McKenzie Pierce
@MckP_BHS
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Athletic Director & Head Basketball Coach of the Blytheville Chickasaws 🇱🇻 ... To be successful, you can't be afraid of failure...
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Chicks 56 - Magnolia 59. Came up just a hair shorted a State Championship but I’m so proud of my guys and how they’ve fought the last couple weeks. Tough one to swallow. Thank you Blytheville for your support, we wanted this so bad for the city.
#ChickNation
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Thank you
@MikeAndersonUA
for everything you’ve done for me & for Razorback Basketball. You took a chance on me when you didn’t have to, the 3 years I spent with you were as impactful as any 3 I’ve lived. Thinking of all the staff & their families, great people!!
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I am super excited to announce that I will be joining Fort Smith Public Schools as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach & Campus Coordinator of Athletics at Northside High School. To my future student athletes: I’m going to Coach you hard & love you harder.
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Thank you Blytheville! It’s been the best 7 years of my life!
#BlythevilleForever
#FamilyForever
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Please send a prayer up for 7th grader, Zion Smith. He broke his leg in the 7th grade game and is about to undergo surgery at La Bonheur in Memphis.
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Coop got to meet Coach
@MikeAndersonUA
today. One day I’ll get to explain to him how Coach changed my life/career and how he’s helped me get to where and who I am today. There’s no better leader of men then Coach A. Thanks coach!
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We’re going to win a lot of games & have a lot of fun! I can’t wait to get to work, meet the team & get entrenched with the Fort Smith community!
#GrizzlyNation
I am super excited to announce that I will be joining Fort Smith Public Schools as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach & Campus Coordinator of Athletics at Northside High School. To my future student athletes: I’m going to Coach you hard & love you harder.
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Chicks 54 - Berryville 45. Another gutty performance by our guys. Run nning on fumes today but we left it all on the floor. W/ the W we have punched our ticket to Hot Springs for a shot at the 4A State Championship. So proud of my guys for bouncing back! Stay hungry & humble!
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Super excited for
@Marshal1Rashaud
!! He’s has overcame so much and I can’t wait to see what all he accomplishes! I knows Pops is smiling big! S/O to Coach
@OleMissKermit
& staff, believed in him before anyone else & did an incredible job recruiting him! 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🔴🔵🔴🔵
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I’m coming home! Can’t wait to get back and serve the school and community as the Blytheville AD & Head Boys Basketball Coach. There will be struggles no matter where you go in life. What makes it worth it is the people you’re fighting for and the people fighting with you🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
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I don’t have a solution and I’m no genius. But I do know our kids need school and they need extra curricular activities (sports, band, choir etc), especially our seniors. The trajectory & outcome of so many of their lives are riding on it!
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How bout them Chickasaws!! Chicks 54 - St. Paul 49. Super proud of everyone on the team. So many guys stepped up and made big plays. 4 games in 4 days, we definitely left it on E! Thanks for all the love and support back home!
#ChickNation
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It’s been a long 6 years since I last coached in the State Finals. Hasn’t been a day go by since that I haven’t worked to get back there. This time, I know exactly who & why I’m stepping out there for. Can’t wait to lay it on the line with my crew! Let’s get it!
#ChickNation
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Great first day in Grizzly Country. Looking forward to going to war with this crew.
#NorthNorth
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Congrats to
@Marshal1Rashaud
on becoming a 4 Star and Top 100 player in the country. Proud of you but I know your not satisfied. Keep evolving and honing your craft.
#ChickNation
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Chicks 65 - Farmington 53. With the W your Chickasaws punch their ticket to 4A state finals, Thursday at 1:45PM in Hot Springs. Proud of my guys but not satisfied, need one more. Chick Nation, you showed out this week!
#ChickNation
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Chicks 62 - LR Christian 59. The Chicks are your 2022-23 4A East Regional Champions. Proud of my guys for getting the job done but still not satisfied. Road to Hot Spring starts next week in Blytheville!
#ChickNation
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Chicks pregame meal at JP Chophouse in Hot Springs. Eat good , sleep good, play good! Major thank you to Mr. Bill Kenner , John Rose & everyone who sent us down the road with extra money for a big meal! See y’all tomorrow! Let’s get it!
#ChickNation
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Season comes to an end tonight with a loss to Magnolia. Down 1 headed into the 4th and just couldn’t get over the hump. Hasn’t really processed so I’ll have a better post at some other time. Just hate it for the Seniors more than anything. Cant imagine life without them right now
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Big thank you to Coach Quarles
@Coach_JQuarles
&
@AStateMB
for coming by practice yesterday and checking out some Blytheville Basketball. Looking forward to see what the future holds for Coach
@CoachBHodgson
& the Red Wolves!
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It’s here! Whose ready for some Chickasaw Basketball?? Can’t wait to start the grind with this group. They’ve put in the work & are ready for a special season! It’s go time!
#ChickNation
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Been at Blytheville for 6 years. 3 of those years the state Tournament has been at Magnolia. No one loves High School basketball more than NEA. It’s a shame there isn’t a state tournament in our neck of the woods. Oh well, NEA will represent wherever it is!
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Great day to be a Northside Grizzly! Thank you for the overwhelming love & support over the last week for myself & my family! Thankful to be apart of the best School District in the state! 🐻🐻
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Want to wish all my guys out here grinding on the floor & in the classroom the best of luck as they are starting a new year in College! Keep out working & out lasting em! I’m so proud of each & everyone of you. If it was easy, everyone would do it! Love you dudes!
#Family
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Enjoyed catching up with
@CoachZ_ARKANSAS
today at lunch. Appreciate your mentorship and friendship throughout the years!
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Nobody had really asked me until
@ChrisHudgison
last week. My thoughts on the implementation of the shot clock at the high school level.
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Not sure what to say. We just didn’t have it today. Congratulations to LRC. Proud of my guys and the effort and fight they’ve shown all year. Thank you to Chick Nation for all your love & support.
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So proud of
@MarshallRashaud
& everything he has overcome this year. Finished the season avg 20.5 PPG 11 RPG. 72% FG % 79% FT%. While seeing a double & triple team every night. I’m bias but Corliss, Bobby P, Gafford, Jaylin Williams, - this kid is the next great big from AR.
2023 6’7 PF Rashaud Marshall
@MarshallRashaud
Made His Presence Felt In The 4A State Championship Game Finishing With 20 Pts 12 Reb & 2 Blks. Watch Out For His Summer Campaign With
@HoopCityBC
He’s About To Blow Up‼️🔥📈
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Chicks 74 - Nettleton 60 in the finals on the NEA. Super proud of this team and their growth since the start of the season. Nothing better than bringing in the New Year a Champion. Chicks close 2021 12-3 (3-0). S/O to Chick Nation for showing up tonight!!
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Chicks 62 - Brookland 49. Your Chickasaws are you’re 4A-3 District Champions. Proud of my guys focus and preparation leading into the game. Proud but not satisfied! Trumann wouldnt let us cut down the nets so we’re going to cut them at the arena when we get back, meet us there!
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LETS GOOO!!!! So proud of these guys!!! Shoutout to Chick Nation- you were huge tonight! Need you all next week!! Chicks 55 - Brookland 41. Chicks move to 24-3. Conf & Dist. Champs! Let’s keep it going!!
#ChickNation
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Chicks 77 - Haywood 67. Chicks are the Poplar Bluff Show Down Champs. Super proud of my guys and their resiliency over the last 2 nights. Head into the New Year a champ and 16-0. Birthday dub for my right hand man Coach D!
#ChickNation
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Great first day of “official practice”. Embracing the process but can’t wait to see what’s in store for this group. A lot of tragedy the last month but it’s brought us closer. Had to put up a couple reminders around the gym & represent my guy
@BPortistime
.
#Family
#UnderDogSZN
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Chicks 60 - Batesville 39. Great road win for the Chickasaws vs a very good Pioneer team. Proud of our guys. Big shoutout to Chick Nation for making the trip. Two former team Captains in the house tonight, Winston Peace & San’Darius Gillespie. Prayers for safe travel home!
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Chick Nation, at 3:00PM inside the arena, these two will be signing to continue their academic and athletic career. Ke will be signing with Shawnee CC & TJ with Dodge City CC. Super proud of both of you & can’t wait to celebrate this milestone. 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
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Chicks 60 - Mills 64. Tough one. Kids fought through a lot tonight & I’m proud of them for that. Everything’s still in front of us & well be ready to lay it all out there next week when it matters. S/O to Chick Nation - you guys were awesome!
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Congratulations to Coach
@Iron_MikeMA
! Greatest all time leader of men in my opinion! Deserves this and much more.
From Birmingham, Alabama to UAB to the NCAA Tournament...in eight weeks, Mike Anderson will join the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame!
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Chicks 45 - Mills 51. Tough one. Don’t know what else to say right now. Just proud as hell of my guys. Love you guys!
#ChickNation
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Finish the year 26-7. Conference Champs, NEA Champs, Regional Runner Up & undefeated at home. I know a lot of people would trade their season with ours but it stinks right now. Proud of these kids is an understatement.
#ChickNation
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The 2022-23 4A Arkansas State Basketball tournament will be in Blytheville, AR inside beautiful Chickasaw Arena!
#ChickNation
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These 4 SRs have a big day tomorrow! Johnny Anderson, Lamont Jackson, Brian Jones & Ty’Reonn King will be signing their LOIs tomorrow to continue their education & bball careers. Come out to Chickasaw Arena tomorrow at 2:40 PM to help celebrate our young men!
#NextLevelChicks
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Chickasaw Nation..... Are You Ready?? Blytheville Basketball is here!
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Happy to announce that I will be the next Head Bball Coach at EPC! Thankful for my time as a Hog, can't wait to get started as a Warrior!
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Chicks 78 - North Little Rock 80 in over time. Had it and just couldn’t seal it. Slow start probably cost us. So proud of our guys fight and effort. Proud of our first half of the season effort as we close Christmas break 13-3 & 3-0 in Conf. We will battle until they won’t let us
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Happy Birthday, Coach
@Iron_MikeMA
! Thank you for your impact on me and so many others. Wouldn’t be where I am or who I am without you. Enjoy your day! Go Johnnies!
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Punch the ticket, Survive & Advance! Chicks 50- PA 46. Super proud of my guys for getting back up & playing Chickasaw B-ball tonight! Need you there tomorrow night at 5:30 vs E-Stem! Let’s go!!
#ChickNation
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Chicks 69 - NLR 66. Great team effort tonight. So many guys stepped up and made big plays in big moments. Start the year 8-0 in non conference. Conference begins Mon @ home vs Forrest City! Let’s keep the best arena in the State rocking!
#ChickNation
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So proud of these dudes! Would’ve been so easy to let go of the rope a long time ago. We’ve done nothing but get better from start to finish in every aspect of the game. Tonight, we learned how to finish! Let’s keep scratching and clawing! See y’all at the 6A State in NLR!
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Chicks 56 - Southside 41. Goal 1:Win the conference ✅ Defense was very very good tonight & needs to remain that way from here on out. This Sr. Class is hungry for more but they’ve now won the conf their 9th, 10th, 11th & now 12th grade year. A great accomplishment!
#ChickNation
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Best of luck to
@CoachWimbo
& the Manila Lions today as they compete for the 3A State Title. No one more deserving than this group to bring one home. Chick Nation & MissCo is pulling for you!
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Big thank you to Coach Davis (
@OleMissKermit
), Coach Anwar (
@AnwarDave
) & Coach Nutt (
@CoachDnutt
) for coming to watch some Blytheville Basketball practice today & checking in with the big fella. Great people, programs and coaches! Fun day for us!
#ChickNation
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Can’t forget about
@CoachZ_ARKANSAS
! Glad Coop got to meet the hardest working Coach in the business! Cooper and the Chickasaws enjoyed day 1 of Razorback Team Camp.
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Chicks 63 - Dardanelle 47. Survive & Advance! Weathered a big run by Dardanelle with some poise & came punching back. Shoutout to Chick Nation for making the trip. See you Friday at 7PM vs Watson Chapel.
#ChickNation
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Northside ‘24 Unsigned Sr 6’8 Wing Marco Smith (
@2024marcoo
)
Sr Season Highlights Pt. 1
16 PPG 8 RPG 1.8 BPG
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Chicks 66 - Stuttgart 59. With the W we punched our ticket to the 4A state tournament. Proud of our guys, played most of the first half w/o 3 starters and the young guns kept us afloat. This time of the year it takes everyone! Semifinals tomorrow at 8:30PM vs Mills.
#ChickNation
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Tune in tonight to KAIT to catch up on all the great things going on with Blytheville Basketball!
#ChickNation
1959: Chickasaw Gym opens
2020: Chickasaw Arena opens
It’s a new era of Blytheville basketball + the return of the Chickasaw Classic.
Take a look inside the new venue tonight on
@Region8News
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Chicks 67 - Dardanelle 37 in the first round of the State tournament. Great team win- rematch of the second round last year with Magnolia Friday at 5:30 PM. See you there!
#ChickNation
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Chicks 62 - Watson Chapel 50. Super proud of my guys fight as always. Defense was great and cleaned the boards in the 2nd half. Quick turnaround tomorrow for the semis VS LR Mills. Let’s go! Leave it on E!!! See you tomorrow at 7PM!
#ChickNation
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Apparently
@TimarPerry
is the only way to get ahold of
@oldecoach60
! Crazy how the 🏀 can connect people! Big things ahead for TP!
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Big congrats to Winston Peace on Signing today with Lyon College to continue his academics & basketball career. Can’t wait to see what God has in store for you. Love you, WP23!
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🚨 C/O 2024 Prospect Alert 🚨 ! Blytheville Basketballs Travis Anderson stands 6’2” with a 6’6” Wingspan is really developing his game & it’s evolving quickly. Has great touch and is good inside & out. Great kid who doesn’t seem to care about being “cool”! Going to be a player!!
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Chicks 60 - LR McCllelan 58. On to the finals of Regionals vs a very good Mills team. What a gritty performance is all I can say. Love this team. Earned a bye in the state tournament tonight which was huge!
#ChickNation
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Proud is an understatement! Sad to see you go but can’t wait to see what you achieve. Today was just the next step. I’ve seen you all bust your tail for 3 straight years & continually improve as players & People. Go be great in all you do! Love you guys!
#ChickNation
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Attention Blytheville Boys Basketball Players 7th-12th grade: I cant take it any longer & I know you can’t either. I’m ready to get back to work on the game I love. Tomorrow I am going to buy a basketball for each of you who want to participate in some online fundamentals....
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Let’s go!!!!! I can’t even express how happy I am for NBA Champion
@BPortistime
!! Never witnessed a guy be as determined for greatness as BP!! He’s grinded for this moment his whole life & it showed in the biggest game of his career!!!
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Cold air coming in, new gear flowing in... Can only mean one thing. Hoop season is near! Can’t wait to hit the hardwood!
#ChickNation
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What do ya know, the Sun came up today & we still have some ball to play. It just wasn’t meant to be in the district tournament this year. Maybe there’s a bigger plan. Maybe it was just one last lesson to learn from to make sure we’re ready to do what we need to do.Gotta love it!
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Chicks 63 - Robinson 48. Great team effort tonight- defense was really good. Punched our ticket to the State tournament!! We will play in the Semifinal round Friday at 7PM vs the winner of PA & Southside. See you there.
#ChickNation
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@CoachJimmyDykes
thanks for letting
@JayBilas
know there’s nothing wrong with getting engaged at half court on the Hog Logo. My wife & I fall 2015. Met while I was on staff for Coach Anderson, met her while showing a recruit around campus. Didn’t get the recruit but got the girl.
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The journey begins tomorrow! One day, one game at a time. It’s an honor to represent our school, community & the players & coaches who came before us. Together, let’s make this a special year. Let’s get it!
#ChickNation
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Chicks 49 - Farmington 42. Gutty performance from the squad! With the win we advance to the semi finals vs the Winner of Forrest City & Berryville- game will start at 7PM. Stay hungry, stay humble! Big one coming in hot!
#ChickNation
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Congrats to Tedrick Washington (
@KidKyrie22
) for Committing to Pensacola State College! Excited to follow your journey. What a story it’s going to be!
#ChickNation
Sr. season Highlights ⬇️
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It’s taken me a little bit to really digest how it all unfolded & what I wanted to say. What I know is: We had a heck of a year & we made some incredible memories together.
Tweet 1 of 3.
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Headed to the 2A state Finals! So proud of this team and their resiliency tonight! ONE MORE!!!
#WarriorNation
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Chicks 75 - Springdale 71 in OT. Very fortunate to come out on top. Didn’t plat very well for 3 quarters and overcame a 10 pt deficit. Hats off to Springdale they are tough and only going to be tougher as time goes on. Championship tomorrow at 7PM vs Haywood.
#ChickNation
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@itsDerekShepard
‘25 Northside PG may be the best kept secret in the state. How many Soph can start at PG in 6A and lead the team to the State Tourn… the answer - not many. College coaches come see him asap. He can run the show!
#NorthNorth
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@CoachZ_ARKANSAS
and staff did a great job at camp. The Blytheville Chickasaws had a great experience. 🏀 in the Bud. Nothing better!
Arkansas team hoops camp draws major response: Arkansas director of basketball operations Matt Zimmerman was…
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Chicks 74 - Marvell 48. Great first win in the new arena. With one in quarantine and 4 out on the football field was really proud of how the younger guys stepped up & performed. Brian Jones with a career night, 31 points!
#ChickNation
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Looks like I’ll be taking some trips to the Big Apple in the future. Couldn’t be happier for
@Iron_MikeMA
! St. John’s is getting a first class Coach & family. I’m sure Mrs.
@Marcheita_A
won’t mind shopping in NYC! Best wishes!
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Chicks 62 - Valley View 40. Great road win & tremendous second half effort. Can’t be satisfied, have to keep getting better everyday!
#ChickNation
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Chicks win 69-64 over LR Parkview in AAA benefit game. Great experience for us vs a very big & athletic bunch. Proud of our guys fight. A lot to clean up but that’s to be expected. Solid start!
#ChickNation
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Very special for me to be on the sideline coaching against a mentor & someone I’ve looked up to in Coach Thurman (
@RustonRifle
). When I was a mgr my 1st yr at AR he was the first person to make me feel like I belonged. Parkview is in great hands under his direction! Thanks coach!
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WE not me. I haven’t played one second. The kids have done the work, my wife, family & our great community has invested so much. Thank y’all for what you’ve done for Blytheville Basketball. I’d trade every W for each kid to go on to be somebody & make a difference!
#ChickNation
This year marks our 5th year at Blytheville, and tonight marked 100 wins for
@MckP_BHS
as Blytheville Head Coach! Proud to be there every step of the way.
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Chicks 52, Conway 45. We go 2-0 in Bulldog Classic & would’ve advanced to the finals against Fayetteville but the games have been cancelled due to weather. It was a great trip & looked like the team I thought we would be.
#ChickNation
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So proud of Curtis Smith (
@ballerrr31
) ! I’ve loved every second of coaching you & I know all your teammates have loved every second playing with you. Cossatot got a winner!
#ChickNation
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The end to our season has been a tough one to process. I’ve never wanted one so badly for a group of kids & our community as I wanted this one. I think that’s what made this group so special toward the end because we were bought in to doing it for each other..
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Blytheville Grad & Pensacola State CC Signee Tedrick Washington (
@KidKyrie22
) showing off his bounce after workouts!
#ChickNation
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Blytheville 💪🏽!! Proud Coach moment getting to watch my guys go at in person! Even more special having some of their brothers there to support!
#ChickNation
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