HOT SPRINGS — It might need some selective editing, but Earle Coach Billy Murray has a motivational tape he wants to sell.
Murray's halftime speech inspired the Bulldogs to a 67-62, comeback victory over Stephens in the Class 2A state championship game before 2,891 at Summit Arena on Thursday night.
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"I got up in their face," Murray said.
Murray wouldn't, or couldn't, reveal the specific language he used - "You'd have to bleep it," he said - but the challenge worked.
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The Bulldogs, who faced a deficit of 14 points midway through the second quarter and trailed 37-26 at halftime, made a furious rally to open the second half, feeding off four Stephens turnovers to pull into a 38-38 tie on a steal by tournament MVP Steven Meredith and a three-pointer by Darron Weeden.
For more information see today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Subscribers can read the story here on ArkansasOnline.