Lady Eagles heading to district after wins

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Inspired by a true story, the movie is a coming-of-age dramedy about a teenage girl who joins a boy’s high school football team. After playing with the boys as a 15-year-old, she quits the team and puts football behind her— but after a two-year hiatus, her passion for the sport returns and now she has to contend with bigger boys and even bigger egos. With the help and support of her family, she begins to realize that succeeding at football is more about the size of her determination rather than the size of her body.

Additional scenes, including several football games, will be filmed in Little Rock.

And there is an opportunity for Little Rock residents to appear as extras in the movie. Football scenes will be filmed on Friday, Feb. 24 at Pinnacle View Middle School. There are bleachers to fill, and all are welcome. Anyone interested is invited to register their interest with the film’s background casting director, Warren McCullough, who can provide all the details.

By Patrick Massey

WICKES—The Cossatot River Lady Eagles are conference champions and are off to the district tournament following Friday night basketball action on Feb. 10.

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Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock will be one of the primary filming locations. Principal Eric Henderson and Doctor Dexter Booth, working with Christopher Crane of the Arkansas Film Commission, were instrumental in bringing the production to the school. The film will also feature members of the state championship winning Parkview Patriots

For Los Angeles based producers Rick Benattar and Nigel Thomas, this is their eighth film to be shot in Arkansas.

Benattar said, “In Arkansas we have found world-class crew and facilities, terrific locations, strong support from the Film Commission and the state, and a warm welcome everywhere we go. It’s become our favorite filming location.”

Contact to register interest in being extras: Warren McCullough, wjmcasting@gmail.com .

Friday evening, the Lady Eagles snapped Booneville’s 30-game conference winning streak with a 45-33 victory, giving the Lady Eagles the chance to claim the conference championship in their final game against Charleston on Saturday with a 48-22 win. The Lady Eagles took care of business, defeating Charleston to improve to 13-1 in conference and clinching the number one seed going into the district tournament this week.

The seeding guarantees the Lady Eagles a spot in the regional tournament. The Eagles also ended the regular season in exciting fashion, defeating conference champion Charleston. The Eagles will be the No. 5 seed heading into the 4-3A District Tournament this week at Paris.