Willow Springs sped to a 41-26 half time lead and went on to defeat Conway 79-46 on Tuesday night at the Strafford Tournament. Jared Hummel led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points.  Allen Brasier held the Conway Bears preseason leader, Nathan Huckaby, to a total of eight points. The Bears advanced to play Southwest on Thursday night at 7:30.

Here is a breakdown of the scoring for WS:  Jared Hummel 16, Clint Harper 15, Taylor James 13 Tyler Fredrick 13, Jon Martin 6, Blayne Collins 6, Allen Brasier 4, Zach Cunningham 3, and Cole Johnson 3.

Coach Mike Mallow said, “It was nice to start the season with a good win. We are a work in progress, but it’s a good start.”

The Willow Springs JV team also defeated Conway with an ending score of 60-45.