Tough baseline drive & finish by ’22 Abel Hutchinson
@AbelHutchinson4
of Bentonville in the 6A state title game against NLR
Tough baseline drive & finish by '22 Abel Hutchinson @AbelHutchinson4 of Bentonville in the 6A state title game against NLR on Thurs in Hot Springs … Hutchinson finished w/9 pts, 3 rbs, & 1 ast … pic.twitter.com/TtSwxPJ4wl
— Kevin McPherson (@ARHoopScoop) March 11, 2022
From a team manager to a senior leader, Abel does all he can for the team. Go Tigers!!
Four years have flown by so fast! Happy Senior Day to Asa! ❤️
Bentonville grabbed an 18-point lead at halftime and blasted Springdale 70-32 Tuesday in 6A-West Conference action at the Bulldogs’ gym.
Bentonville turned Senior Night at Springdale into a miserable night for the Bulldogs.
Bentonville grabbed an 18-point lead at halftime and blasted Springdale 70-32 Tuesday in 6A-West Conference action at the Bulldogs’ gym.
Abel Hutchinson scored 19 points to lead Bentonville (18-8, 8-5), which lost 60-52 to Springdale when the teams met in league play on Jan. 25.
Bentonville connected on 12 3-pointers from 5 different players. Harrison Hicks scored 12 points on four 3-pointers to lead the Tigers’ long-range shooting. Bentonville was also dominant inside with Hutchinson leading the way.
“We’re playing our best basketball right now,” Bentonville coach Dick Rippee said. “We’ve got experience back from a final four team last year, and our guys know what it’s takes to be good this time of year.”
Springdale was vulnerable for a letdown after handing Fayetteville its first league-loss last Friday. More importantly, Springdale played for the first time without star freshman standout Courtland Muldrew, who broke his thumb in the win at Fayetteville.
Springdale (18-7, 9-4) couldn’t make up for the loss of Muldrew, who scored 18 points at Fayetteville. Freshman Isaiah Sealy scored 13 points and sophomore Anthony Thomas 11 for the Bulldogs.
Bentonville was hot from the outset with Owen Derhmann connecting on consecutive 3-pointers to prompt a Springdale timeout with the Tigers leading 11-3. Bentonville kept scoring and attacking with Hutchinson maneuvering inside for high-percentage shots. Springdale missed plenty of shots in the second quarter and fell behind 36-18 following back-to-back 3-pointers from Jayden Lee and Dehrmann.
“We came out, started hot, and took the lead early,” Dehrmann said. “Then, our defense was as good as it’s been all year.”
The halftime break did little to slow Bentonville, which connected on three 3-pointers while increasing its lead to 45-18 midway through the third quarter. Bentonville continued to dominate and the starters left with the Tigers hold a 64-27 lead with about five minutes left in the game.
The group received a well-deserved round of applause as they left the court from Bentonville fans who made the trip to Springdale for the game.
Abel’s Senior Night – Last home basketball game before he graduates in May!
It has been a pleasure seeing you Play Abel, Great things await in college!
Abel’s Senior Night – Last home basketball game before he graduates in May!
It has been a pleasure seeing you Play Abel, Great things await in college!
Abel had an amazing senior year playing basketball, here are some of the non-conference highlights!
Abel had an amazing senior year playing basketball, here are some of the non-conference highlights!
Abel and the Bentonville basketball team taking the lead!
Had an amazing time watching my son Abel and his team have fun and take the win! I am prod of you Abel, you are on the road to do great things!!
We wish you the best and hope this Holiday Season brings you closer to your loved ones.
This Holiday Season we decided to go hunting, it is important to me to get out there with my kids and teach them about nature, how to shoot a gun as well as hot to handle them safely.
We wish you the best and hope this Holiday Season brings you closer to your loved ones.
Here are some photos of the good times we had:
Congratulations Abel and team on this terrific win!
Congratulations Abel and team on this terrific win!
Here are the Final stats from the championship game yesterday in Blue Springs: 2023
JLee – 13 pts/11 reb. 2024
Caden Miller – 11 pts/11 reb/9 blocks. 2024
ODehrmann – 11 pts/3 reb. 2022
shanks hayden – 7 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl. 2022
Abel Hutchinson – 6 pts/5 reb.
Mason Krakau 5 pts.
Abel Hutchinson scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Xander Collins, Caden Miller and Harrison Hicks each had six points.
Bentonville didn’t have its standout guard, but the Tigers had an extensive collection of others who helped carry the load in their season opener.
Hayden Shanks hit two free throws with 7.3 seconds left as Bentonville came away with a 61-59 victory over Marion during the Hoopin’ 4 Hoodies Showcase on Saturday at Maumelle’s Hornet Gymnasium.
Owen Dehrmann scored a game-high 24 points, including a key steal and conversion with 17 seconds remaining, to power Bentonville (1-0), which was forced to play without all-star junior Jaylen Lee. However, the Tigers’ stand-ins moved to the forefront when they needed them to against one of the state’s best.
Abel Hutchinson scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Xander Collins, Caden Miller and Harrison Hicks each had six points. Miller also added 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3 steals while Dehrmann had 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
“Like I always tell our guys, we try to pride ourselves in that the best player on our team is our team,” Bentonville Coach Dick Rippee said. “With Jaylen out with the flu, it was a good opportunity for our guys to step up. We got tested today against a really, really good Marion team. We took some blows, but we just kept answering.
“The resiliency for our guys was tremendous, and we needed that.”
Bentonville also needed everything it got out of Dehrmann because Marion (2-1) gave it all it could handle.
The Tigers led 19-13 midway through the second quarter before a short jumper from Jayden Forrest kick-started an 11-0 run that put the Patriots ahead for the first time. The Tigers answered by scoring seven of the last nine points of the half, punctuated by a basket from Dehrmann, to tie the game at 26-26 at the half.
Dehrmann would later score 10 points in the third quarter and opened the fourth with a basket to give Bentonville at 48-42. Marion, though, had a response.
A three-pointer from Forrest began a 10-0 spurt that gave the Patriots a 52-48 lead. Marion still led 56-53 with less than two minutes left when Dehrmann scored six consecutive points, not to mention his swipe and lay-up late that put the Tigers ahead 59-56. Darrion Love, who came out after Forrest was injured on a three-point attempt, knocked down three free throws with 7.7 second to go until Shanks hit his pair from the line following a foul on the inbound pass. A last-second shot from Marion sailed wide of the rim at the horn.
“I’m just really proud of my guys,” Rippee said. “Obviously without Jaylen, that changes our team, but we fought. Marion’s a quality team, and they’ve got some guys that can really play. They’re well-coached. … they’re a handful. But for us, I think we got better today, and that’s what I was hoping for.”
Forrest finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and Ryan Forrest supplied 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks before fouling out late for the Patriots.
Asa Hutchinson III, attorney for Jett Aircraft, said the company provides charter flights throughout the United States and is working to receive authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to offer the service to South America, Canada and the Caribbean.
Fayetteville-based charter company Jett Aircraft has plans for growth as it seeks approval to provide international service in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asa Hutchinson III, attorney for Jett Aircraft, said the company provides charter flights throughout the United States and is working to receive authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to offer the service to South America, Canada and the Caribbean.
Based at Drake Field, the company owns two Bombardier Learjet airplanes, a Cessna Citation Encore and a Daher TBM 700, according to Hutchinson. The company is expected to acquire two more aircraft in 2022 and three to four new planes each year thereafter as they become available, he added.
“Because of COVID, there are no suitable planes to purchase at this time,” Hutchinson noted. “The company is a very strong competitor for all the major 135 carriers in the U.S. and has a national customer base.”
Lance Creamer is the sole owner of Creamer Pilot Services LLC, doing business as Jett Aircraft. According to Hutchinson, Creamer founded Creamer Pilot Services in 2013, and it has provided charter flights since 2018, under FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate. Hutchinson noted the company’s origins date back to 2011 when Creamer started leasing his planes to customers, under FAA Part 91 regulations.
The company’s aircraft are identified as Darkhorse, a call sign obtained from the International Civil Aviation Organization. The call sign is exclusively for the aircraft flown by the company, according to Hutchinson.
“This call sign provides privacy for customers and distinct recognition for the company but also helps prevent others from being able to track these flights,” Hutchinson explained. “Independent flight trackers constantly try to track flights and sell that information, which is not technically legal in connection with Part 135 flights.”
Jett Aircraft has 16 full-time employees, six of whom are pilots, not including Creamer. Revenue is projected to exceed $8 million in 2021, Hutchinson said.
In September 2020, Creamer and Fort Smith entrepreneur Luis Andrade, owner of Andrade Holdings LLC, reached an agreement for Andrade to acquire a share of Jett Aircraft. However, the deal fell through and was not completed.
