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7A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME CAPSULES 2014

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2014 CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOYS
NORTH LITTLE ROCK VS SPRINGDALE
Thursday, March 13, 8:45 p.m.
Summit Arena, Hot Springs

NORTH LITTLE ROCK CHARGING WILDCATS (25-2)
Head coach: Johnny Rice
State championships: (7) 2013, 1971, 1969, 1967, 1964, 1949, 1943
Road to the Summit: Defeated West Memphis and Bentonville in Class 7A State Tournament
Fearless Facts: Anton Beard transferred from Little Rock Parkview in the offseason and teamed up with KeVaughn Allen to score 28 points each in the semifinal win against Bentonville, combining on 19-of-33 shooting from the floor and 9-of-15 from 3-point range. ... North Little Rock is the defending state champion after beating Fayetteville last year at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock to cap off a 28-1 season. ... Rice is in his second year as head coach at North Little Rock. ... North Little Rock is making its 19th appearance in the boys championship game, including North Little Rock Ole Main.

SPRINGDALE BULLDOGS (22-5)
Head coach: Brad Stamps
State championships: (0) none
Road to the Summit: Defeated Fayetteville and Fort Smith Northside in Class 7A State Tournament
Fearless Facts: Finished as the top seed in the 7A-West after beating contenders Van Buren and Bentonville in the final week of the regular season before beating rival Fayetteville and future 7A-West foe Northside in state tournament. ... Tereke Eckwood was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter in the semifinal win against Northside. ... Stamps is 168-90 in his ninth year as a head coach, including four at Shiloh Christian and five at Springdale. ... Springdale is making its third appearance in a state championship game, losing in 1998 to Little Rock Parkview and 1945 to Little Rock High.


2014 CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS
FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE VS CONWAY
Thursday, March 13, 7:00 p.m.
Summit Arena, Hot Springs

NORTHSIDE LADY BEARS (25-3)
Head coach: Rickey Smith
State championships: (6) 2013, 2007, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
Road to the Summit: Defeated Little Rock Central and Bentonville in Class 7A State Tournament
Fearless Facts: The Lady Bears are making their 11th appearance in the state title game and fourth straight. ... Northside and Conway split their regular-season meetings and neither was close with Northside winning 79-60 in January, and Conway winning 57-43 in February. ... Northside is the defending state champion after beating cross-town rival Southside last year at Barton Coliseum. ... Smith is 543-110 overall, including 495-100 at Northside.

CONWAY LADY WAMPUS CATS (26-5)
Head coach: Ashley Nance
State championships: (1) 2008
Road to the Summit: Defeated Rogers, Fayetteville and West Memphis in Class 7A State Tournament
Fearless Facts: Conway was the fourth seed but won its last seven games in the 7A/6A-Central conference and then won three games in state tournament. ... In the three state tournament games against Rogers, Fayetteville and West Memphis, Conway had an average margin of victory of 15 points per game. ... Conway had four players average in double-digits in 7A/6A-Central conference play. ... The Lady Wampus Cats hit 62 of 90 free throws in its three state tournament games. ... Alexis Tolefree and Jordan Danberry combined to score 109 points in Conway's three state tournament wins. ... Conway is making its fifth appearance in the girls state championship game. ... Nance is a Guy-Perkins graduate and guided Conway Christian to the state championship in her second year as a head coach before taking over at Conway four years ago.




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