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31 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BASKETBALL | 11.22.2020 Koons and McDaniel each made all-state and Koons made the all-state tournament team. …. Har-Ber also expects contributions from seniors Addison Stubbs, Dalye Hambelton and Kennedy McClure, juniors Maddux McCrackin, Claire Bowden, and Ella Nelson, and sophomores Galatia Andrew and Mary Blake Martfeld. SPRINGDALE HIGH LADY BULLDOGS COACH Heather Hunsucker CONFERENCE 6A-West 2019-20 RECORD 3-24, 0-14 PLAYOFF RESULT Did not qualify for state tournament WHO'S BACK? Mary Haskins (Jr., 6-0), Nevaeh Griffin (Jr., 5-10), Julynn Lorennij (Sr., 5-3). THE SCOOP Springdale continues to rebuild after losing all-state player Marquesha Davis to the Razorbacks in 2018. …. Mary Haskins averaged 5.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game last year. … Nevaeh Griffin averaged 3.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. … Springdale expects contributions from newcomers to varsity Amy Jinuna, Praise Clarence, and Reyna Torres. BOYS BENTONVILLE HIGH TIGERS COACH Richard Rippee CONFERENCE 6A-West 2019-20 RECORD 19-10, 9-5 PLAYOFF RESULT Lost 49-48 in first round to eventual state champion Conway WHO'S BACK? Thane Spencer (Sr., 6-0), Hayden Shanks (Jr., 6-2), Jalyen Lee (Soph., 6-2), Abel Hutchinson (Jr., 6-4), Harrison Hicks (Jr., 6-7). THE SCOOP Bentonville returns 10 of its top 12 players from last season, senior Thane Spencer and juniors Hayden Shanks, Abel Hutchinson, and Harrison Hicks. …. Spencer is a two-year letterman who averaged 6.9 points and shot 56 percent from the field last season. … Hutchinson averaged 6.7 points per game. …. Jaylen Lee averaged 8.6 points per game and came on strong toward the end, finishing with 16 points against Conway. BENTONVILLE WEST WOLVERINES COACH Greg White CONFERENCE 6A-West 2019-20 RECORD 10-16, 5-9 PLAYOFF RESULT Lost in first round to eventual state champion Little Rock Central WHO'S BACK Riley Buccino (Jr., 6-1), Evan White (Sr., 5-10), Dalton McDonald (Sr., 6-0), Jacob McGhee (Sr., 6-4), Dylan Harris (Sr., 6-3), Cade Packnett (Jr., 6-1), Ashton Yarbrough (Jr., 6-2). THE SCOOP Bentonville West must fill a major void following the graduation of Dillon Bailey, a three-year starter who averaged File photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette Jersey Wolfenbarger, right, returns for her fourth season at Fort Smith Northside as the Lady Bears hope to make another serious run for a Class 6A state championship. The 6-foot-5 Wolfenbarger, who has already signed a national letter of intent with Arkansas and is noted as one of the country's elite high school players, averaged 18.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and almost 4 assists per game while leading Northside to a 26-4 record and a perfect 14-0 run through the 6A-Central Conference. See 6A CAPSULES, Page 32