2015 CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULES

[BarclayAlmanac]

2015 CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOYS
EMERSON VS BAY
Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

EMERSON (34-3)
Head coach: Josh Nix
State championships: (1) 2001
Road to Hot Springs: Won regional tournament and defeated Concord, County Line and Acorn in the state tournament

BAY (31-4)
Head coach: Brad Brannen
State championships: (3) 2013, 2011, 1965
Road to Hot Springs: Won regional tournament and defeated Alpena, Nevada and Kirby in state tournament

Fearless Facts: Emerson needed overtime to beat Acorn, 55-54, in semifinals. ... Emerson also made state finals appearances in 2001, 1996 and 1943. ... Bay won three state tournament games by an average of 29.3 points per game. ... Emerson defeated Bay, 78-73, in December. ... Bay's seniors won a title when they were sophomores. ... Brannen has guided Bay into four state championship games in the past six years.


2015 CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS
NEMO VISTA VS WONDERVIEW
Thursday, March 12, 8:45 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

NEMO VISTA (31-6)
Head coach: Kyle Payne
State championships: (1) 2014
Road to Hot Springs: Won regional tournament and defeated Caddo Hills, Scranton and Kirby in state tournament

WONDERVIEW (33-9)
Head coach: Jeremy Simon
State championships: (1) 2012
Road to Hot Springs: Lost in regional championship game and defeated Acorn, Izard County and Kingston in state tournament

Fearless Facts: Simon is his fourth season as head coach at Wonderview after successful three-year stint at nearby Sacred Heart. ... Payne is in his third season as head coach at Nemo Vista. ... This is a rematch from last year's state championship game, which Nemo Vista won, 37-32. ... It was Nemo Vista's first girls basketball state championship.

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Bay beat Emerson in December.

[WhatsUrRingSize]

Bay is 38-5

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[HorseFeathers]

adding to the Facts about Simon...He's made 5 straight semi finals appearances, and the finals in 4 of the last 5 years...