<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=37Tinn_1H4extdS00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=37Tinn_1H4extdS00" width="541" height="720" ><figcaption>Cotter's Wyatt Cherry (33) is defended by Calico Rock's Eli Thornton (3) on Friday night. (Neal Denton/The Baxter Bulletin)</figcaption></figure>COTTER — The Cotter Warriors used a school-record 3-point shooting barrage to put a losing skid to rest Friday night.Cotter buried 13 3-pointers and held off a late rally by Calico Rock, taking a 61-56 victory over the Pirates on homecoming night at Cotter Coliseum.The Warriors’ 13 treys equaled the school record, set in a regional tournament game against Quitman on Feb. 23, 2000. Sophomore Wyatt Cherry came off the bench to ignite the Warriors with four 3-pointers, and junior Logan Guthrie knocked down three shots from beyond the arc.“We shared the ball, and we made open shots,” Cotter coach Jackson Rains said. “We knew with (Calico Rock’s) length and size, it was going to be hard to score at the basket. We saw that they like to collapse, so we’d get the ball inside and then kick it back out. That worked for a little while, but once they went to (man-to-man) we had to do it in transition and try to beat them down the floor.”Guthrie scored 18 points to lead Cotter, while Cherry added 15 points and six rebounds, and homecoming king Isaiah Jackson netted 12 points and four assists.“We have guys who can make those shots,” Rains said, “and that should be part of our identity. We just haven’t shot well until tonight. We shot it decently against Bay, but the rest we struggled from the perimeter.”Cotter jumped out to an 8-3 lead as Guthrie and Leo Mendleski each knocked down 3-pointers. Calico Rock climbed to within 11-7 before Jackson drilled a trey for Cotter. The Warriors took a 19-12 lead when Mendleski buried another trifecta to end the period.The Warriors extended their lead to double digits when Cody Garay hit a 3-pointer for a 31-21 cushion, and Konner Woods followed with a trey of his own.The Pirates rallied to within 36-28 before halftime, but Cotter pulled away to a lead as big as 51-34 after Cherry drained three consecutive from beyond the arc.Calico Rock then began to feast off second-chance points, rallying throughout the fourth period. Eli Thornton kick-started a 10-0 run for the Pirates with a 3-pointer to bring the visitors within 59-51 with 4:45 remaining.Calico Rock’s Daytona Sherrill drove to the basket for two points, and 6-foot-6 Peyton Burkhart scored off an offensive rebound, was fouled, and made the free throw to trim the lead to 59-56. The Pirates outrebounded the Warriors, 36-23, in the game.“We were thinking we have to stop (Thornton),” Rains said. “He’s so good, he took it with his right hand to the block with three guys on him. When you have three people on their best player, you only have two left to rebound when the shot goes up. And they have 6-5, 6-6 guys who are much taller than us. So, our defensive scheme kind of fed into them getting the offensive rebounds. But when they get second and third offensive rebounds, you have a problem.”Cotter was able to hold Calico Rock scoreless the rest of the way, and Woods put the game out of reach with a pair of free throws with :24.3 remaining.The Warriors had lost five straight going into the contest. They were slated to face Dover on Saturday in the Arvest Bank Invitational at Flippin.“Our previous game against Berryville (on Tuesday) I feel was the jump-start we needed,” Rains said. “We played hard, but Berryville lit us up. They’re very good. Calico is really good, but we were able to shoot well.”PIRATES (6-4)Thornton 21, Burkhart 13, Sanders 9, Franks 5, McDole 5, Sherrill 3.WARRIORS (2-6)Guthrie 18, Cherry 15, Jackson 12, Mendleski 6, Woods 5, Garay 3, Milton 2.CALICO 12 16 16 12 — 56COTTER 19 17 18 7 — 61Senior girlsCotter 57, Calico Rock 33Team defense and a red-hot shooting performance by Myah McNutt propelled Cotter to a 34-3 second-quarter lead, and the Lady Warriors coasted to a 57-33 victory over the Lady Pirates.McNutt poured in 23 points in the first half and buried six 3-pointers, tying her career best from beyond the arc. Cotter made 10 3-pointers in the victory, with nine of those coming in the first half. The hosts shot only 1-of-11 from beyond the arc in the second half.The Lady Warriors also held the Lady Pirates without a field goal until 2:24 remaining in the second quarter. Calico Rock’s first eight points of the game came from the foul line.McNutt tossed in 11 points in the first quarter, and her second 3-pointer gave the hosts a 20-2 lead with 1:12 left in the stanza.The Lady Warriors led 22-3 after one quarter, and after McNutt buried back-to-back 3-pointers, teammate Riley Brotherton made 1 of 2 free throws to up Cotter’s lead to 34-3.Calico Rock scored eight straight — the first five coming at the foul line — and the Lady Pirates finally made a field goal when Maci Harris converted an old-fashioned 3-point play with 2:24 left in the half.Brotherton scorched a 3-pointer to give Cotter a 42-15 lead before halftime, and the Lady Warriors took a 53-22 lead into the fourth as the clock ran continuously.Cotter owned a 21-9 turnover advantage, including a 14-2 advantage to start the game, led by Brotherton’s six steals and four from Reagan Cowart.Myah McNutt added eight rebounds to her game-high scoring total. Lily McNutt totaled 11 points, 10 rebounds, and seven blocked shots.Calico Rock’s girls were slated to face Yellville-Summit on Saturday in the opening round of the Arvest Bank Invitational at Flippin. Cotter received a bye and was slated to open play Monday in the tournament.LADY PIRATES (3-6)Whiteaker 12, Harden 8, Harris 6, Hicks 3, Cantrell 2, Galloway 2.LADY WARRIORS (4-0)M.McNutt 23, L.McNutt 11, Brotherton 6, Wilhite 6, Kawell 4, Cowart 3, Robinson 2, Roark 2.CALICO 3 12 7 11 — 33COTTER 22 20 11 4 — 57Junior boysCotter 43, Calico Rock 26Cotter’s junior boys opened up a large first-half lead and held off a late charge by Calico Rock.Elijah Kemp tossed in 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Junior Warriors (3-4), who led 12-4 after one quarter, 24-7 at halftime, and 30-15 after three periods.Calico Rock climbed to within 35-25 in the fourth quarter, but Cotter closed the game with an 8-1 run. Grady Swarthout added 13 points for Cotter, while Ethan Brotherton notched five, Bryton Mitchell scored four, and Grayden Wagoner chipped in two.</div></body>

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COTTER — The Cotter Warriors used a school-record 3-point shooting barrage to put a losing skid to rest Friday night. Cotter buried 13 3-pointers and held off a late rally by Calico Rock, taking a 61-56 victory over the Pirates on homecoming night at Cotter Coliseum. The Warriors’ 13...

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