Central girls win first title

HOT SPRINGS — It all came full circle for Little Rock Central's 2024 senior class Friday night at Bank OZK Arena.
The group that played a large role in upsetting heavy favorite Conway in the 2022 state semifinals took down their 6A-Central foe 58-40 to claim the program's first ever state championship.
Central (19-12) utilized its height advantage to out-rebound Conway 49-29, while also holding the Lady Wampus Cats (26-8) to just 20% from the field, including 10% from three-point range.

Central's Alivia Montgomery scored a game-high 19 points, followed by Louisiana Tech signee Jordan Marshall, who finished with 9 and pulled down 12 boards while being named the 6A state tournament's Most Valuable Player. Taylor Day-Davis also filled out the stat sheet, finishing with 8 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks.
For Conway, Alexis Cox led with 14 points, and also had 6 rebounds as well as 4 steals, while Emerie Bohanon added 12 and pulled down six rebounds.