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Auburn blows game open over Razorbacks in second half

Hogs’ defense falls apart and offense disappears in record-setting loss at Bud Walton Arena on Saturday to open SEC play.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Auburn ended the first half with a 7-1 run to lead by seven at the break then opened the second period with a 16-5 run en route to an 83-51 victory over Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena in the teams’ SEC opener Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers shot 57.6 percent (19-of-33) in the second half while holding the Razorbacks to 22.2 percent (6-of-27) in the period.

Auburn had four players score in double figures. Chad Baker-Mazara led the way with 16 (14 in the first half). Johni Broom added 14 points (all in the second half) and eight rebounds while Jaylin Williams and Tre Donaldson each scored 11. Donaldson also had seven rebounds.

Keyon Menifield Jr., led the Razorbacks with 14 points, making 4-of-9 3-pointers. He made a 3-pointer with 12:19 left to cut the Razorback deficit to 12 (53-41) but that was as close Arkansas could get. Trevon Brazile finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Razorbacks were down seven at the break (37-30) thanks to the 14 bench points from Baker-Mazara. Auburn used its transition offense to out-score Arkansas 15-6 on fast breaks and 24-14 in points in the paint in the period.

The next two games for the Razorbacks will be on the road and Arkansas will stay on the road from Tuesday through Saturday. The first game of the swing is at Georgia on Wednesday 8 p.m. and the game will be on ESPN2. Arkansas will then play at Florida next Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

Hogs Game Notes

• Arkansas starters were Keyon Menifield Jr., Tramon Mark, Trevon Brazile, Jalen Graham and Chandler Lawson.

• Auburn controlled the tip to start the game.

• Auburn’s Jaylin Williams scored the first points of the game at 18:52. Trevon Brazile scored Arkansas’ first points on a 3-pointer at 16:39.

• Davonte Davis was the first Razorback sub.

• Jalen Graham got his first start as a Razorback.

• The 4 3’s made by Menifield tied his career high.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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