LITTLE ROCK — When Charleston beat Booneville 42-14 on Oct. 21 to take over first place in the 3A-1 Conference, the big story line was Booneville was minus eight starters.

Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in the Class 3A state championship before an announced crowed of 3,122 and Booneville (12-3) playing a full strength, the Charleston Tigers (14-1) quieted those who questioned their regular-season victory with another convincing 41-12 triumph for the school’s first state title since 2014.
