PREP BASKETBALL: Ozark withstands pressure, upends host Pea Ridge during 4A North Region Tournament

February 28, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Henry Apple

Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES Blackhawks on the bench react to a basket during the game Thursday. Senior Ben Wheeler, right, is out of action with two broken wrists. The Pea Ridge Blackhawks basketball team competed hard and lost Thursday, Feb. 22, in the 4A North Regional Tournament in Blackhawk Arena. The Hawks fell to the Ozark Hillbillies 53-45. For more photographs, go to the PRT gallery at https://tnebc.nwaonline.com/photos/.
Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES Blackhawks on the bench react to a basket during the game Thursday. Senior Ben Wheeler, right, is out of action with two broken wrists. The Pea Ridge Blackhawks basketball team competed hard and lost Thursday, Feb. 22, in the 4A North Regional Tournament in Blackhawk Arena. The Hawks fell to the Ozark Hillbillies 53-45. For more photographs, go to the PRT gallery at https://tnebc.nwaonline.com/photos/.

Ozark's boys never let the pressure of playing the Class 4A North Region Tournament's host team affect their play.

Caleb Lyons' bucket with 44 seconds left before halftime gave the Hillbillies a 20-19 lead, and they never relinquished it en route to a 53-45 victory over Pea Ridge at Blackhawk Arena...