NASHVILLE -- Nashville Coach Paul Dean didn't know what to expect out of Magnolia going in to Sunday's regional final, but he knew he was going to get a great deal of effort from his red-hot ballclub.
Little Rock Central girls Coach Marlon Williams pointed to a couple of reasons why his team has looked and performed much better this season than it did at the same point in 2021, and neither has anything to do with added experience -- at least, not in the literal sense.