Arkansas High's memorable season has come to an end.
Justice Hill accounted for 524 yards and seven touchdowns as powerhouse Little Rock Christian Academy overcame a halftime deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Razorbacks, 48-24, in the second round of the Class 5A football playoffs Friday night at Razorback Stadium.
Hill, who recently signed his letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Arkansas, completed 25 of 33 passes for 435 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 89 yards and three scores on 10 attempts.
Arkansas High played toe-to-toe with the Warriors in the first half, holding the visiting team to 173 total yards, while going into intermission with 136 of its own.
After that, however, it was all Little Rock Christian (12-1), winners of seven straight which advances to play Morrilton, which defeated Blytheville, 45-20. The Razorbacks close out the season at 10-2, snapping their eight-game winning streak.
Down 17-14 after two quarters, the Warriors scored 21 unanswered points before the Razorbacks could stop the bleeding, and finished with the game's last two scores to seal the victory.
Arkansas High's Cameron Collier finished with a game-high 159 yards on 28 attempts and had two scores.
Sean Foreback was 9-of-24 passing, with 201 yards and a touchdown for the Razorbacks. Wideout DeJordan Mask caught Foreback's touchdown pass, which was a 32-yard strike with 14 seconds left in the first half to give the Hogs their 17-14 lead.
Patrick Cook nailed a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter.
Christian's Matthew Ware caught a team-high 120 yards on five catches and two touchdowns. Michael Loggins added 117 yards on eight catches.
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Little Rock Christian 7 7 28 6 - 48
Arkansas High 7 10 7 0 - 24
First Quarter
AHS-Cameron Collier 1 run (Patrick Cook kick), 3:36
LRC-Justice Hill 6 run (Isaiah Hankins kick), 1:04
Second Quarter
AHS-Cook 32 FG, 11:05
LRC-Hill 8 run (Hankins kick), 7:05
AHS-DeJordan Mask 32 pass from Sean Foreback (Cook kick), :14
Third Quarter
LRC-Kendel Givens 17 pass from Hill (Hankins kick), 5:41
LRC-Matthew Wave 31 pass from Hill (Hankins kick), 1:32
AHS-Collier 4 run (Cook kick), :09
LRC-Ware 50 pass from Hill (Hankins kick), 8:45
Fourth Quarter
LRC-Hill 9 run (kick failed), 6:33
=LRC=AHS
First Downs=19=7
Yards Rushing=153-152
Yards Passing=444-201
Passes A-C-I=35-26-0=24-9-0
Fumbles Lost=3-1=1-0
Penalties=2-10=4-30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Little Rock Christian, Justice Hill 10-89, Kendel Givens 18-23, Michael Loggins 4-41, Colin Cooper 1-0. Arkansas High, Cameron Collier 28-159, Sean Foreback 2-(minus-15), Torie Blair 3-3, Drake Browning 3-5.
PASSING-Little Rock Christian, Hill 25-33-0 435, Cooper 1-2-0 9. Arkansas High, Foreback 9-24-0 201.
RECEIVING-Little Rock Christian, Matthew Ware 5-120, Bernard Givens Jr. 2-(minus-1), K. Givens 3-25, Alex Clark 7-54, Loggins 9-117. Arkansas High, Browning 2-16, Blair 1-15, Collier 1-(minus-3), DeJordan Mask 2-38, Braden Allen 1-70, Tyrie Black 1-4.