WholeHogSports · Mar 10, 2017
Future Razorback Gafford one step away from coveted goal
FAYETTEVILLE — The biggest game of future Razorback big man Daniel Gafford’s life awaits him Friday afternoon at Bank of Ozarks Arena in Hot Springs.
Gafford (6-11, 223) - expected to be Moses Kingsley’s replacement at Arkansas next season - will lead El Dorado (28-4) against unbeaten Jonesboro (31-0) in the Class 6A state championship game Friday at 5:15 p.m.
The Wildcats will be trying to win their first state title in more than two decades.
“The whole town is proud of them,” El Dorado head coach Gary Simmons said. “It’s been 26 years since El Dorado played in a state (basketball) final so the whole town is excited, the student body is excited and our kids are very excited.