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Five Defending State Champs Advance

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Following Friday’s round of state playoff games, five of last year’s high school football state champions are still in the hunt to repeat those efforts.

Class 6A defending champion Lake Hamilton defeated LR Parkview Friday 35-26 and will face Pine Bluff, a 24-16 winner over West Memphis, in one half of the semifinals.

Class 5A defending champion Pulaski Academy reached the semifinal round by defeating Greenwood 21-14 last Friday. They will face Monticello this Friday.

Shiloh Christian, the defending Class 4A state champs, downed DeQueen 56-37 on Friday to stay alive in that bracket. Shiloh will face Nashville in the next round on Friday.

In Class 3A, defending champion Charleston received a bye in the first round, and will host Rison this Friday. Rison defeated Earle 35-20 on Friday.

Finally, in Class 2A, Junction City moved into the next round by defeating Murfreesboro 34-13 on Friday.

Junction City draws Danville next.

The only defending state champion to be eliminated so far was Class 7A’s Bentonville, who lost to Fort Smith Southside on Friday 27-24.

All of the state final games, with the exception of Class 3A, will be played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

The 3A state championship game will be played at Estes Stadium on the UCA campus in Conway.


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