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The Searcy lion soccer teams played their last home games this week. For the seniors, it was a bittersweet night filled with emotion.<\/p>\n

“Knowing that I won’t ever play at Searcy again, I will play at college, but it’s different because nothing is the same as playing at Searcy, being a lion,” said senior McKenna Smith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“It hasn’t really hit me yet that this is my last game on this field. I’m pretty sure it will later tonight,” said senior Kenneth Wilson. “It’s been a great four years and I know I’m going to miss it.”<\/p>\n

The seniors have different things they will miss with graduating.<\/p>\n

“I’ll miss playing with all these girls the most because I’ve played with them since I was ten,” said Smith.<\/p>\n

“Having fun, playing the game that I love with all my friends that I grew up with,” said Wilson.\"Screen<\/a><\/p>\n

The seniors have high expectations for next year’s soccer teams.<\/p>\n

“I think the team will do pretty well, because there are a lot of eighth graders coming up,” said Smith.<\/p>\n

Wilson said that with such a big graduating class, the team will lose a lot of talent.<\/p>\n

“But then again, we have a lot of young raw talent that I think will make up for it next year; they know what they are supposed to do so we will have a good year next year,” said Wilson.<\/p>\n

Even though this is the last game of the regular season, the seniors will continue to play throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Post Script: After the posting of this story, both boys and girls soccer teams won state 6A State Championships.<\/p>\n

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