That is how it is done.

Well, that's what it looked like before the snow started rolling in here to Hot Springs as it was a busy day as folks are starting to make their way into bank ozk arena.

But you know what?

We've got a warm, inviting atmosphere here at the arena.

Hello and welcome to the Class 1A Boys State Championship game between Bradley and County line.

I'm RJ hawk.

Along with Bobby Swofford for today's clash.

For a state title in one a boys action, and.

Bobby, you know we just watched a one day girls game that came down to be a dandy I I expect nothing less of this county line.

Bradley game.

You know the the best thing about Class 1A is they live in the gym.

Yeah they got nothing else to do.

No football they play basketball year round game.

#45 for for county line about 42 for Bradley.

These two guys can shoot it.

They can run, they can defend, they can rebound a lot of times the class will win.

The game is the most entertaining game and wouldn't be shocked if that's the case again today, you know.

Think about that.

42 games.

45 games in the gym.

I mean, you know you talk about a you during the summer or you talk about the baseball season of how long that is.

My goodness.

I, I mean that is a lot of basketball.

You don't turn it off.

I mean, you work on that.

You work on your game and that's why you find some of the purest shooters trying to come to this one Bradley County line.

Tonight they got playmakers and where they're gonna be on display in just a moment.

Hey, let's take a look at some of our players of the game as this is going to be a fun one.

Because when you look at Bradley, they've got a kid in Colby West averaging.

26 points a game.

He's a stud.

Yeah, it's gonna be able to do it in different ways.

Talking with coach Bennie Harris he can do it on the inside, he can do it on the outside.

He crashes the glass finds any way to be able to contribute to his squad?

You can see him right there on the end of the line.

He's going to stand out Lefty.

Got mid range game about 6 foot five.

He can create on the other side with county line.

They've got another guy in a garden, Andre Milam averaging 16.8 points per game but he also is getting 6.2 rebounds per game.

Yeah, Andre Milam is.

It's much like Colby West as he can do it.

However you defend him.

If you're gonna close out Hard Hill Drive right past to get himself to the foul line.

Get inside the lane but he's gonna mix it up on the defensive end as well.

Oddly enough, both of them are lefties, so we got left on left.

Matchup should be a dandy.

Well the starting lineups are being introduced here at Bank Ozk Arena, so we'll do the same thing as county line.

We'll start with them.

They come in with a record of 39 and 400.

Joe Brunson.

And there are lineup looks like this.

You've got Andre Milam.

You've got Kelby Rudd.

Cubie Cooper wants Watson and Caleb Saylor as well as Drake.

Price on Bradley side.

They're 35 and five.

They've got jaquan Harris.

Jalen Taylor Deonte Woods, Colby West and J Marion Harris in.

I was watching both these teams during the warmups.

They're not the biggest of teams, but boy they've got a lot of speed and I imagine it's gonna turn into a track meet.

Yeah, these these two teams both have the ability to get up and down, and talking with the Bradley coach mini heiress and he remembers when they played county line six years ago.

He said they got after they thumped their head.

It's exactly what he said, but you look at the resume for Bradley this year.

They beat Texarkana, they beat Nashville.

They beat the new school, which is a really good program by 30.

In the state tournament on the other side, county line, they schedule up because they knew that they had to to build a nonconference resume.

That's going to give them a chance to compete for a state title.

They beat Ozark Dardanelle.

They split with Lavaka, who, by the way, is playing for a two way championship in the same arena tonight also beat Lamar and peerage, so they're battle tested.

They know what it takes to get to W here today, first time since 1971, the county line Indians are playing for a state championship, and coach Joe Brunson.

He's certainly earned his way the fifth time he's been to the semifinals was this year.

Get this 17 years as the head coach at County Line 488 victories.

Wow, it's an average of 28.7 wins per year.

He'll give you 488 wins right now.

If he can get a victory today that is big Time Jumping Center for Bradley.

You've got Colby West and.

He'll be up against the big man, Cooper Watson.

Balls in the air and it's going to be retained by Bradley's will move from left to right, your TV.

Bradley Marion Harris has it goes top of the key out to West on the right wing down to the free throw line.

They were working back in the left side into the left corner.

Now out to Harris back top, takita Jamarion Harris.

Here's a 3 point attempt by Jaguar.

It's off the front, they are no good offensive rebound and put back.

It's no good and the rebound is pulled back in by brother in a foul.

Finally comes crying to go up with the foul was younger with the shot was Dante Woods.

And Hill after the free throw line to shoot two.

That's a big foul call in the opening minute of this quarters.

Cooper Watson picks up his first personal.

He averages 14 points, about 6 rebounds a contest.

He's the main guy inside for county alliance, so they get him in foul trouble.

That could be disastrous.

Those points in ball game go to Bradley at the 731 mark as his second free throws no good rebound's taking him by Bradley.

Here's a shot high off the backboard.

No good.

Another offensive rebound and get it over out to Colby West.

He pulls up in the free throw line and it's a three to nothing lead.

That's where West is going to be really dangerous.

15 feet in the left handers got a pure stroke.

Knocked it down from the elbow.

County line gets the ball into the front porch.

Right side the price.

His back left us all year.

Ball got deflected but save quickly by Milam.

Now back top of the key.

The price left wing now baseline they throw it away into the hands of Jaquan Harris Harris will work it right side to Marion Harris Bank top.

The key they go to Harris now swing at the left side to West for three it's high and back over the backboard and it'll go to county line with 638 to play in the first quarter.

Nice solid shot from the left wing.

Their West couldn't get it to go.

How does County line handle the full court pressure of Bradley?

Indians get the ball into the frontcourt.

As Watson takes to the free throw, a line now oversaw you and he'll knock it on for free, and we got a tie ball game with great patience there by solar, as he uses the shot.

Fake allows a defender to fly by this one, bounce to his right, and knocks down the three side goes woods.

Now Crosscourt pass on to Harris.

Back over to West just working underground.

No shot clock in this one a game as they work it back over to her through the corner.

Zone is in full effect right now for the Indians and they get a steal.

Great job there.

Quick hands.

By Watson.

The flex that one free Indians got a chance to take their first lead.

Seems like Bradley is playing a little bit more intensity right now than the Indians ours.

We've got a kickball.

County line has the personality of their head coach Joe Brunson.

This always kind of Stoic never seemed like they're out of sorts.

They can play up and down.

They averaged about 60 points of contest just a little less than Bradley does, but they don't mind grinding the game out if they need to.

With the basketball is Rudd.

Crosscourt pass over the price back over to Kelby Rudd.

Bro Don about the three kicks it left side the prize and he just throws it right into the hands of Taylor with rotation defensively for Bradley forced to turn over, here's West.

Going left.

Baseline pulls up from 13 feet.

No good.

Rebound is pulled in by Andre Milam.

A great job by Milam to elevate for that rebound.

Let's see why he averages 6.2 rebounds, even though he stands only 6 foot 2.

Hey look out, look out so with the basketball is right at the jump circle.

He'll go left side to price.

Now trying to work a download of Watson Watson lost the handle on it.

It was last touched by Bradley and.

I tried to go, you know, block the block passed there to to my limit that was deflected out of bounds.

Here's the inbounding.

It was to model.

He tried to go with the alley Oop and he'll enter the free throw line to shoot 2 nice design on that inbounds play there and get the ball to Milam.

Who hasn't been involved in the offense just yet.

Get him to the foul line.

Laundry.

It's free, throws good.

And that gives county line a one point lead.

And the second one is good, you know.

So left handed shot right there.

Like with the two best players in this contest, both shoot it with the wrong hand.

Bradley at the free throw line goes up with the right hand.

It's no good rebound's taking him by county line.

Ask comes left side to Rudd.

They thought about the three in the corner ball got deflected away and out of bounds at the 401 mark.

It's a nice job by Bradley to recognize balls in the corner.

A little stagnant offensively.

You go for the trap ball deflected out of bounds.

Inbound pass goes all the way to the other side to sahler.

Now Rudd's got it, he'll just get off the prize to do something with.

131 trap in the corner here for Bradley.

Gotta go look for that diagonal pass.

Try to get to the high post in your county line.

Now here's a 3 point attempt that's no good by Solar, and Bradley comes down with the rebound as they trail by two.

Right side back top the key over to to Paris for three.

Have an odd release there for Harris OD spin on it.

Found some way to get that one to go through the cylinder.

Our court passes deflected, went out of bounds and stays with Bradley, and that's gonna take us to a media timeout 312 to play here in the first quarter and they do send the ball back over to county line or excuse me to Bradley and that'll take us to the media timeout 312 to play in the first quarter.

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So here comes Bradley, as they go.

Chop the key with it.

Now back right side into the hands of Taylor Taylor down to West Hill.

Go into lane with the left hand.

It rolls around.

It's a shooter's touch.

Not a bad job defensively there for county line, but West friendly role in the lane.

Indians bring the ball into the frontcourt as they'll give it off over the solar.

Rushford given County line, some problems.

Out past left side, they're just working back and forth across the top.

We find that openshot as Rudd's got it now bounce, pass right side to Milam.

He goes up and he's found.

That'll be a little more aggressive, a little more timely with your passing your county line.

That's how they moved a little quicker on that right side.

Got him a nice shot in the lane trip to the foul line.

Thank you Sir.

Alan shot something good.

Makes it a two point game.

We look at the replay and see why the Bradley crowd thought that might have been a clean block.

He knocks down both boy Andrew Andre.

Milam is a good looking basketball player and he moves stroke from the foul line.

Bradley down the right corner to tailor.

He'll go up with the right hand there, rose around and drop strong.

Move there by Taylor.

Just get the ball in the block.

A lot of the attention is going to go to West, he finishes.

Soller works with right side in the hands of price.

Nice bounce pass left side to solar.

I'll do a minute 30 left here in the first quarter.

I saved from going out of bounds that time by Rudd.

Last court passed into the hands of Watson down low.

Nice give and go and can't make the shot.

It's coming down with it as Taylor take advantage of those opportunities in the lane.

Might have found a weakness in the zone there now.

Here's West.

West hasn't stolen away by Milam.

Here comes Milam up with the left hand and he can't make the shot to go.

Here comes Bradley into the frontcourt, left side goes West.

Works it back over right side to Taylor down to the right corner.

Cross court pass.

They go over to Harris now it's stolen away again.

This time, Marlon once again Milam with the right hand.

He makes it go well, being too obvious for what they're going to do with Bradley.

Trying to get the ball though till West at the high post and Milo Mabel to step right in front on back to back possessions and pick the pocket islands.

Got six points.

30 seconds left here in the quarter.

As Harris has it works, the bank left side now back over to Jim Marion Harris.

To Taylor back to West on the left wing.

They'll pull up from 14 feet, knocks it in, and smooth from the elbow.

Down to 10 seconds left here in the first quarter, Milam goes up.

He's found some good strong take.

Thereby Milam defense might think he pulled out for the final shot.

Doesn't allow Bradley to get back, set up for defense already going to the foul line for free throws #5 and six in the first quarter.

Free throws no good.

It's his first miss today, he's four or five now.

So it makes a two point game with 5.4 seconds.

There's woods back over left side to Harris Hill pull up a half court shot and it's no good and that'll do it for the first quarter of play where Bradley, they lead county line 12 to 10 in the 1A Boys State Championship game you're watching the Centennial Bank State Basketball championships on Arkansas.

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Back to action here in the second quarter, here's a steal by Bradley going with the right hand.

It's no good rebound pulled in by Bradley as Jaquan Harris comes up with it.

Here's a deep 3 by 1. Who's standing 5 feet behind the three point line's got range.

He crosses halfcourt.

You're gonna have to get a hand up in Colby West and the last thing you need to him is getting 21 and purple, getting heated up.

Hey.

County lines got the ball in the frontcourt as they trailed by 5 here to start the second quarter.

Down low they work it.

Nice job by Cooper Watson to go up and under and it's a 3 point game.

Watson is the 2nd leading scorer for this team, averaging 14 1/2 points for the Indians.

Got to find a way to get him involved despite the size advantage for Bradley.

Our ball deflected away and now we've got a whistle and a foul.

Send a telephone.

Alan came and that was he was just trying to make a play on the ball and pass was deflected coming over from the wing and he thought he had a chance to to shoot the gap and steal it.

Got there step plate gives up his first personal.

Here's a 3 deep three.

That's an air ball that time my hair and that's going to be a big foul there as West is going to pick up his first.

Please please please.

That was kind of a combination of an air ball and alley OOP 'cause West was right there to go up and elevate 4 but the county line defender had position.

We went over the top.

Full court press.

Is broken by county line.

Here's Johnston.

In trouble finds a man as he hooks up with RUD, Rud in the lane goes left side the soller soller back over to read the corner download a mile.

Take it out to Johnston for three hits nothing but man.

That's a good job by Milam.

He he gets into about the mid part of the lane defense convergence.

He goes cross court wide open three and Johnston tickles your trying.

So right side they go, this time in the hands of Harris.

Now back out to Marion Harris, West swings at left side over to pick one.

Over in the right corner to Taylor Taylor back to Harrison, we've got an offensive foul, this time on Deontay Woods.

Watson just stepped in front established position takes you off into found that's likely a 5050 calls a good look at it here.

Toward the shoulder as he tried to get to the rim turnover.

Reversing #2 now coming in the ball game for county line is Drake Price.

He checked back in and.

Don't bring the ball up.

Yeah.

Bounce Pass right side and it's almost stolen away.

As I say by county line, here's Mylan fails pass right Saga Watson.

That's pretty there by Mylan.

He draws to defender and the No look bounce pass in the perfect place for Watson.

And we've got a double dribble on Bradley.

Kelly Line faithfuls got into it and coach Bennie Harris wants to take a quick timeout to to slow the momentum down from swinging sides, so a timeout with 508 to play here in the second quarter is county lines back up by two.

That's a nice replay in a shot there of the assist from Milam.

I mean it's no look splits the defense.

He's just a junior.

I don't know if he's getting recruited, but somebody may have a hidden Jim and Andre Mylan from county line.

So.

Counting line will have the basketball with 508 to play here in the first half as they hold a two point lead.

Right now scoring drought.

For Bradley is 2 minutes and 33 seconds.

That's tame time though.

Kenny Lyons scored seven straight.

That's why they've got their first lead house passed a mile and he goes up he's found.

Gotta get Harris again.

Going up for the block and Harris has been gold for two of those infractions.

And Milam, who averages only four free throws of contest, is going to double that total with this trip.

Stands the lead to three points.

And he misses that one.

Take it in by Harris for Bradley Islands halfway to his average already, he's got 8.

Paul goes off the foot of a county line player of it, believe it was Johnston West thought for a moment that it was all for him at West trying to do a little too much.

There he got the ball at the high post and tried to beat the zone with the dribble.

So a lot in this last one eight girls game.

It's not how it's done out.

Here is an offensive foul.

Two now watching staking as Jamarion Harris.

Both times who went in there and Harris just tried to go right through a man that's his third personal foul.

We need to bring him to the bench.

Maybe write that down.

RJ Harris goes to the bench with his third personal foul.

Graph.

So it's Jamarion Harris, who went out to find out who 34 is.

He's not on our roster right now.

Let's check that out here in just a moment.

Well, it's got it for county line as Johnston Tom.

The key working right side some of the hands of prize back left side to Rudd for three.

It's short mileage there to get the offensive board.

He puts it back up.

No good plots and puts it back up, but they're gonna call over the back call on what Watson and that's going to be 2 now on Watson.

Don't still Brunson.

Not going to take the risk of playing the final four minutes this big man picking up a third so head to the bench, see how aggressive Bradley wants to be here on the offensive end.

Maybe attack the lack of size on the interior of this Indians defense.

Help solar.

Just check back in for the Indians.

Signed into the hands of woods back over out to Taylor.

Taylor I'm West West at the high block left side right side.

Here's a 3 point attempt.

It's no good.

Rebound pulled in by Taylor we've got a whistle, a foul on model model and went up for the block there and now he's got 2 personals.

And that'll take us to a media timeout with 341 to play in the first half.

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So county lines got the basketballs.

Kelby Rudd brings it up.

As a work at right side.

18 to 16 county line leave Bradley.

Ride on the wing.

Back left side they go to solid, did the free throw line to Johnston, he'll pull up and it's gonna roll around.

Almost got his own rebound but it was pulled in that time by Diante Wood.

So good look.

Johnson was a little surprised he was that wide open at the mid post.

He couldn't get the jumper to go.

Taylor tapped the key he's going to throw a right side.

That's Tyrese.

Harris and Harris had stripped away and it's taken by county line working quickly to Johnston.

He lost the handle on it, went out of bounds.

He's going a little too quick.

There was county line.

Johnson was open past.

Let him too far near the baseline.

Couldn't handle it.

2:45 and counting 1816 counting line leads Bradley 5 minutes since the bear has made a bucket always almost deflected away.

Here's Tyrese Harris for three.

No good mileham comes down with the rebound, puts it back in the hands of Johnston.

They're in the frontcourt.

No.

Blue right corner for three.

No good rebound.

Pulled in by Taylor for Bradley, that's a good look though.

It's good nice hot inside out open shot, just didn't go for the Indians.

One Taylor works at right side into the hands of woods.

And the West, the hive blocking the ball just fell out of the hands of tailoring is taken by county lines and unforced air.

Now here's my loan.

He's going to take it off the glass.

It's good, unforced error there for Bradley.

And then they don't get back on defense.

That's something coach.

Benny Harris is not going to love.

Hey travel time Diante Wood shelving his speed.

It's getting a little too lackadaisical on the offensive end, but what was the simple pass Taylor?

Hey, this doesn't catch the basketball turns it over in that time.

You watch Deontay Woods try to take off before he puts it on the floor.

Now Josh Harris checks in the ball game for Bradley 9 turnovers.

Now for the Bears.

20 to 16 a minute and a half to play in the first half.

Spoke with solar works at left side, now bounced out past the Milam.

Go over to solar now.

He'll look at it from the wing.

They're really trying to get in the hands of sahler, but as Johnston stands the free throw line.

And most of his defense work.

Here's Johnston.

Who's gonna pull up from 8 feet away and he knocks it in.

Yeah, the first time Johnson get it, the mid post.

He wasn't ready that time.

He caught, turned and shot at the friendly Rd.

County Lions got their biggest lead at 6.

It's a 12 one run over the last six minutes and 18 seconds.

Bradley has gone cold from the field.

Here's West for three no good balls on the floor who come up with it.

It's county line.

Slow it down 'cause Brunson wants him to hold for maybe the final shot.

Bradley is just stone cold from the field.

120 seconds left here in the house.

15 work in the lane with the left hand gets the friendly roll.

Great price with the drive.

Here's her's for three, and he thanks not the draws.

It's good before the half.

That's a big bucket, and there's a huge bucket.

RJ is the windows open here on a Friday afternoon the county line.

They dominate second quarter and that's why they've got a five point lead with that triple off the window may be just what the Bears need to hang in this one.

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We're at the half where county line leads Bradley 24 to 19 RJ.

Hog, along with Bobby Swofford here, and Bobby.

This game was starting to get out of control for Bradley until that three right there at the very end county line going on a 14 to one run that really felt like it blew this game.

Opened Bradley, you could tell us frustrated with it.

They can't get anything easy on the offensive end, but sometimes it all takes is a little lucky.

Banking A3 pointer right before the half.

Maybe that's the spark they need to settle down.

Will flip into the floor but.

You've got a lot like the way Andre Mylan for county line place.

He attacks the basket.

He doesn't look like he overextends himself.

He's smooth, gets the ram, gets to the foul line like the way he's playing.

Yeah, I know it's been I I really think in on the opposite side really.

Bradley turnovers are self induced.

I mean they're just working too fast and getting careless with the basketball early on.

Bradley was going to West.

Colby West was the guy who got nine points for him.

But you're exactly right.

It's a little too.

Lack of days ago with the basketball.

Unforced errors led to some some breakaway points.

County lions got nine points off of turnovers and that right now that's the difference.

If that continues in the second half, county line is going to be celebrating the title.

Well, we're at the half as county line leads at 24 to 19 and when we come back we'll have stats, highlights and second half action live from Bank Ozk Arena.

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We are back bank Ozk Arena where it's 2419 county line over Bradley and let's go ahead and take a look at some first half stats, shall we?

Bobby I think we shall, and the way they're shooting the basketball county line.

That's why they've got a five point advantage over 50% from the field.

They're getting to the foul on.

They're not turning it over.

They are getting outrebounded 12 to 7 but Bradley just didn't make the simple plays to close the first half.

They banked in a three, that's why they're not down by Moore County Lines started to pull away halftime tame.

Came at a really, really good time for Benny Harrison company in those Bradley Bears will see what kind of adjustments they made at the break in the final 16 minutes.

Going to decide who is our, what a state champ.

If you're the Bradley Bears, what's the what are you doing to get to try to win?

Win here in the second half?

You got to get the ball to Colby West.

I mean he was there in the first quarter.

He's got nine points in this contest, but he kind of disappeared and county line had a lot to do with that.

They're they're converging.

They're sending two or three bodies at him.

Got to find a way to get 21 involved in the action.

That's gonna open up things for everybody else.

How would imagine the same thing goes for Milam in the second half for county line if your county line.

I'm not changing anything as the second half is underway, it's just keep doing what you're doing.

I mean, find a way to get the ball inside, find a way to get to the foul line so Bradley has the basketball to start here in the second half.

As they are down by 5.

Blast with it works.

It download a Taylor trying to go up with it.

It's no good.

Rebound was pulled in that time by solar.

So that's a good first possession there for.

For Bradley they get the ball to West, the defense converges, he throws it up to his teammate, just can't finish at the rim.

Price works at right side in the hands of solar now.

For my love nice bounce pass to Watson and he goes up and knocks it down and nice job at county line to get Watson involved.

He had to sit for a lot of that first half because of foul trouble getting a touch early on.

He's got six points.

We worked at left side to Harris realized it on Bradley's team.

I counted, they've got 4.

Harris is on their team.

Here's a nice driving land that was Deontay Woods, who went up and got the shot at the no call there helped.

I thought that might have been another offensive foul.

Watson doesn't get the benefit of it.

Nice strong finish there.

Indians working at a cross court and swinging right side.

My hands up.

Going on, excuse me, that's actually Rudd.

How soldiers got it.

He's got the double team house pass goes right side.

That's the price.

Methodical has this county line.

They're making that zoneworks I decide he's trying to find a ***** in the armor so they can explode it.

And trying to get it to my limit was deflected away and taken by Bradley.

In the lane working the shot trying to get it up as woods, it's no good, and counting line comes down with the rebound.

Bradley again getting into the lane is not converting on those short chance opportunities.

8 feet nins got to be near automatic RJ.

Now here's a 3 point attempt, nothing but net.

Let's kill be run.

Stepped into it, left him wide open top of the key and you haven't seen many possessions for county line where they let it fly.

Within 10 seconds they cross the timeline.

That one is smooth, stroked it.

Here's Taylor bounces at the half the glass here rolls in.

It's a six point game.

My tailor again, quick possession.

There may be the pace of this contest going to pick up my love.

Your right side.

Now here's a 3 point shot, too hard offensive rebound by solar back in the lane bounces at the half the glass that time it was priced and coming down with the rebound is Bradley two good looks there.

Bradley turned it over again.

Still too careless with the basketball.

Here's woods.

Woods has it not from behind, is taking my price.

Wanna settle down if you're Bradley?

I like the idea of trying to speed up the game.

We've got to do it within within the pace of the game.

Watson goes up.

He spelled hard.

Time fouled by Taylor.

But we can tailor is going to be his third deck card there, grimacing as he gets up.

It's Taylor's third personal foul that the guy that you may see start to go down.

Here's Milam going up high with it.

No good.

Rebound is pulled in that time by Harris.

That worked in the first half.

Got him to the foul line, no call.

Their Milam looks like he might have taken one on the nose.

It's a basketball.

Dionte woods.

When the hand boy they've got a double team on West.

Every time he gets the basketball make sure when he touches it.

He's 15 feet away from the basket and they're going to call it travel.

They might have tide him up there, but not the call, and that should be the media timeout, but they put the ball in play.

This course table wasn't paying attention.

Right?

That's going to happen every now and then when he go all season and don't have a media timeout their game.

They have one.

Here's the three point attempt.

It's too hard.

Pulled him by Watson.

Film.

Alan knocks it in.

That's great unselfish play.

A lot of times you're getting off into rebound.

Your immediate thought is to go back up with it.

He recognize his teammates wide open.

My legs got 12.

There's a 3 point attempt by Bradley offensive, rebound by Taylor.

He goes up, he's fouled and he lived in the free throw line after the media timeout 322 to play here in the third quarter as county line leads Bradley 3123.

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3123 322 to play here in the third quarter, as county line leads it, but Bradley is at the free throw line.

And the first free throws in and out.

No good.

At least since that first quarter, it seems like Kenny lines just controlling this contest both ends of the floor they're playing at their pace.

Now two missed free throws and over the back and just playing out of sorts.

Anytime you play a slow, methodical team and everything county line still shooting 50% from the floor 11 of 22.

Bradley gonna turn up the full court pressure here.

I think the the pace of the game and how easy it's coming to county line.

Still really starting to frustrate the Bears.

County line's got the basketball with 321 to play here in the 3rd, and there's gonna be a full court press put on by Bradley.

Inbound comes to Watson.

Work the ball into the front court hears Johnston and we've got a whistle on a travel.

So there was Johnston.

Turned it over.

Turn over 7 books of an issue for county line to six turnovers today compared to 11 for the Bears.

Emily brings the ball in the frontcourt as West has it on the wing.

They're back over to tailor those swinging around now here's here's for three off the front of the iron.

No good rebound.

Pulled in by West, he goes back up with it and he'll head through free throw line to shoot two.

That's a great job by West to establish position on the backside for the long rebound on the longshot.

Pulls it down, gets himself to the foul line and maybe a trip to the stripe and get him more involved in the contest.

He hasn't scored since what early second quarter late first quarter as he missed the first free throw now checking in the ball game.

4 county line is going to be Drake Price.

Averaging 26 points, a contest is West.

Second, pre throw is good headed to a seven point game.

And now I whistle and a foul boy that was a quick foul.

Yeah, little too aggressive there for West and I know if your coach Benny her she's got to be frustrated your your leading scorer fouling 85 feet away from your basket.

Yeah.

Downplay comes as Watson gets bumped, but he'll make his way down to Milam with the left hand and bounces it off the glass.

How nice is it when you've got a 6 foot six forward can lead the fast break?

Last.

As it over the top of the key out to her is now left side.

They swing it over the woods back over to Jaquan Harris.

West has deflected away and ball still on the turn on the floor coming up with it.

Or the Indians working quickly down court to Milam.

Milam says it from going out of bounds in the corner.

So heads up play there by Mileham realize you don't have numbers to slow it down.

Wait for your teammates.

Set up your offense.

Here is.

The Indians.

The down low and we've got a whistle and a foul.

They're going to call that on Watson.

I gotta be smarter than that.

If you're Watson you get the turnover.

Well, maybe a frustration foul trying to get it back for your team.

Just a simple reach in the backcourt.

#25 but Watson's gotta head to the bench for three personal fouls.

Bradley wasn't able to take advantage of him when he was off the bench in the first half.

Will see if they can do it here in the third quarter.

And they swing it right side into the hands of Harris.

Minute 43 and counting here in the third, Now here's here's for three.

No good Taylors right there for the putback put back there.

2 offensive rebounds in the last three possessions for Bradley.

Middleton 7.

Minute 25 and counting.

I'm on the right wing for the bounce pass to pry.

Stop the key.

Just walking around the perimeter is there's a minute 4 left in county.

We're under a minute now.

Here's prize in the Lane 2 hard violent tried to save it.

It's coming.

The Bradley Bears come down with it.

Here's West Tom, the Key West.

This is out to Harris for three wings at home.

It's the friendly role there and all of a sudden what was a 9 point lead trimmed to four.

35 seconds to play here in the third.

And for county line job runs is telling his guys to slow it down.

Got a chance to work it around.

Believe the final 30 seconds off and get the final possession.

In the 16 seconds.

And we've got a whistle and a foul that's going to be a blocking foul on Harris.

Robson gonna go back to Watson with three personal fouls for the final nine seconds.

That presence back inside.

Drugs.

Johnny Lion got it with eight seconds to work.

Johnson's got it in the corner.

Pull up jumper off the mark and that's going to do it.

That'll do it for the third quarter of play where county line they Lee did 3329.

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Getting lines got the basketball to start the fourth quarter.

They lead at 3329.

Thailand's got the high Post 15 footers Rd Andre my limbs strokes it from the elbow.

He's got 16.

Jammy Lion lead his back to six.

Bradley answer.

Had to settle for long distance shots.

Haven't been able to get Colby West involved.

Dangerous pastor.

Almost turned it over, reflected out of bounds by Caleb Solar.

728 to play here in the 4th.

That's our Jayhawk Bobby Slabbert here, so Taylor with it.

And here's a 3 point attempt by Harris Skying for the ball.

That time is woods.

He misses that comes back down with it.

And now here's another three point attempt that riders here in about that deep triple their jaquan Harris a good three steps beyond the three point line and trims the lead 233 point shooting so far in this one.

It's just been awesome.

Now here's Watson with the right hand makes it look easy.

What a strong take 6 foot 6 S Morris puts it on the deck gets to the rim.

Just makes it look easy.

640 in county here in the ball game five point game.

West brings it back out to Woods.

Now another deep 3 he's up there.

They're going to have to extend the defensive.

It three steps.

Took a ten with one Harris burying it from the two point game.

Watson Tom leaky.

He's working on West Spin moving away.

Whitehead, who knocks it in last, trying to take the George doesn't get the Collin County law.

I'm gonna take a quick timeout 'cause I think coach Joe Brunson going to tell his guys hey we got to come out and cover 'cause they're bearing it from 25 feet.

Well, I I would say that he was trying to take the charge but he he had a little lean in that.

Here's the replay on it.

Just not enough contact there and it's that's back to back possessions.

Now Watson's been able to put it on the floor, you don't see it many times a 6 foot 6 inside player has the ability to do that, but man is the future bright for the sophomore.

So it's a four point game 3935.

Bradley shooting 43%, but they've hit 63 pointers.

Possession here.

Now here's a nice block in the air.

That time it was Mylan who got the block that time.

County line extended, the defense forces the turnover.

So Watson, with the basketball and it's a kickball.

County line will get the basketball back.

5:45 to play.

County line wants to keep this pace, as we've certainly picked it up here in the 1st 3 minutes of the 4th.

Playing right in the Bradley's hands.

Well, here's my left side of the paint.

The solar now Johnston Bounce pass right side to Watson.

He goes up, he's found.

That's good ball movement.

A couple of those passes look like they went right through the hands of the defense.

Finally working around a Watson can't get it to go, turns himself a trip to the foul line.

It's the 4th personal foul called on Jalen Taylor.

But he throws good.

Watson hasn't missed today, five of five from the field, one of one from the foul line.

Just one rebound though, which is significantly below his season average.

Second one is good, it's 4135.

County line extending the pressure to the halfcourt line.

Where is West, hasn't stripper many traveled Johnson traveled with it after he got it from West.

That's a great job defensively for county line.

As soon as the West gets the basketball they converge on him.

Mylan knocks it loose, but again, as you said RJ they turn it right back over to you.

Now here's Taylor.

He's gonna pull up from 12 feet.

No good West is there to get the offensive board.

He puts it back up at school.

West is having to create things for himself.

The offense is not able to get him open.

Two times in this fourth quarter, he's got an offensive rebound.

West now has 12 points in the game.

Around the 4:30 to play here in this contest.

Just working it around the perimeter trying to kill off some time.

Dangerous past there.

Rudd back over Johnston.

Get a bounce back to Rudd.

Now under 4 minutes to play.

Never.

Bradley wants to get a little more aggressive defensively.

Discounting line working a lot of clock off here in the West, picks up a foul.

Last.

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Well, we have no more media timeouts in this one as we've got 338 to play Watson with the basketball.

It takes it right side being guarded by Taylor and he stepped out of bounds.

He stepped out of bounds.

Wow Bradley switched up to the man to man there.

Out of the timeout.

Not gonna allow county line for this work.

More clock off.

And now the ball was.

Deflected out of bounds that time.

By Caleb Soler.

The Indians have gone 2 1/2 minutes without a field goal.

And Bradley take advantage of it.

It worked the ball to Taylor left side, now to West down low.

He'll go up and under hit the bottom of the backboard and we've got a whistle and a foul just got himself too far underneath the basket and now county line is going to be in the bonus.

Tab.

They're gonna call the foul on West and that'll be his fourth personal foul.

Yeah, that's that's a big big call there, and maybe a frustration foul got himself out of position and got the reach in there trying to trap the the rebounder.

He's got two aggressive with it.

And that one's up and no good rebound's pulled in by West.

The ball outside the Taylor Taylor puts up its last touched by.

County line in so.

Brian Little retained possession.

Pointer.

Taylor with a right side.

Our bodies flying down low as Taylor puts it up.

Watson hit the deck for county line, left Taylor wide open in the lane in the first time in quite awhile RJ it's a one possession contest 240 in counting up to this one.

As we've got a timeout charge to county line 4139, ZAR score 231 to play.

As we've got a full timeout charge to county line.

I mean Bobby.

One thing they've done a lot better and we talked about the half was letting West really kind of control the offense and not only has he done a good job, but Taylor has done a good job for Bradley County Lines.

Done a pretty good job of taking a West out of this contest, at least is the first option and Bradley's had to go to options number two and three and you're talking about Taylor and Harris.

They've gotta find ways to to get shots.

Make things easy 'cause they're not getting anything easy.

Right now.

They're either getting 25 footers or offensive rebounds and you can't be real successful on a consistent basis if that's what your looks are.

So as both teams talk over the remainder of this two minutes and 31 seconds, I was looking on the timeouts left.

Bradley has four timeouts, counting line has three left here in the fourth quarter.

Earlier today we saw the 1A girls game.

And that was that was a damned if a ball game looks like we're gonna have a great finish in the 1A Boys game.

So Watson is going to bring the ball in the frontcourt for county line.

Bradley sticking with the man to man if they could make county line uncomfortable.

And now they're back SAC back into the zone.

We go man to man out of the inbounds play and change it up.

And we got a jump ball.

Possession Arrow goes with Bradley.

Watson trying to be too aggressive there.

You like the thought process but great defense Bradley and now the Bears can tie it with the two.

We've got 2 minutes to play in this one.

I worked the ball left side for Harris for three.

No good rebound pulled in and then it stripped away and taking my solar now found in the backcourt.

As a quick valve there and a reach in.

And that'll be his fourth personal foul.

As jamarion Harris.

Now he's gonna play with four and checking in the ball game for Bradley will be Tyrese Harris.

Sure.

Downy Line 8 of 11 from the stripe so far tonight.

And he misses the shots, kind for the rebound.

That time was woods.

4139 Taylor out of Harris for three, no good rebound.

Pulled in by price.

Yeah, kind of a quick trigger there just came off the bench and let's win fly.

You might wanna try to get a better shot than that for the Bears.

Rise with the double team gets at the Watson Watson.

All alone.

He misses the wide open land.

Gotta take advantage of the Bunny.

Left side goes woods.

He's on the wing now.

We've got a whistle on a timeout charged to Bradley.

It'll be a 32nd timeout sometimes.

RJ you find yourself wide open.

You're not used to it.

You expect a little contact and I'm not going to say the stage.

You might have got to him there, but the sophomore was wide open between him and the rim and the two possession game and didn't get it to go.

Bobby, I just looked down the Bradley student section.

Did you see the giant rubber ducky down there?

I did, you know me.

Now you're a mascot.

Gas pot mascots, when they enter the county?

Yeah, that's a bit of a different mask guy.

I'm not sure who or what it is, but I'll get a picture with it eventually.

It's McDonald's.

That's right stuff that makes sense.

We saw grimish yesterday.

Yeah.

I I did, I always thought the golden rings worthy or the golden arches were used to seeing Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Yeah around here.

Just when you throw the fast food characters at it, she threw me off and throw me off just a little bit.

There we go.

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Still mad though.

I'm sorry, Matt.

Yeah, here's Woods over the West at the free throw line and what a move.

What a move to tie this ball game first time since the start of the second quarter we are tide.

Now here's price.

Gonna go cross court to solar now.

The Watson in the lane mouth passed a mile mile am headed stripped away and it's back over the woods we've got a whistle on a timeout Bradley is going to call a timeout with 30 seconds left.

We've got a ball game at 41.

Strong aggressive take by West finally gives the ball on a scoring position to hop through a couple different defenders for county line.

Got to finish in the Indians.

Couldn't take advantage the other way.

I thought they might try to pull it out for the final possession, but Watson trying to do too much at tough pass to Milam.

He couldn't control it and the Bears with 30.3 left likely going to try to hold this down for the final shots.

I mean, this has been a good one from the get go man and and I have thoroughly enjoyed this.

You know the one thing that.

We've seen a lot of from the jump was defense.

With with Bradley I mean you're not gonna hold this thing to 10 seconds like what we've seen in other teams, do right?

Well I mean what you gotta do is the key about it.

RJ is you've got to hold it long enough.

You don't leave your opponent too much time, but you gotta leave yourself enough time.

If you miss it, you give yourself a chance for an offensive rebound and put back.

That's right.

12 to 15 seconds is deadly when you're going to see teams attack.

And now we have to see how much pressure county line wants to turn on 'cause they're nowhere near putting Bradley at the foul line.

Only three personal fouls.

In this half if I'm the Indians, I turn up the pressure differential to get real aggressive trying to force the turnover.

Here's Harris gives it right back over the woods.

Bringing it up now is going to be Harris back to Woods.

Down to 20 seconds, then walking back.

Right side to Harris.

Now back to would jump Circle Paris on the wing hairs gonna go right side.

Take it back out.

We're down to 10 seconds.

Outside to Harris for three heroes at home.

He rattles it over beat, Watson goes left side half court shot.

It's no good getting line.

Got a timeout.

They're they're gonna discuss how much time they're going to put back on the clock.

But County line was trying to call a timeout with about 5 seconds left, so they're going to get it now.

This discussion of how much sound they put on it.

And coach Bronsons over there trying to talk to him.

He was trying to call a timeout.

As after the shot was made.

He called a full timeout.

Right now it says there's 1.5 seconds left.

What a shot.

Bradley has not been anywhere near the three point line they've been launching at three and four steps beyond it, and that one spins home and Harris.

Tyrese Harris.

His Bradley, their first lead, and a long time since it was 12 to 10.

In the first, I don't look like they're not putting any more time back on the clock.

Well.

They're they're just they're discussing where this this should be, and I I don't know if we've got the replay of the clock, but.

It looks like they're keeping at 1.5.

Yep, so if there's 1.5 they should get the ball about half court.

But they're gonna give it all the way back to the far free throw line so they don't give him any time on the clock or warp where the possession of the basketball was.

County lines gotta let one fly.

90 run for Bradley to close it.

Now we've got a timeout charge to county line.

I I mean.

We don't have the replay that we do in in football for basketball, except for I guess down to the last shot or on the buzzer on a buzzer beater.

So you've got that, but this wasn't a buzzer beater, so you're not looking back to see how much time was looking at the clock was running, but Brunson for county lines trying to call timeout as they're bringing it up the floor but they didn't give it to him.

They also didn't given the progress of where he was moving up the floor and Allison Monster I saw it's a little surprising that they didn't get together and at least discuss it.

And it's gonna be an awkward place to inbound the basketball.

You don't really practice throwing it in from that spot.

The far free throw line with 1.5 to play well.

And and here's the thing.

They were so much going on.

It's almost like they didn't.

They didn't see how much time was left on and that could be a very real possibility because of how much was going on.

The play was at the other end of the court and was so loud they couldn't hear the coach trying to get the timeout.

Yeah, the official from across the court is actually who saw County Lions coach take the time out.

A tough, tough break for the Indians at the end of this one.

Well, you can still do a lot with 1.5 right here.

Bradley, you cannot foul.

Here's price.

Rise can end bounded.

That's a 5 second call.

A 5 second calling so Bradley is going to get the basketball back.

Coach Brunson was saying that he's trying to get a time out there as well and he wasn't giving it to him.

They're going to end bat it always taking my price.

He tried to throw it up.

And there's that's gonna do it for the ball game.

The note call their county line gets the steal price was trying to throw up a three and they don't give him the call there either and county line.

Heartbreak?

Wow, that and that is how the end of the 1A Boys Championship ends.

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4441 Bradley wins the state championship in Class 1A.

And a lot of action.

A lot of fireworks there.

At the end.

Bobby yeah it was.

I mean something.

You gotta get a call to go your way to win a championship.

It's gonna happen at some point along the way, whether it's in the opening round of the state tournament or the finals in Bradley got a couple calls to go their way in the final 10 seconds.

Granted they hit the shot, they hit the big shot that gave themselves to lead the last 10 seconds.

They got a lot of calls and that's why they're going on the champion.

You know, I, I think you could always go back and say.

You know what could be said about the last five seconds where you know when was the timeout called or?

I mean, you could go back and forth on that all day long.

The final call of the ball game with the no call.

I mean a lot of times you you.

If you're an official, you don't want to.

You don't want to decide a game on a penalty.

I mean, we hear that all the time.

You know it is.

There's a.

There's a multitude of things that could have been done on either one of those situations.

Yep, and you look at it and the game, yes, came down to the final seconds.

Counting Alan didn't score in the last five minutes of 20 seconds.

That's true.

I mean, turn the ball over five times in the last five minutes.

I mean, Bradley made plays to come back and win the game.

And unfortunately for county line who led for the majority of this contest did not make the plays in the critical moments to be able to.

ISIS came away.

Yeah, no, you're exactly right.

And and give it up.

Bradley, because we think about this Bradley came from behind that the entire first half.

I mean, they had a 3 point lead or whatever, but it it never really felt like they were in control of this game.

That being Bradley County Lines seemed like they controlled every aspect of the game from the start and they ended up being the losers on this side that believes Kenny Lino they led by as much as eight.

They bake in the three quarter right before the half makes it a five point game.

Is Colby West named the MVP is as expected, it's just, you know, they they.

They didn't deliver the knockout blow.

Bradley hung around, hung around County Line, made some shots, but in the last five minutes in 20 seconds, didn't score.

Yeah, no, they built a lead, but not in a league big enough where they could just overcome a drought like that.

So we are waiting the head coach Bennie Harris for Bradley to make his way over here to chat with us as well as the today's MVP Colby West and Co chairs is making his way over coach.

Have you have you been a part of a game like that that came down and there was so much drama filled there with the last five seconds.

Well I have been coaching 45 years.

I've been through this several times, you know but not but never for state championship.

Yeah well I mean.

Talk about the feeling with you guys.

You you've got 5 seconds left and you guys go ahead with the three point shot.

You gotta call him.

Your guys did get out down before the timeout.

Yeah, 'cause they thought I was older guys it's not open by no means.

You know you guys are lean on Colby West all year long.

Oh yeah but late in the game big shots from way beyond the three point line were going down.

It was the perimeter game that helped you win a title today sure.

Did sure did my God did a good job shooting outside.

He really did, you know I look at.

Wow, yeah no.

I was gonna say Tyrese Harris came in off the bench and he delivered the game winner for you guys.

But I he was big off the bench.

He was he.

He's been.

I moved him up before the junior has seen little with he'd come through for several times this year.

He's he's a talented freshman, he's he's got a good future if we stick with it, sure does.

Yeah, Colby West.

Obviously the MVP.

What's he meant to your program?

Oh man, he's been the backbone.

He really have been leadership and I back.

He's he's just backbone to the team.

Maybe he's a winner.

He just came to the school about 322 years ago.

He was living in our district, going school somewhere else.

He found out he was in our district.

You still coming school and there was a welcome surprise for me.

Welcome surprise, that's great.

Hey, congratulations coach and congratulations go hang out with your team.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What a what a great guy.

I mean it's it's impressive.

And for a freshman yeah to hit that shot he came in.

He fired it up.

He wasn't afraid to pull the trigger on a couple of different answers in that game.

But man, this buries it from the left wing from about 25 feet and really, really impressive shot there.

And that's why Bradley got himself a state championship.

Yeah, and we're going to bring over the MVP Colby West right now, and.

Colby he's gonna he's gonna he's gonna grab some pictures real quick before he he comes over with us come on over here, Colby I tell you what what an intense last five seconds of that ball game man it was intense I mean.

We came down to it.

My guys hit big shots and we trust each other and look at the outcome.

I mean we can't complain.

We trust each other since day one.

You know they were really double teaming you early on throughout this ballgame.

Tyrese Harris comes in off the bench and delivers the big shot.

I'm not gonna lie if he keeps on.

He's only a knock ready if he keeps up.

He's gonna be the best person ever walked the burly Arkansas.

I promise you, you scored nine points earlier in that contest.

Kind of look like you've got your offense going.

And then they changed up defensively.

How would you say to your guys to kind of get them involved 'cause they were trying to take you out?

Well, I'll tell I said just because they got me don't mean everybody score.

I mean it's just it's a 10.

If it's not just one person we play as a team trust each other.

I mean one person can't win the ball game what's this championship mean to you in the Bradley?

I mean I moved here in my junior year got put out first round state last year I was like you know what?

This summer I went around my **** off yeah they paid it off.

Oh hey congratulations and go celebrate with your team and you.

The hardball win.

Yes, Sir, thank you that is that is Kobe West.

What a good young man is.

His team wins at 4441.

Bobby what a ball game man it was good from start to finish.

You know Bradley came out and it initially hit that blow.

County line goes on the big run in the second and third quarter as we take a look at the final stats it seemed like county line was had a chance to run away with it.

Led by as much as eight but again just never delivered the knockout blow and you and I have covered basketball for a long time in Arkansas.

You let teams hang around.

A lot of times it's going to come back and bite you and Bradley made just enough big shots in the end.

73 pointers to be exact.

And of course those in the fourth quarter were massive, well and the the dagger by Tyrese Harris, the 9th grader, is as we I think we failed to mention that when he came off the bench he's only a 9th grader delivers the game winner.

He'll remember that for as long as he's a high school athlete, nowhere to go but down from here, right?

Yeah, I know, right?

Yeah, shot against the game winner is freshman.

Yeah impressive, I mean and and they got that revenge against county line by the way.

So it took him six years when I got it, but hey, hats off the county line.

They finally get to a state championship game.

A lot of those guys we talked about though.

Cooper Watson, Andre Milam, they're underclassmen.

Indians got a good chance of getting back here next year.

So that's going to do it for the 1A boys and girls action in the first session of games coming up tonight in the nightcap, you've got the two way games and going to be some great games.

You've got Melbourne and Bigelow and girls action and so that'll be the one that comes up.

Here at 6:00 o'clock on Arkansas, PBS Golden Arrows taking on and the two way game lavaka their first championship appearance in a long time.

We'll see if renter Reed and company can get the job done.

So for Bobby Swofford.

Everybody with Arkansas PBS I'm RJ Hawk until 6:00 o'clock tonight.

Your final score in the 1A Boys game, Bradley 44 County Line 41 and you're watching the Centennial Bank High School basketball state championships in Arkansas.

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