LEPANTO, Ark. — Tonight’s Cross County-East Poinsett County game is a rematch of last year’s Class 2A state championship game.
Cross County won that game, 20-14, to capture the T-Birds’ second-ever state title. The other one was in 1984.
East Poinsett County has been the state runner-up for the past three seasons. The Warriors won last year’s regular season game, 20-16, in Cherry Valley.
East Poinsett County is 3-1 overall and beat McCrory to open conference play last week.
Cross County lost their conference opener to Marked Tree. The T-Birds are 2-2 on the season.
Tonight’s game starts at 7 p.m. in Lepanto. The 107.3 BOB FM and Cross County livestream begins at 6:50 p.m.
In junior high play last night, the Wynne Junior Jackets improved to 5-1, 2-0 in conference play with a 12-0 win over Greene County Tech in Paragould. They’ll host Valley View next Thursday.
In another junior high game, EPC beat Cross County in Cherry Valley, 22-16.
In Northeast Arkansas Youth Football League games tomorrow:
- Wynne Stingers at Valley View (4th, 5th, 6th grade), 10 a.m.
- Newport at Cross County (5th, 6th grade), 10 a.m.
