Rogers High fell behind early again, but the slow start did not result in a second consecutive home loss.

Rogers eased ahead in the middle quarters and hung on to defeat Van Buren 44-38 Tuesday in 6A-West Conference play at King Arena. Six players scored between eight and six points for Rogers (14-8, 4-4), which dropped to fifth place in the league after losing to Rogers Heritage last Friday.

Van Buren had closed to 36-33 when senior center Emmalee Grebe fouled out with 4 minutes, 56 seconds left in the game. Her absence was felt immediately when Taylor Treadwell rebounded a missed 3-pointer and scored to put Rogers ahead 38-33.

"London Hatcher missed a 3, but Taylor Treadwell followed it like a champion," Early said. "She got the offensive rebound and the stick-back. That was a big play, a momentum play."

The Lady Mounties got off to another slow start Tuesday and trailed 7-0 following a 3-pointer by Lexi Miller. That's the last thing Early wanted to see after the Lady Mounties fell behind 22-7 and lost 60-48 to Rogers Heritage last Friday at King Arena.

Rogers quickly recovered against Van Buren and took a 17-14 halftime lead with the help of 3-pointers by Brockhoff and Kate Miller in the second quarter. Rogers increased its lead and prompted a Van Buren timeout after Presley Risenhoover made a 3-pointer for a 29-24 advantage in the third quarter.
