Arkansas high school girls basketball state tournament final live updates: Mammoth Spring vs. Norfork (3/9/2024)

All of the live action from the Class 1A girls final

HOT SPRINGS – The Mammoth Spring senior trio of Adrianna Corbett, Tay Davis and Brynn Washam wrapped up their highly-decorated prep careers in style while leading the Lady Bears to a 57-47 win over Norfork in Saturday afternoon's 1A state final.

They defeated Norfork (34-2) for the second consecutive year in the state championship game, led by Washam, the 1A state tournament's Most Valuable Player, who put up a game-high 22 points, along with 5 rebounds. Davis finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds, while Corbett had 12 points and pulled down 5 boards. 

The game was tied at 16 with around 2:30 left in the first half, but the Lady Bears (40-5) went on a 10-2 run before heading to the locker room – then never looked back. 

North Arkansas College signee Keely Blanchard led Norfork with 16 points and 5 steals, followed by Cate Shaddy with 15. Liza Shaddy also scored nine points and pulled down 6 rebounds.

See previous live updates below. 

Final: Mammoth Spring 57-47

Lady Bears win their second straight state championship. 

4th Qtr: Mammoth Spring 53-41, 1:38

Lady Bears pull the starters.

4th Qtr: Mammoth Spring 51-33, 4:41

Lady Bears call time and just need to take care of the ball from here.

4th Qtr: Mammoth Spring 46-31, 6:30

The rebounding battle is nearly even, but the Lady Bears have been ferocious on the offensive boards, pulling down 11 thus far. 

End of 3rd: Mammoth Spring 42-27

It has been all Lady Bears since late in the second quarter and they are eight minutes away from winning their second consecutive state title. 

3rd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 40-27, 1:38

With all of the momentum heavily in Mammoth's favor, Norfork calls a timeout looking to regroup as we near the end of the frame. 

3rd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 38-27, 2:30

The Lady Bears have their largest lead of the game and are shooting nearly 50% from the field. 

3rd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 32-22, 6:22

Washam hits the and-one after being fouled on a layup and Mammoth's lead is now back to double digits. Washam is up to 12 points.

Halftime: Mammoth Spring 26-18

It was 16 all at the 2:38 mark, but Mammoth closes the half on a 10-2 run. Washam leads all scorers with nine points, plus three rebounds, followed by Corbett. Blanchard and Cate Shaddy lead Norfork with seven. 

2nd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 16-14, 3:28

Norfork head coach Luke Cornett calls a 30-second timeout after Tay Davis got the lead back for Mammoth Spring on a layup. 

2nd Qtr: Tied at 14, 3:42 

Norfork's Kasey Moody ties it up with two successful free throws.

2nd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 14-10, 4:55

Blanchard, Norfork's leading scorer, has to sit after picking up her third foul. She currently has seven points to lead all scorers. Timeout Mammoth Spring.

2nd Qtr: Mammoth Spring 11-8, 7:12

Two free throws by Adrianna Corbett halts the Norfork run. 

End of 1st: Mammoth Spring 9-6

Norfork ends the first on a 5-0 run as Keely Blanchard connects on a mid-range jumper at the horn. 

1st Qtr: Mammoth Spring 9-4, 2:10

Norfork finally gets its first field goal via a three-pointer by Cate Shaddy.

1sr Qtr: Mammoth Spring 9-1, 3:56

Defending 1A state tournament MVP Brynn Washam, a 45% three-point shooter, connects from deep on the left wing. Lady Bears are 3-of-4 shooting thus far, while Norfork is 0-of-3.

1st Qtr: Mammoth Spring 6-0, 5:53

Laney Young connects on a three-pointer to get the defending state champions off to an impressive start. 

We are underway. 

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(Photos by Tommy Land)

-- Kyle Sutherland | kyle@scorebooklive.com | @k_sutherlandAR


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KYLE SUTHERLAND, SBLIVE SPORTS

Kyle Sutherland is a prep sports journalist and broadcaster. Along with High School on SI, his work has been featured in outlets including the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas PBS, Best of Arkansas Sports, Hooten's Arkansas Football and The Natural State Sports Network. He is also the color commentator for 103.7 The Buzz's high school football Game of the Week.