2011 Sonic Air Raid Preview

Coach Roddy Mote and Harding Academy is again hosting one of the top tournaments in the state as the Sonic Air Raid kicks off the 7-on-7 this weekend in Searcy. 16 teams will compete for the championship of one of the state's largest and more prestigious tournaments.

Using Arkansas Varsity's rankings as a guide, 7 of those top 20 teams will be on display at Harding University campus. But those teams won't be the only attractions as Coach David Estes will be putting Catholic High on display for what we believe will be their first big time tournament. Host Harding Academy is not in the top 20, but are usually a tough team to beat, especially early in the day. The most intriguing team in this tournament, however, is Wynne. We have never heard of Wynne in a 7-on-7 competition, but with new head coach, Chris Hill, 7-on-7 will become a given in Wynne's summer schedule.

Past Winners (since the expansion to 16 teams):
2010 Pulaski Academy
2009 Pulaski Academy
2008 Lake Hamilton
2007 Pulaski Academy
2006 Shiloh Christian

2011 Pools

Pool A - Catholic, PA Blue, Watson Chapel, Greene County Tech

Pool B - Lake Hamilton, Greenbrier, Shiloh Christian, Harding Academy

Pool C - Bald Knob, Searcy, Wynne, Conway Christian

Pool D - PA Gold, Batesville Southside, Corning, Rose Bud

2011 Schedule

• 10:00
  Catholic vs GCT
  Watson Chapel vs PA Blue
  Harding Academy vs Lake Hamilton
  Greenbrier vs Shiloh Christian
  Bald Knob vs Conway Christian
  Searcy vs Wynne
  Corning vs PA Gold
  Rosebud vs Batesville Southside
• 10:45
  Harding Academy vs Greenbrier
  Shiloh Christian vs Lake Hamilton
  GCT vs PA Blue
  Watson Chapel vs Catholic
  Wynne vs Bald Knob
  Searcy vs Conway Christian
  Batesville Southside vs Corning
  Rosebud vs PA Gold
• 11:30
  GCT vs Watson Chapel
  PA Blue vs Catholic
  Harding Academy vs Shiloh Christian
  Greenbrier vs Lake Hamilton
  
• 12:30
  Conway Christian vs Wynne
  Searcy vs Bald Knob
  Corning vs Rosebud
  Batesville Southside vs PA Gold

The top two teams in each pool will compete in the 8-team double elimination Land O'Frost Championship Bracket. The bottom two teams in each pool will compete in the 8-team double elimination Sonic Consolation Bracket. Tournament play begins at 1:30 with the finals for both brackets being at 5:15 with the if necessary game(s) at 6:00.