2016 CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULES

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2016 CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOYS
EARLE VS EAST POINSETT COUNTY
Thursday, March 10, 3:30 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

EARLE (32-4)
Head coach: Billy Murray
State championships: (7) 2012, 2010, 2008, 2000, 1985, 1980, 1974
Road to Hot Springs: Won 2A-North regional tournament and defeated KIPP-Dela, Bigelow and Junction City in state tournament

EAST POINSETT COUNTY (20-10)
Head coach: McKenzie Pierce
State championships: (3) 2012, 2011, 2004
Road to Hot Springs: Finished third in 2A-North regional tournament and defeated England, Hector and Marked Tree in state tournament.

FEARLESS FACTS: Earle lost to Marked Tree in the district championship game. ... Earle defeated Sloan-Hendrix, Cross County, and Marked Tree in the 2A-North regional tournament by a combined 97 points and then won three state tournament games last week by combined 67 points. ... East Poinsett County lost to Marked Tree in semifinals of the 2A-North regional tournament before beating Marked Tree, 62-61, in the semifinals of the state tournament on Saturday. Murray played under legendary Jon Widner at Morrilton and was the MVP of the 1973 state tournament, scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in Morrilton's 57-40 win against Monticello to cap a 32-3 season. ... Murray also coached Crawfordsville to the state title in 1995 in addition to coaching Earle to state championships in 2008, 2010 and 2012. ... Earle's first state championship game was in 1974 when the Bulldogs beat Greenbrier, finishing 32-4 which is their record going into Thursday's title game.

[size=78%] [/size]2016 CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS
EARLE VS HECTOR
Thursday, March 10, 5:15 p.m.
Bank of the Ozarks Arena, Hot Springs

[/size][size=78%]EARLE (29-7)[/size]
Head coach: Corey Garrett
State championships: (0)
Road to Hot Springs: Won 2A-North regional tournament and defeated Magnet Cove, Foreman and England in state tournament

HECTOR (25-10)
Head coach: Walt Davis
State championships: (0)
Road to Hot Springs: Finished 1-2 in 2A-West regional tournament, finishing as fourth seed, and defeated Spring Hill, Riverside and Quitman in state tournament

FEARLESS FACTS: Hector and Earle are playing in their first state championship game. ...Hector finished second in the 2A-4 East conference behind undefeated Quitman, then defeated Quitman in the state tournament semifinals on Saturday, 58-50. ... Hector lost to Conway Christian and Quitman in the 2A-West regional tournament. ... Earle won three regional tournament games by combined 63 points and three state tournament games by combined 69 points.

[Pit Bull]

Good breakdown...

[JCWLADYREBELDAD]

Yes it is a good breakdown except Hector lost to JC Westside in the semi finals of the regionals and then lost to Conway Christian in the 3rd/4th place game.