VAN BUREN — The highly anticipated Fayetteville-Van Buren matchup turned into a Payton Willis-Jaylynn Dye showdown for most of the Citizen's Bank Classic championship game Saturday.
When Dye fouled out late, it was Van Buren's Mitchell Smith, a Missouri signee, answering Fayetteville's Willis, a Vanderbilt signee, as two of the top teams in Class 7A duked it out in a thriller.
In the end, it was Willis who made the plays when they mattered most, scoring a late and-1 and then sinking the two game-winning free throws with 4.5 seconds left to lift Fayetteville to a 60-58 win and tournament title.
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When Dye fouled out late, it was Van Buren's Mitchell Smith, a Missouri signee, answering Fayetteville's Willis, a Vanderbilt signee, as two of the top teams in Class 7A duked it out in a thriller.
In the end, it was Willis who made the plays when they mattered most, scoring a late and-1 and then sinking the two game-winning free throws with 4.5 seconds left to lift Fayetteville to a 60-58 win and tournament title.
“I was … Continue Reading ››