Prairie with 24 points.

Third place
Campbell 86, Risco 70
In the third-place contest, the Camels scored 29 points in the third period and established themselves as one of the favorites in the Tri-County Conference race by defeating the rival Tigers.

Eric Holloway led Campbell with 20 points, while Justin Fowler chipped in 19, Tyler Deen added 17 and Joe Campbell finished with 16.

Ross Carter led Risco with 14 points.

Bernie won the Invitational with a 68-42 win over Bloomfield in the championship game.