#2 South Iron Faces Clarkton In The Class One Quarterfinals On J98

(Van Buren) The South Iron Panthers’ quest for a third consecutive state championship continues Friday evening. South Iron will face the Clarkton Reindeer in the Class 1 Quarterfinals in Van Buren and we’ll have the call on J98 The Boot.

The 2nd ranked Panthers have grinded their way to a record of 25-4. Three of their last five games have went into overtime and the Panthers held off Chadwick for a three point win in the sectionals on Monday. Coach Dusty Dinkins says late-game defense has been key in getting these close wins…

Clarkton are 17-12 on the season. The Reindeer have won back-to-back district championships for the first time in school history and have won their four postseason games by a combined 15 points. Dinkins tells us what he thinks of the Reindeer…

Clarkton’s second year head coach, Cole McBroom, says it’s been a crazy ride…

McBroom acknowledges that South Iron is the best Class One team they’ve seen all year, however, he doesn’t plan to make major changes to the style of play that’s gotten Clarkton to this point…

#2 South Iron and Clarkton will battle it out Friday evening at Van Buren High School. Coverage of the Class 1 Quarterfinals begins at 5:45 on J98 and MyMoInfo.com.