No. 3 Rison at No. 2 OSCEOLA (3)

Tradition rich schools meet-up for the first time in school history. Rison with a very successful season since moving up to 3A. Rison has won eight state titles in the modern playoff era, including two crowns under Head Coach Clay Totty (207-55-1 at the school). Rison last played for the state title in 2015 (2A).

Osceola, Class AAA state champion in 1995 and Class AA titlists in 1997, has not played for a state title since 1998.

No 4 Prescott at No. 1 BOONEVILLE (3)

Booneville defeated Prescott 42-30 in the second round of the 2014 playoffs in the last meeting of these teams. Prescott has advanced to the semifinals four times in Coach Tommy Poole’s (76-16 at the school) seven seasons. Prescott, which allows just 8.4 points per game, last week recorded its fifth shutout of 2018, eliminating McGehee by 26 points.

This is Booneville’s third semi-final run under Coach Scott Hyatt, who is 113-33 at the school. Poole and Hyatt are on the watch list for the Farm Bureau Insurance Awards Class 3A Coach of the Year award.