FORT SMITH — The youngest player on the floor during Friday night’s North Little Rock-Fort Smith Northside basketball showdown was also one of the most poised.
Freshman Bryson Warren (6-2, 160), who already has offers from Arkansas and Texas A&M, had 11 points to pace the No. 1 Charging Wildcats, whose 13-game winning streak was snapped 45-42 by the defending state champion Grizzlies.
“I put in a lot of work and it has started to pay off for me,” Warren said. “I have had the chance to work out with D-I college players and pro players and I have just tried to learn from them.