One of the most successful high school basketball careers in the state of Arkansas will come to a close Saturday night in Hot Springs, even if his coach doesn’t see him as a “supermodel” just yet.
It seems fitting that his prep finale will come in the Class 4A state championship game as Arkansas signee Derrian Ford (6-5, 205) tries to lead Magnolia (29-0) to its third state title in four years.
The Panthers, winners of 80 of their last 81 games, will face Blytheville (33-6) at Bank OZK Arena at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.
The greatness of Ford, who is averaging 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists this season, is hard to quantify according to Magnolia head coach Ben Lindsey.