Arkansas High School Basketball - West Memphis fells Morrilton
December 29, 2017: Morrilton, AR 72110 West Memphis Blue Devils (West Memphis, AR) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Morrilton Devil Dogs (Morrilton, AR), 59-51 in a non-league bout.
With the win, West Memphis upgrades its record to 10-2 on the season. The Blue Devils host Jonesboro (Jonesboro, AR) to clash with the Hurricane in a 6A East bout on Tuesday, January 2. The Hurricane go into the bout with a record of 9-2. Jonesboro lost 61-59 in their recent non-league bout against Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO)
Next up, the Devil Dogs clash with the Vilonia Eagles (Vilonia, AR) in a 5A West bout, on Tuesday, January 2. Morrilton will attempt to upgrade on its 10-5 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 7-6 record after their 61-30 non-league loss to ESTEM (Little Rock, AR).