Look for this TV symbol ? below for how to watch live on TV.
Our own Saline County team, the Benton Panthers are going to the Championship. Ten worthy contenders from the 2A to 6A range are headed to the 2023 Centennial Bank State Volleyball Championship games. All games will be at Hot Springs Convention Center.
Let’s start with the 6A teams. The Fayetteville Bulldogs and Conway Wampus Cats, who will face off at 11am. Fayetteville beat Cabot in the semi-finals, 3-0. Conway beat Southside Fort Smith, 3-1.
Read more scores and matchups + TV info below. ??
In the 5A Class, it’s the Benton Panthers vs Greenwood Bulldogs at 7pm. Benton defeated Harrison Goblins, 0-3. Greenwood pulled out a victory over Mount St Mary Academy Belles, 0-3. (Note that these game times are not in order by Classes.)
The 4A Shiloh Christian Bobcats will face Brookland Bearcats at 5pm. Shiloh beat Fountain Lake 3-0 and Brookland beat Gravette 0-3.
3A’s Hackett Hornets and Baptist Prep Eagles made it to face off in the finals at 3pm. Hackett beat Crowley’s Ridge in the semi-finals, 3-0. Baptist beat Harding Academy, 0-3.
The 2A group produced Mansfield Tigers vs Conway Christian Eagles to play beginning at 1pm in this Championship round. Mansfield defeated Life Way Christian Academy, 3-0. Conway Christian beat Lavaca, 3-2.
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See scores and matchups for previous rounds below the TV info.
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Watch live on Saturday, October 28th as all the teams compete. Arkansas PBS will broadcast the 2023 Centennial Bank State Volleyball Championships presented by Everett Buick GMC live from Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.
The finals, featuring teams from classifications 6A-2A, are presented in partnership with the Arkansas Activities Association. Games will be available to watch online the week following the finals at youtube.com/arkansaspbs.
AR PBS Sports will be broadcast statewide over the air, on cable and on satellite on Arkansas PBS’s primary channel. All the ways to watch Arkansas PBS can be found at myarpbs.org/waystowatch. Correct channel information is available in local TV listings.
The Arkansas high school volleyball state finals will air live on Arkansas PBS at the following times:
- 6A teams – 11am
- 2A teams – 1pm
- 3A teams – 3pm
- 4A teams – 5pm
- 5A teams – 7pm
In the week following the finals, games will be available to watch at youtube.com/arkansaspbs, allowing coaches, families, college recruiters and others to watch at their convenience. Games will also be available through the PBS app on mobile or streaming devices.
Throughout the state finals, AR PBS Sports will highlight outstanding student-athletes from each division as Arkansas PBS Student All-Stars. Professional photos from the games will be available for free download at myarpbs.org/photos.
Funding for AR PBS Sports is provided by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Conway Regional Health System. Arkansas PBS also recognizes AAA’s sponsors for the state high school volleyball finals, including Centennial Bank, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Circle K, Everett Buick GMC and Wendy’s.
Get more info at myarpbs.org/sports. The most up-to-date programming schedule with options for email reminders and calendar syncing is available at myarpbs.org/schedule.
OCT 26, 2023 – 2ND ROUND SCORES & SEMI-FINALS MATCHUPS
It’s the Semi-Finals Thursday, October 26th, for the 2023 Arkansas High School Volleyball Championship. See below for the scores and matchups from the 1st and 2nd rounds and who is playing who (and where and when) in these Semi-Finals for 2A-5A teams. The play begins at 1pm on Thursday. Saline County still has one team in contention for the big title. All Saline County teams are highlighted in orange. Teams moving to the next round teams are bolded.
Let’s start with the 2A teams this time. Speaking of times, they are different from yesterday. These teams will begin play at 1pm at Quitman High School on Court 1. Mansfield, who beat Yellville-Summit, 3-0, will face Lifeway Christian Centerton, who beat St Joseph Conway , 3-2.
At 3pm, watch Conway Christian, who defeated Thaden on Wednesday, 3-1, and will play Lavaca, who defeated England, 0-3.
The 3A teams will play at at Valley Springs High School, Thursday, beginning at 1pm, on Court 1. We start will Hackett, who beat Central Arkansas Christian yesterday, 3-0. (It’s another day of that score combo being dominant!) Hackett will play Crowley’s Ridge Academy, since they beat Valley Springs on Wednesday, 3-1.
At 3pm, Harding Academy, who beat Harrisburg in the 2nd round, will play Baptist Prep, who defeated Paris, 3-0.
On to 4A contenders in the semi-finals – they will play at Shiloh Christian High School, beginning at 1pm on Court 1. And the hosting team, Shiloh Christian, beat Wynne in the 2nd round, 3-2, to face Fountain Lake, who beat Prairie Grove, 2-3.
At 3pm, watch Gravette, who beat Mena, 0-3. They will face Brookland, who defeated Farmington, 3-0.
Read more below ??
In the 5A bracket, the games will start at 1pm on Court 1 at Searcy High School. Mount St Mary Academy defeated Lakeside Hot Springs in the 2nd round, 3-2, and will play Greenwood, who beat Marion, 0-3. At 3pm, Harrison will play Benton. Harrison beat Valley View on Wednesday, 3-2, and Benton won their game vs Paragould, 3-0.
And finally the 6A bracket’s first game is at 1pm at Conway High School on Court 1. See Fayetteville play Cabot. Fayetteville beat Bryant in the 2nd round, 3-1. Conway beat Bentonville, 3-1. The hosting team, Conway, will play Southside Fort Smith in this semi-final round. Conway beat Har-Ber, 3-0. Southside defeated Central, 3-0.
Good luck to all the teams in the Semi-Finals. We’ll take a break from play on Friday, then the Championships will commence at 11am on Saturday, October 28, at Hot Springs Convention Center. Look for this emoji ? below for how to watch live on TV.
OCT 25, 2023 – 1ST ROUND SCORES & 2ND ROUND MATCHUPS
Starting with the 6A teams, playing at Conway High School, they will all be on Court 1.
Noon – Fayetteville had a bye and will face Bryant, who defeated Bentonville West in the first round, 3-0.
2pm – Cabot with a bye, matches with Bentonville after they beat Jonesboro, 3-0.
4pm – Conway with a bye, plays Har-Ber who beat North Little Rock, 3-0.
6pm – Southside Fort Smith with a bye will play Central, who beat Rogers in a close match, 3-2.
READ MORE SCORES AND MATCHUPS BELOW ??
The 5A teams will play at Searcy High School on Court 1. Noon – Mount St Mary Academy beat Batesville 3-0 and will face Lakeside Hot Springs, who beat Russellville 3-1.
At 2pm, watch Marion, who defeated Sylvan Hills, 3-0, vs Greenwood who beat Sheridan, 3-1.
At 4pm, it’s Harrison, who beat Lake Hamilton, 3-0, vs Valley View Jonesboro, who beat Vilonia, 3-0.
Am I making up all these 3-0 scores? No, but here’s another… Benton defeated Siloam Springs, 3-0, and will play Paragould, who beat Little Rock Christian, 1-3.
Moving to the 4A group, they will play at Shiloh Christian High School. That competition begins at noon with Shiloh Christian who beat Lonoke (you guessed it), 3-0, so they will play Wynne, who beat Magnolia on Tuesday, yes, 3-0.
At 2pm, there’s Prairie Grove, who tackled Pottsville, 1-3, and will play Fountain Lake, who beat Westside Jonesboro, 3-2.
4pm brings us Mena, who defeated Southside Batesville, 3-2, vs Gravette, who defeated Pulaski Academy, 1-3.
At 6pm, watch Brookland, who beat Bauxite, (here’s that score again) 3-0, and will compete against Farmington, who beat Robinson Little Rock, 3-2.
The 3As will play at Valley Springs High School on Court 1, beginning at noon with Hackett, who beat Manila (oh gosh here we go again), 3-0, and will face Central Arkansas Christian Little Rock, who beat Dover, 3-0.
At 2pm, watch Crowley’s Ridge, who beat Elkins, 3-0, play Valley Springs, who beat Episcopal Little Rock, 3-2.
At 4pm, it’s Harding Academy, who defeated Mayflower, 3-1, vs Harrisburg, who beat Lincoln, 3-2.
Lastly, at 6pm, watch Baptist Prep Little Rock, who beat Salem, (yep) 3-0, and they will play Paris, who beat Walnut Ridge, 3-0.
Now for the 2A group – they play at Quitman High School, beginning at Noon with Mansfield, who beat Cedar Ridge (oh my stars and stripes), 3-0, and will play Yellville-Summit in this 2nd round, after they defeated Taylor, 1-3.
At 2pm, watch Life Way Christian Academy Centerton, who beat Midland Pleasant Plains, 1-3, vs St Joseph Conway, who beat Cutter-Morningstar, 3-0.
Next is the 4pm game with Conway Christian, who defeated Magnet Cove, (good grief) 3-0, and will play Thaden, who beat Palestine-Wheatley, (um) 0-3.
And our final game is at 6pm with England, who defeated Marshall (I mean, you can just guess the scores from here), 3-0, vs Lavaca, who defeated Barton, 3-0.
Stay tuned to MySaline for the results of these games to see who goes to the Semi-Finals!