Magnet Cove doesn’t necessarily need to win its final regular-season game to make the Class 3A playoffs, but Panthers coach Ronnie Efird wants to take that route.

A win over Arkansas Baptist tonight in Little Rock clinches the 3A-5’s No. 4 seed for Magnet Cove, and the Panthers make a second straight playoff appearance despite losing to the Eagles if Jessieville loses to conference champion Fountain Lake. Magnet Cove and Jessieville are tied for fourth place (3A-5 gets five playoff spots), both 3-3 in conference play, and the Panthers own the tiebreaker via their 28-7 win over the ...

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