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West Memphis, 6'5 sophomore Jalen Jackson's shooting stroke was so smooth in the first quarter Everyone there was wondering if he could miss a shot the rest of the game,but he did miss a few.but the Blue Devils standout scored a game-high 31 points Saturday to lead his team to a 69-44 victory over top ranked Watson Chapel in a class 6A semifinal game.Jackson scored 12 of his points in the first quarter as the Blue Devils built a 28-9 lead. West Memphis 19-8 reached the state title game for the first time since 2005.The Blue Devils led by 25 poinys at one time in the first half. Watson Chapel center 6'8 Daniel Broughton was held to five points by West Memphis defense that was geared up to stop him,senior Points guard Jon Fitzgerald had 10 points and 10 assists for the Blue Devils.Senior swingman Deshun Watkins also had 10 points for West Memphis,the game is set for Saturday night at 7:45 in Hot Spring ........Others Championship schedule: 7A Fayetteville vs Conway.....6A Little Rock Hall vs West Memphis....5A Little Rock McClellan vs Wynne...... 4A Jonesboro Westside vs Huntville.........3A Earle vs Manila..........2A Hughes vs Hackett...... 1A Wonderview vs Bay...All games will be at Summit Arena in Hot Spring on Thurday-Saturday. Girls....7A Fayetteville vs North Little Rock...... 6A Watson Chapel vs Searcy.......5A Little Rock Christian vs Greenwood.......4A Prairie Grove vs Stuttgart........3A Valley Springs vs Cave City.......2A Conway St Joseph vs Conway Christian .......1A Poten vs Kirby
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