Champions crowned at 75th NEA Tournament

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A high school basketball tradition continued in Region 8.

Champions were crowned Wednesday night at the 75th NEA Tournament.

Wednesday, January 4th - First National Bank Arena

Nettleton 51, Brookland 39 (Division 2 Girls Championship)

Forrest City 54, Brookland 50 (Division 2 Boys Championship)

Rivercrest 57, Sloan-Hendrix 41 (Division 1 Girls Championship)

East Poinsett County 55, Walnut Ridge 51 (Division 1 Boys Championship)

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Saturday, December 17th

East Poinsett County 58, Izard County 49 (D1 Girls - Bearcat Arena)

Sloan-Hendrix 50, Bay 43 (D1 Girls - Bearcat Arena)

Rivercrest 66, Walnut Ridge 43 (D1 Girls - Blazer Arena)

Greene County Tech 45, Forrest City 35 (D2 Girls - Bearcat Arena)

Rector 69, Cross County 42 (D1 Girls - Blazer Arena)

Melbourne 58, Cedar Ridge 51 (D2 Girls - Blazer Arena)

Batesville 70, Blytheville 53 (D2 Girls - Bearcat Arena)

White County Central 52, Gosnell 45 (D1 Girls - Blazer Arena)

Westside 62, Corning 55 (D2 Boys - Bearcat Arena)

Tuckerman 57, Valley View 34 (D2 Boys - Bearcat Arena)

Trumann 79, White County Central 67 (D1 Boys - Blazer Arena)

Piggott 64, Cross County 52 (D1 Boys - Bearcat Arena)

McCrory 53, Armorel 40 (D1 Boys - Blazer Arena)

Brookland 53, Newport 46 (D2 Girls - Blazer Arena)

Harrisburg 57, Ridgefield Christian 35 (D1 Boys - Bearcat Arena)

Tuesday, December 20th - First National Bank Arena

Hoxie 58, Crowley’s Ridge Academy 53 (D1 Boys)

BIC 67, Harrisburg 45 (D1 Girls)

Riverside 47, Trumann 26 (D2 Girls)

Walnut Ridge 71, Rivercrest 68 (D1 Boys)

Tuckerman 58, Hoxie 34 (D2 Girls)

Cave City 65, McCrory 47 (D1 Girls)

Forrest City 73, Salem 44 (D2 Boys)

Newport 75, Riverside 57 (D2 Boys)

Marked Tree 55, Marmaduke 31 (D2 Boys)

Tuesday, December 27th - First National Bank Arena

Marked Tree 80, Armorel 21 (D1 Girls)

Marmaduke 54, Westside 37 (D2 Girls)

Rivercrest 78, BIC 75 (D1 Girls Quarterfinal)

Melbourne 40, Tuckerman 32 (D2 Girls Quarterfinal)

Hoxie 68, McCrory 38 (D1 Boys Quarterfinal)

Marked Tree 57, Newport 34 (D2 Boys Quarterfinal)

East Poinsett County 78, Piggott 72 (D1 Boys Quarterfinal)

Forrest City 73, Rector 56 (D2 Boys Quarterfinal)

Brookland 70, Westside 35 (D2 Boys Quarterfinal)

Wednesday, December 28th - First National Bank Arena

Cave City 66, White County Central 59 (D1 Girls Quarterfinal)

Brookland 47, Riverside 37 (D2 Girls Quarterfinal)

Sloan-Hendrix 59, Rector 55 (D1 Girls Quarterfinal)

Greene County Tech 55, Batesville 34 (D2 Girls Quarterfinal)

Marked Tree 50, East Poinsett County 37 (D1 Girls Quarterfinal)

Nettleton 53, Marmaduke 47 (D2 Girls Quarterfinal)

Trumann 69, Harrisburg 46 (D1 Boys Quarterfinal)

Tuckerman 62, Buffalo Island Central 58 (D2 Boys Quarterfinal - overtime)

Walnut Ridge 79, Bay 76 (D1 Boys Quarterfinal - overtime)

Thursday, December 29th - First National Bank Arena

Sloan-Hendrix 51, Cave City 49 (D1 Girls Semifinal)

Brookland 40, Greene County Tech 38 (D2 Girls Semifinal)

Rivercrest 58, Marked Tree 50 (D1 Girls Semifinal)

Nettleton 41, Melbourne 37 (D2 Girls Semifinal)

East Poinsett County 74, Trumann 47 (D1 Boys Semifinal)

Forrest City 62, Tuckerman 42 (D2 Boys Semifinal)

Walnut Ridge 53, Hoxie 50 (D1 Boys Semifinal)

Brookland 49, Marked Tree 30 (D2 Boys Semifinal)

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