Forrest City head coach Dwight Lofton has seen many a promising high school basketball player come through the Rumble on the Ridge and expects to see a few more this year.
The 20th annual Rumble will begin Thanksgiving Day when defending champ El Dorado and Arkansas center signee Daniel Gafford (6-11, 223) take on Blytheville in a 3:30 p.m. match-up.
A win there could lead to a second-round battle on Friday at 5 p.m. featuring Gafford and fellow Razorback 2017 signee Khalil Garland (6-6, 190), who is trying to lead Little Rock Parkview to a seconds straight Class 6A state title.