Top stars, best performances in Arkansas high school boys basketball

Some of the top stars and best performances last week from Arkansas high school boys basketball

By Steve Andrews | Photo by Jaison Sterling

Listed below are some of the top stars and best performances last week from Arkansas high school boys basketball. If you know of a top performer we should include, please let us know in the comments.

Layne Taylor, Farmington

The 5-foot-10 sophomore paced the Cardinals with 31 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in the Cardinals’ 74-49 win over Shiloh Christian in the 4A-1 Tournament. He also had 23 points and 8 rebounds in a 74-45 win over Berryville in the championship game.

Nathan Monroe, Farmington

The senior shooting guard hit 8 triples beyond the 3-point line for a game-high 28 points in the Cardinals’ 76-45 win over Berryville in the finals of the 4A-1 Tournament.

Kason Hilligoss, Harrison

The 6-1 junior dropped in a game-high 21 points in the Goblins’ 77-48 win over Shiloh Christian in the 4A-1 Tournament.

Weston Teague, Berryville

The 6-8 senior scored a game-high 30 points in the Bobcats’ 67-49 win over Harrison in the 4A-1 Tournament, then added 12 points in a 74-45 loss to Farmington in the finals.

Matthew Lester, Eureka Springs

The senior point guard racked up 19 points, with 11 coming in the third quarter, to pace the Highlanders to a 42-38 come-from-behind win over Cotter in the 2A-4 Tournament.

Courtney Crutchfield, Pine Bluff

The super sophomore scored a game-high 20 points, including 10 in the pivotal third quarter, and added 4 rebounds to lead the Zebras to a 49-37 win over Hot Springs Lakeside in the 5A-South Tournament.

Nick Smith, Jr., North Little Rock

The All-American senior dominated with 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals to power the Charging Wildcats to a 72-41 rout over Bryant.

Corey Washington, North Little Rock

The 6-7 senior had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Charging Wildcats’ 72-41 win over Bryant.

Courtland Muldrew, Springdale

The freshman point guard tallied a team-high 18, making 6 of 6 free throws in the final two minutes, to lead the Bulldogs to a 56-50 win and hand Fayetteville its first conference loss of the season in the 6A-West.

Landon Glasper, Fayetteville

The senior had a game-high 20 points in the Bulldogs’ 56-50 loss to Springdale.

Courtland Muldrew, Springdale

The freshman guard hit six 3-pointers and tallied a game-high 21 points to lift the Bulldogs to a 53-49 win over Rogers.

Christian Walls, Greene County Tech

The senior led all scorers with 18 points on six 3-pointers to lead the Eagles to a 53-49 overtime win over Marion.

Lane Hightower, Cedarville

The junior had 19 points. 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block in the Pirates’ 59-47 win over Charleston in the 3A-4 Tournament. 

Darryl Kattich, Cedarville

The senior had 15 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and a block in a 59-47 win over Charleston in the Cedarville's Semi-Final win over Charleston in the 3A-4 Tournament. He also had had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in the Pirates’ 54-48 win over Paris in the finals. 

Dylan Cluck, Cedarville

The senior had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, as well as 4 assists, 3 blocks and a steal, 1 steal, and 3 blocks in the Pirates’ 59-47 win over Charleston in the 3A-4 Tournament. He also had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a block in a 54-48 win over Paris. 

Aiden Kennon, Greenwood

The junior knocked down a game-high 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs back from a 20-point deficit to earn a 53-50 victory over Mountain Home.

Gunner Gleghorn, Izard County

The 6-2 senior poured in 18 points to lead the Cougars to a 56-50 overtime win over Calico Rock in the 1A-2 Tournament.

Derrian Ford, Magnolia

The 6-foot-4 senior scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as the Panthers defeated Warren, 82-27, to finish the regular season unbeaten.

Colby Garland, Maumelle

The senior hit a team-high 24 points in the Hornets’ 84-83 win over Benton.

Cam Harris, Benton

The senior tallied a game-high 28 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the Panthers’ 84-83 loss to Maumelle.

Grayson Sims, Russellville

The senior knocked down a game-high 25 points with 8 rebounds to lead Cyclones to a 50-39 win over Siloam Springs.

Aiden Underdown, Elkins

The 6-7 senior pumped in a game-high 24 points to lift the Elks to a 55-39 win over West Fork in the 3A-1 Tournament.

Evan Goldman, The New School

The 6-5 junior scored a game-high 23 points for the Cougars in a 47-13 win over Mulberry in the 1A-1 West tournament.