Playoff success
For the third consecutive season, Little Rock McClellan has won a playoff game.
In addition, the Crimson Lions earned a victory in the month of November in Batesville for the second time in three years.
McClellan (8-3), the No. 3 Conference, the Batesville Friday. Bennie touchdown seed Senior 5A-East’s from Kemp quarterback (7-4) and the held No. ran 16-12 5A-Central threw 2 off for seed on a for a McClellan. Kemp three-yard score had for a touchdown run two-point and a conversion with 5:36 left in the second quarter to make it 8-0. Then, with 2:06 left in the third quarter, Kemp threw a
12-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Andre Campbell and his two-point conversion run gave the Crimson Lions a 16-12 lead.
Batesville was driving with 42 seconds left from the McClellan 20, but the Crimson Lions stopped the Pioneers on fourth and 15 to earn the victory.
“It’s a testament of the hard work we’ve put in and the preparation,” McClellan Coach Maurice Moody said. “The kids believe in it. The kids want it. They’ve been through a ton of adversity.”
Moody has led the Crimson Lions to five playoff victories since 2015, including in at the championship 1994 Batesville. 2016 school in 2015. and three to Friday’s He its game in first guided 2015, triumph since state one to on 5A-West The It’s Friday. a Crimson matchup champion Lions Moody Alma travel is the away looking Crimson from forward Lion Lions Stadium to, playing with for week the because 12th consecutive of ongoing construction “You name with me another its field. school on their that home hasn’t turf played all year long,” Moody said. “But we’re still playing in Week 12. “It’s going to be another tough road trip for us. We’ll have to lean on our defense. They’ve done it all year long. Alma will pose some issues for us. “We’re going to have to hold onto the football and don’t turn it over. It’s going to be a huge test for us.”