MCGEE: Ought to be a fun two weeks

old high school coach Benny Lawson told us over and over that “sometimes your shots fall, and sometimes they don’t but good defense is all the time.”

It ought to be a fun two weeks.

State meet stats

I did a little research on the 12 teams in the finals of the state tournament and here is what I found. These are the averages from the regional tournaments.

Highest scoring teams per game average

1. Baptist Prep 63 2. Pea Ridge 59 3. Westside 56 4. Cave City 53 5. Nashville 53 6. Warren 53 7. Robinson 52 8. Bauxite 51 9. Pottsville 50 10. Subiaco 49 11. Huntsville 48 12. Truman 48

Best defensive avg.

1. Baptist Prep 36 2. Pea Ridge 39 3. Huntsville 41 4. Warren 47 5. Robinson 49 6. Pottsville 50 7. Bauxite 50 8. Westside 51 9. Nashville 51 10. Subiaco 52 11. Cave City 52 12. Truman 63

Best winning margin avg.

1. Baptist Prep +27 2. Pea Ridge +20 3. Huntsville +7 4. Warren +6 5. Westside +5 6. Robinson +3 7. Nashville +2 8. Cave City +1 9. Bauxite +1 10. Pottsville +0 11. Subiaco -3 12. Truman -15

Overall best records

1. Pea Ridge 30-2 2. Cave City 29-3 3. Baptist Prep 28-4 4. Huntsville 28-4 5. Nashville 26-4 6. Pottsville 26-5 7. Westside 23-8 8. Bauxite 22-10 9. Warren 22-11 10. Robinson 16-11 11. Subiaco 16-13 12. Truman 8-21

CBS/MaxPreps State 4A Basketball Poll

Feb. 26, 2017 1. Baptist Prep 28-4 2. Pea Ridge 30-2 3. Batesville

Southside 24-3 4. Cave City 29-3 5. Pottsville 26-5 6. Huntsville 28-4 7. Jonesboro

Westside 23-8 8. Nashville 26-4 9. LR Robinson 16-11 10. Bauxite 22-10 12. Gravette 21-8 24. Shiloh 16-12 32. Prairie Grove 12-14 34. Gentry 12-11 35. Berryville 13-15 45. Lincoln 9-18 •••