Here come the rankings
The Arkansas high school state basketball rankings should be popping up soon. They don't mean a doggone thing but they will be interesting to watch, I guess.
I would be shocked if El Dorado's girls aren't ranked No. 1 in Class 6A. The Lady Wildcats beat 7A Little Rock Central in the finals of the Heaven's Best Tournament in Little Rock and did it in front of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports writer Tim Cooper. Cooper has a large hand in the state rankings.
El Dorado is 12-1 and hasn't lost to an Arkansas team. The lone defeat was to Bastrop in the championship game of the Oil Belt Tournament.
Another area team that should be mentioned in the rankings is Parkers Chapel. The Lady Trojans' two losses to Magnolia and Norphlet aren't terrible. PC's biggest victory might be its win over Louisiana's Cedar Creek on Tuesday.
Cedar Creek was ranked No. 1 in Louisiana's power rankings for Class 1A before losing at Parkers Chapel in front of assistant coaches from Louisiana Tech.
"They're a solid basketball team," said Cedar Creek coach Katie Eagles. "They have an inside and outside game. For girls basketball, that's what you've got to have to be successful. I don't know about their conference but if they were down in Louisiana, they'd go pretty far with the style that they play and the depth that they have. They're a solid team."
In Class 2A, don't be surprised if Strong is ranked. Some of that will be because of reputation. But, the fact is, the Lady Bulldogs are in the final eight every single year. Until they're not in the state quarterfinals, it's not a stretch to have 'em ranked.
Norphlet should be ranked but won't be, mainly because they don't leave Union County.
Like I said, rankings during the season mean nothing. The Lady Leopards might be better off keeping a low profile then pouncing on somebody in the regionals.
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I don't know if you noticed but former Oklahoma guard Jenny Vining is making news since she transferred to Arkansas Tech. The one thing she's done that interests me is she broke the Golden Suns' record for 3-pointers made in a single game.
Vining hit nine to beat Julie Smith's mark of eight. That's right, that Julie Smith, formerly of Union.
I would be shocked if El Dorado's girls aren't ranked No. 1 in Class 6A. The Lady Wildcats beat 7A Little Rock Central in the finals of the Heaven's Best Tournament in Little Rock and did it in front of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports writer Tim Cooper. Cooper has a large hand in the state rankings.
El Dorado is 12-1 and hasn't lost to an Arkansas team. The lone defeat was to Bastrop in the championship game of the Oil Belt Tournament.
Another area team that should be mentioned in the rankings is Parkers Chapel. The Lady Trojans' two losses to Magnolia and Norphlet aren't terrible. PC's biggest victory might be its win over Louisiana's Cedar Creek on Tuesday.
Cedar Creek was ranked No. 1 in Louisiana's power rankings for Class 1A before losing at Parkers Chapel in front of assistant coaches from Louisiana Tech.
"They're a solid basketball team," said Cedar Creek coach Katie Eagles. "They have an inside and outside game. For girls basketball, that's what you've got to have to be successful. I don't know about their conference but if they were down in Louisiana, they'd go pretty far with the style that they play and the depth that they have. They're a solid team."
In Class 2A, don't be surprised if Strong is ranked. Some of that will be because of reputation. But, the fact is, the Lady Bulldogs are in the final eight every single year. Until they're not in the state quarterfinals, it's not a stretch to have 'em ranked.
Norphlet should be ranked but won't be, mainly because they don't leave Union County.
Like I said, rankings during the season mean nothing. The Lady Leopards might be better off keeping a low profile then pouncing on somebody in the regionals.
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I don't know if you noticed but former Oklahoma guard Jenny Vining is making news since she transferred to Arkansas Tech. The one thing she's done that interests me is she broke the Golden Suns' record for 3-pointers made in a single game.
Vining hit nine to beat Julie Smith's mark of eight. That's right, that Julie Smith, formerly of Union.
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