Pulaski Academy is used to getting everybody's best shot.

That comes with the territory of being a defending state champion.

But for the Bruins, they're not just defending one title -- they're the defending four-time Class 5A state champions. The Little Rock school is the first to win four titles in a row since Barton achieved the feat in 1986-1989.

"They're the standard in the state, in all classifications," Little Rock McClellan Coach Maurice Moody said.

Bruins Coach Kevin Kelley didn't have a problem with talking to his team about a four-peat in 2017.