Har-Ber rolls over Bentonville West

Springdale Har-Ber struggled offensively in its win over crosstown rival Springdale High on Tuesday night. It was a different story on Friday. Senior Charlie Bockelman got the Wildcats going en route to a big 65-36 homecoming win over Bentonville West to remain atop the 6A-West Conference on Friday night in Wildcat Arena. Bockelman scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to help Har-Ber (19-3, 10-1 6A-West) to a 40-17 halftime lead. Har-Ber's lead ballooned to 30 to invoke the running clock in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter. The Wildcats maintained a one-game lead in the 6A-West on Rogers High, which pulled away from Springdale High late. Wildcats coach Tommy Deffebaugh said his team rode solid defense again, but Bockelman came through offensively. "We've been wanting him and waiting on him to have a night like this," said Deffebaugh, whose team ground out a 35-30 win earlier in the week. "At home under these conditions, it's homecoming night for basketball. We've been begging him. We want him to take his shot. "We want him to be aggressive because he's got a good stroke. We told him, 'Hey, you're probably gonna have the lesser of the defensive players on you. We need you to take your shots when they're available and when you're open' and he did." Bockelman hit a 3-point field goal, then converted a three-point play to help the Wildcats to an 18-7 lead after a quarter. He added two more 3-pointers late in the half as Har-Ber took a commanding 40-17 lead into halftime. Jajuan Boyd chipped in 12 points, while Lawson Jenkins and Nick Buchanan added nine each. Dylan Bailey was the only West player in double figures with 16. Bentonville West 7 10 12 7 -- 36 Springdale Har-Ber 18 22 14 11 -- 65 Bentonville West (8-13, 3-8): Bailey 16, Peterson 6, Buccino 3, Harris 3, McDonald 2, Honeycutt 2, McGhee 2, Higson 2. Springdale Har-Ber (19-3, 10-1): Bockelman 20, Boyd 12, Jenkins 9, Buchanan 9, Eckwood 5, Livingston 4, Peironi 2, Seawood 2, Oliger 2.

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HAR-BER ROLLS OVER BENTONVILLE WEST

PAUL BOYD

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 2/15/2020

PHOTO CREDIT: Ben Goff