LR HALL CONTINUES WINNING WAYS

Little Rock Hall gradually pulled away from Alma for a 67-53 victory Tuesday night in the Class 5A boys state tournament at Wolf Arena. Senior Greg Johnson scored a game-high 20 points as the Warriors (21-6) reeled off their 11th consecutive victory. Hall led 19-13 after one quarter, 40-28 at the half and 57-38 heading into the final eight minutes. "We knew Alma had a lot of shooters, and they try to move the ball, forcing you to help [defensively]," Hall assistant coach Ahmed Martin said. "They punish you by dishing it off. I think we could have done a lot better, but we did do a little better in the second half." Martin led the Warriors with head Coach Jon Coleman serving the second of a two-game suspension. Coleman will be back on the bench for Friday's quarterfinal game. Senior guard Jon Coleman added 14 points and senior forward Kevon Cooper scored 9 of his 13 points in the first half. Alma junior Cejay Mann hit four three-pointers and led the Airedales (18-7) with 16 points. Junior D.J. George added 13 points. Alma knocked down seven three-pointers, while Hall hit six three-pointers. The Airedales, who usually play a man-to-man defense, played a match-up zone against the Warriors, but Martin said his team was prepared. "Most of the film we looked at they played a lot of man," Martin said. "But we prepared for [the zone]."

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LR HALL CONTINUES WINNING WAYS

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