CONWAY — March 2 may forever be known as “Upset Friday” in the Division II girls’ basketball annals. Three of the top five teams in the division, with a combined 49-6 record, were upset in the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, Kennett High was one of those teams to get knocked out by a lower seed.
The fifth-seeded Eagles fell 48-36 to No. 13 John Stark at the Nest before more than 500 spectators on Friday night. It was a night where there seemed to be a lid on the Kennett basket. The local flock was just 2-11 underneath the basket, 4-15 inside the paint and just 7-19 (36 percent) from the charity stripe.
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