"She was on fire," Russellville head coach Sherry White said. "It was like she picked up right where she left off Friday."
Davis played a key role in the Lady Cyclones win over the Alma Airedalettes on Friday, where she hit six 3-pointers in the second half, including one to put Russellville on top with around eight seconds left in the game.
On Tuesday, Davis scored 15 in the first half alone.
"It was nice to see that," White said. "Sometimes I'm afraid to say too much about it. I don't want to jinx or get her head too big. She needs to stay humble, but she has done a great job learning her role on the team."
The Lady Cyclones went on a 8-0 run in the first quarter with shots falling from Davis and Anna Myers. Russellville led 12-7 after one. By halftime it was up 27-13 on the heels of an 8-0 and 10-0 runs -- this time with buckets coming from Carter Murphy, Makayla Ealy and Davis.
An 11-0 run in the third led to a 44-19 lead by the end of the quarter. Russellville outscored Harrison 17-4 in the third quarter.
White said fundamentals and defense were key elements to the Lady Cyclones victory.
"Our defense did a lot of great things, really," she said. "A lot of deflection. We've been really stressing that in practice -- getting our hands on the ball more without reaching.'
Davis finished the night with 18 points, including two 3-pointers. Myers scored 10 points, while Zee McCallister scored eight points. Ealy added seven points.
Russellville improved to 6-8 overall and 3-0 in the 5A/6A-West Conference. It hosts Beebe on Friday inside Cyclone Arena to cap a three-game home stint.
Cyclones lose
to Harrison
Russellville didn't get on the scoreboard until the 3:15 mark of the first quarter during its 72-61 loss to the Harrison Golden Goblins.
Russellville gave up a 16-0 run in the first quarter. Kade Shaffer stopped the Harrison scoring spree in the first with a jumper, but the Cyclones still trailed 24-7 after the first quarter.
Beau Mathis fired in four threes to help bring Russellville back in contention. Mathis hit one with 6:05 left in the game to pull within 12 points. Shaffer got a pair of layups with 4:49 left ot cut it to eight points, but Harrison was perfect from the free-throw line to hold on to its lead. Russellville got another chance when Mathis cashed in a botched Golden Goblins' slam dunk for three to pull within 56-64, but Harrison stayed out of reach from the free-throw line.
White hit another three with 37.2 seconds left to pull within 68-61, but Harrison's near-perfect charity shooting, a questionable, momentum killing technical foul penalty on Russellville's bench and the clock were too much for the Cyclones.
Russellville was led by Mathis with 14. Marquis Peter scored 12 points, and Shaffer scored nine points. Bryson George scored eight points, while Ryan Talley ... Click here to read full article
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