Class 7A Semifinals
7A-WEST CONFERENCE STATISTICAL LEADERS
TEAM OFFENSE
TEAM^RUSH^PASS^TOTAL^AVG/GM^
Fayetteville^2086^3507^5593^466.1^
Springdale Har-Ber^2478^1968^4446^404.2^
FS Southside^2349^2142^4491^374.3^
Bentonville^1780^2261^4041^367.4^
FS Northside^2168^991^3159^287.2^
Springdale High^605^2210^2815^255.9^
Rogers High^1769^565^2334^233.4^
Rogers Heritage^868^1078^1946^194.6^
TEAM DEFENSE
TEAM^RUSH^PASS^TOTAL^AVG/GM^
Springdale Har-Ber^1327^1368^2695^245.0^
Bentonville^1391^1534^2925^265.9^
Fayetteville^1909^1694^3603^300.3^
FS Northside^2019^1306^3325^302.3^
FS Southside^1918^1935^3853^321.1^
Rogers High^1853^1661^3514^351.4^
Rogers Heritage^1947^1634^3581^358.1^
Springdale High^2360^2506^4866^442.4^
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING
PLAYER, SCHOOL^COMP^ATT^INT^YDS^TD
Taylor Powell, Fayetteville High^240^331^6^3,212^46
Jack Lindsey, Springdale^201^365^6^2,226^16
Kasey Ford, Bentonville^169^238^4^2,151^15
Cooper Johnson, FS Southside^139^248^8^2,134^18
Fuller Chandler, Springdale Har-Ber^106^186^5^1,928^26
Jacob Qualls, Rogers Heritage^103^184^7^984^9
Max Frazier, FS Northside^50^102^8^666^3
Max Horton, Rogers High^34^59^2^440^3
Davin Chitwood, FS Northside^27^50^3^296^1
Drake Wymer, Fayetteville^20^39^0^275^2
RUSHING
PLAYER, SCHOOL^ATT^YDS^TD^AVG.^
Luke Hannon, Springdale Har-Ber^247^1,672^14^6.8^
Jacob Clark, Bentonville^158^900^11^5.7^
Cooper Johnson, FS Southside^171^884^11^5.2^
Javontae Smith, Fayetteville^101^844^11^8.4^
Luke Rapert, Fayetteville High^117^841^11^7.2^
Parker Dixon, FS Southside^146^809^6^5.5^
Kobe Rogers, FS Southside^122^588^8^4.8^
Hunter Pendalton, FS Northside^122^526^2^4.3^
Luke Bolton, FS Northside^105^451^4^4.3^
Lucky Bannavong, Springdale High^109^443^0^4.1^
Milacio Freeland, Rogers High^49^431^4^8.8^
Davin Chitwood, FS Northside^74^345^2^4.7^
Max Frazier, FS Northside^73^342^3^4.7^
Christian Brummett, Rogers High^81^335^2^4.1^
Eric Mendez, Springdale High^85^313^3^3.7^
Sione Nasilia, Springdale Har-Ber^48^312^3^6.5^
Avery Donson, Bentonville^63^300^4^4.8^
Joseph Sultemeier, Rogers High^65^243^2^3.7^
Cameron Moss, Rogers Heritage^53^234^0^4.4^
Grayson Lee, Rogers High^42^228^1^5.4^
Dylan Qualls, Rogers Heritage^41^219^1^5.3^
Sage White, Rogers High^58^195^2^3.4^
Fuller Chandler, Springdale Har-Ber^47^176^6^3.7^
Terrance Rock, Fayetteville High^30^156^4^5.2^
David Nichols, Bentonville^21^134^3^6.4^
Kasey Ford, Bentonville^62^116^6^1.9^
Joel Brackett, Rogers Heritage^26^101^1^3.9^
RECEIVING
PLAYER, SCHOOL^NO^YDS^TD^AVG.^
Kyler Williams, Springdale High^68^933^5^13.7^
Clay Barganier, Bentonville^63^937^4^14.9^
Tyson Morris, Fayetteville High^58^850^11^14.7^
Hunter Necessary, Springdale High^56^655^5^11.7^
Kam’Ron Mays-Hunt, Bentonville^48^525^7^10.9^
Collin Christian, Rogers Heritage^46^529^9^11.5^
Terrance Rock, Fayetteville High^44^527^7^12.0^
Barrett Banister, Fayetteville High^42^530^5^12.6^
Trey Smith, Springdale Har-Ber^38^570^9^15.0^
Evan Simpson, FS Southside^36^580^8^16.1^
Brennon Lewis, FS Northside^28^443^3^15.8^
Bruce Armstrong, Fayetteville^28^425^7^15.2^
Randy Rainwater, FS Southside^27^489^3^18.1^
Tyler Blackston, Springdale Har-Ber^24^601^11^25.0^
Drake Wymer, Fayetteville^23^274^5^11.9^
Garland Allison, Fayetteville High^22^374^6^17.0^
Dylan Qualls, Rogers Heritage^22^167^0^7.6^
Parker Dixon, FS Southside^21^285^3^13.6^
Roberto Palacios, Rogers Heritage^21^261^1^12.4^
Kevin White, FS Southside^20^274^2^13.7^
Dalton Douangdara, Springdale Har-Ber^18^310^2^17.2^
Luke Rapert, Fayetteville High^17^197^2^11.6^
Luke Hannon, Springdale Har-Ber^13^308^4^23.7^
Isiah Soloman, FS Northside^12^188^0^15.7^
Alex Thompson, Springdale High^12^116^1^9.7^
Lucky Bannavong, Springdale High^12^75^1^6.3^
Spencer Plunkett, FS Southside^11^116^0^10.5^
Kamyrn Dickerson, Springdale High^11^92^4^8.4^
Matt Crenshaw, Bentonville^11^74^1^6.7^
Fayetteville at Bentonville
Tiger Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Fayetteville 10-2. Bentonville 10-1.
ON THE AIR Fayetteville -- KQSM FM 92.1; Bentonville -- online at www.bentonvillehssports.com
BETWEEN THE LINES This marks the fifth playoff meeting in the last six years for the two 7A-West rivals, but the previous meetings have taken place in state title games. ... Bentonville's 37-26 victory in Week 10 gives the Tigers a 14-6 lead in the series dating back to 2001, but Fayetteville has a 3-2 edge in playoff games. ... The last Fayetteville victory at Bentonville came in the 2007 state semifinals, with the Tigers winning the five meetings between the two teams in Bentonville since. ... Bentonville WR Clay Barganier needs four receptions to become the 7A-West's leading receiver and 57 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark this season. ... Tigers RB Jacob Clark has 900 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing. ... Senior QB Kasey Ford would need his career-best game -- 361 yards -- in his final home game to reach the 6,000-yard mark in career passing. ... DL Tim Fernandez intercepted a pass to secure Bentonville's win over Fayetteville in Week 10, then combined with LB David Nichols for key stops on North Little Rock's final drive. ... The Bulldogs struggled to run the ball in the regular season matchup with the Tigers, but running backs Luke Rapert and Javontae Smith each totaled more than 100 yards last week in a 30-24 win at Bryant. ... Fayetteville junior QB Taylor Powell has 46 touchdown passes and five TD runs, just one shy of the school record of 52 total TDs in a single season held by Austin Allen.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Fayetteville -- QB Taylor Powell (Jr., 6-1, 200), RB Luke Rapert (Sr., 5-9, 170), WR Tyson Morris (Sr., 6-3, 190), DT Akial Byers (Jr., 6-4, 250), CB Kennedy Wade (Sr., 6-3, 180). Bentonville -- QB Kasey Ford (Sr., 6-6, 272), WR Clay Barganier (Jr., 5-9, 159), RB Jacob Clark (Jr., 5-11, 180), RB/LB David Nichols (Sr., 5-10, 196), WR/DB Logan Darby (Sr., 5-10, 167).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Fayetteville is No. 3 in Class 7A. Bentonville is No. 2.
HOOTEN'S LINE Fayetteville by 3.
OUR TAKE Bentonville 34, Fayetteville 28
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Fort Smith Southside at Springdale Har-Ber
Wildcat Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Southside 8-4. Har-Ber 10-1.
ON THE AIR Watch via the free Har-Ber NIAAA app or on the Springdale Public Schools YouTube channel.
BETWEEN THE LINES Southside has won four consecutive since losing 38-0 at Har-Ber on Oct. 23. ... The Rebels reached the semifinals with a 35-25 road victory at Cabot, which entered the game 10-0. Southside senior quarterback Cooper Johnson completed 10 of 17 passes for 167 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Panthers. He also ran for a score. ... Southside won the state championship in 2006 after beginning the playoffs as a No. 4 seed. ... Southside will open the 2016 season at Har-Ber when its sports team are called the Mavericks. ... Har-Ber quarterback Luke Hannon has passed for 1,928 yards this season with 28 touchdowns and six interceptions. ... Luke Hannon has rushed for over 100 yards in eight of Har-Ber's 11 games. Hannon and Chandler have both been offered by Henderson State. ... Har-Ber has won 10 consecutive since losing to Webb City, Mo. in the season-opener. ... The Wildcats escaped Conway 20-17 last week after beating the Wampus Cats 37-7 in Week 3 of the regular season. Har-Ber took the lead late in the fourth quarter when Tyler Blackston scored on a 37-yard pass play with 1 minutes, 7 seconds left in the game. ... Tonight's winner will face the Fayetteville vs. Bentonville winner in the championship game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Dec. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Har-Ber -- QB Fuller Chandler (Sr., 6-1, 195), WR Trey Smith (Jr., 5-8, 155), RB Luke Hannon (Sr., 5-11, 190), WR Tyler Blackston (Sr., 6-1, 175), DE David Vowell (Sr., 6-2, 230), DB Austin Henderson (Sr., 6-2, 195). Southside -- QB Cooper Johnson (Sr., 5-10, 195), WR Randy Rainwater (Sr., 6-0, 155), LB Hunter Pogue (Sr., 6-1, 210).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Har-Ber is No. 1 in Class 7A. Southside is No. 4.
HOOTEN'S LINE Har-Ber by 21
OUR TAKE Har-Ber 27, Southside 17
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
Class 4A
Pea Ridge at Central Arkansas Christian
Mustang Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Pea Ridge 10-2. CAC 11-1
BETWEEN THE LINES Pea Ridge running back Zaine Holley has rushed for 1,689 yards and 26 touchdowns in the Blackhawks ground-oriented attack. ... Pea Ridge will rotate quarterbacks Cole Wright and Jakota Sainsbury, who are combining for around 125 yards passing a game. ... Bradley Beavers leads the Blackhawks' defense in tackles with over 150. ... Pea Ridge is riding a five-game winning streak and is in the quarterfinals for the first time in school history. ... CAC junior receiver Josh Johnson has 76 catches for 1,231 yards and seven touchdowns. He has committed to Indiana after also getting an offer from Oklahoma State, Memphis, Kansas and Louisiana Tech. ... CAC quarterback Noah Evans has completed 191 of 335 passes for 2,752 yards and 25 touchdowns. He has thrown 11 interceptions. ... Running back Braylon Harris keys the CAC ground attack with 1,253 yards on a 190 carries. He has rushed for over 100 yards six times this season. ... Pea Ridge advanced by beating Pulaski Robinson. Robinson defeated CAC 55-35 the second week of the season but the Mustangs have not lost since.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Pea Ridge -- RB Zaine Holley (Jr., 5-7, 163), RB/DB Drew Winn (So., 5-9, 140), LB Bradley Beavers (Sr., 6-1, 200), OL Brent Ferguson (Sr., 6-6, 260), FB Wyatt Weber (Jr., 5-8, 185). CAC -- QB Noah Evans (Jr., 6-1, 186), RB Braylon Harris (Sr., 5-10, 213), WR Josh Johnson (Jr., 6-0, 170), OL/DL Rashad Martin (Sr., 6-5, 250).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Pea Ridge is ranked No. 7 in Class 4A; CAC is No. 5
HOOTEN'S LINE CAC by 6
OUR TAKE Pea Ridge 35, CAC 31
-- Paul Nielsen • @NWAPaul
Star City at Prairie Grove
Tiger Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Star City 9-3. Prairie Grove 11-1
ON THE AIR pgtigersonline.com
BETWEEN THE LINES Star City scored a touchdown with just 34 seconds left to upset No. 1 seed Pocahontas 33-28 last week, giving Prairie Grove the home-field advantage through the semifinals. ... Star City quarterback Ty Brown is a dual-threat who has completed 141 of 236 passes for 2,211 yards and 20 touchdowns, and rushed for 478 yards and 11 more scores. ... Star City has a lot of weapons offensively, including running back Jaylen Mallet, who has rushed for more than 800 yards and 11 touchdowns. ... Blake Wynn is the team's top receiver with 62 catches for 927 yards and nine touchdowns. ... The Tigers have shown a lot of balance this season as senior quarterback Sam Dodd has given the team a strong passing game with more than 2,000 yards through the air in the more ground-oriented Wing-T. ... Blake Faulk has had a solid season as the main ground threat, scoring a pair of touchdowns in last week's win over Ashdown. ... Tight end Dylan Soehner has drawn a lot of Division I interest and caught a touchdown pass against Ashdown. ... Prairie Grove's defense has been solid all season, led by linebacker Dakota Hutchison and Cody Hoskins.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Star City -- QB Ty Brown (Sr., 6-2. 160), RB Jaylen Mallett (Jr., 5-9, 217), WR Blake Wynn (Sr., 5-11, 160), LB Austin Powell (So., 5-10, 187). Prairie Grove -- QB Sam Dodd (Sr., 6-1, 205), RB Blake Faulk (Sr., 6-1, 205), TE Dylan Soehner (Sr., 6-7, 260), WR Gavin Heltemes (Sr., 5-9, 160), LB Dakota Hutchison (Sr., 5-10, 215).
HOOTENS RANKINGS Star City is No. 6 in Class 4A. Prairie Grove is No. 4
HOOTEN'S LINE Prairie Grove by 8
OUR TAKE Prairie Grove 36, Star City 21
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
Class 3A
Smackover at West Fork
Tiger Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Smackover 10-2. West Fork 8-3.
ON THE AIR None
BETWEEN THE LINES 3A-6 champion Buckaroos have mercy-ruled their last two opponents, including a 42-14 win over Charleston in a rematch of last year's state title game. ... Smackover running back Keiandre Purifoy ran for four touchdowns in last week's win. ... Purifoy has scored 17 rushing touchdowns this season for the Buckaroos. ... West Fork rallied from a 21-14 halftime deficit to claim the 28-21 win over Camden Harmony Grove last week. ... Tigers senior Brayden Burnett rushed for 110 yards, caught four passes for 49 more and accounted for two touchdowns. ... Burnett also came with a huge defensive stop in the final seconds on a fourth-and-1 at the goal-line.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Smackover, RB/MLB Keiandre Purifoy (Sr., 5-11, 195), QB Beau Burson (Jr., 6-2, 190), West Fork QB Colton Wise (Sr., 6-2, 180), RB/LB Brayden Burnett (Sr., 5-11, 185), RB/OLB Dalton Dickinson (Sr., 5-8, 150), WR/OLB Briant Bowerman (Sr., 5-10, 175), OL Preston Russell (Sr., 6-0, 200). RB Michael Edwards (Jr., 5-7, 144), WR Jordan Jones (Sr., 6-3, 185),
HOOTEN'S RANKING Smackover is No. 1 in Class 3A. West Fork is No. 11.
HOOTEN'S LINE Smackover by 14.
OUR TAKE Smackover 35, West Fork 14.
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
Sports on 11/27/2015