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Hogs keep it close for a half before falling to Kentucky on road

Arkansas kept it close for a half, but in the second half, Kentucky caught fire and raced past the Razorbacks, 97-71, in Rupp Arena.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Arkansas kept it close for a half.

But in the second half, Kentucky caught fire and raced past the Razorbacks, 97-71, in Rupp Arena.

The loss dropped the Hogs to 1-2 in SEC play, 12-3 overall. The No. 6-ranked Wildcats are 13-2 overall, 3-0 in the league.

Kentucky built an early five-point lead before Arkansas went on a 9-0 run with the help of four straight Kentucky turnovers, giving the Razorbacks a 24-20 lead with 8:04 left in the first half. Jaylen Barford contributed seven of his 14 first half points during the run. The Wildcats responded with a 12-0 run of their own to take an eight-point lead, before Arkansas clawed back within three, taking it to half down 41-38.

Kentucky came out in the second half on fire, making seven of its first eight shots to pull to a 57-48 lead with 15:09 left in the game. The Razorbacks could not manufacture any sort of run to climb back as the Wildcats stretched their lead to double figures shortly after.

Three Razorbacks finished in double figures as Daryl Macon led the way with 15 points. Macon has scored 10 or more points in eight straight games, leading the team in scoring in five out of the last six contests.

Barford scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench, while Moses Kingsley also put up 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Manuale Watkins tied his season high with seven rebounds, tying Kingsley for a team-high in boards.

The Razorbacks were strong from the charity stripe once again, going 81 percent (17-21) from the line, led by a 5-of-5 performance by Kingsley. Trey Thompson made all four of his attempts from the free throw line, finishing with four points and four rebounds.

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Arkansas will return home on Tuesday, Jan. 10 as the Razorbacks are set to square off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Bud Walton Arena at 8 p.m. on SEC Network.

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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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