Class 7A
North Little Rock (4-0)
Fayetteville (3-1)
Bryant (3-1)
Conway (4-0)
Springdale High (4-0)
Bentonville West (1-3)
FS Northside (3-1)
Bentonville High (1-3)
LR Catholic (4-0)
Cabot (2-2)
FS Southside (2-2)
Springdale Har-Ber (2-2)
Van Buren (2-2)
LR Central (1-2)
Rogers High (1-2)
Rogers Heritage (0-4)
Cabot at FS SOUTHSIDE (1): Southside senior QB Taye Gatewood rushed for a season best 133 yards and two TDs in last week’s 45-19 loss to Conway. Cabot has lost back-to-back weeks trying to get Coach Mike Malham to 300 wins at the school. Benton bullied Cabot 56-41 two weeks ago. LR Catholic completed a 26-yard TD pass right down the middle of the field in the final seconds to win last Saturday at Cabot 15-13.
FS NORTHSIDE (7) at LR Central: Northside lost last week at Bryant 16-7 when the game was called due to lightning with less than a minute to play in the first half. Northside drove 80 yards for a TD to cut Bryant’s lead to 10-7 before Bryant marched 90 yards to set the final score. LR Central sophomore QB Lawson Gunn made three nice throws, driving the Tigers 92 yards for a TD in the first quarter of last week’s loss at No. 1 North LR.
BENTONVILLE HIGH (14) at Van Buren: Van Buren likely secures its first playoff appearance since 2011 with a win over Heritage in three weeks. Van Buren won its first conference opener since 2010, knocking off Rogers 30-20 last Friday. Van Buren senior QB Christian Morrow rushed 18 times for 130 yards while junior running back Bayden Rivas (5-6, 165) added 100 steps. But Van Buren’s defense struggles to stop the run. Bentonville led Har-Ber 30-0 at halftime last week and applied the mercy rule with 8 minutes left in the third quarter. Bentonville junior RB Preston Crawford (6-1, 190), one to watch, rushed for 111 yards in barely over two quarters last week.
Rogers Heritage at SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (24): Har-Ber had a punt blocked for a safety and a 5-yard punt in last week’s 44-8 loss at Bentonville. Har-Ber was 4-of-14 passing for 19 yards and two interceptions. Heritage allows 51.2 points weekly and has lost 33 of its past 35 games.
Springdale High at BENTONVILLE WEST (4): West rushed for just 51 yards last Friday but beat Fayetteville for the second straight season. West continues to miss injured standout QB Will Jarrett, totaling less than 200 yards offense the past two outings. Senior outside linebacker Kendall Young (6-5, 215), verbally committed to Vanderbilt. Springdale has had virtually three weeks to prepare for West, easing by Heritage last Friday after an open date.
FAYETTEVILLE (22) at Rogers High: Fayetteville, playing without injured dual-threat QB Darius Bowers, totaled 150 yards more offense and twice as many first downs but had 100 yards in penalties and four turnovers in last week’s 31-28 loss to previously winless Bentonville West. Fayetteville forced eight punts, led 7-0 briefly in the first quarter, was tied 21-21 in the third and cut West’s lead to 3 early in the fourth. Fayetteville strong-armed junior Hank Gibbs, more of a pocket passer, completed 20 of 39 passes for 217 yards and three TDs with two INTs. Rogers likely has to beat Heritage and Har-Ber the final two weeks of the regular season to make its third straight playoff appearance. Van Buren ran over Rogers 30-20 last Friday for its first conference-opening win since 2010.
Class 6A
Greenwood (3-1)
Benton (3-1)
Pine Bluff (1-2-1)
West Memphis (4-0)
Searcy (4-0)
El Dorado (2-2)
Russellville (2-2)
Marion (3-1)
Lake Hamilton (3-1)
Jonesboro (2-2)
Sylvan Hills (1-3)
Siloam Springs (3-1)
Sheridan (1-3)
Jacksonville (2-2)
LR Hall (1-3)
Mountain Home (0-4)
HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
NO. 1 GREENWOOD (3) at No. 6 El Dorado: One of the premier matchups in 6A football. Teams met in the playoffs in 2012 (42-39 Greenwood win), 2014 (24-14 El Dorado win) and 2016 (20-3 Greenwood win). Greenwood won the past two years as league rivals by a combined 59 points. The schools dueled this summer at team camp at Ouachita Baptist. Last week, El Dorado senior playmaker Shun Levingston returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown in a 28-6 win at Lake Hamilton. Levingston also scored on a 30-yard screen pass, and the Wildcats led 21-0 at halftime. The El Dorado defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage against Lake Hamilton, limiting the Wolves to a season-low 189 yards rushing. Greenwood, the defending Class 6A state champ, earned a 41-6 mercy-rule win on homecoming last over Little Rock Hall. The Bulldogs scored on four consecutive first-half drives for a 35-0 halftime lead. Greenwood’s starting defense has surrendered 43 points (10.7 points per game) this year. Sophomore Hunter Wilkinson (six carries for 61 yards and three TDs against Hall) has emerged as a threat at running back.
Siloam Springs at BENTON (21): Siloam Springs last week erased a 14-point deficit to Sheridan by allowing just 97 yards in a 10-point win. Benton recorded its second shutout in the past six games with a 27-point win at Russellville. Senior TB Zak Wallace ran for 242 yards and three TDs (6, 6 and 48 yards), while senior Garrett Body caught an 82-yard TD pass from Garrett Brown.
Class 5A
Pulaski Academy (3-1)
LR Christian (4-0)
Texarkana (3-1)
LR McClellan (4-0)
Harrison (4-0)
Nettleton (4-0)
Morrilton (1-3)
Greenbrier (3-1)
Watson Chapel (1-1-1)
Camden Fairview (2-2)
LR Parkview (1-3)
Valley View (3-1)
Alma (1-3)
White Hall (2-1)
Forrest City (2-2)
Farmington (3-1)
Maumelle (3-1)
Magnolia (3-1)
HS Lakeside (1-3)
Blytheville (2-2)
Wynne (1-3)
Batesville (0-4)
Vilonia (1-3)
Beebe (1-3)
Greene Co. Tech (2-2)
Huntsville (2-2)
Hot Springs (0-4)
De Queen (1-3)
Paragould (0-4)
Clarksville (1-3)
LR Fair (1-3)
Hope (0-4)
5A WEST
ALMA (4) at Farmington: Alma has won the past two over Farmington, including last year by 24 points. But the Airedales have struggled this season before “playing old school football” last week against Vilonia, Coach Doug Loughridge says. The Airedales ran for more than 200 yards and played tough D in the 34-16 triumph. Farmington senior Reid Turner scored three TDs in last week’s win at Clarksville.
Clarksville at HARRISON (28): Undefeated Harrison gives up just nine points weekly. Junior Gabe Huskey has rushed for 611 yards and nine TDs this fall, and caught 14 passes for 360 yards and four TDs. Clarksville has lost three straight games and scored just 26 points in the past two games. Junior QB Nicholas Buckner has thrown two TD passes and rushed for 366 yards and a pair of TDs.
Huntsville at VILONIA (3): Vilonia has won six straight over Huntsville. Vilonia allows 44 ppg this season. Senior QB Jordan Britton has completed 57 of 101 passes this year for 753 yards and eight TDs with four interceptions. Huntsville has dropped consecutive games to Elkins and Greenbrier after starting the season 2-0.
Class 4A
Warren (3-0)
Joe T. Robinson (3-1)
Nashville (4-0)
Rivercrest (4-0)
Shiloh Christian (3-1)
Arkadelphia (0-4)
Hamburg (3-1)
Dardanelle (4-0)
Ozark (2-2)
Dumas (4-0)
Stuttgart (2-1)
Southside Batesville (2-2)
Pea Ridge (2-2)
Prairie Grove (2-2)
Bauxite (4-0)
Gosnell (2-2)
Bald Knob (3-1)
Haskell Harmony Grove (3-1)
DeWitt (3-1)
Mena (2-2)
Ashdown (2-2)
Pocahontas (2-2)
Jonesboro Westside (3-1)
Elkins (4-0)
Heber Springs (1-3)
Lincoln (4-0)
Helena (3-1)
Fountain Lake (3-1)
CAC (2-2)
Pottsville (2-2)
Star City (2-2)
Lonoke (1-3)
Highland (1-3)
Trumann (1-3)
Crossett (0-3)
Mills (0-4)
Monticello (0-4)
Riverview (1-3)
Malvern (0-4)
Berryville (2-2)
Brookland (0-4)
Dover (1-3)
Green Forest (1-3)
Gravette (0-4)
Gentry (0-4)
Waldron (1-3)
Subiaco Academy (1-3)
Cave City (0-4)
4A-1
Gentry at BERRYVILLE (2): It’s homecoming in Berryville and the Bobcats must correct special team’s gaffes. They failed to recover three straight kickoffs in last week’s 36-0 loss to Shiloh Christian. Gentry averages 11 points per game and the Pioneers beat Berryville last year by three TDs.
PRAIRIE GROVE (21) at Gravette: Prairie Grove has won six straight over Gravette, including last year by 24 points. After starting 0-2, Prairie Grove hasn’t allowed a point the past two weeks, outscoring Pottsville and Green Forest by a combined 82-0. Winless Gravette averages just five points per game.
SHILOH CHRISTIAN (35) at Green Forest: The Saints led Berryville 29-0 in the first quarter a week ago, and held Berryville to 46 yards. The Saints pass for 299 yards weekly, with junior QB Eli Reece throwing five TDs and no interceptions in 2018.
Lincoln at PEA RIDGE (7): Pea Ridge has won consecutive games after an 0-2 start. Junior QB Tate Busey has seven TD passes and five TD runs this fall. Undefeated Lincoln is 4-0 for the first time since 2013. The stingy Wolf D gives up 10 points a game.
4A-4
Waldron at DARDANELLE (24): Dardanelle has won eight of the past nine in the series. The Sand Lizards pounded Pottsville 52-6 on Saturday at Russellville’s Cyclone Stadium. Dardanelle junior QB Jordan Metcalf ran for three TDs and threw another against Pottsville. Waldron tries to control the clock with its running attack (average 183 yards per game).
ELKINS (10) at Dover: Undefeated Elkins averages 376 yards weekly. Junior QB Quinn McClain could develop into one of the state’s top players over the next two years. He’s rushed for 354 yards and seven TDs in 2018 and passed for 716 yards and 10 TDs. Dover’s 6-0 win last week at Subiaco Academy snapped a five-game losing streak.
OZARK (25) at Subiaco Academy: Subiaco Academy’s defense played well in last week’s 6-0 loss to Dover. Ozark gets another tune up before facing undefeated Dardanelle and Pottsville the next two weeks. Hillbilly senior QB Dawson Dietz has passed for 642 yards and six TDs this year and rushed for 243 yards and three TDS.
MENA (2) at Pottsville: Pottsville has never lost to Mena. But the Apaches have dropped consecutive games to Prairie Grove and Dardanelle (teams that feature tough running attacks) after starting the season 2-0, and Mena was shutout last week to Ozark. Mena junior Zane Stephens has 23 catches this year for 310 yards and four TDs.
Class 3A
Booneville (4-0)
Prescott (4-0)
Clinton (4-0)
Mayflower (4-0)
Smackover (3-1)
Newport (3-1)
Osceola (2-2)
Glen Rose (3-1)
Rison (4-0)
Atkins (4-0)
Harding Academy (2-2)
McGehee (2-2)
Charleston (2-2)
Walnut Ridge (3-1)
Lamar (4-0)
Hoxie (2-2)
C. Harmony Grove (3-1)
Danville (2-2)
Melbourne (3-1)
Mansfield (4-0)
Palestine-Wheatley (3-0)
Barton (2-1)
Harrisburg (3-1)
Greenland (3-1)
Piggott (3-1)
Jessieville (3-1)
Centerpoint (2-2)
Fouke (1-3)
Yellville-Summit (1-3)
Horatio (2-2)
Manila (2-2)
Perryville (1-3)
Drew Central (0-4)
Cedarville (1-3)
Lake Village (2-2)
Mountain View (1-3)
Baptist Prep (1-2-1)
West Fork (0-4)
Bismarck (1-3)
Cedar Ridge (1-3)
Genoa Central (1-3)
Dollarway (0-4)
Paris (0-4)
Marshall (0-4)
Corning (0-4)
Two Rivers (0-4)
Rose Bud (0-3)
3A-1
West Fork at BOONEVILLE (28): West Fork absorbed its second shutout of the season, a 33-0 loss against Mansfield. The Tigers have lost 24 of their last 25 games and 20 consecutive. Booneville last week blanked Paris 48-0, its second shutout this year. Senior fullback Carson Ray ran for 89 yards. Booneville racked up 391 yards, all on the ground. The Bearcats’ dominant defense has another big night.
Cedarville at CHARLESTON (4): Cedarville competed well against 4-0 Lamar last week, losing 22-8 in a downpour. Charleston lost its first conference opener since 2006 (22-21 to Lavaca) in a 13-point loss to Greenland.
Greenland at MANSFIELD (1): Greenland last week downed favored Charleston 25-12 behind senior playmaker Hayden Stout’s four TDs. Mansfield collected five tackles for loss, an interception and a sack in a 33-0 rout against West Fork. The Tigers rolled up 362 yards but did not throw a TD pass for the first time this season.
Paris at LAMAR (22): Paris last week recorded just 68 yards on 40 plays in a 48-0 loss to Booneville. Lamar surrenders 11.5 points per game and limited physical Cedarville to eight points.
Class 2A
Foreman (4-0)
Mount Ida (4-0)
Junction City (2-2)
Hazen (3-0)
Conway Christian (2-2)
Hampton (2-1)
Mineral Springs (3-1)
Fordyce (1-2)
Earle (3-1)
Hector (3-1)
Salem (2-1)
Gurdon (3-1)
Poyen (3-1)
Bearden (0-2)
Des Arc (2-2)
McCrory (4-0)
Quitman (4-0)
Mountainburg (2-1)
England (1-3)
Magnet Cove (1-3)
E. Poinsett County (3-1)
Cross County (2-2)
Bigelow (3-1)
Magazine (2-2)
Parkers Chapel (1-3)
Carlisle (0-3-1)
Mountain Pine (1-2)
Lavaca (2-2)
Murfreesboro (2-2)
Hackett (1-3)
Clarendon (1-2)
Marked Tree (0-4)
Strong (0-4)
Lafayette County (0-4)
Brinkley (1-3)
W. Yell County (2-2)
Marianna (0-3)
Cutter M. Star (1-2)
Rector (1-2)
Spring Hill (1-2)
Dierks (0-4)
J.C. Westside (1-3)
Midland (0-4)
Marvell (0-4)
2A-4
MOUNTAINBURG (15) at Lavaca: No. 18 Mountainburg offensive line has been solid, led by senior G Dalen Cagle and junior TE Hunter Taylor, but it wants better play from its interior defensive linemen. Lavaca senior ATH Tyler Armstead will test Mountainburg. He paces Lavaca with 466 rushing yards and six TDs.
JC Westside at HECTOR (42): Hector senior QB Cody Day putting together a super senior season. He’s already passed for 595 yards and seven TD without an interception, while rushing for a team-high 435 yards and four TDs.
Western Yell Co. at HACKETT (8): Hackett struggling to run the football or stop the run due to a lack of linemen and injuries. In a 18-12 OT loss last week at Magazine, Hackett senior QB Brady Hester was forced to scramble before passing to senior wingback Pacey McBride three times for 100 yards. WYC allowed 334 rushing and 132 passing yards in a 35-6 loss to Hector.
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