CLASS 7A
Springdale Har-Ber at Bentonville High
Tiger Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Har-Ber 2-1; Bentonville 0-3.
ON THE AIR Har-Ber -- The game is live-streamed on the Springdale Public Schools website. Bentonville -- The game is live-streamed on bentonvillesportsnetwork.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Bentonville enjoys a 9-4 series lead over Har-Ber, including a 24-21 win last season at Tiger Stadium. ... Har-Ber will be playing its third straight road game after opening the season at home against Pulaski Academy. ... The Wildcats have elected to hold starting quarterback Blaise Wittschen out for another week after he suffered a concussion in a win at Russellville. Hunter Wood, son of coach Chris Wood, started during last week's win at Pine Bluff and will do so again this week. ... Bentonville seeks to avoid its first 0-4 start since 2013. ... Tigers RB Preston Crawford has 215 yards and two TDs on 48 carries, while WR Harrison Campbell leads the team with 18 catches for 320 yards and a score.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Har-Ber -- RB Max Pena (Jr., 5-11, 175), QB Hunter Wood (Jr., 6-1, 185), DL Jonathan Raya (Sr., 6-0, 260), DE Miller Herndon (Sr., 6-3, 225), DE Blake Wade (Sr., 6-2, 245), DB Justin Moto (Sr., 5-10, 150), LB Nick Fusher (Sr., 5-11, 200). Bentonville -- WR Harrison Campbell (Sr., 5-11, 185), RB Preston Crawford (Jr., 6-0, 180), OL Nick Brown (Sr., 6-2, 260), E Jack Boettner (Sr., 6-5, 220), LB Andrew Bartgis (Sr., 5-9, 170), S Ben Pankau (Jr., 6-1, 165), CB Donté Jones (Sr., 6-0, 180).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Har-Ber is No. 9 in Class 7A. Bentonville is No. 8
HOOTEN'S LINE Bentonville by 1.
OUR TAKE Bentonville 24, Springdale Har-Ber 17
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Van Buren at Rogers High
Whitey Smith Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Van Buren 1-2; Rogers High 1-1.
ON THE AIR KURM-AM 790 and live-streamed at www.rogersmounties.com
BETWEEN THE LINES The Mounties will try to put together back-to-back wins after last week's 28-27 victory over Little Rock Parkview. ... Rogers quarterback Hunter Loyd threw for 205 yards and accounted for three touchdown in the win. ... Rogers played as many as six players both ways last week, including linemen R.J. Long and Valentin Camacho virtually the entire game. ... Van Buren will try to snap a two-game skid after winning its season opener against Alma.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Van Buren -- QB Christian Morrow (Sr., 5-11, 190), WR/DB Judd Bartholomew (Jr., 6-1, 165) , TE Logan Humphreys (Sr., 6-5, 230), RB Brayden Rivas (Jr., 5-6, 162)), DT Cha'Raun Page (Jr., 5-11, 260).. Rogers -- QB Hunter Loyd (Jr., 6-4, 190), TE Matthew Watson (Jr., 6-5, 215), OL R.J. Long (Jr., 6-2, 290), FB Casey Allred (Sr., 6-1, 215), OL Beau Zarate (Sr., 5-10, 275), WR/DB Wil Sims (Sr., 6-1, 170), WR Mason Ross (Jr., 5-10, 170), LB Tim Howard (Sr., 6-0, 190), DB/WR Coby Bailey (Jr., 6-0, 165).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Rogers is No. 14 in Class 7A. Van Buren is No. 13.
HOOTEN'S LINE Rogers by 7
OUR TAKE Rogers High 28, Van Buren 24.
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
Conway at FS Southside
Jim Rowland Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Conway 3-0; FS Southside 2-1
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed on the Southside mobile app.
BETWEEN THE LINES Conway was idle last week after opening the season with three straight wins. ... Southside raced past Rogers Heritage 52-22. ... The storyline on this game is former longtime Southside assistant Keith Fimple, who was a roommate of Mavericks coach Jeff Williams, is in his first season as the head coach at Conway. ... The Wampus Cats have claimed a double-overtime win against El Dorado, and a comeback win against Bentonville. ... Southside's lone loss was to Greenwood. ... Conway quarterback JoVoni Johnson is 32-of-65 for 494 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also has 124 rushing yards. ... Wampus Cats running back Cary McClain has 437 yards on 62 carries and 3 touchdowns. ... Southside quarterback Taye Gatewood is 41-of-66 for 589 yards and 6 touchdowns passing, and has rushed for 102 yards and 4 touchdowns. ... Mavericks' running back Ricardo Savoy has 434 yards on 40 carries and 4 touchdowns.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Conway -- QB JoVoni Johnson (Sr., 6-5, 205), RB Cary McClain (Jr., 5-5, 185), RB Bryce Bohannon (So., 5-8, 155), LB Reed Hughes (Jr., 6-1, 195), DE Kaine Aaron (Sr., 6-1, 215). Southside -- QB Taye Gatewood (Sr., 6-2, 190), RB Ricardo Savoy (Sr., 5-9, 150), WR Tyrese Solomon (Sr., 5-10, 160), WR Colton McBride (Sr., 6-4, 170), LB Darrin Davenport (Sr., 6-2, 220), DB Jaylin Coleman (Sr., 5-11, 160).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Conway is No. 4 in Class 7A. FS Southside is No. 10
HOOTEN'S LINE Southside by 1.
OUR TAKE Southside 35, Conway 31.
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
FS Northside at Bryant
Hornet Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS FS Northside 3-0; Bryant 2-1
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed on the Northside mobile app.
BETWEEN THE LINES Northside was idle last week after opening the season with three straight wins. ... Bryant lost 36-35 to Fayetteville after leading in the fourth quarter. ... The Grizzlies have played exceptionally well on defense, allowing just 275 yards rushing in three games. Linebacker Anthony Travis and defensive end Raytel Rone lead the unit along with DBs Greg Washington and Elijah Tabut. ... Grizzlies quarterback Derrick Wise is 23-of-30 for 373 yards passing and 4 touchdowns, and has rushed for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns. ... Eli Bolton is averaging 8.3 yards per carry for Northside. ... Bryant fell behind to Fayetteville early, then rallied in the second half to take a 35-24 lead before the Bulldogs came back to win 36-35. ... Bryant quarterback Ren Hefley passed for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns in the loss.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Northside -- QB Derrick Wise (Sr., 5-11, 186), RB Eli Bolton (Sr., 5-7, 178), WR Jackson King (Jr., 5-10, 180), LB Anthony Travis (Sr., 6-2, 210), OL Stevie Young (Sr., 6-5, 290), DB Greg Washington (Sr., 6-0, 185), DB Elijah Tabut (Sr., 5-10, 175) DE Raytel Rone (Sr., 6-2, 235). Bryant -- QB Ren Hefley (Sr., 6-1, 180), RB Ahmad Adams (Jr., 6-1, 220), WR Jake Meadors (Jr., 5-10, 165), DB Jabin Gulley (Sr., 6-2, 190), DT Kajuan Robinson (Sr., 6-2, 300).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS FS Northside is No. 7 in Class 7A. Bryant is No. 3
HOOTEN'S LINE Bryant by 3
OUR TAKE FS Northside 31, Bryant 21
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
Rogers Heritage at Springdale High
Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Heritage 0-3; Springdale 3-0
ON THE AIR KAKS-FM 99.5 and the game is live-streamed on the Bulldogs mobile app
BETWEEN THE LINES Rogers Heritage comes into the game off a 52-22 loss to Fort Smith Southside, and has won just two games in the last two-plus seasons. ... Springdale is 3-0 and was idle last week. ... Heritage is averaging 282 yards per game on offense and giving up 482. ... Heritage quarterback Zac Brown is 33-of-66 for 338 yards and 1 touchdown passing, and has rushed for 257 yards and 2 touchdowns. ... Springdale started last season 4-0 including a 44-7 win at Heritage, then lost four of its next five games. ... The Bulldogs are averaging 439 yards of offense per game, and allowing just 284. ... Springdale senior running back Garrett Vaughan leads Class 7A in rushing with 469 yards on 69 carries with nine touchdowns. ... Bulldogs quarterback Grant Allen is 40-of-61 for 710 yards and six touchdowns.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Heritage -- QB Zac Brown (Sr., 6-1, 185), WR Nathan Hodges (Sr., 5-9, 140), RB Brett Lemmond (Sr., 5-8, 155). Springdale -- QB Grant Allen (Sr., 6-1, 180), RB Garrett Vaughan (Sr., 5-11, 185), WR Brock Pounders (Sr., 5-9, 160), DB Jujuan Boyd (Jr., 6-0, 155), LB Chops Sanders (Sr., 6-3, 215), OL Elaiu Andrike (Sr., 5-9, 255).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Springdale is No. 5 in Class 7A. Heritage is No. 16.
HOOTEN'S LINE Springdale by 35.
OUR TAKE Springdale 42, Heritage 17
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
Bentonville West at Fayetteville
Harmon Field
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Bentonville West 0-3. Fayetteville 3-0.
ON THE AIR: KFMD-FM 101.5 and live-streamed at www.FHSBulldogs.com and Bentonvillesportsnetwork.com
BETWEEN THE LINES Bentonville West beat Fayetteville 38-28 last year when the Wolverines won nine consecutive before losing their final two games ... Bentonville West quarterback Will Jarrett will miss the game because of an injury and all-state receiver Jadon Jackson is questionable. ... Jackson recently committed to play football next season at Ole Miss. ... Jackson has been used at quarterback on occasion this season with Jarrett's injury. ... Tyrese Smallwood is a tough runner who gained nearly 800 yards as a junior . ... Fayetteville quarterback Darius Bowers is also questionable after being injured in the fourth quarter of last week's 35-35 victory at Bryant. Hank Gibbs will start at quarterback if Bowers is unable to play. ... Bowers threw for 179 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for two more scores before being injured at Bryant. ... Junior Connor Flannigan is a big-play receiver who had a 69-yard touchdown catch against the Hornets.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Fayetteville -- QB Darius Bowers (Sr., 6-2, 205), WR Connor Flannigan (Jr., 5-10, 155), WR Beau Stuckey (Jr., 5-11, 180), OL Cameron Ervin (Sr., 6-3, 250), DT Keondre Conley (Sr., 6-3, 245), DB J Beasley (Sr., 5-9, 185). Bentonville West -- WR Jadon Jackson (Sr., 6-2, 175), RB Tyrese Smallwood (Sr., 5-7, 170), TE/MLB Jonas Higson (Jr., 6-2, 215), DL Chris Busch (Sr., 6-4, 240), DB/WR Tucker Swaboda (Jr. 6-3, 175).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Fayetteville is No. 2 in Class 7A. Bentonville West is No. 12
HOOTEN'S LINE Fayetteville by 1
OUR TAKE Fayetteville 42, Bentonville West 28
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
CLASS 6A
Sheridan at Siloam Springs
Panther Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Sheridan 1-2. Siloam Springs 2-1.
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed; search Siloam Springs High School Athletics on YouTube.
BETWEEN THE LINES The Panthers and Yellowjackets meet for the third time since 2016. ... Siloam Springs has won the previous two meetings. ... The Panthers defeated the Yellowjackets 24-21 in 2016 on a Luke Gumm field goal with no time remaining. ... Gumm caught the winning touchdown for a 31-24 victory at Sheridan last season. ... The Yellowjackets, under second-year coach Lance Parker, snapped a 19-game losing streak -- dating back to the opener of 2016 -- with a 34-7 win over Mountain Home at War Memroial Stadium during Zero Week. ... Sheridan has since lost two straight, 42-0 against Searcy on Aug. 31 and 50-27 against White Hall on Sept. 14. ... Yellowjackets quarterback Stephon Thomas has completed 12 of 30 passes for 219 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in three games. ... Running back Alden Lucas has rushed 44 times for 272 yards and two scores. ... Siloam Springs defeated Van Buren last week 35-32 to finish nonconference play 2-1. ... Senior running back Kaiden Thrailkill rushed for a career-high 257 yards on 36 carries and two touchdowns in the game. ... Thrailkill has 83 carries for 527 yards and six touchdowns through three games. ... The Panthers rushed for 332 yards on 52 carries against the Pointers. ... Panthers Jackson Norberg and Camden Collins each intercepted passes on defense for Siloam Springs.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Sheridan -- RB Alden Lucas (Jr., 5-10, 174), WR Steve Reaves (Sr., 6-2, 170), NG Harper Thornton (Jr., 5-8, 260), LB Zane Key (Jr., 6-1, 212), WR/DB Ian Walthall (Sr., 5-9, 150). Siloam Springs -- QB Landon Ellis (Sr., 5-11, 174), RB/LB Kaiden Thrailkill (Sr., 5-10, 205), WR/CB Primo Agbehi (Sr., 5-9, 170), OL/DL Corbin Collins (6-2, 275), LB Chase Chandler (Sr., 5-11, 222), FS Jackson Norberg (6-0, 168).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Sheridan is No. 13 in Class 6A. Siloam Springs is No. 12 in Class 6A.
HOOTEN'S LINE Siloam Springs by 3.
OUR TAKE Siloam Springs 34, Sheridan 23
-- Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham
Little Rock Hall at Greenwood
Smith-Robinson Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Little Rock Hall 1-2. Greenwood 2-1
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed at greenwooddogpound.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Greenwood has posted wins over Fort Smith Southside and Sand Springs (Okla.) Page since losing its season-opener to Fort Smith Northside. .... Senior Luke Leonard caught 7 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown against Sand Springs Page after catching 10 passes for 143 yards and 2 TDs in the win over Southside. .... Quarterback Peyton Holt threw for 157 yards against Sand Springs Page. Greenwood won the game 49-13 after leading 35-0 at halftime. .... Little Rock Hall lost 6-0 in overtime last week to Jacksonville after beating Little Rock Mills 22-13 the previous week. The Warriors went without a victory from 2012 to 2015.
PLAYERS TO WATCH LR Hall Greenwood -- QB Peyton Holt (Sr., 5-9, 175), RB Hunter Wilkinson (So., 5-10, 191), WR Luke Leonard (Sr., 5-10, 155), WR Treyton Dawson (Jr., 5-9, 153), LB Travis Cox (Sr., 5-10, 190), DB Austin Archer (Sr., 6-2, 185). Little Rock Hall -- QB Braylon Coulter (Sr., 6-1, 190), RB Dontevious Patterson (Jr., 6-0, 175), WR Anthony Toombs (Sr., 5-10, 170)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Greenwood is No. 1 and Little Rock Hall No. 15 in Class 6A.
HOOTEN'S LINE Greenwood by 24.
OUR TAKE Greenwood 55, Little Rock Hall 14
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
CLASS 5A
Vilonia at Alma
Airedale Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Vilonia 1-2; Alma 0-3
ON THE AIR Alma -- the live-stream link can be found on airedalenation.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Alma has won the last eight meetings and enjoys an 11-2 series lead since 2001. ... Vilonia earned its first win under new coach Todd Langrell with a 42-36 decision over Beebe. ... QB Jordan Britton threw four touchdown passes last week against Beebe and has completed 40 of 73 passes for 563 yards and six TDs. ... The Eagles have struggled defensively, allowing an average of 47 points per game through nonconference play. ... Alma seeks to avoid its first 0-4 start since 2007, when the Airedales finished 2-8. ... Alma's offense had struggled through nonconference play, averaging barely more than 200 yards total offense per game against Class 7A Springdale High and Van Buren and Class 6A Russellville. ... DB Coltin Bowerman compiled 16 tackles (12 solos, 4 assists) in last week's game against Russellville and now leads the team with 34, six more than SS Austin Fraley.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Vilonia -- QB Jordan Britton (Sr., 5-11, 184), RB Draven Smith (Jr., 6-1, 176), WR Luke Berry (Sr., 5-9, 145), DB Nick Smith (Jr., 5-9, 160), LB Kayden Bartlett (Sr., 5-11, 192). Alma -- WR Grayson Bailey (Jr., 6-2, 174), RB Keagan Rosebeary (Sr., 6-1, 205), DB Coltin Bowerman (Sr., 6-1, 185), SS Austin Fraley (Sr., 6-2, 190), DE Karsten Beneux (Jr., 5-11, 188).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Vilonia is No. 23 in Class 5A. Alma is No. 17.
HOOTEN'S LINE Alma by 10.
OUR TAKE Alma 34, Vilonia 30.
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Harrison at Morrilton
Devil Dog Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Harrison 3-0; Morrilton 1-2.
ON THE AIR KURM-AM 790 and live-streamed at www.rogersmounties.com
BETWEEN THE LINES The Goblins are off to a strong start and will try for a replay of last year's game in which Harrison won a shootout 35-34 against the Devil Dogs. ... Junior running back Gabe Huskey has rushed for 381 yards (7 TDs) and also has 360 yards receiving with four TDs to key a Harrison offense that has been unstoppable over the first three weeks. ... Goblins quarterback Ben Johnson has also thrown for 595 yards and eight TDs. ... Morrilton has struggled with injuries losing starting quarterback Jacolby Criswell to a knee injury during a preseason scrimmage and then backup QB Dylan White to a broken foot in the season opener.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Harrison -- QB Ben Johnson (Jr., 6-0, 170 ), RB Gabe Huskey (Jr., 5-11, 170), LB Brooks Both (Jr., 6-0, 228), LB Bryant Ulrich (Jr., 5-11, 190), NG Hayden Vanderpool (Sr., 6-0, 290). Morrilton -- QB Tucker Granberry (Soph., 6-1, 193), RB Zaziviar Clemons (Jr., 5-8, 160), WR Mason Adams (Sr., 5-10, 149), OL Hunter DeSalvo (Sr., 6-2, 265).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Harrison is No. 6 in Class 5A. Morrilton is No. 5.
HOOTEN'S LINE Harrison by 1.
OUR TAKE Harrison 35, Morrilton 31.
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
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Sports on 09/21/2018