Beebe started the 2014 season 1-5 but won its final four games to earn the No. 2 seed in the 5A-Central Conference.
Once the Badgers reached the Class 5A playoffs, they beat Nettleton (49-48) and Hot Springs (42-35) to advance to the semifinals. A 35-28 loss at Wynne ended Beebe's season at 7-6.
Week 1 schedule
All times Central
MONDAY’S RESULTS
Dierks 41, Hot Springs Lakeside JV 14
At War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
Arkadelphia 23, Stuttgart 12
Sylvan Hills vs. Vilonia
At Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff
Bearden 20, Lafayette County 14
Smackover vs. Warren
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Dardanelle 42, Danville 0
At Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville
Fort Smith Southside 35, Alma 19
Shiloh Christian 77, Charleston 49
At War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
Central Arkansas Christian 34, Arkansas Baptist 6
Beebe 41, Greenbrier 27
TODAY’S GAME
At War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
Hot Springs Lakeside vs. LR Central, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Class 7A-6A
Conway at Cabot, 7 p.m.
Springdale at Greenwood, 7 p.m.
LR Catholic at North Little Rock, 7 p.m.
Russellville at Morrilton, 7 p.m.
Rogers at Siloam Springs, 7 p.m.
White Hall at Van Buren, 7 p.m.
Bentonville at Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst, 7 p.m.
Lawton (Okla.) Eisenhower at Fayetteville, 7 p.m.
FS Northside at Pine Bluff, 7 p.m.
Rogers Heritage at Olathe (Kan.) North, 7 p.m.
Webb City, Mo. at Springdale Har-Ber, 7 p.m.
El Dorado at Camden Fairview, 7 p.m.
Hot Springs at Lake Hamilton, 7 p.m.
LR Hall at Ashdown, 7 p.m.
LR Parkview at Mills, 7 p.m.
Sheridan at LR McClellan, 7 p.m.
Wynne at Marion, 7 p.m.
Harrison at Mountain Home, 7 p.m.
Searcy at Greene County Tech, 7 p.m.
West Memphis at Forrest City, 7 p.m.
Texarkana, Texas at Texarkana, 8 p.m.
At War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
Bryant vs. Benton, 7:30 p.m.
At Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro
Jonesboro vs. Valley View, 7 p.m.
Class 5A
Jacksonville at Maumelle, 7 p.m.
Watson Chapel at Batesville, 7 p.m.
Blytheville at Osceola, 7 p.m.
Newport at Nettleton, 7 p.m.
Paragould at Rivercrest, 7 p.m.
De Queen at Mena, 7 p.m.
Hope at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Crossett at Magnolia, 7 p.m.
Clarksville at Lamar, 7 p.m.
Prairie Grove at Farmington, 7 p.m.
Fountain Lake at LR Christian, 7 p.m.
Subiaco Academy at LR Fair, 7 p.m.
Pulaski Academy at Dallas Highland Park, 7:30 p.m.
Class 4A
Decatur at Berryville, 7 p.m.
West Fork at Gentry, 7 p.m.
Gravette at Pottsville, 7 p.m.
Huntsville at Green Forest, 7 p.m.
Lincoln at Westville, Okla., 7 p.m.
Pea Ridge at Elkins, 7 p.m.
Heber Springs at Clinton, 7 p.m.
Helena-West Helena at PB Dollarway, 7 p.m.
Lonoke at Star City, 7 p.m.
Riverview at Pocahontas, 7 p.m.
Cave City at Southside Batesville, 7 p.m.
Brookland at Cedar Ridge, 7 p.m.
Cross County at Harrisburg, 7 p.m.
Highland at Harding Academy, 7 p.m.
Manila at Jonesboro Westside, 7 p.m.
Hoxie at Trumann, 7 p.m.
Atkins at Dover, 7 p.m.
Ozark at Booneville, 7 p.m.
Pulaski Robinson at Bauxite, 7 p.m.
Glen Rose at Malvern, 7 p.m.
Mansfield at Waldron, 7 p.m.
Clarendon at DeWitt, 7 p.m.
Mayflower at Dumas, 7 p.m.
McGehee at Hamburg, 7 p.m.
Monticello at Lake Village, 7 p.m.
Class 3A
Mountainburg at Cedarville, 7 p.m.
Hector at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Salem at Mountain View, 7 p.m.
Melbourne at Yellville-Summit, 7 p.m.
Des Arc at Bald Knob, 7 p.m.
Marvell at Barton, 7 p.m.
Augusta at Marianna, 7 p.m.
Bigelow at Perryville, 7 p.m.
Rose Bud at Quitman, 7 p.m.
Corning at Walnut Ridge, 7 p.m.
Marked Tree at Piggott, 7 p.m.
Lavaca at Union Christian, 7 p.m.
Paris at Centerpoint, 7 p.m.
Hackett at Two Rivers, 7 p.m.
Benton Harmony Grove at Poyen, 7 p.m.
Bismarck at Spring Hill, 7 p.m.
Conway Christian at Episcopal Collegiate, 7 p.m.
Cutter Morning Star at Horatio, 7 p.m.
Jessieville at Mountain Pine, 7 p.m.
Bearden at Camden Harmony Grove, 7 p.m.
Hampton at Drew Central, 7 p.m.
Fouke at Mineral Springs, 7 p.m.
Genoa Central at Foreman, 7 p.m.
Gurdon at Prescott, 7:30 p.m.
Rison at Fordyce, 8 p.m.
Class 2A
Hazen at Earle, 7 p.m.
McCrory at East Poinsett County, 7 p.m.
Woodlawn at Midland, 7 p.m.
Rector at Palestine-Wheatley, 7 p.m.
Mountain View at Salem, 7 p.m.
Magazine at Mount Ida, 7 p.m.
Brinkley at Western Yell County, 7 p.m.
Greenland at Johnson County Westside, 7 p.m.
Carlisle at England, 7 p.m.
Parkers Chapel at Magnet Cove, 7 p.m.
Hermitage at Lafayette County, 7 p.m.
Strong at Murfreesboro, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAME
Junction City at Smackover, 7:30 p.m.
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The Badgers trailed Greenbrier 14-0 midway through the second quarter of their season opener Tuesday night at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, but Beebe never showed any sign of panic.
They just kept giving the ball to seniors Jovaughn Wyrick and Trip Smith, who combined for 380 rushing yards as the Badgers came back for a 41-27 victory. Wyrick rushed for 213 yards and 4 touchdowns on 25 carries, while Smith had 167 yards and 1 touchdown on a game-high 32 carries.
Beebe Coach John Shannon said his team hasn't looked back since the middle of last October.
"Our kids learned how to trust one another," Shannon said. "They learned how to overcome adversity, and we ended up going to the semifinals. That was our theme all offseason, being mentally tough, learning to handle adversity and learning how to trust one another."
WARREN
Learning curve
Warren Coach Bo Hembree wasn't too pleased with his Lumberjacks despite a 59-30 victory over Smackover on Monday night at Golden Lion Stadium in Pine Bluff.
The Lumberjacks, the defending Class 4A state champions, piled up 486 yards of offense against the Class 3A runner-up, but Hembree said his team has a lot of work to do before returning to action Sept. 11 against Stuttgart.
"We missed a lot of assignments up front," Hembree said. "We didn't communicate very well. There's stuff that we hope we'll get better from and stuff we've got to get better from. They gave us different looks and we weren't ready for what they did.
"When you're dealing with young kids like we are right now, you have to go over every little detail."
One of the positives for Warren was senior wide receiver Peyton Hargis, who caught 3 passes for 151 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hargis also plays defensive end and is one of Warren's top players on that unit, but it didn't surprise Hembree that Hargis was such a force on offense in the opener.
"We knew that the whole time," Hembree said. "We didn't have to play him on offense. He has been one of our better receivers over the past couple of years, but when he's one of your best defensive players too you have to keep him playing one way.
"He's fast. He can run. He's got great hands. He's just a great football player."
VILONIA
No mercy
Vilonia fell behind Sylvan Hills 35-0 and 42-7 in Monday's season opener at War Memorial Stadium, but the Eagles never fell victim to the running clock.
Junior Luke Gordon hit senior receiver Tripp Reed for a 7-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half to help Vilonia avoid the stigma of having to finish the game under the national sportsmanship rule that starts when a team trails by 35 points or more in the second half.
"We have not been mercy-ruled," Vilonia Coach Michael Stout said. "I guess that's a moral victory. We did make a run at them in the third quarter, but we just couldn't quite get it done."
Vilonia, which pulled to within 42-22 with 1:23 remaining in the third quarter, rolled up 372 total yards and the Eagles earned the same number of first downs (23) as Sylvan Hills. But the Eagles' first three possessions stalled inside the Sylvan Hills' 40-yard line.
"It was just a lack of experience," said Stout, whose team is running from a Spread formation in its first season under the coach after a decade of running from the Double Wing. "These kids have been running the same thing since the seventh grade, and any time you change something like that it's just going to take time."
EXTRA POINTS
Shiloh Christian snapped Charleston's 29-game winning streak with a 77-40 victory Tuesday night at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. Now Pulaski Academy has the state's second-longest winning streak at 13 victories. Junction City, which has won the past three Class 2A state titles, has the longest streak at 40 consecutive games. ... North Little Rock High School will have a dedication ceremony for its new stadium at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The Charging Wildcats host Little Rock Catholic at 7 p.m. ... Little Rock Catholic's home game against Cabot next week will be played Thursday, Sept. 10, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The University of Arkansas is playing Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the stadium, which is why the Rockets will play on Thursday instead of Friday.
Sports on 09/03/2015