FAYETTEVILLE 64, VAN BUREN 38

Fayetteville jumped to an 11-0 lead and went on to defeat Van Buren Friday. Collin Cooper opened the game with seven consecutive points before freshman Isaiah Releford lobbed a pass to Austin Garrett, who finished the play with a one-handed dunk to thrill the crowd and prompt a Van Buren timeout. Garrett added another fast break dunk to help Fayetteville (12-3, 3-0) to a 14-2 lead after one quarter. Van Buren got to within 16-12 after a 3-pointer from Logan Brothers. But Fayetteville regained control to push its leads to 26-16 at halftime and 49-26 after three quarters. Cooper finished with 21 for Fayetteville, which plays at Bentonville in a showdown of league leaders on Tuesday. Connor Barnett added 11 for Fayetteville while Brothers scored 13 points to lead Van Buren (4-11, 0-3). "We talk a lot about taking it one game at a time and this was a tribute to our kids being focused," Fayetteville coach Kyle Adams said. "It's hard not to look forward but I thought our kids did a tremendous job, starting with defense first." Van Buren 2 12 10 14 -- 38 Fayetteville 14 10 23 17 -- 64 Van Buren (4-11, 0-3): Brothers 13, Newton 9, Gilmore 7, Worsham 3, Gilmore 4, G. Phillips 2. Fayetteville (12-3, 3-0): Cooper 21, Barnett 11, I. Releford 8, Garrett 6, T. Releford 6, Askew 5, Kinsey 3, Bowers 2, A. Releford 2.

FAYETTEVILLE 64, VAN BUREN 38

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