The seal is off the basket in Union County. Two days after Smackover's Deonta Baker dropped 41 points on Harmony Grove, Strong's Stetson Billings lit up Bearden to the tune of 57 points.
Five dimes, a nickel and two pennies is a lot of change in one night. But, the UALR signee is more than capable of cashing in big on any given night.
I have to admit, boys basketball in Union County is kind of nice this season. All the teams are competitive, including Norphlet. In Billings, Strong has the best player and Parkers Chapel is the defending state runner-up.
In contrast, area girls hoops isn't what it used to be.
In might've gotten weaker Tuesday when El Dorado's Hannah Burroff injured her knee in Little Rock. Coach Stephen Harshaw told me today the doctor confirmed she tore her ACL and MCL and will miss the rest of her senior season. That's devastating news for the Lady Wildcats and even worse for the young lady, who is even better on the soccer pitch than the basketball court.
In my 20-plus years of doing this, it never ceases to amaze me how these types of injuries always seem to happen to the best kids.
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