I had the 5A girls and boys championship games already on my plate. Then while I was shooting the first game, I got a call from the newspaper down in Searcy asking if could string the two following games for them. Reluctantly, I accepted as I knew they were in a bind with their arranged stringer's car breaking down.
The final game (Searcy vs Mountain Home for the 6A boys championship) turned out to be probably the dirtiest game I've ever watched/covered.
These two teams have faced each other now three consecutive years for the title and all three have been won by Searcy. This obviously caused some animosity as the Mountain Home players were shown five yellow cards and two direct red cards
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs PA - 5A girls soccer championship
Little Rock Christian players celebrate following their 4-0 win over Pulaski Academy for the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs PA - 5A girls soccer championship
Little Rock Christian's Joanna Bentley (left) and Kelsey Smith celebrate past Pulaski Academy's Lizzie McSpadden (center) after Bentley's goal in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs PA - 5A girls soccer championship
Pulaski Academy goalie *** saves a shot on goal from Little Rock Christian in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs PA - 5A girls soccer championship
Pulaski Academy's #17 is consoled by teammate #22 (left) after the team accepted their runner-up trophy following their game against Little Rock Christian for the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs Hope - 5A boys soccer championship
Little Rock Christian's Andrew Davis heads the ball away from Hope's Rual Leyva in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs Hope - 5A boys soccer championship
Hope's Jose Nava (from left), Juan Arroyo and Ismael Arnanda walk back to accept their runner-up trophy following the game against Little Rock Christian for the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs Hope - 5A boys soccer championship
Hope's Cody Washington (left) and Little Rock Christian's Nathan Gay vie for possession in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs Hope - 5A boys soccer championship
Hope's Juan Arroyo celebrates after scoring the game's first goal against Little Rock Christian in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/07/10--
LRCA vs Hope - 5A boys soccer championship
Little Rock Christian goalkeeper Austin Whitesell (bottom) protects himself and the ball from Hope's Stephen Riemar in the first half of the 5A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A girls soccer championship -- Searcy vs El Dorado
Searcy players celebrate following their 3-1 win over El Dorado for the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A girls soccer championship -- Searcy vs El Dorado
Searcy's Jade McCoy tries to get around El Dorado's Samantha Justus in the second half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A girls soccer championship -- Searcy vs El Dorado
El Dorado's Caitlin Brown (left) tries to take the ball from Searcy's Kerry Moon in the second half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A girls soccer championship -- Searcy vs El Dorado
Searcy's Michaelah Weaver (left) tries to get around El Dorado goalkeeper Meredith Rice to get the ball in the first half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A boys soccer championship -- Searcy vs Mountain Home
Searcy's Steven Seitz (left) is taken down by Mountain Home's Brock Barnhill in the box in the first half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville. Barnhill received a red card on the foul and Seitz scored on the ensuing penalty kick.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A boys soccer championship -- Searcy vs Mountain Home
Searcy's Brandon Treece (left) celebrates with teammate Evan Scarbrough after Treece's goal against Mountain Home in the first half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A boys soccer championship -- Searcy vs Mountain Home
Mountain Home's Jeff Cotter (left) and Searcy's Andrew Moore collide while going for the ball in the first half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
Photo by Jason Ivester --05/07/10--
6A boys soccer championship -- Searcy vs Mountain Home
Mountain Home's Brock Barnhilll (center) is shown the red card by the official against Searcy in the first half of the 6A championship game on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.
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