6A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME CAPSULES 2014

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2014 CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOYS
JONESBORO VS LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW
Saturday, March 15, 4:15 p.m.
Summit Arena, Hot Springs

JONESBORO HURRICANES (28-3)
Head coach: Wes Swift
State championships (10) 2007, 1994, 1962, 1956, 1954, 1942, 1940, 1938, 1937, 1916
Road to the Summit: Jonesboro beat El Dorado, Little Rock Fair and Benton in the state tournament
Fearless Facts: Jonesboro's 10 state titles trail only Little Rock Central (18), Pine Bluff (12) and Little Rock Parkview (12) for the most state boys' basketball championships. ... Jonesboro is playing in its 22nd state championship game. ... Swift won state titles at Hughes in 2001 and at Lonoke in 2008. ... He is a 1988 graduate of Sylvan Hills. ... Swift is in his fifth year at Jonesboro after taking over for legendary Barry Pruitt. ...Tandem of Kahron Ross and Marquise Pointer scored 134 points in state tournament with Ross scoring 87 and Pointer 47. ... Ross hit six 3-pointers and was 29 of 33 from free-throw stripe. ... Jonesboro is one of only two teams to beat 7A state champion North Little Rock along with Parkview.

LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW PATRIOTS (27-1)
Head coach: Al Flanigan
State championships: (12) 2012, 2011, 2006, 2002, 1998, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1988, 1978, 1972, 1971
Road to the Summit: Parkview beat Texarkana, Siloam Springs and Little Rock Hall in the state tournament
Fearless Facts: Parkview's 12 state championships trail only Little Rock Central (18) and are tied with Pine Bluff (12) with the most state boys' basketball titles. ... Parkview's only loss is to Starkville, Mississippi, 63-52, this season. ... In three state tournament games, Parkview outscored its opponents by a 116-42 margin in the first half. ... The Patriots held opponents to 107 points and 35 field goals in three state tournament games, and hit 67 of 99 free throw attempts. ... Daryl Macon led Parkview in scoring in the state tournament with 70 points. ... Flanigan is in his 19th year as head coach of the Patriots and is 401-121. ... Patriots converted 67 of 99 free throws in state tournament and allowed just 107 points and 35 field goals while leading at halftime by combined score of 116-42.



2014 CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS
GREENWOOD VS LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW
Saturday, March 15, 2:30 p.m.
Summit Arena, Hot Springs

GREENWOOD LADY BULLDOGS (22-6)
Head coach: Clay Reeves
State championships: (2) 2012, 2010
Road to the Summit: Beat Little Rock Fair, Siloam Springs and Searcy in state tournament
Fearless Facts: Greenwood is playing in its second state championship game in the past three years, winning the Class 5A title in 2012 before its elevation to Class 6A last year. ... Reeves is 596-202 overall and 223-97 at Greenwood. ... Greenwood won its three games in the state tournament by an average of 80.3-42 and led at halftime by an average of 51-21. ... Megan Hartness, Lundon Williams and Haleigh Henson averaged double-digits in the state tournament with Hartness scoring 67 points with three treys, Williams adding 44 points and seven 3-pointers, and Henson chipping in 41 points and 10 threes. ... Greenwood hit 26 3-pointers in the state tournament.

LITTLE ROCK PARVIEW LADY PATRIOTS (15-12)
Head coach: Lahoma Howard
State championship: (4) 2012, 2007, 2005, 2004
Road to the Summit: Beat Sheridan, El Dorado and Little Rock Hall in the state tournament
Fearless Facts: The Lady Patriots have won four state titles, all under Lahoma Howard, who is in her 12th season as Parkview's head coach. ... Parkview is playing in its seventh final. ... Parkview entered the state tournament with a 12-12 record and finished sixth in the rugged 7A/6A-Central conference, a blended conference of 6A and 7A schools which put five of eight teams into the semifinals and all four teams into the finals in 7A and 6A for the second consecutive year. ... Christyal Holloway and Sausha Davey scored 107 points in the state tournament with Holloway notching three-straight 20-point games and scoring 65 points.