REGIONAL
Class 3A
Lamar 32, Harding Academy 7
Ike Pelts accounted for 4 touchdowns -- 2 rushing and 2 passing -- to lead Lamar (10-2) over Harding Academy (7-4).
Brady James scored twice for the Warriors, catching a 31-yard pass from Pelts with less than a minute to play in the first quarter and scoring on a 6-yard run in the third quarter, increased Lamar's lead to 18-0.
Pelt's second rushing touchdown, from 44 yards, with less than 11 minutes to play, and Pelts' two-point conversion pass to Braydon Grace gave Lamar a 26-0 lead.
Harding Academy scored on a 6-yard pass at the 10-minute mark.
Pelts' 14-yard pass to Jacob Parmenter with less than four minutes left completed the scoring.
The win avenged two previous losses to Harding Academy in the playoffs in the past six seasons.
Osceola 53, Mansfield 24
Kam Turner accounted for 417 total yards and five touchdowns Friday night as Osceola hammered Mansfield in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs.
Turner was 12 of 15 passing for 294 yards and two touchdowns. He added 123 yards and three rushing touchdowns in the Seminoles' ninth consecutive victory.
Osceola (11-1) will visit Smackover next week in the quarterfinals. The Buckaroos defeated Danville 49-35 Friday night.
The Seminoles, who have scored 49 points or more in eight consecutive games, rolled up 665 total yards while holding Mansfield (8-4) to 225.
J.D. Winda added 84 yards and a touchdown on eight carries as Osceola finished with 50 carries for 371 yards as a team. Gregg Hooks caught five passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Layton Howard's 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown put Mansfield on the board with 7:45 remaining in the second quarter. Osceola answered 13 seconds later on Turner's 64-yard touchdown pass to Hooks.
The Tigers scored again on Ethan Stovall's 13-yard pass to Tyler Holmes, but Osceola tacked on two more touchdowns to lead 39-12 at halftime.
Mansfield lost five turnovers, including three interceptions.
Class 2A
Foreman 38, Magazine 26
Kyren Batey rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Foreman (10-1) pulled away after Magazine (6-5) got within eight points early in the fourth quarter.
Batey scored on runs of 48 yards in the first quarter, 13 yards before halftime and from 72 yards midway in the third quarter.
Robbie Smith scored twice for the Gators, rushing 90 yards for a score in the first quarter and catching a 23-yard touchdown pass from Batey with less than four minutes to play to give Foreman a 38-20 lead.
Magazine trailed 28-14 at halftime, and got within 28-20 after Tatum Scott's 60-yard interception return with less than 11 minutes to play.
Shea Logal kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 31-20 before Batey's touchdown.
Magazine's Caleb Hyatt scored his second touchdown, a 5-yard run, with less than one minute to play to complete the scoring.
Junction City 50, Mountainburg 14
The Dragons struck early and often, capping four first-half scoring drives in under four play in the second round of the 2A playoffs.
Junction City (9-2) will advance to the quarterfinals for a showdown against Des Arc next week. Mountainburg (8-3) lost for just the second time in its last nine games.
Dhante Gibson, who had 95 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, opened the scoring with a 2-yard run to cap a 60-yard scoring drive in seven plays with Jakiron Cook's two-point conversion making it 8-0.
It would be Junction City's longest scoring march of the half.
On the ensuing possession, Mountainburg drove to Junction City's 4, but was turned away after Jesse Quick was stopped for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-goal from the 7.
On Junction City's first offensive play of the next series, it padded its lead with a big play from its passing attack, as Brady Hutcheson threw a 91-yard touchdown pass for Kevontae Haynes with Cook's two-point conversion pushing the lead to 16-0.
Mountainburg got on the scoreboard with Ethan Gregory throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to Austin Taylor to finish off an 84-yard scoring drive with 1:33 left in the half, but Junction City needed just 16 seconds to answer.
After Hutcheson found Haynes for a 48-yard gain, the junior fired a 17-yard touchdown pass to Cook with Gibson's two-point conversion making it 40-6.
Taylor finished with 126 yards on 22 carries, while Gregory was 7 of 11 passing for 83 yards with two touchdowns for Mountainburg.
STATE
Class 6A
Benton 38, Jonesboro 37
With his starting sophomore quarterback banged up late, Benton coach Brad Harris turned to a pair of steady backups to help the Panthers pull off an astonishing come-from-behind victory.
Junior utility player Gavin Wells found Michael Allison for an 8-yard touchdown with 12.2 seconds left in the game as Benton battled back from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit and overcame a late Hail Mary score.
Allison's touchdown, set up after defensive back Kelby Caffery snagged his third interception of the game, capped a 22-point fourth quarter for Benton (9-2), which advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the past four years. The Panthers will travel to West Memphis next week for a spot in the state title game, but they had to sweat out some tense moments late to do so.
Cross Jumper was 16 of 33 for 243 yards with 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions for Jonesboro (7-5), which used a fast-pace tempo to establish its double-digit lead in the second half. Jumper also added 71 yards on the ground, including an 8-yard touchdown. Lutes finished with 7 catches for 105 yards and 3 scores while Albert George carried 19 times for 120 yards.
Class 5A
Little Rock Christian 48, Texarkana 24
Justice Hill accounted for 524 yards and seven touchdowns as Little Rock Christian overcame a halftime deficit to eliminate Texarkana in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A playoffs Friday night at Razorback Stadium.
Hill, who recently signed his letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Arkansas, completed 25 of 33 passes for 435 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also ran for 89 yards and 3 scores on 10 attempts.
Texarkana played toe to toe with the Warriors in the first half, holding the visiting team to 173 total yards, while going into intermission with 136 of its own.
After that, however, it was all Little Rock Christian (12-1), winners of seven straight which advances to play Morrilton, which defeated Blytheville, 45-20. The Razorbacks close out the season at 10-2, snapping their eight-game winning streak.
Arkansas High's Cameron Collier finished with a game-high 159 yards on 28 attempts and had two scores.
Pulaski Academy 58, LR McClellan 8
Pulaski Academy used a 29-point second quarter to pull away from Little Rock McClellan.
The Bruins (11-1), the 5A-Central Conference's No. 1 seed, will host 5A-West champion Harrison (12-0) in a semifinal game Friday.
Pulaski Academy outgained McClellan 471-137 and forced two turnovers to earn its ninth consecutive victory in what was a rematch of last year's Class 5A state championship game won by the Bruins 37-36.
Junior quarterback Braden Bratcher completed 20 of 29 passes for 331 yards and 5 touchdowns and to go with 1 interception to lead the Bruins. He also had a 58-yard touchdown run.
Senior wide receiver John David White finished with 8 receptions for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hudson Henry, who has orally committed to the University of Arkansas, had 3 receptions for 55 yards and 1 touchdown.
Pulaski Academy led 37-8 at halftime, scoring 29 consecutive points after an 8-8 first-quarter tie.
Class 4A
Nashville 41, Bauxite 18
Nashville (10-2) limited Bauxite (9-3) to 81 yards of offense and five first downs in the second half on its way to victory.
Carmillas Morrison and Keyshawn Stewart each had two second-half rushing touchdowns for the Scrappers, who finished with 319 yards of total offense.
Morrison had scoring runs of 11 and 15 yards, finishing with 12 rushes for 124 yards, and Stewart added touchdown runs of 5 and 6 yards, to finish with 81 yards on 14 carries.
Tristen Jamison connected on 7 of 12 passes for 98 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Bauxite quarterback Seth McDowell rushed 23 times for 116 yards and a score, and Dawson Dabbs added 99 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries for the Miners who led 18-7 at halftime.
Joe T. Robinson 49, Hamburg 29
Joe T. Robinson recovered two quick Hamburg fumbles, scoring after both, and advanced to the Class 4A semifinals.
The Senators (10-2) had a 42-0 lead at the half en route to the victory. Hamburg (8-4) scored on four of its five second-half possessions to make the score more respectable.
Hamburg's Derrick Webb fumbled on the Lions' first play from scrimmage. The miscue, recovered by Davis Wofford, led to a three-yard touchdown from Mekel Kentle. The Lions' D.J. Johnson tried to get outside on their second offensive play but fumbled. Caleb Bridges recovered and Tyler Jones ran it in from seven yards, putting the Senators up 14-0 with 10:07 left in the opening quarter.
Arkadelphia 41, Warren 14
In a rematch of last year's Class 4A state title game won by the Badgers, Arkadelphia cruised to a victory in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs at Jim Hurley Jr. Stadium.
The Badgers (7-5) held Warren (9-2) to 77 yards in the first half while rolling to a 41-0 halftime lead. Zion Hatley rushed for 169 yards on 20 carries and 3 touchdowns in the first half.
The Badgers will travel to Stuttgart next week to take on the Ricebirds (9-1), who defeated Dardanelle on Friday night.
Cannon Turner was 2 of 5 passing for 57 yards and rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on 9 attempts.
Kinnard was 11 of 21 passing for 160 yards with 1 touchdown while rushing 13 times for 73 yards and a score. Reep led the receivers' corps with three catches for 53 yards and a touchdown, and Davante Smith had three catches for 51 yards.
Class 3A
Camden Harmony Grove 47, Glen Rose 28
When Camden Harmony Grove needed a big play, there was junior Damion Daniel.
Daniel caught a couple of touchdown passes and had a big interception in the fourth quarter as the Hornets stayed alive in the Class 3A playoffs.
Daniel grabbed touchdown receptions of 59 and 57 yards as the Hornets (9-3) raced to a 27-14 halftime lead, but it was his interception with five minutes remaining that clinched the victory when his team held a 40-28 edge. Daniel returned the interception 35 yards, which led to junior Xalon Falls grabbing a 28-yard scoring pass from Gannon Bearden with 3:24 left to set the final score.
Prescott 45, Clinton 27
One nifty move was all Prescott needed to grab the momentum in Friday's Class 3A state second-round playoff game at Jim Tumlison Field.
Senior wide receiver Cameron Cox pulled down a high pass at the 15 and then outmaneuvered two Yellowjacket defenders into the end zone with 8 seconds left in the first half to send the Curley Wolves on their way.
Cox's touchdown reception was a 34-yarder which broke a 14-14 tie and came on a third-and-7 play. He caught the ball near the right sideline, but when he made a move back toward the middle of the field, he slipped past by the defenders.
Prescott (11-1) will play McGehee in next week's quarterfinals.
Sports on 11/18/2018