2016 CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULES

[BarclayAlmanac]

2016 CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOYS
MALVERN VS BAPTIST PREP
Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

MALVERN (31-2)
Head coach: Chris Meseke
State championships: (2) 1990, 1989
Road to Hot Springs: Won 4A-South regional tournament and defeated Riverview and Monticello in state tournament

BAPTIST PREP (25-8)
Head coach: Brian Ross
State championships: (3) 2009, 1999, 1997
Road to Hot Springs: Won 4A-North regional and defeated Gosnell and Helena-West Helena Central in state tournament

FEARLESS FACTS: Malvern's losses are to Providence Academy of Rogers in December and to Waldron in conference play. ... Baptist Prep lost at Ozark in 4A-4 action. ... Baptist Prep won regional tournament with wins over Shiloh Christian, Pottsville and Ozark by combined 62 points before beating Gosnell and Helena-West Helena Central by combined 37 points in state tournament. ... Meseke is in his 17^th year as a head coach, including stops at Fountain Lake, Magnolia and Greenwood. ... Ross grew up in Ozark before his family moved to Little Rock when he was in junior high. ... Malvern is playing in its fifth state championship game. ... Baptist Prep is undefeated in state championship games.


2016 CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS
RIVERVIEW VS CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN
Friday, March 11, 3:30 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

RIVERVIEW (37-0)
Head coach: Ryan Smith
State championships: (1) 2015
Road to Hot Springs: Won 4A-East regional tournament and defeated Pottsville and ESTEM in state tournament

CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN (24-12)
Head coach: Steve Quattlebaum
State championship: (3) 2007, 2006, 2005
Road to Hot Springs: Lost in the championship game of the 4A-East regional tournament and defeated Huntsville, Star City and Berryville in the state tournament

FEARLESS FACTS: Riverview is the defending Class 4A state champion. ... Riverview is the only undefeated girls teams in the state. ... Riverview and Central Arkansas Christian are members of the 4A-2 conference. ... Riverview defeated Central Arkansas Christian, 63-47, and, 49-41, in conference play, then 63-45 in the district championship game and 65-51 in the regional tournament finals. .... Central Arkansas Christian is playing in its fifth championship game, all under Quattlebaum.... The Lady Mustangs also lost to Class 7A championship game participant North Little Rock and Class 6A championship game participant Russellville.

[BobKat]

how could CAC have lost to Riverview in the championship game of district then be ranked 4th from their conference in regionals playing a one seed.

[the realist]

If I'm not mistaken, Riverview played ESTEM  in the district finals.

[Uncle Tupelo]

If I'm not mistaken, Riverview played ESTEM  in the district finals.

CAC entered the district tournament as a 5-seed.  They defeated Helena, then Lonoke, to make it to the district semifinals vs Riverview.  CAC lost to Riverview, which made them a 4-seed entering the regional tournament vs 1-seed Pocahontas.