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Welcome back into Bangkok Arena.

It is the six state basketball championship.

First the girls.

We've got the Springdale Harbor Lady Wildcats and the North Little Rock lady charging Wildcats.

Two teams have had spectacular seasons.

We're going to break it all down for you.

Each of the starting lineups and much more coming up just today, Cory.

These two games tonight in the sixth, they will cap what has been a spectacular run to the playoffs.

And a great start earlier today with the five games.

Josh oh my goodness.

Great games all weekend.

And earlier today Farmington continuing its dominance.

The girls winning their fourth straight state championship.

Can't say enough about the Lady Cardinals right now.

And then the first overtime game of the weekend with Parkview coming back and grabbing a state championship.

So on to the girls now.

First half of an evening doubleheader.

Boys coming up right after this.

Yeah.

Incredible individual performances too with Easter but call it no big surprise.

And Jacob Lanier, they were really the two people we identified, expected to be big time and were on the big stage.

Who will shine tonight?

We'll find out again tonight.

Six eight boys, Bryant and Central.

At first it's all about the ladies and we will lock it in here between the Wildcats and the charging Wildcats.

Yes, we will.

And these teams will too.

Because as you know, Justin, they know each other awfully well too.

This is going to be a grudge match tonight.

Yeah.

We love a rematch.

We will be back with more.

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Now the starters.

All right.

Welcome back into Benkovic Arena.

Let's take a look at how our teams got here to this state championship game.

And the six eight girls that we are going to start with North Little Rock.

They open with a bye.

Those are always nice when you can get them beat Fayetteville 57 to 48.

And then the beat North side a tight when Mia Hopkins with 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in that victory.

And here they find themselves in this state championship.

And speaking of mean Hopkins she is our player to watch tonight 9.6 points a game, 8.9 rebounds per game and 2.7 blocks per game.

Love Hopkins is all I was going to add there.

Just adding such an all around player shows you right there with the numbers.

It's not all about the scoring scoring ten a game, but she does everything.

Like you said.

Let's go through our keys to the game here.

Josh.

All right I mean we talked about this a while ago.

There are a few that jump out size versus speed.

As you watch the teams on the floor in North Little Rock.

Looks like it's got pretty significant size advantage.

And Kim Jenkins, the head coach of Harbor, knows that.

Also have to make sure you're getting the hustle plays in your favor.

These two teams force a lot of turnovers.

Each of them led their conferences in that.

So who's going to make more plays today and and the last one just that obviously is is composure a big stage.

Who can handle the pressure the best.

Who takes care of the Rock tonight.

Well Daryl Pitbull is a pretty cool customer and I'm sure he's going to get his team playing with his kind of attitude.

And you mentioned Kimberly Jenkins.

Let's look at Springdale Harbor the Lady Wildcats and their path here beating Conway in their opening game 58 to 41 after getting that opening by.

And then beat Bentonville West dominating performance in the semis 71 to 37.

Our player to watch for the Lady Wildcats is Sonia Coachman, and they've got a handful of good ones here.

But the 511 junior averaging almost 16 a game and over five rebounds per game, a couple of steals per game, she's a transfer from Fayetteville and the transfer paid off for both Kimberly Jenkins and of course Aniah coachman set that up nicely.

My friend, because she is somebody who's not afraid to get up and down the floor.

We talked about the cats need to use their speed to counter the size, and they need to be able to control their emotions to.

One of the best things about coachman is her composure.

She's a leader.

You'll see that out there in the floor.

Doesn't get flustered too much.

The numbers are no mistake.

She's nationally recruited, just a dynamic player.

And at 511, only a junior.

Kind of amazing how far she's come.

This quickly.

She will be joined by the Campbell's, McKinley and Madison McKinley, averaging 11.5 a game.

And Madison, the five seven junior 15.1 a game.

They are one inch in difference.

Gracie Davenport, A57 junior, seven points a game for her, and Mya Haney, five seven junior five points a game.

You mentioned the size again, not a lot on that side.

Coachman, at 511, is the tallest starter for the Lady Wildcats of Springdale Harbor.

On the flip side, Alicia Shepard five nine.

Senior Katie Temple, who hit three three pointers, scored all nine of her points on threes in the semifinal.

She's A55 senior averages ten a game, Lauren Brewster, A57 junior, and Mia Hopkins, A61 junior, along with the Edwards, A59 senior.

So some key players there for North Little Rock.

And we will get it underway here in Hot Springs.

And it is Harvard winning the opening tip going right to left.

It gets start broadcast position here.

Looking inside some Man-To-Man defense by North Little Rock out of the gate.

And you can see the size difference.

Although for Harbor Coachman definitely stands out.

There's a pull up jumper no good by Maya Haney.

Offensive rebound attempt now a scramble for it.

Down to the floor goes McKinley Campbell still trying to find it.

Gets it to her teammate.

We're going to get a travel as she apparently did a little too much down there on the floor with the basketball.

But they call her can you got Maddie?

And he got Ken right.

Couple sisters, but those are their nicknames and they've been in the program for Harbor since third grade in the school system.

So this is a, a culmination.

And yet they're still only juniors as well.

Harbor poised for the future.

Absolutely.

No doubt about it.

Oh, yeah.

Only one senior on the roster in the rotation for sure.

All right.

So a turnover there as the lady charging Wildcats turn it back over to Harbor.

And they'll get another crack at it on the offensive end Madison Campbell dribbling and driving into the paint that is swatted out of there.

Good defense by Alicia Shepherd tonight at the block with 57 seconds gone.

It is zero zero not scoreless.

That's a score zero zero.

That is a score.

It's not going to stay there.

No it's not.

And combined these teams have scored zero points so far.

But know the speed and the size that we talked about already.

You can already see the contrast in styles Justin here's Katie simple.

She's going to pull up for three.

She's going to hit for three.

The five five senior again ten points a game.

She had nine points all on threes in the semis.

And she is certainly a confident shooter right now.

Coach's daughter who played her whole life.

She is intense to say the least.

There's another turnover Brewster taking it the other way for the lady charging Wildcats hanging in the air comes up short.

Battle for the rebound.

Great job by Coach Bean getting back and stealing it away for Harbor.

Now she'll bring it up the right side of the floor.

Coachman just a junior.

One of those underclassmen Josh referred to and then coach turned it over, but a heads up play by her teammate who then fell to the floor.

Now Katie Temple going the other way after the turnover by McKinley Campbell again back in for the cats.

Play K.D.

here.

Baseline jumper up and good for Mia Hopkins.

We talked about the junior and she gets her first points of this championship game five zero North Little Rock.

So a couple of young ladies that we talked a little about for their offensive performance in the semis coming up at the beginning of this championship game.

Tone setter that comes to mind.

That bucket there.

Pull up jumper in and out for Madison Campbell.

And another defensive rebound.

Simple.

Leading the way up the middle of the floor going to the baseline.

Dangerous pass tipped away and attempt to save it in is no good by Mackenzie Campbell.

But good hustle play there and it'll be a sideline out of bounds for the lady.

Charging Wildcats about a minute and a half into this 150.

But little Rock trying to add to their lead to the senior experience in North Little Rock prevailing just a little bit.

Right now they seem a little calmer out there.

Early shepherds drive cut off try to feed it inside.

Miscommunication on the pass to the post and a turnover by the lady charging Wildcats in transition.

Got a three.

It is good, but we had a stoppage in play prior to it.

They're going to call it travel.

So an unfortunate turnover there.

It doesn't always work out that way.

You always hit the ones that don't count.

Don't.

Yeah we saw that earlier today like clockwork I saw Easton McCullough hit one.

They didn't count.

She hit a whole bunch.

That did count earlier today.

Two dead.

Now what a play.

Oh she's ridiculous.

I told her at the post-game interview.

I said, we'll see her next year.

Yes.

Yeah, because I'm just going to set a chair up for him, wait for to come back and collect another MVP trophy next year.

All right.

We got three minutes gone here.

It's 5 to 0 North Little Rock trying to add to that lead.

The drive inside no good.

We're going to get a foul.

They would have had the opportunity to stick back for Hopkins.

But instead it's Brewster driving and drawing.

And she will head to the free throw line.

You don't want to say it's it's a critical stretch already three minutes because we got a ways to go here Justin.

But five nothing a chance to hit a couple free throws.

This is, starting to get a little bit tricky for the cats.

You don't want to dig too big a hole.

The first free throw up and down and look, I mean, she makes them.

That's one of the things all.

Lauren Bruce is not the only shooting over 75% for the line.

You got 4 or 5 of these cats, right?

Around 80%.

Justin.

And another one up that one back for him.

There you go.

And an offensive rebound.

Not a good start here.

We'll try another three.

That's off and short and airball and out of bounds.

So it stays 6 to 0 455 to go in the first quarter here in this six eight girls championship.

And I was going to say yeah you don't have to do anything special right now if you're Harbor.

But you do need to put the shovels away.

Quit digging the hole.

Exactly.

You're getting too far behind.

Got a score here.

So the Lady Wildcats trying to find an answer here on the offensive end.

Good defensive position over there by people.

Now the harbor will work it to the left wing.

Three pointer up over the backboard.

That's not the answer for McKinley Campbell looks right on line.

Just a hair strong.

And it bounces up and out.

And with 434 to go north, little Rock will have a chance to add to that six zero lead.

The depth in this arena can be, as you know, just in a little bit, almost.

You know, give you a little vertigo and touch it first as he get used to the shooting to match things.

You got to get your balance, get to get shots up.

And right there she looked like she never felt the stroke.

And there's a mistake by North Little Rock Brewster lost it.

Tried to gather but she dribbled it on the end line.

So a turnover there right in front of Kimberly Jenkins.

Her eighth trip to the finals had seven at Valley Springs.

So we're used to seeing her here in green.

Now she's with that powder blue of harbor.

And again, a very bright future for this program with the juniors.

Both both Campbell's, McKinley and Madison and coach 1000 points scores in their careers.

And you're going to get all of them back next year.

That's a little tight there on Coach when they get her first steps back to Jenkins.

Your point about her though, eight years at Harbor and obviously gets them now to a state title game looking for that elusive state crown and she still keeps in touch with Valley Springs Tigers all the time.

They got a text team, she says really tight with all her former players from there.

Oh we got a foul away from the ball on the legal screen and.

Yes, we got that, called on.

Was it on Edwards?

I think so it's hard to hear.

It was a little hard to hear.

It's actually on I'm sorry.

Marley Adebayo, who just came into the game, the freshman who's got more and more opportunities to play as the seasons wore on.

There's a good look at jumper, no good offensive rebound stick back.

And finally the first points of this championship game for Harbor go to McKinley Campbell the five six junior scoring it with 340 left in the first quarter.

So it's only 6 to 2.

Again.

That's exactly what they needed to do.

You know score for half the quarter and you're only down by four points.

You'll take that right now Justin yeah Julia White's in the game now two of five six senior.

She's handling it into the paint.

Scoop.

Shot up no.

And a block.

That's a 5050 play there for sure Maya Haney going to get tagged with the foul call there.

And double zero will head to the free throw line for a couple here and try to add to her team's lead.

There's the media timeout.

We will take it with them.

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Welcome back to Bangkok Arena.

And there is the North Little Rock head coach, Daryl Temple.

He's in his 20th season at North Little Rock.

Affectionately known as Dogtown and his Wildcats.

Get after you like, like a pack of dogs for sure.

Defensively.

540 and 114 at North Little Rock alone, his 27th season overall.

Free throw.

Good by white, 668, 170.

On the other side, Kimberly Jenkins.

We already referred to her run in her career again, just getting settled in at Harbor and I'm sure they are thrilled to have her.

But second free throw no good but yeah, bringing this team to the championship game.

These two match up earlier in the tournament over in Texas on New Year's Eve, and North Little Rock beat Harbor in that 154 to 40.

So not a terribly close game, but there is some familiarity there despite playing in different conferences.

Six A West of course for Harbor and North Little Rock in the central, you wonder about how much weight you put into that game, considering it was, you know, 3 or 4 months ago.

But teams do change a lot.

Change the hope so, right?

Yes, yes.

The only constant is change.

They interpret it.

You interpret it.

Well.

So yes, 72 Harvard doesn't feel like it's really done.

Anything yet?

Justin?

No.

And again, to your point, they've been good enough defensively where this game is certainly close.

Still make some buckets here.

Madison Campbell going to trigger it on the sideline.

Gets it in quickly to high on a Henry who just entered.

There's a three pointer for the left wing for coachman.

That's no good.

Nice rebound inside for North Little Rock.

That was Zoe McCall six foot freshman.

So some youngsters contributing early on here for Daryl Temple.

There's a hard drive and a miss battle inside.

Now a chance to run for Harbor.

Here comes McKinley Campbell on the right wing.

Good recovery defensively by North Little Rock.

Pull from the corner.

Three pointer on the way.

Nope.

And a nice rip of the rebound by Alicia Sheppard.

And she'll bring it across the timeline.

Up to white into the corner.

Open three on the way.

Boom.

Got it.

That was out of io six two.

The freshman only averages four and a half a game.

Once conference hit she started playing a lot more.

And again you got to love the length and got to like the stroke there from the corner there to make it 10 to 2 was perfect for themselves.

And just going to say the exact same thing.

What about staying in the man to man, doing a good job making everything difficult?

Coach been missing offensive rebound, battled for jump ball and we are staying here with 202 to go in the first quarter.

An eight point margin.

North little Rock in the lead for the moment.

Have some subs coming in.

I think Jenkins should mix it up a little bit right now.

Get some energy.

You got a couple bigger freshman maybe try a different style for a bit.

Jayden James five seven junior.

Just checking in.

Good inbound play.

Go and wide open.

Look for Campbell.

That's McKinley.

Couldn't get it to go.

But they will keep the possession.

That was an excellent inbound play.

One of the better looks they've had so far in the game.

Trying to get.

Back to Campbell this time from the right corner.

That is short battle for the rebound.

And it's ripped away Lauren Brewster.

And then she gets fouled from behind that may be a bit of a frustration foul by McKinley Campbell.

Yeah she clipped her ankle.

Ball on this and the reach.

But she clipped her ankle tended to Justin.

And I mean it sure feels right now like Harbor needs a strong final two minutes of this quarter to stabilize.

Lauren Brewster.

Hi.

Screen backs it out.

Hopkins will screen again.

Now repositions in the corner.

Looks inside.

The defense, this time by harbor.

Hard left hand dribble drive.

Spin in the lane.

Jump shot up and good.

Nice job by.

They call her Bateman 510 the senior.

You get a lot of players getting on the floor for Coach Temple here in the first quarter and and spreading the wealth.

And they've got a ten point lead.

This team has a huge size advantage and he knows it right now.

And they're just giving Harbor all kinds of fits below the basket.

You see it again no clean shots.

Nothing bad miss there.

But yeah bad missed by Madison Campbell there.

But what good.

Stick to Itiveness to go get a rebound and then earn a foul.

You need a lot more of that right against this North Little Rock team Justin I mean not many teams high school or college had this much size across the roster.

There's no doubt girls basketball is very rare.

Free throw good by Campbell.

Got a chip away got it back to a single digit margin.

Our officials for tonight's game Herb Berle say that three times fast as our referee Riley Hooten, one of the umpires, along with Trayvon Moore.

Second free throw.

Good.

So there we go.

Oh, help.

And we got a timeout on the floor.

We'll keep it here with 106 to go.

Josh Bernstein Justin Acree the first of the 268 championships tonight.

And again we mentioned it in the open I think we did at least Northwest Arkansas against central.

So you know buddy how it is you're you live up there I live down this way.

We got a little rivalry sort of ingrained right the West in the central.

And then tonight we got a couple of teams that know each other.

Really well.

Played twice.

Earlier this year, Bryant got over on central twice.

There were pretty competitive games at central.

I mean, up at a team that does not have a great record at 16 and 13.

But what do we always talk about?

Play your best basketball at the end of the year?

The Tigers are doing it.

I think it will be another fantastic game tonight.

Really a perfect capper to the last few days.

Just didn't know any time.

Northwest Arkansas and Central Arkansas get together and they get a little bit of that teasing, but hey, we're all in this state together, so we're all Arkansans, right?

It's the Al Jarreau.

We're in this state together.

I said it, we're in this love together.

We're in, we're in like, I don't know if we're in love.

They know about this matchup tonight but very respectful.

So yes absolutely under a minute to play.

And it's North little Rock by eight crossover drive Brewster falling to the floor finding a teammate Sheppard who gets double team back inside.

And Edwards in trouble turns it over.

Nice job by coachman.

He'll bring it up the right sideline creating some space coast closely guarded.

And then she falls down.

No foul call Madison Campbell gets it over to her sister McKenna coachman with it.

Love the big shoes.

Hard drive, right side on the baseline.

No good.

What an effort by Madison Campbell, but denied at the rim after getting it back.

And North Little Rock wants to run, but then you get a dribble off the foot by Bateman.

Fortunately for North Little Rock they maintain the possession inside out.

Hard drive kick ball fake pass to the wing.

Bateman looks inside.

Two seconds.

One second.

Bateman got a goal and they're not going to get a shot up.

Not a very good offensive possession at the end.

And if I'm Kimberly Jenkins I feel very fortunate to be within eight.

They did virtually nothing offensively, but this game is very much up in the air.

After a quarter.

It's 12 to 4.

North little Rock leading it.

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All right, my friends, time now for our trivia question.

Who's that baby?

Is that the question?

Well played.

What?

No!

What a cutie pie.

How are you?

Are you sleeping in here?

It's so loud.

What is the most combined points in a girls game in state history?

So both teams combined.

What's the most points in state history?

Oh my goodness.

We've got a collection of absolutely beautiful youngsters in the house.

Look at all these cute babies having a great time.

I can just write no crying yet.

I got a battle going on second quarter.

You're not going even fair to guess at that question?

I have no idea.

Okay, I was just trying to make smart aleck comments everything.

Pay attention.

Nice pass inside as North Little Rock attacks that open the second quarter.

But Mia Hopkins attempt goes unrequited and back the other way.

We come with Harbaugh trying to find some offense after the first quarter.

Josh, I don't know what they were hoping for, but for points, I'm assuming was not.

It doesn't seem like a lot of purpose to the offensive flow so far, right?

I think they count on the Campbells to generate in their own a lot, but their size is not playing well so far.

That's a foul on Madison Campbell there.

That's not the kind of thing they want to generate now.

So they're wasted possession there.

They're trying to move it around a little bit.

But so far I haven't found any success elsewhere.

Yeah frustrating start for Harbin again.

Got to give North Little Rock a lot of credit.

This team has like you mentioned off the top a lot of length a lot of athleticism.

And Arbor is just everything's coming very difficult.

Nice baseline drive good feed.

Katie says I can score inside.

Nice catch and shoot off the glass for Katie.

Simple.

The three point specialist gets a deuce.

Probably the easiest to still get all year.

Hard left hand dribble and a bump out on the perimeter by Brewster.

And that is the first team foul of the second quarter.

First on Brewster.

I'd be one positive so far for Harvard despite trailing by ten Justin.

They have not yet been taken over by foul problems.

Right.

Yet that's a good point.

You're a cup half full kind of guy.

But I'm trying here.

Trying.

They need buckets.

Fab.

Well again I'm going to I'm going to credit their defense in giving them a chance to hang around.

If they keep going a little streak driving kick left wing three that had help.

Two strong over there for Jaden James.

Long rebound.

Great handles over there by North Little Rock all the way in for Brewster.

Spinning scoring Brewster bucket 16 to 4.

Wow.

Spinning drama Katie forces the turnover there but gotten the grill of Gracie Davenport.

She coughs it up right into the North Little Rock bench.

And it's a 12 point margin with 623 to go.

And we got a timeout.

And coach Tip on his team are fired up.

I was just going to say Darrell as you watch the replay.

Great job in the booth.

Spin move beautiful by Lauren Brewster and Daryl Temple immediately coming to the camera here.

But pumping that bass D was the most one most fired up by anyone after that bucket.

Yeah.

Brewster's buck.

I mean, what great body control to spin and then find the rim.

Finish it off.

Her team's got a rolling right now.

16 to 4 in Luck Harbor has been flirting with disaster so far as you alluded to Justin not getting buckets.

But you made a good point.

You talked about class have both.

Their defense has been okay until now in the half court.

But when they let North Little Rock get up and down against them like that, it all breaks down.

What does it all mean?

All right, here we go, retro.

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Okay, I would just do you, baby.

You don't need that.

I got you, and I got me, and I got it.

I got basketball, that's all we need.

There's a shot in the lane.

No good battle for inside.

Second attempt.

Also no good.

And Harvard avoids a couple of bucket attempts there by Sheppard five nine senior denied a couple of times there at point blank range.

Good pinching defense to make it tough tougher.

There's green light Gracie the college relay Gracie she hasn't shot again.

Yeah it's hard to green light when you got a defender in your face.

She's going to give it away straight on three.

That is off.

And a big rebound inside by a tall Mia Hopkins.

They're all tall.

Well everybody most people are compared to me a five and a half to go in the first half.

And again it is a complete domination.

And again we've been led by Harvard's defense.

Keep it a minute.

How about the defense of North Little Rock making everything virtually impossible for Harper?

There's a turnover, though, and here comes Gracie, kicks it to the wing and there's a travel by Madison Campbell.

She thought about it.

She was going to pull up.

You can tell that she said no attack at the indecision cost with the turnover.

How's stricter you on the travel and strict enough with that.

I thought that was a walk, but I thought that was the right answer.

That was the right answer.

Would you say, you know, maybe a little leeway, you know.

All right.

It's the championship game.

No more leeway.

Yeah.

I mean, this is the best of the best, my friend has got to do it right.

There's a feed inside.

Edwards turns around, left it way short.

There's a rebound by Jada Crawford.

Here come the Lady Wildcats tipped away.

And a good save there by coach.

But on the far side they need offense out of her right now.

Yeah she is an assert herself.

It's been the Campbell's sort of directed things.

She's got it now.

Gets a screen crosses over.

Can she go to work.

Can't cook.

Hands it off.

Campbell Kennelly back over to Davenport.

Seven on the shot clock.

Lost the handle.

This has been a disastrous possession.

And it's going to be a turnover and a shot up.

No good offensive rebound.

Stick back is good.

Miss by Brewster.

Bucket by Sheppard.

Thought they might get the whistle on the first attempt which would have been a break actually for Harbor but did not work out.

And that's two more for North Little Rock.

And now it's 18 to 4 in what's been a very noncompetitive start for the most part to this six eight championship game.

I mean, you look at their offense right now, they're not getting clean looks.

And part of that is the length at North.

Little part of it too.

Not to be too critical Justin.

But you got to move the basketball.

You got to swing it around.

You got to keep your players in motion.

And you can see Kim Jenkins in the huddle right there.

I just saw a couple times I don't know what she's talking about, Justin, but do the spinny twirly really with her finger?

Like, we got to keep moving and on defense right now they're reflecting that because just they've got beat down the floor the last two three times.

And I only saw maybe one player back on defense.

You are not beating North Little Rock like that.

Well if the spinning twirling really will get them some buckets they definitely need to run that one because that is where they are right now.

Listen, I mean, Josh were 12 minutes into this game.

They scored four points.

Let's keep it real I mean North Little Rock smothering defense.

And he's you do have to make shots though right.

So I know these aren't great shots but maybe step into them and drain a couple.

You know I compare this to an earlier game today with one mountain home.

You know I thought they played good basketball in the first quarter.

They did not make shots.

They got good looks.

Harbor's not even getting good looks because of the smothering defense for a different kind of deal.

Move it around.

Get some better looks.

Get the ball to senior right now.

You got get your best player going.

Yeah she's a 16 point game per game scorer.

You got to find a way to get her involved or what Tracy Davenport that ball looks hesitant to me.

And they're not giving her any room to breathe over there.

But harvest 6% is a team so far.

Hard drive and kick.

And there's coachman.

She'll pull up badly.

Miss left at short Katie Temple in there and grabs another board.

Here comes North Little Rock across the timeline.

She almost seems surprised she had daylight simple for three.

Badly missed offensive rebound though for Shepherd.

Has it knocked away.

And that's a good job by Harbaugh getting it back.

Here comes McKinley Campbell up the middle of the floor all the way inside.

But where are you going to go when you get there?

Nowhere can you travel.

You know, it's like they talk about the dog chasing the car.

What are you going to do if you catch it?

Well, that's the thing.

Good job penetrating.

But then you got A61 defender in your face.

Good luck.

All right.

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This is unanimous.

Well, you know, this is all about the high school.

Athletes in the history books bring us our question of the night.

What's the most combined points in a girls game ever?

The answer 179.

That's a lot of points.

Clinton beat Gosnell 9584 back in 2010.

Oh, I remember like it was yesterday.

What a night.

These questions have been brutal all weekend.

Wow.

Really hard rehab.

My my question yesterday was, the most free throw attempt.

It was like 34 in a game.

I mean, you know, I use the arm after 34 free throws, right?

How many shots you have to take the fouled up, the 34 free throws a lot 18 to 4.

North Little Rock trying to add to a 14 point lead in the lane and back outside thinking about a deep three wheel drive.

Instead all the way shot up.

No but she does draw the foul.

And that is number two on McKinley Campbell.

So harbor some quick stats for you.

One for 18 from the four.

That 6% shooting.

You're not going to beat anybody making 6% of your shots.

The Campbell's combined one of 13 tonight.

Coachman is over four.

So not to dump any more dirt on a team that's really struggling right now to get clean and right offensively.

But you just you get nothing on offense.

Meanwhile North little Rock quick look at them.

They have 123457 players have scored so far.

So dimples five lead the way.

But North Little Rock up 18 to 4 and earning it.

That's been an impressive effort without a doubt.

Harbor again though.

You know what.

It's still not outside the realm of possibilities here.

Back in this game.

It's not such an insurmountable lead.

And that's how you do it.

Coachman in the paint.

How about a paint touch for coachman and a bucket.

That's a good idea right.

What the doctor ordered for him when they had to have it.

First two for her.

She averages, as you said, 16.6 per game.

Katie.

He checked and she went, she went McCullough.

They're from.

Yeah, from Farmington East.

And Easton would have been proud of that effort.

She was on the basketball finals logo out there.

That's got to be a thing I saw.

I saw Easton make one from there today.

Yeah, she had a couple.

I asked her mother, I said, does anything she this anything she does impress you any more.

She says that we are so used to seeing it now.

Really does.

Eight oh, good.

Lauren Brewster there's a steal going the other way for North Little Rock.

Brewster can she finish it?

She can roll right.

Oh, buddy.

22 six.

This one again.

You get a little little excitement there.

You score a bucket and then you go back the other way and get one up right away.

Just kills you.

Come on.

Green and an air ball.

That's not what they need.

Obviously she's going to try it again though.

This one is closer but not quite there.

And a offensive rebound again.

So a third attempt here for Harbor down by 14 with under two minutes to go.

A little hesitant yeah trying to do something here.

Here's an elbow jumper that's no good for Gracie Davenport.

And with 1.5 minutes to go in the first half, North Little Rock leads by 14.

This is tough right now Justin Gorham Brewster operating well out towards midcourt now.

Comes back in after a pass off to Campbell.

Coachman out there harassing her defensively.

15 on the shot clock.

Co-Chair of a drive there by Brewster.

Excuse me out to simple shot clock down to ten to taking her time.

Looks at the shot clock.

She'll pull.

She will leave it short.

Battle for the rebound.

There's a reach over the back and that will be a defensive foul for North Little Rock.

Showing McCall's that time.

He actually got good pack down low.

Kept the ball outside the perimeter, boxed out.

That's what we call a freshman mistake right there.

Yeah.

But she's entitled I mean it's impressive.

We have seen so many youngsters contributing on this big stage in the state finals earlier today.

We saw it too.

I mean, just really impressive.

I can't imagine how freaked out to be in a state title game as a freshman.

Heck, as a senior, it's scary overwhelming because I wasn't any good either, so that that would be part of the issue.

These are talented athletes.

There's a deep three by coachman banked it in.

Maybe that'll open up the basket for them.

Or maybe they'll like the other basket better.

We're about to get to the halftime break.

But listen within 11 after that coachman bomb and we talked about it.

She's got to assert herself and she's got five points over the last minute or so she does.

They get a stop.

There's a miss out of bounds.

Going to stay with North Little Rock.

Shot clock off.

So Daryl simple bunch can hold for one if they so choose.

With 33.7 seconds left.

You want this as tight as possible going to the half if you're Harbor right now North Little Rock trying to deliver a haymaker or two before the break.

No knockout blow.

Yeah, there's a pass out near midcourt.

Good job running it down for Sheppard.

Over to simple 30 to play.

We got a foul away from the ball.

To draw of a foul by.

It's a number.

Oh that's a third foul.

But that's on three.

I thought it might have been on Madison.

Not in the, Not McKinley but yeah that's her third foul.

That's a huge mistake right there.

As we get close to the half.

That's a big catch by you for sure.

Temple driving got swatted.

Pretty good defense here by Davenport.

Got a little too much arm.

And then with 18 seconds left she says we're not waiting.

We're not we're not running the clock down.

We're going to go get buckets here.

So she'll step to the free throw line for two here.

But you're right though.

So.

So Kent, as they call her.

Right, Mac?

Campbell has, has three fouls.

Maddie only has the one.

Neither one of them has had any daylight.

Any room to maneuver, you know, good job scouting by screw.

Yeah, there's the replay.

I thought Davenport made a pretty good play.

Their body got a little bit of a hip check and an airball by Katie Hempel.

She can't believe it.

I can't believe it, coach can't believe it.

But no matter her team's up 21 to 9.

And now if you're Harvard you go quicker.

You try to play for the last shot.

I guess there's our answer.

You go quick, you get fouled.

You go to the free throw line for Madison Campbell.

I mean, that was as quick as they've gone all game so far.

And they got something there.

Didn't let North Little Rock set the defense and got a cleaner look.

So I'm not saying that's the recipe the rest of the way, but yeah I mean you got to you got to use your speed.

I think that was one of our keys.

We cannot let North Little Rock set up in its half court defense.

Madison Campbell free throw is good.

Easier said than done.

Johnston with 11.6 seconds left.

They finally have gotten to ten points in the game and they're within 11.

That's three now for Madison Campbell.

So she can settle in here and get another one.

Maybe get another stop.

And you go into the break out and missed it.

But get in there with a with an 11 maybe.

Don't want a foul here is a drive.

You don't want to give a layup either.

And they didn't.

Battle for the rebound three seconds two seconds.

Ball knocked away.

And Harvard survives on that defensive possession.

Great job keeping the lead where it is at the break.

Low scoring affair here in Hot Springs.

It is 21 to 10.

North little Rock in control.

In this six eight girls championship.

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Coming up, Christina munoz will introduce you to the Incredible Arkansas TV student All-Stars.

But first, from the small town of Newark, Arkansas, two kids with big dreams prove that anything is possible.

Spencer and Austin Reeves just didn't make it to professional basketball.

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My name is Spencer Reeves.

I'm from Newark, Arkansas.

I went to Cedar.

It's high school.

I do camps there in the summer, and I played professional basketball overseas.

The rest of the nine, ten months out of the year.

My name is Austin Rivers.

I'm from New York, Arkansas, and played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.

We want to show those kids that it's possible to live your dream.

Don't let anybody tell you anything different.

No.

Good.

Yeah, you can do it.

We always wanted to do something for the community and for the kids because, you know, Austin and I went to a lot of camps growing up, so it was kind of a fun thing we like to do with our friends during the summer, where we could go and learn and have a lot of fun.

Spencer and I go back to college.

Him and I kind of came up with the idea of, you know, camp is a really good opportunity to give back to the community, not just in the Newark area where they're from.

That was one of our first things, you know, talking about, you know, we wanted to come back here and do these camps.

Our camp is not just to come in and play a bunch of games.

We really take pride in the development of the kids and the players.

They all have a different station of a certain basketball skill.

They'll teach and and we have some excellent coaches that come from all over the country.

Dawson and I trust what they're going to teach them at their certain stations.

And when we break up and play with the kids.

But one coach will do shooting, one coach do ball handling and then defense and spacing.

So you give them the general idea of what you want them to teach to the kids.

And you kind of just let them create what they want to create.

Mostly about learning the big game of basketball and learning spacing learning terminologies for the game of basketball.

You know, we're looking for what is, one more exercise.

So just knowing the game and just being, taught the game the right way.

I really focus on the kids who are just going to pick up the energy.

You know, they encourage the other kids.

And like, if I say, hey, you got to make ten because they're counting the loudest, you know, and they just, like, bring the energy to every girl that we're going.

That's one of our coaches out there was a camper for us three years ago.

The camp was really good for building a little bit of a community with your group that you were with, and I remember there's a few of them that later in the season we would play, and I will always say, I know we will conversation with them and I still keep up with them.

Now getting out and seeing other places, seeing other people, leading other people.

Billy bonds with these other people.

And hopefully Arkansas can just have more opportunities for kids like this.

Sports can bring people through all walks of life.

You know, it doesn't matter.

Ethnicity, anything.

Like everybody can bond over all sports.

The whole point and the main focus is as the community and trying to open different opportunities for players that not only have the ability to do so, but don't have as much opportunity as others as well.

There's always been a lot of talent in Arkansas.

Give these kids an opportunity to see in real life that their dreams don't have to just be dreams.

They could go make them reality.

They just got to work really hard to it.

I just know I love the game of basketball.

I love impacting young kids lives.

You do not let anybody tell you anything different.

If they do, don't listen to them.

And if I did, I wouldn't be in the position I am today.

So it's really just about showing them that if possible, to do what they want to.

Professional basketball players from a high school like Cedar Ridge is, is kind of unheard of.

We just want to do it together to show that, like it doesn't matter where you come from, doesn't matter your background, you know, where you grow up.

It doesn't matter if you work hard and and it doesn't even necessarily have to do with basketball.

It can be life lessons towards anything.

It can be sports, it can be work.

Just that if you work hard enough and you're persistent at doing that, you can be successful in life.

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We celebrate these homegrown heroes who remind us that success isn't just about where you go, but about remembering where you came from and lifting others along the way.

Now let's toss it over to Christina.

She's going to introduce you to some very hardworking student athletes.

Christina.

That's right.

Thank you.

Steve.

Earlier this season, we launched a state wide search for the best of the best athletes who dominate the game.

And the great book.

Now meet the Arkansas TV student all stars, class of 2026.

We start things off in one A with Maggie Tyrone of the Norfork High School Panthers.

Maggie maintains a 3.5 GPA, and when she isn't writing poetry, she plans to play college ball and major in psychology.

Representing the boys is Kiana Wingfield, a senior point guard for the Nevada Blue Jays.

Kiana holds a perfect 4.0 GPA and is headed to Hvac school after graduation.

Moving to two AA, we have Caitlin Ledbetter representing the Acorn High School Tigers, a 4.0 student who loves the outdoors.

Caitlin is set to pursue a career in nursing for the two a boys.

It's Xavier Jones from the Fordyce Red bugs.

Xavier carries a 3.9 GPA and is weighing his future between college football and the military.

In class three, a meet Kenzie McCarty of the Dover High School Pirates.

She boasts a 4.2 GPA and plans to study speech pathology while staying active in her church and traveling.

Representing the Newport High School Greyhounds is Jessen Russell Jessen also holds a 4.2 GPA and aims to earn a business degree to transition into the real estate field.

Halfway through the classifications, we find Sadie Meyer with the Highland Rebels, a 4.0 student athlete.

Sadie has already signed to play at UT Martin from Shiloh Christian.

We have Duke Bowman representing the Saints.

Duke has a 4.0 GPA and is committed to Simpson College to study finance and continue his basketball career.

Representing five A is Bailey Barton of the Beebe High School Badgers with a 4.05 GPA.

Bailey is committed to Washita Baptist University for nursing and serves as a director for local peewee basketball programs.

For the five AA boys, it's Mason Stallings from the Greenbrier High School Panthers.

An avid hunter with a 4.04 GPA.

Mason is headed to the University of Arkansas to study civil engineering.

Rounding out the girls is Kylie Johnson of the Conway Lady Wampus Cats, a 4.0 sophomore.

Kylee already has several college offers on the table, including the University of Arkansas.

And finally, for the six AA boys, we have Sammie Kenzie from the Harbor Wildcats.

Sammie holds a 4.1 GPA and is looking forward to playing college basketball at the next level.

Congratulations and keep up the good work.

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Welcome back here to back cozy Kay Arena Josh Bertini Justin Acri thrilled to be with you in this six eight title game that was dominated the first half by North Little Rock.

Josh 21 to 10.

That is a halftime score not a first quarter score.

And I'm sure that North Little Rock is pleased with what they did defensively and for Harbor in the halftime break.

Gotta figure out something offensively.

You do and you have to find a way to get baskets.

Only three of them total for Harbor in the first half.

On three for 23 shooting.

And that's 13%.

That's not going to get it done.

Got to get up and down the floor a little bit more.

They have done a decent job hanging in on the glass.

But again, at the end of the day you don't make shots.

You ain't going to win.

Well their defense did help keep them in it.

At least keep North Little Rock at arm's length.

And they held North Little Rock to one of their last seven.

But they're the first half numbers, like you said, 13%, three of 23 almost unthinkable.

And one of nine from three.

So the turnovers 10 to 6.

And they did outrebounded North Little Rock.

So there's a little bit of sap on the wound from the first half.

But the good news is you get 16 more minutes of basketball to try to right the ship, get back on track.

I mean it gets back to your your best players stepping up today.

Coachman.

We did see her get going a little bit at the end of the first half with back to back buckets and then the Campbell's you know one for 13.

They're younger.

That's their first time in the stage.

It's fine.

Second half.

Now you got to step up and make some plays for your team.

North little Rock held scoreless over the last 237.

And Harvard needs to keep that theme alive here in the second half if they're going to have a chance.

And again, I feel like I'm just pointing out a lot of obvious things here.

But it is, you know, again, I don't think they could have a worse offensive half, I guess is what my point is.

And again, maybe the nerves are part of it, but they're going to flow a little bit better offensively and hopefully they get some looks.

And you mentioned yeah.

Coachman gives him some you know signs of hope because we know she can score.

And if they can get her some opportunities maybe just maybe they can get back in this.

They got to get some points off of turnovers which they had none of it in the first half.

Well there you go.

Open the second half of the three pointer.

White coach at Madison Campbell from talking about that helps 13 now for Harvard.

More of that.

She has 621 to 13.

What a great way to open the second half.

If you're a lady.

Wildcats fan tubes going into a zone here three two zone.

But they get it right inside.

Missed the layup.

Second attempt no.

But a foul drawn by Alicia Shepard.

And she was surprised nobody was there when she turned wide open at the hoop.

But that's just Kimberly Jenkins mixing and matching and trying to come out of the locker room with something different tinkering.

She's got her whole staff with her.

You love to see that.

Not just the assistants on the varsity team, but the JV, the nine three team.

They got the seventh and eighth grade coaches that tell you that Harbor Wildcat family is strong.

Well, you got to build build the culture, right.

And it starts at that lower level.

Yeah.

Josh Tarver, Dale Hamilton Sydney Standridge Kelly Waters.

Yeah.

Some of her assistants over there on the bench.

So 22 to 13 and there's a pull up for coachman.

Felt that one.

She knew that was good but it left her fingertips.

Hello Harbor.

They found some offense.

We got a six point game all of a sudden the basketball game now it's a basketball game.

Now how does North Little Rock respond with Harbor responding?

We'll see.

They hit you.

Are you going to hit back.

That zone got coach man out in front of it.

Baseline drive and pull up jumper.

And there's the answer.

They want Alicia Shepard the senior scoring it from the baseline to push the lead back to eight.

She has five in the game.

So nice shot.

Smooth left wing coachman directing traffic.

No you go there I got this here coach calling in some direction to get to the right wing for Haney.

Out of the baseline pump fake drive in.

Good ball movement here by harbor.

You see Davenport not even looking to the basket when she catches it.

Now baseline drive short offensive rebound.

Heck of an effort in their shot blocked by Sheppard a lot of ball there.

She can't believe it.

But what an effort by Madison Campbell.

Just absolutely relentless effort offensively.

We saw her do that once in the first half as well.

But in there among the trees it's hard to get it over those high reaching arms.

But she does draw the foul.

At least this time she's starting to get it going.

As you've seen tonight Campbell make three straight shots.

She's starting to get it going.

So all of a sudden Harbor percolated a little bit after.

It was a very tough brew in the first quarter right.

So she did the 2416.

About caffeine right.

Yeah.

No doubt.

It's been a long three days but a great three days.

Second one is no good.

But an offensive rebound coachman.

Why did she get it worked.

She had the perfect layup right in front of her.

But she made the shot twice as hard going up and under.

But she got the bucket to go.

She said I need some degree of difficulty on my rating here.

Gets it a little bit closer for Harbor.

Now 24 to 18.

We're back to a six point game.

We go knocked away and a steal.

And here comes coachman.

Center it up.

She is asserting herself yeah started late first hour late second quarter.

And we got a shot clock issue here I think they're working through.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Let's watch the replay on this.

Watch where she rebounds it and she's got it right on the right block.

Or just inside the right block.

But she doesn't go up on that side.

No.

She's like let me wrap up and under make an incredibly difficult shot.

Do I get three for this I sure that was incredible.

That was a sweet reverse layup.

Phenomenal was great body control yeah she's she's an outstanding player.

We don't have info on where or who is recruiting.

But I got to think that she's a target for some teams.

She's gotten some hollers obviously in-state I feel like a couple out of state.

And look, she's only a junior, right?

So as, as the word gets out on her, she's going to get more and more offers for sure.

Well, she keeps this up.

There's going to be a lot of interest.

Yes.

I think our, Oh, boy, we have it all kinds of fun with her internet.

I know you say.

Don't worry about it.

I'll say don't worry.

I like constant access to information, but it's very disappointing.

Like it?

Nominee from Gatorade Player of the year tonight.

Coachman.

How about that?

She's up.

She's a good one.

There's a three from the corner.

There.

You go.

We have been waiting for the breakthrough.

Green light.

Gracie.

There you go.

And oh, by the way, we got a three point game cooking here in New Hot Springs.

First bucket of the game for Davenport and a turnover.

Coachman doing work, trying to lead her team back.

Davenport.

Sister ripped that out of Haynes McKinley Campbell.

High screen.

Top of the key.

Calling out instructions.

Gets it to her sister Madison, surveying 17 of the shot clock.

And there's a steal.

That's not what they needed.

There goes Sheppard.

Nice body control layup.

Good.

She says, enough of this nonsense.

Let me get me two back.

So five point game with just over five to go in the third quarter.

It's back to turnovers.

You just can't had that.

They had ten in the first half.

That was their first to the second half lead in the post Campbell spinning no.

It's blocked out of there by Mia Hopkins.

Hopkins has had a quiet night.

Josh she has hit a jumper early.

Really hadn't done a lot since at least offensively right.

Exactly.

You know always nice to have a big presence in there.

And when she doesn't block them I mean she can all to them because of the size.

Two points tonight.

Hanson one of four so far tonight.

She was our player to watch.

Who's been your star on that side I mean Sheppard and Brewster stood out to me tonight.

Yeah.

Both have played really well I think Brewster open floor has been great.

Right?

Start a couple breaks, a couple of steals.

Yeah, well, Mercer, just a junior to.

There's Davenport inside.

Kick over to Haiti.

Baseline drive shot blocked for a foul.

That's what you got to do is go right into the chest to the bigger player.

You got to commit to it.

Yes.

You can't get there and stop.

Then get blocked.

Got to go right into their chest.

Just a little bit.

High school coach would be really proud of me.

Yes.

Josh, you finally got something stuck.

30 years later.

Something stuck right here.

See it all?

There you go.

Hey, let me tell you something.

You're going to find too many competitors tougher than Kimberly Jenkins and her team.

Again, we're talking about teams that you know, mirror their coach's behavior.

And I mean coach pimples.

Cool.

Dude and his team got to stay cool, I'm sure and pressure situations.

But Kimberly Jenkins is an absolute I mean, she's a junkyard dog now.

She's a tough competitor.

Her facial expression hasn't changed.

Even when they were getting worked early on.

Wanting to travel to four point game on a one of two trip for Haiti.

So against your harbor, you got a whole lot to be encouraged by here and North Little Rock fans.

Maybe getting a little bit nervous over there, sitting on a lot of hands behind their bench football in the corner.

This will light them up left at short notice for Rizzo.

How tough is Madison Campbell?

Yeah, she said give me that.

And here comes McKinley, right.

Driving in against temple picks it up.

Back out to coachman.

We're halfway home in this third quarter harbor trying to continue to get closer to North Little Rock.

Left wing three on the way.

That's no good.

Good position by Haney but tipped it out.

And it'll be handled by Katie.

Simple simple a senior know it's going to be an emotional night for her dad.

I mean that's that's a tough one.

No matter what the outcome is.

This is it.

Yeah.

There's a baked in three.

Did you call it I can't tell, it doesn't matter anyway.

How about Malia Adebayo the freshman on the other end.

Coachman can't answer for rebounded by Sheppard.

Quickly North Rock simple baseline drive.

Floater off the glass is good.

Nice kiss off the glass there on the runner by Katie Temple A couple of two pointers after all threes in the semis.

And with 320 left it is 3122 A shot by coachman.

No a rebound coming the other way is Lauren Brewster who talked about.

It's a great job in transition sets for three straight away.

Not a bit of dagger.

Yeah.

Tough offensive rebound shot in the lane up and good for Alicia Shepherd gets here and under three to go hard did it.

Yeah.

Harbor's going to send a couple of subs in instead of calling a timeout.

And we got a foul on the other end.

It's offensive.

Things have turned back to North Little Rock.

There's our media timeout 252 remaining in the third quarter.

But we got a ball game all of a sudden 3322 North Little Rock in control and in the lead.

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Time now for our student athlete of the game.

We'll go to Conway and we'll pick Kylee Johnson, a tremendous sophomore guard who's a heck of a basketball player but really focused on her education.

She's interested in all subjects.

She got a four out of keeping her options open, so she wants to go to college for sure and play hoops as well as expand her liberal studies.

So she's keeping her options open.

But Kylie motivated and doing awfully well.

And she's our student athlete of the game.

And Justin, while we were gone, Kimberly Jenkins, the harbor coach, got a little upset about that offensive foul and couldn't let it go.

She got teed up Justin Powell, one of two for Lauren Brewster on the technicals in North Little Rock.

Retain the possession.

She's over there drinking some water trying to cool off.

But yeah not happy.

And you and I I mean again we're about as far away from it or on the other end of the court, but we didn't see a lot down there that would have resulted in an offensive foul.

The official did.

She didn't agree, and she made her case known and she did not win that particular case.

No, she did not just pass inside off the fingertips.

The freshman pats herself in the chest and Zoe ball and says, my bad.

And it will go back to Harbor again.

I like the fight that we've seen from the Lady Wildcats.

Here they are back in it.

3422, but need some offense again, right?

Just as soon as they got it down to four, they stop scoring eight.

Oh run by North Little Rock coachmen pump fake free throw line jumper.

Good.

How about coachman?

She is smooth.

She is good player.

She has a dozen.

She leads all scorers.

Nobody in North Little Rock or nobody for North Little Rock.

I can't say no way in North Little Rock.

I don't know what's going on in the in the town, but for North Little Rock has double figures.

There's a three from outside.

Good box out.

Ball tipped away tipped again.

And here comes coachman in transition.

All the way down a bump and a foul.

And she's go to the line for two.

Coachman today has not shot a free throw.

But for North Little Rock.

You got nine for Sheppard eight for temple.

Six for Brewster.

White's got one at a Bio's got three.

Bateman to two for Hopkins, three for Edwards.

Just all over the place.

And on this side, it's the Coachman show.

Pretty much a little bit of Campbell too, but pretty much coachman free throw.

Good by coach.

But she's got a baker's dozen.

Little Rock is so deep I mean they get they could play 11.

Temple said.

You know the other day 12.

If they had two, why would you have to play 12 just just so you could stay fresh and get after him?

But most coaches, you've seen a lot of coaches play five or maybe six, right?

In this in this championship setting.

But well when you got that many you can trust, you've done a great job of prepping your team for the season.

Yeah.

Like we said, they're not all seniors either.

Pretty impressive eight point game with 140 left three from the quarter on the way.

No.

And who else miss coach coachman coming the other way.

Sonia gives it away to McKinley Campbell.

She'll survey and set it up.

Buck 28 to go in this third quarter.

Her sister in the high post backs it out.

Step back three.

Why not?

Oh, and a nice one hander.

Rebound pulled in by out of bio.

Here's another good looking freshman for this North Little Rock bunch.

One of the points so bad.

Probably not a great shot system.

Cats can get a stop here.

They're sitting back a little bit in the zone right now.

One minute to go.

Here in the third quarter.

And a mile in the corner was waiting for to pull the trigger there.

Instead we got a deep three over here on the left wing from Julia White, and she can't get it to go.

So Harvard now the chance to chip away a little bit more down by eight could go two for Warren Coachman is going to try it off the front of the rim.

And a one handed rebound.

And here comes Warren Brewster.

Middle of the court attacking in the lane.

Wild shot up and down.

No foul.

Called but she got another one.

She has been phenomenal.

The junior has been relentless I thought you could have called man one.

Truthfully good contact.

Drive and kick Campbell to Campbell.

Campbell.

That's McKinley.

Lost the handle on the baseline.

What do we got to travel?

She rolled on the floor.

A the ball can't do that.

No.

A lot of changes in the law.

She can't get up the ball can't roll over and the ball can't roll over the ball.

So my only two things I'm good at 14.3 left.

Sadly for me.

In a bucket here.

Cats to keep it under ten.

Coachmen with it.

12 seconds looking inside taking her time.

Checks the shot clock goes between the legs.

Hard left hand dribble drive hanging dough, two strong three seconds, two seconds and no attempt by Lauren Brewster.

And that's how the half will end.

So after three we have a ten point game.

The lead at the half was 11.

Yeah.

So Harbor showing signs of life.

Can they have a huge fourth quarter and make it really interesting.

Well hope so.

We're all going to find out together.

Stick around.

We've got one quarter left here in the six eight title game.

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Pressure in the back court harbor causing a turnover to start the fourth quarter.

Assert yourself with some authority here.

Announce your presence.

Here come the lady.

Wildcats.

We're not going away without a fight.

Now, listen, we got it.

Yeah, you got a 3.5 hour drive.

You got to give it all here.

Give it.

All right, now let's go.

Get on the bus.

I like that, Justin.

Go now.

I'm Kimberly Jenkins.

That's what I'm saying.

Hey, listen up.

We're driving all the way back home tonight regardless.

Let's leave it all out here.

Leave it all here on Bangkok floor kick out three half Yandel, Madison with a huge three.

They get off to a great start.

The third.

They got off to a great start in the fourth.

Now she has nine.

It's a seven point game with 711 left.

It's kind of been the Robin to coach Batman so far.

And that means they got to step up when it's tough going to Gotham City.

It's tough going right now for Harbor Strike like that.

Somebody's got to put the signal up there.

You go inside.

Oh a foul.

Commissioner Gordon's not going to like that.

That is a foul against the Lady Cats attack.

It was just a lot of contact there I don't know that was a little bit of concern maybe maybe a lot of ball you're thinking yes.

All right B Hopkins six one Jr.

Free throw.

Good.

I'm curious now are you a believer that if you hit the ball you were then allowed to come through the ball?

I think so so I think my thing is that the ball flies up.

Foul ball flies down.

Not a foul.

Typically that was the way I was taught.

Fair enough.

Ball always flew up.

It seems like when I went in there defensively.

But you know the good players can make it.

They can go down towards the floor.

3829 good trip to the free throw line there for Hopkins.

Again we talked about a quite offensive night.

There's a long three no good DB working on rushing that one in the face a fumble.

And now they'll get across the timeline to Brewster.

That's not a shot.

You wanted.

Nobody there to rebound right.

Come on.

Brewster looking a little frustrated.

Not sure with what or whom, but she will go back to work here.

She says.

Fine, I'll do it myself.

Kick out.

Right wing, three up short.

Great box out there.

I love the way Madison Campbell rebounds sometimes.

Her own shots that time on the defensive end.

All the way.

Yes.

Shot up to the free throw line.

She goes in a 3829 ballgame I mean she raced.

She got that great rebound.

You were talking about perfect box out.

Yeah I love the way she plays.

Looked up for somebody to pass to.

Nobody's there.

So you know what?

I'll just take care of this myself.

Yeah.

She is very very good.

You got a great motor free throw.

Good scores.

Nice touch.

Two games gone on 100%.

Yeah.

And again listen these are two teams JB that we may see right back here next year.

You got a lot of underclassmen.

Admittedly there are some key cogs.

You know Sheppard and Temple are you know gone but I mean Hopkins and Brewster.

You kidding me.

What a great core over at North Little Rock.

Missed the second one.

So it's an eight point game with six and change to play here in the game six a state title.

Somebody's taking home the gold hardware and somebody's going to settle for silver.

Drive by Brewster cut off.

Now she'll dribble back out.

No need to rush for North Little Rock playing with the lead.

I don't know if they're actually trying to clock but letting that offense run.

Letting her teammates cut through.

There's a kick to the middle of the lane.

Shot up.

No ball tipped offensive rebound by Sheppard.

And she draws the foul.

Oh right as the shot clock expired.

Jenkins trying not to get tossed wants jump out of her seat.

She want a jump ball.

It's never going to get two free throws from Sheppard.

And that's tough when you put in all that work.

Clock's down to one.

Oh that's frustrating.

Yeah.

Missed the free throw.

Still only an eight point game.

This thing feels like a little quiet right now.

Feels like as expected North Little Rock has it.

Harbor fans are wondering are they going to get really close or is it going to stay around here?

And for North Little Rock fans, I think they are a little nervous here.

Second free throw also no good taking a page out of the Razorbacks book today.

Speaking of nervous holy cow.

Wrecked a lot of free throws and survived Ole Miss anyway.

Yes.

Baseline drive.

Nice shot.

Holy cow, McKinley Campbell A bucket in a critical way and within six she has four.

That was only her second basket of the game, but a big one.

Tell her sister.

Switch off to Brewster.

Good defense on this trip by Harbor and North little Rock delivered offensively.

Crossover by white.

Now she'll back it out being harassed McKinley Campbell going after pass inside.

And coachman has got to tie up down there.

And it's going to be Harbor basketball.

Let's go.

How about Cynthia Coachman.

Nice.

What happened to that rivalry thing between Central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas?

I have no rooting interest here, sir.

I just want to see a good ballgame.

I'm just saying you seem very open to the Wildcats right now.

I love a comeback, and I love an underdog or an underdog in this case, even objective broadcasters always love it.

Yeah, my father's always been a big underdog fan.

I think it was instilled in me at a young age.

I was state that in overeating for 48 to go 3832 North Little Rock back on the defensive end and things are getting a little tightened up here.

Got to go through Coach Campbell, period.

Right.

And he Campbell will do and he Campbell will do.

And Haney says no I want out of this.

Now.

She's going to step through step around shot blocked.

No no but it'll stay.

She did not get the memo from JB.

Well she's had trouble getting that shot off against the bigger gal all game.

So JB the OC has don't go at Hopkins.

Then you said go right in her chest.

I didn't say that once.

I did say that once.

Oh my gosh.

Whoever hates a hypocrite, there's a shot inside.

No Haney kept alive, but it's out of bounds off of Harvard.

All right, we're almost halfway through this fourth quarter and harbor in striking distance.

I will say yes right there.

Praise it that way.

Right there.

Just have to keep clamping down on North little Rock.

Cannot let them score anymore.

And the cats need a couple to put it away.

Coachman shading simple here to let her get loose with a three.

That would be devastating.

At this point.

There's a drive.

What in the world is going on there?

Up off the glass.

And good.

Some interesting defensive maneuvers there by the by the Lady Wildcats.

But a little too good there by Lauren Brewster.

She averages 7.8 a game and Brewster is having herself a night.

Yeah she is.

She's played really well.

40 to 32 now.

And Brewster straight away three drilled by Madison Campbell.

Let's go within five.

The closest they've been in quite a while.

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For the games.

This video that classic coaches Kimberly Jenkins ripping it up, doing a great job for Harbor all year and has kept her team in this game.

Meanwhile, Darrell, as you said earlier, Justin 20 years at North Little Rock.

540 wins they've been in the last 20 tournaments.

You want to start 17 times.

They've reached the final 417 times.

So both these programs in a good spot.

North little Rock has been here for a while, but Harbor is here now, too.

You know, we talked about Kimberly Jenkins assistance.

Darrell Temple's group is pretty impressive.

You got a couple of Big-Time ballers on his staff who could probably still get it done out there.

Kyra Collier was the MVP of the 2016 2016 state championship team in North Little Rock.

And they got Malika monk is on his staff.

So, I mean, you got a very good group.

Former.

Yeah.

I don't know if they jump into practice time or not, but they definitely get it done.

There's a turnover inside Haney making hay on the defensive end.

Her biggest play today.

Absolutely.

It's a five point ballgame folks.

Harper trying to pull off the incredible comeback.

Temple says no thank you.

She runs it in the media table.

Good hustle.

And almost took out Eric Taylor down there for the Democrat-Gazette.

Got to get one demerit and that story tomorrow morning.

Just kidding.

Good hustle there by Katie Temple 303 to go.

It's exciting.

This is exciting.

We got a game now.

The cats have enough in the tank.

Come back here.

Harbor battle tested.

Get a perfect run to the six.

A West played a previous state champion this weekend and lost to them.

So I mean they've gone out of conference and play some good cop as well for the shot clock.

Three two McKinley shot up no good but draws a foul.

We talked about getting a play at the end of the shot clock earlier.

And that time it works out beautifully for Harper and these two free throws to get it within a one score game.

They've only been within a possession once in the second half, the big run early in the third and then not since.

So these are shoot free throws right now.

I see the official over here counting to one two, three.

Have you ever seen anybody get a violation for taking too long on a free throw?

Now I've never seen it.

If I'm an official, I'm like, I'm not counting.

I'm not count.

I've never, ever called a violation.

I'm not bother.

Oh, a huge trip to the free throw line.

McKinley Campbell.

That was a gutsy performance on that trip down the floor.

And it's a one possession game.

And Daryl Temple says, let's chat, ladies.

Get on over here.

Charging Wildcats.

Well, look, that's why you do keys to the game and you prep for and you point to certain players, right?

If you're going to do the broadcast.

Justin, you were all over some of this in the beginning, especially the fact that Harper had to play the long game.

North Little Rock was going to come out, be bigger, intimidate.

They were more experienced.

They a little more depth.

Harbor head, hang in there.

Get it.

See legs, so to speak.

And now that they have them almost like a bullet, they're not letting go right now.

I know they're they're wildcats, but they got to they got a bite of your leg right now.

And let's be honest, Justin, couple more stops and a couple more shots and you skate out of here with a win.

It would be a remarkable performance from half to half the difference again, a ten point first half a 16 point third quarter for Harbor.

What an adjustment by this staff and this team 11 to 4.

They've outscored North Little Rock in the fourth quarter.

And now we have a three point game.

The lady charging Wildcats are up against it.

How do they respond with 233 to go.

And again you know we talked about going to the the keys.

And we mentioned the two Campbells and Coachman.

The thousand point scorers got a lead on them.

If you harbor it right now ball on the baseline going back along the baseline puts it inside.

Knocked away and stolen back pass by Gracie Davenport.

Not sure what they were trying to cook there.

Coach temple wants a foul on the other side.

And this time a chance to get within one or tie for the Harbor lady.

Wildcats technical foul sparked her team right now.

Pass inside Haney pump fake shot up.

Missed the layup.

Battle for the rebound.

Jump ball and it's going to go the other way.

Oh boy you Maya Haney you want that one back.

That's a huge missed opportunity.

The bespectacled post player couldn't quite finish it off.

Oh what a great find there too.

I mean she was trying to shoot over a bigger defender and she just overshot it.

A little trap in the back court.

No problem for the lady charging Wildcats and an easy layup.

And and one for Lauren Brewster.

Pushes it back to a five point gap here.

147 to go.

It's a peculiar time to go with a full court press.

This young lady it's a third foul by the way on Haney Brewster Brewster's got a dozen now.

Brick worked out.

Worked out well.

Yeah.

Would have been better for them.

She had not made the basket a foot.

True that.

It is a five point game here.

All right.

McKinley, what do you got for us?

He buckets.

Right wing Davenport hit one earlier.

Looking up top to coach.

But there's a pump.

Fake a drive.

Jump stop.

Coachman lost the handle and a big turnover reaches up to her face.

Is it to say she got hit in the face?

No call.

Look at Coach Wilkins over there trying to direct his team.

They're going to run clock now.

They see the finish line.

Did you see the UPS tempo on Daryl.

Simple to leg it up.

Oh I mean unbelievable.

He jumps like Fred Flintstone a little bit but it works.

We got a timeout North little Rock.

He saw some trouble coming 13 on the shot clock.

And how about coach.

Coach Jacobs comes out and uses that opportunity to bark at the official one more time.

She's getting her money's worth tonight.

So you're already teed me up.

What do you want?

42, 37, 105.

And that this and that bucket a minute ago by Brewster was a killer.

Yeah, again.

She missed the free throw.

Still two possession game.

But that was a huge bucket.

Yeah.

Full points.

Not been easy to come by.

As you can tell folks 79 total points in this game scored.

So every basket feels like it's kind of worth two right now just in you know.

But let's let's go back and look at that.

Yeah great job guys.

There's Brewster on the break beating the press and the and one for sure as Haney came over late I didn't see much there.

Coach was talking to Haney after the play.

Did see a lot of the foul.

That is an excellent there's a bump.

That's good I mean that's a that's a guy who is really supporting that's going all in, that's going all in on the school colors.

Fake 50 set all right by the coverage.

Gets to get rich or die trying.

You're so hit Josh.

Oh yeah that 1999.

That's 105 to go.

Oh brother.

Man, we are old.

This is fun.

This is fun.

It's good to see a competitive game.

We were a little worried here for Harbor at the half is 97 for the night.

Coach Jenkins.

It's such a good job adjusting at the half.

Very impressive.

Producer was born in 97, Mr.

Merchant.

All right, let's continue.

Here we go for more.

Brewster.

Yes, please.

Wild shot.

No, she'll go to the line.

She gonna be the MVP playing tonight?

I don't know about the whole tournament.

And now the award is for the whole tournament.

That's right.

Okay.

That was a nice, nice finish.

There.

So that is the fourth foul on Harbor.

So it'll be two shots the rest of the way for North Little Rock.

How about a baker's dozen now for Lauren Brewster.

Played very nicely.

Do you ever see the movie Brewster's Millions an outstanding.

It's a classic very underrated.

John Candy, you're big into the cult classics.

I can take a good one.

Yeah, absolutely.

No, not a million for Brewster, but 14 will do.

Yeah.

At 44, 37.

Here we go.

Left wing three on the way.

Need a quick look.

Banks in and towns.

Hello McKinley Campbell.

That's a huge basket.

It's a four point game.

You had to have a quick one and you needed to make a regardless of how it goes down.

That's the way to do it McKinley Campbell beautiful shot there.

And she's got nine.

Her sister has 13.

Coachman 14.

So the cream rising to the top here late in the game elevating.

Yeah pretty good contest out there by Hopkins.

She called back.

You she called it I heard it.

Counts just the same.

Hey listen, it's all good.

That's what's fun about basketball, man.

Just get it up there.

Get it up there.

It's like, it's like they say with the lottery.

He can't win.

If you don't play, you can't score if you don't shoot.

It's true.

You got to go.

Well.

It's been a good game.

And one left tonight I know.

Right.

This place you think about pack is going to be ready.

We got a great crowd already.

Yeah.

The lower bowl is full.

The upper deck is about 80%.

70%.

I mean it is phenomenal crowd.

Well you just see the top handful of rows really the only seats left and they're starting to.

Yeah.

There's too much blue though right.

You got you got harbors blue.

You got the rocks blue.

You got Brian's blue.

So I don't know whose is who's.

But there's a lot of people in here.

Oh yeah.

Where are the central people for my people in black and gold.

Just for my Tigers basketball.

The city just crushes it.

We got a couple of bodies flying around.

Oh, is that coach?

No, coach.

I mean, they almost stole the inbound.

It's going to be one of the Campbells.

They're flying around all over the place.

That was McKinley.

Got her head stuck under a table for a minute.

There seems none the worse for wear.

And now they'll go back on defense here.

49 seconds, four point game North little Rock.

With the possession and the lead they have led throughout.

And I don't know what's going on here.

We got a timeout by coach football I do know what's going on after all.

All right one timeout remaining after that one for North Little Rock one timeout left for Harvard.

So you know the situation Harbor again has put North Little Rock in the bonus.

So the next foul by harbor will be free throws for North Little Rock.

The Lady Charge Wildcats will take a bit of two fouls here in the fourth quarter.

Pretty good I mean they play clean defense right team defense but kept it clean.

He's just at the end of the day the the shooting percentage never quite ticked up enough but 27% for the game for Albert.

Yeah 42% for.

All right.

So now it doesn't take John Wooden to know you got we need two stops and two buckets right there.

And there's Harbor's huddle trying to figure it out trying to draw it up.

Job one is get the stop.

And then over here for North Little Rock again I mean it's got to be you know nervous as a long tail wildcat in a room full of rocking chairs right now.

I mean, this game has gotten tense down the stretch.

Looked like it was going to be Blowout City.

As Dick Vitale says, I just think that went through.

But once I got it, I liked it.

It's been a long day.

It's okay.

It's the way home.

Are you got a long way to go?

You're fired.

All right.

Critical defensive opportunity here.

Pressure coming.

Good job by simple gives it gets it back.

Don't get trapped on the sideline reaching foul.

And he's going to the free throw line Jayden James A little too aggressive trying to.

They kind of had him header the janitor's job stepping through it I thought she did but yeah got to James.

Got their hand in the cookie jar.

And he's going to put Whipple on the free throw line.

That's the first foul on Jayden James.

And his free throw is no good.

Set a tough night shooting.

Now here's the deal.

It doesn't make a huge difference here because it's a two possession game.

Regardless they're lucky it's 4440.

Is this free throw.

Otherwise it was a three point game.

Would be pretty big.

I ain't point.

Every point matters though right?

That's what they say in the game.

Second free throw is good.

So a five point game now.

It'll be coachman triggering.

Do we have another McKinlay.

Speed three here.

That's what they needed.

She's got it.

She's going to square up and roll.

They're going to give him a full court press here over to Coach Coachman.

Back to McKinley Campbell.

Drive in all the way.

Shot blocked and didn't like that play though.

And oh here come the Wildcats.

The charging Wildcats charging to victory.

Great job by Brewster playing keep away.

They can't get to her.

Poked out of bounds off her leg.

Out of bounds.

It'll be a turnover.

Oh Brewster did a great job staying away till the end.

That's the danger there, right?

Yeah, absolutely.

Good job to stay with it for Harbor.

And again same situation.

Get a quick buck.

Got to go.

Got to go.

Got to get a quick to a quick three.

But you got to go quickly regardless.

And another near turnover and a steal.

Oh no no.

Oh you can't have that.

Oh that's a huge mistake by Harvard's.

Couldn't even get a shot up.

That is a tough way to round this one out.

You did so great to get back in this game.

And now with 9.3 seconds left to see the writing on the wall.

Hey, that was a spirited effort by Harvard.

Absolutely.

Into this game against a bigger team.

They got nothing to be ashamed of now.

And Haney fouled out.

She's going to the bench.

And the last couple possessions were not great.

But it was the size and l'origine of the block down low.

And then as they extended her on the three point line, you can't even complete a pass.

So 46 to 49.3 left a timeout in between the free throws here and one more will for sure get this thing.

Although it would take a miracle here.

Anyway, my Annie Henry came in for client hating.

Fouled out.

Haiti ends the day with.

1.55 rebounds though.

Only had one turnovers that anybody got wrong but player to watch and don't say that.

Well I'm sorry I didn't have Haiti as a player of the play.

Never played here tonight.

Coachman.

No.

But on the on that team you're right.

Now see I got mixed up good.

Mia Hopkins I like that just it's like no, no, no, I don't make mistakes Joshua.

You do.

Not just that I apologize.

Biden's business JV haha guys I told you there's nobody who puts a charge together with more effort than just an acre.

You're a man and you took out all the color there.

It is kind of like color coding.

You got to have it.

Look at Terrell.

Simple acting like he's not ecstatic with his daughter Katie right next to him.

They're about to celebrate her title eight win.

Number 541 is a pretty sad.

And Tim Jenkins man I know she's going to be the the losing coach in this game.

But I'm a big fan man.

Her energy or tenacity, the tech really kind of turned her team back into the game.

Absolutely.

There's a free throw miss and an offensive rebound that's going to do it North little Rock and dribble it out.

Coach was not giving up.

She's chasing.

But that's going to be a North Little Rock.

The lady charging Wildcats bringing the title home to North Little Rock.

They win it tonight 46 to 40.

Just a great season.

And the best team won.

All right we'll take a break.

We'll come back with a visit with our MVP and our winning head coach Darryl Simple.

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That's what a championship looks like at North Little Rock.

Taking hardware back home to Central Arkansas winning coach Darrell Temple.

Joining us.

And coach, I'm looking through your resume here.

And that's, 541 at North Little Rock, 30th win of the year.

You don't you don't look old enough to have that many wins.

But a pretty sweet win.

And we were talking about it was going to be an emotional one, I'm sure for you.

Yes.

Because obviously it's the last go around with your daughter here on this team.

And, that's a special group.

We also we're giving you kudos because not a lot of coaches are willing to play that many players and trust that many of his players on a championship stage.

Yeah, he did a great job getting them ready for well thank you, thank you.

That's my staff is, Coach Stumps.

This is his sixth one.

So he's been here six times himself.

I mean, that guy's a master preparation.

And especially this week, you know, it's just a nerve wracking week, especially, when you have to go home and listen to your wife, make sure that, you know, she gets some shots up and good stuff.

But, no, it is a special group of kids, like, we play 12 all year long, and they've been awesome about it.

I mean, you know, they could go somewhere else and play a lot of minutes, but they bought in and sacrificed and it's probably one of the best teams.

And we always talk about, hey, where do you put this team in?

I said, hey, you got to wait till the end.

You can't judge them.

They got to win the hardware.

So I'm sure when I get back to them they're going to go, where are we at?

And I'm going to say, hell, you're the best one there is right now.

There you go.

But you know, the Lord has blessed me with a great place and a great group of kids and some parents that trust you.

Because I'm not the easiest guy to play for.

Not to man the lotto, but they always respond.

Having a thought just on the first half, coach.

I mean, you guys got out to the lead, but the offense was not coming easy and the cats start coming back in that second half.

And all of a sudden this is a game with five minutes to go.

Yes.

You guys fought through that.

Yeah we did.

You know defensively that's kind of what we hang our hat on.

It's really hard for teams to score on us.

And we knew our depth would always win out in the end.

But Man Harbor great team.

Coach Jenkins does an amazing job.

Those guys, you know, they'll be back, you know, just like us.

Hopefully, we'll do it all again.

Coach, I don't think you could ever coach in college is not enough.

And I owe money to go around.

We're going to play 12.

Yeah.

You're up.

You're like.

You're like the anti cow.

But, let me just get a final thought on Coach Katie.

And again, you know, it's a special thing.

Not everybody gets to coach their daughter.

You got a lot of special players.

But that's a pretty cool thing.

You know what's funny is our, our former players, I mean, they've been awesome this week.

They've called and and, talked to me a lot, and, it's just been awesome.

What a dream like moment to coach your daughter.

You a state title game and win was on the way here.

And listened to headphones.

And I kept thinking, man, how blessed him.

I mean, yeah, just old kid from alma.

Well, don't come wasting time crying with us.

Go hang out.

Got I got to graduation.

Got to watch you guys.

That was fantastic.

All right, let's bring our MVP in here.

All right.

Here we go.

Alicia Shepard.

It's hard to get the headset on because she got a hope you can sleep with that MVP trophy whenever I see it.

Get it?

Let go.

Don't let go.

So you were the star of all stars?

I mean, listen, a lot of lot of your teammates getting out there.

You guys have such a relentless group, and you just come in waves.

I mean, what's it like playing for Coach Temple in this North Little Rock offense?

And defense is really fun.

It's great.

He preaches to us all the time.

If we stay together, nobody can beat us.

He always taught us to be that best.

And today we came out here to be the face that he always treated us to be like.

Preseason was hard.

It pushed us, pushed us every day to for us to be where we are now.

And I feel like we embraced it.

No matter if he was on a bench or a field on the floor.

Everybody embraced what it took to be a wildcat.

And if you're playing well, players like you were talking about Justin, your coach was talking about here at least.

I mean, that means every practice is a battle.

And while that can be tough day in, day out, man, does it pay off on a stage like this, right?

Yes, sir.

It paid off throughout the whole season, like every practice.

So we get in a huddle, we say things like, how are we going to be?

You're not right.

That's why I tried to.

Okay.

And to be outside the hard every day and look out.

Look where we had.

Look where you are now.

Absolutely.

So I'm curious about in front of this crowd, these lights, this stage, you know, basketball is basketball.

But how hard is it to just focus in a lock in on what you're doing and not worry about all that?

It's hard.

It's really hard because you got the crowd and you got here left or right, but you always got to be able to stay focused and goes on no matter what.

And I feel like as a team we did that.

So yeah, you got time and you're proud of that.

And I'm sure your whole team has got a lot of celebrating tonight.

We'll let you get to it.

Congratulations.

See let go that I would say there soon.

Yeah definitely.

Thank you.

Alicia Shepherd is our MVP.

Great job.

All right.

We got another good one coming up next.

The boys are on the floor.

We got Brian.

We got little Rock central, an unlikely tiger a rival at the championship game playing their best hoops at the right time.

It'll be the third time around between these two.

We are looking forward to it and we will bring it to you.

Coming up next here I guess 11 down, one to go.

Can't say enough about you, Justin.

What an awesome weekend to be a part of this team.

You, Wes Moore, RJ Hawks, Brazil, Lisa Orange, Bobby Swofford I'm not forgetting anybody here, am I?

The crew at Arkansas team.

Oh, that what a group.

Nathan, Tanisha, Kevin, the whole crew.

So thank you for letting me be a part of it.

What an atmosphere.

Hot springs.

You rocked, baby.

All right, this has been the six, eight girls.

Six, eight boys.

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