Class 3A State Championship

CHARLESTON VS BOONEVILLE WHERE War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock

WHEN Saturday

KICKOFF 6:30 p.m. RECORDS Charleston 13-1, Booneville 12-2

COACHES Charleston – Ricky May; Booneville – Doc Crowley KEY PLAYERS Charleston – QB Brandon Scott (Sr., 5-11, 185), LB Reese Merechka (Jr., 5-8, 165), OL Roy Hudson (Sr., 6-1, 265), DB Bryton Ketter (Sr., 5-8, 145), RB Bryven Ketter (Sr., 5-9, 175). Booneville – WB RB Dax Goff (Jr., 6-1, 215), DL Chase Plymale (Sr., 6-1, 270), OL Johnny Barnes (Sr., 6-0, 240), FB Cody Elliott (Sr., 5-7, 150), WB Trace Hall (Sr., 5-10, 150).

THE SCOOP Neighboring rivals Charleston and Booneville meet in a rematch for the Class 3A state championship on Saturday. … Booneville will be playing in its 10th state championship game while Charleston will be playing in its eighth. … Charleston defeated Rison, 27-0, in one semifinal on Friday night on the road while Booneville beat Melbourne, 41-36, in the other semifinal also on the road. … Charleston won the first meeting between the two teams six weeks ago, 42-14, at Booneville. … Charleston senior QB Brandon Scott has thrown for 2,387 yards and 27 touchdowns this year and for 5,818 yards and 61 touchdowns in his career. … Charleston WR Reese Merechka has caught 52 passes for 770 yards and 10 touchdowns. … Booneville junior WB Dax Goff has rushed for a single-season school record 2,244 yards and 27 touchdowns in 11 games this season. … Booneville senior FB Cody Elliott ran for 187 yards and five touchdowns on Friday and has rushed for 1,395 yards and 23 touchdowns this season. … Booneville HC Doc Crowley is a Charleston graduate. … Charleston Coach Ricky May is a Booneville graduate. … Booneville leads the all-time series between the two teams, 48-13-2.