By Shawn Lee
UCA sportswriting
The Conway Wampus Cats begin their shot at a state championship tonight as they head to Fayetteville to start the Class 7A playoffs.
The Wampus Cats finished the regular season 4-6 and took the fifth seed from the 7A-Central after defeating Little Rock Catholic at War Memorial Stadium last week, 35-28. Fayetteville Bulldogs is the fourth seed from the West after losing 49-20 to Rogers Heritage last week.
The Wampus Cats had an impressive total of 439 offensive yards against Catholic. Quarterback Xavier Acklin threw for a season-high of 246 yards, completing 13 of 23 for three touchdowns. Acklin was also responsible for 188 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.
Junior wide receiver Jalen Jones ended the game with seven receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown.
The winner of this matchup will move on to the second round against the Cabot Panthers, who have a first-round bye as the first seed from 7A-Central.
Kickoff is set at 7:30 p.m.
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