Hector and Marshall face Coley and McClure in king-seat final

Jeremiah Hector and Gene Marshall met Todd Coley and Thomas McClure in the king-seat championship game at Pike Billiards, turning the June 28 cornhole final into the night’s decisive bracket match. The listing did not include a final score, but it did identify the four players who reached the title game and the format that made the showdown matter.

The king-seat label carried real weight. It told the story of a bracket built to produce one definitive winner, with the final pairing coming out of a double-elimination-style path where every bag mattered more as the round tightened. One mistake, one missed air mail, one pushed bag could flip the championship handoff in an instant, which is exactly why king-seat finals tend to feel different from a routine league night.

That June 28 matchup also fit into a busy stretch for Pike Billiards. The venue posted cornhole championship-game videos on June 3, June 10, June 14, June 24 and June 28, making the final in Zebulon part of an active late-June run rather than a one-off showcase. The repeated championship postings point to a scene that was producing regular final-round pressure, with different names cycling through the biggest stage from week to week.

Pike Billiards is located at 622 Thomaston St in Zebulon, Georgia 30295, and public business listings describe it as more than a pool hall. The venue offers billiards, poker, darts, cornhole, a full kitchen and bar service, and a business listing gives it a 4.4-star rating from 43 reviews. That mix helps explain why the space has become a natural home for cornhole nights that can build from casual action into a title match.

The cornhole footprint at Pike Billiards also stretches back beyond this month’s finals run. A June 2023 Facebook post said players were coming out strong every week and invited people to come every Sunday and Wednesday night under the Red Clay Baggers name. By the time Hector, Marshall, Coley and McClure reached the king seat on June 28, they were playing in a venue with a clear habit of staging recurring cornhole competition and a championship format designed to settle it cleanly.