Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 is a huge day when it comes to high school basketball in Arkansas. It has nothing to do with the games scheduled for this date.
The AAA Board of Directors will meet at 4 p.m. to decide the tournament site selections for 2012. The meeting will be held at the AAA office in North Little Rock.
The 2A South Region has bids put in by Foreman, Norphlet and Parkers Chapel.
Foreman hosted this region last year. Saratoga has hosted it. Mineral Springs has hosted it. Mount Ida hosted it. Caddo Hills hosted it.
Over the past few seasons, I've driven to Fouke and Prescott and Lafayette County and Centerpoint for regional games.
Tomorrow, the AAA will award the 2A South to, supposedly, one of three schools. One of those schools, Foreman, hosted the tournament last year in a gym that was woefully undersized. The four finalists drove hundreds of miles from Union County to Foreman to compete.
The other two schools, Norphlet and PC, have large gyms, are located around a city with numerous hotels and eating spots and have driven all over the state for the past several years, playing other teams on their homecourt for the right to advance to the state tournament.
If the 2A South is held outside of Union County this season, it will be one of the most biased, unfair decisions since the O.J. verdict.
I dont complain much about the AAA's decisions. If Foreman is awarded this year's regional, I will be forced to speak out.
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On another note, El Dorado is the lone bidder for the 6A State basketball tournament. I'm assuming this means the tournament will be held at the brand new Wildcat Arena. I can't wait to see the looks on the AAA big wigs' faces when they're given a ticket and told to ask someone at the concession stand for something to drink.
The first-ever state tournament without a hospitality room will be the biggest story that comes out of Wildcat Arena. I'm looking forward to writing it.
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