Jonesboro v Union Hill
Jonesboro has been battling the injury bug all post-season and have only gotten better each week as key players recover and back-ups gain some big game experience. Union Hill is having their best season in 6-man since the 1940s and looking for the schools 3rd state title in it’s 3rd different classification (having won Class B in 1978 and 1A in 1982). Jonesboro is battle tested and Union Hill has had one of the easiest playoff paths to this point. Union Hill probably has the best athlete in this contest and while their defense has only allowed about 13 points a game this season that is against a schedule full of private schools. Jonesboro has given up almost 23 points a game against some solid teams. Union Hill’s only loss was to Strawn who forced and capitalized on several key turnovers to win that game. This will be a hard fought game in the trenches, in the end I think Jonesboro’s defense holds up better and they make more extra points and win a very physical game lower scoring game.
Players to Watch:
Jonesboro – Robert Robuck, Ethan Lilljedahl, Wyatt Young
Union Hill – Gabe Nelson, Colton Wade, Colt Mallory