Class 7A
Bentonville West at Springdale
Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS West 2-2, 1-0 7A-West; Springdale 3-1, 1-0
ON THE AIR West -- The game is live-streamed at gobentonvillewestwolverines.com. Springdale -- The game is live-streamed at springdaleathletics.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES The Wolverines roll into the game off a 35-17 win against Fayetteville. Springdale won its third straight game last week 49-20 against Rogers Heritage. ... West is averaging 326.3 yards of offense and allowing 402.8. Springdale averages 314.5 yards per game and allows 369.3. ... Wolverines junior quarterback Dalton McDonald, who started seven games last season, is 54 of 93 passing for 840 yards and 7 touchdowns with 5 interceptions. ... Stephen Dyson leads West in receiving with 25 catches for 323 yards. ... Jonas Higson is a two-way starter at linebacker and running back. ... Senior quarterback Conner Hutchins triggers the Red'Dog offense. Hutchins is 62 of 119 passing for 791 yards and 12 touchdowns with 3 interceptions. ... Junior wide receiver Ladarius Wonsley leads the 7A-West in all three categories (39 catches, 604 yards, 10 touchdowns). ... Gilberto Dominguez has been injured but Bulldogs coaches are hopeful of his return this season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH West -- QB Dalton McDonald (Jr., 6-0, 165), RB/LB Jonas Higson (Sr., 6-3, 220), RB/LB Nick Whitlach (Sr., 6-0, 185), WR Stephen Dyson (Jr., 5-10, 160), SS Maddux Thornton (Sr., 6-1, 185). Springdale -- QB Conner Hutchins (Sr., 5-11, 150), WR Ladarius Wonsley (Jr., 6-0, 165), RB Darrell Parchman (Sr., 5-9, 180), CS Bryndell Cook )Sr., 5-10, 180), OL Rafiee Gonzalez (Sr., 5-8, 250)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Bentonville West is No. 7 in Class 7A; Springdale is No. 13.
HOOTEN'S LINE West by 7
OUR TAKE Bentonville West 35, Springdale 31
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
LR Central at FS Northside
Mayo-Thompson Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS LR Central 3-1, 0-1 7A-Central; FS Northside 2-2, 0-1
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed at thenorthsidegrizzlies.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Central fell by two touchdowns to North Little Rock last week. ... Bryant crushed Northside 42-7 last week. ... The Tigers, the most storied football program in the state, have struggled for the past decade but are making strides under coach Kent Laster, in his second season. ... Northside was no match for Bryant last week, but the young Grizzlies are talented and will continue to get better. ... Northside quarterback Dreyden Norwood has struggled in the passing game, going just 21 of 48 passing for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns. He has rushed for 209 yards and 5 touchdowns. ... The Tigers trailed North Little Rock 28-21 at halftime last week but were shut out in the second half. ... Central quarterback Lawson Gunn was 14-of-31 for 218 yards last week and added 80 yards on 4 carries and 3 total touchdowns.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Central -- QB Lawson Gunn (Jr., 6-0, 165), TE Bobbi Broadway (Sr., 6-1, 240), RB Sam Franklin (Jr., 5-10, 180). Northside -- QB Dreyden Norwood (Jr., 6-1, 180), RB Jackson King (Sr., 5-9, 180), RB Demarion Shepard (Sr., 5-11, 190), DE Khaden Washington (Sr., 6-4, 250)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Central is No. 9 in Class 7A; Northside is No. 6.
HOOTEN'S LINE Northside by 3
OUR TAKE Northside 41, Central 28
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
FS Southside at Cabot
Panther Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Cabot 3-1, 0-1 7A-Central; Southside 1-3, 0-1
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed at thesouthsidemavericks.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Cabot's late rally came up just short in a 28-26 loss to Little Rock Catholic last week. The Panthers scored a touchdown with 38 seconds left but could not complete the two-point conversion that would have tied the game. ... Conway doubled-up Southside last week 42-21, handling the Mavericks their third loss on four starts. ... Junior quarterback Tyler Gee leads the Panthers' offense. Gee is 57 of 97 passing for 971 yards this season. ... De'Kairo Rudolph has been a main target for Gee with 25 catches for 575 yards and 8 touchdowns. ... Southside is averaging just 220.5 yards of offense per game and allowing 338 per game. ... Parker Wehunt, in his first season as a starter at quarterback for the Mavericks, is 41 of 78 passing for 504 yards with 7 touchdowns and 1 interception. ... Johntarrius Washington leads the Mavs in rushing with 283 yards on 75 carries. ... Southside coach Jeff Williams needs just one victory to reach his 100th win with the Mavericks.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Southside -- QB Parker Wehunt (Jr., 5-11, 190), RB Johntarrius Washington (Jr., 5-11, 150), OL Marlon Briggs (Jr., 5-11, 320), WR Jake Tyler (Sr., 5-11, 165). Cabot -- QB Tyler Gee (Jr., 6-1, 190), WR DeKairo Rudolph (Sr., 6-1, 180), RB Graham Turner (Sr., 5-8, 175)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Southside is No. 14 in Class 7A; Cabot is No. 11.
HOOTEN'S LINE Cabot by 13
OUR TAKE Cabot 28, Southside 12
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
Springdale Har-Ber at Rogers Heritage
David Gates Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Springdale Har-Ber 2-2, 1-1 7A-West; Rogers Heritage 0-4, 0-1
ON THE AIR The game will be live-streamed at wildcatsportsnetwork.com and www.gowareagles.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Har-Ber will try to bounce back from last week's loss to Bentonville. ... Senior Jay Burns rushed for 136 yards, his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season, last week and ran for two touchdowns and has totaled 649 yards for the season. ... Senior Hunter Wood leads the team with 28 receptions for 468 yards and 5 TDs. ... Heritage trailed only 21-14 in the first half last week against Springdale, but the Red Bulldogs responded with 28 straight points to pull away. ... Ethan Farris and J.J. Webb each topped the 100-yard rushing plateau for the War Eagles last week.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Har-Ber -- QB Blaise Wittschen (Sr., 6-0, 170), RB Jay Burns (Sr., 5-10, 180), WR Hunter Wood (Sr., 6-1, 180), TE Errington McRae (Jr., 6-3, 135), OL Jack Struebing (6-1, 260). Rogers Heritage -- QB/S Dreagon Blackwell (Jr., 5-8, 160), RB J.J. Webb (Sr., 5-6, 175), WR Eli Craig (Soph., 5-10, 170), OL Tristan Ketter (Jr., 6-4, 275), LB Griffin Brown (Sr., 5-11, 185),DE/FB Noah Fricke (Jr., 6-3 230), DL/FB Nicholas Martin (Sr., 6-2 230), WR Ricky Perez (Sr., 6-3 175)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Har-Ber is ranked No. 4 in Class 7A. Heritage is No. 16.
HOOTEN'S LINE Har-Ber by 35
OUR TAKE Springdale Har-Ber 42, Rogers Heritage 7
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
Van Buren at Bentonville High
Tiger Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Van Buren 3-1, 1-0 7A-West; Bentonville 4-0, 1-0
ON THE AIR The game will be live-streamed on vanburenathletics.com and bentonvillesportsnetwork.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Bentonville has won all 11 meetings since the 2002 season, including a 44-0 victory last year at Blakemore Field. ... This could be the last conference meeting between the two schools for a while because Van Buren drops to Class 6A next season. ... Van Buren QB Gary Phillips needs 133 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark this season, and he's also run for 287 yards and seven TDs. ... Jaiden Henry is the Pointers' leading receiver with 14 catches for 222 yards and a score. ... Bentonville currently has a 19-game conference win streak. ... The Tigers have the league's stingiest defense, allowing an average of just 222.5 yards total offense per game. They also forced five turnovers last week against Springdale Har-Ber. ... Bentonville tailback Preston Crawford, who sat out Bentonville's game against Tulsa Booker T. Washington, ran for 109 yards and three TDs in last week's victory.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Bentonville -- QB Andrew Edwards (Jr., 6-2, 185), RB Colby Reid (Sr., 5-11, 160), RB Preston Crawford (Sr., 5-11, 190), WR Trenton Kolb (Sr., 5-11, 170), LB Cole Joyce (Jr., 6-0, 215). Van Buren -- QB Gary Phillips (Sr., 6-0, 180), ATH Jaiden Henry (Jr., 5-10, 155), RB Brayden Rivas (Sr., 5-6, 170), Jude Bartholomew (Sr., 6-1, 200), LB Devin Swearingen (Sr., 5-11, 180)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Van Buren is No. 12 in Class 7A. Bentonville is No. 2.
HOOTEN'S LINE Bentonville by 13
OUR TAKE Bentonville 31, Van Buren 14
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Rogers High at Fayetteville
Harmon Field
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Rogers is 0-4, 0-1 in 7A-West. Fayetteville is 1-3, 0-1.
ON THE AIR KRRD-FM 106.1 and streaming at fhsbulldogs.com and gomounties.com
BETWEEN THE LINES Rogers enters allowing nearly 52 points per game after losing 52-13 at Van Buren last week. .... Fayetteville will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak after losing 35-17 at Bentonville West. .... Fayetteville won last year's game over Rogers 52-28. .... Rogers is second in the 7A-West in total offense (454 yards per game), and Fayetteville is fourth (360). .... Fayetteville sophomore Isiah Sategna caught a 77-yard pass last week from quarterback Hank Gibbs. ... Connor Flannigan caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Gibbs. ... Flannigan is fourth in the 7A-West with 27 catches for 415 yards and five touchdowns. .... Mason Ross is second in the league for Rogers with 37 catches for 589 yards and eight touchdowns. .... Rogers quarterback Hunter Loyd leads the conference with 1,996 yards passing. He's thrown 13 touchdowns and three interceptions.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Rogers -- QB Hunter Loyd (Sr., 6-4, 202), RB Sammy Zamrron (Sr., 5-7, 172), WR Mason Ross (Sr., 5-9, 174), OL R.J. Long (Sr., 6-3, 290). Fayetteville -- WR Connor Flannigan (Sr., 5-11, 170), LB Quade Mosier (Sr., 6-2, 220), LB Tyler Barnes (Sr., 6-1, 215), QB Hank Gibbs (Sr., 6-4, 215), QB Quinn McClain (Sr., 6-1, 215), DB Brooks Flannigan (Sr., 5-11, 190), OL Melvn Kumwenda (Sr., 6-2, 260).
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Rogers is No. 15 in Class 7A; Fayetteville is No. 8.
HOOTEN'S LINE Fayetteville by 35
OUR TAKE Fayetteville 63, Rogers 21
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
Class 6A
El Dorado at Greenwood
Smith Robinson Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS El Dorado 1-3, 0-1 6A-West; Greenwood 4-0, 1-0
ON THE AIR The game is live-streamed at greenwooddogpound.com.
BETWEEN THE LINES Greenwood cruised to a 42-0 win over Little Rock Hall in the conference opener. ... QB Jace Presley threw for 4 TDs and ran for another in the Bulldogs' big win. ... El Dorado lost 40-21 to Lake Hamilton last week to begin league play. ... QB Eli Shepherd completed 21 of 28 passes for 294 yards and 2 TDs in the loss to Lake Hamilton. ... The Bulldogss' high-powered offense comes in averaging 43.5 points per game. ... Presley has thrown 16 touchdowns with no interceptions through the first four games.
PLAYERS TO WATCH El Dorado -- QB Eli Shepherd (Jr, 5-10 160), RB Alex Hicks (Sr., 5-9 180), WR Devunte Kidd (Sr., 5-5 135), DE Quentin Frazier (Sr., 6-1 215), Greenwood -- QB Jace Presley (Sr., 6-3, 182), RB Hunter Wilkinson (Jr., 5-10, 190), WR Treyton Dawson (Sr., 6-0, 178), OL Nathan Nethers (Sr., 6-1, 217), OL Kevin Douglas (Sr., 6-2, 271), OL Halen Carter (Sr., 6-0, 218), OL Michael Emberson (Sr., 5-8, 264), OL Traven Nichols (5-10, 271), DT Aniken Lewis (Sr., 5-8, 249), LB Eli Martin (Sr., 5-11, 192) S Logan Workman (Sr., 5-7, 140)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Greenwood is No. 1 in Class 6A. El Dorado is No. 10.
HOOTEN'S LINE Greenwood by 21
OUR TAKE Greenwood 42, El Dorado 14
-- Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB
Class 6A
Benton at Siloam Springs
Panther Stadium, Siloam Springs
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Benton 1-3, 1-0 6A-West; Siloam Springs 2-2, 1-0
ON THE AIR The game will be live-streamed on Siloam Springs Athletics on YouTube.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Benton -- QB Garrett Brown (Jr., 6-1, 190), RB D'Anthony Harper (Sr., 5-8, 200), RB Casey Johnson (Soph., 5-11, 175), WR Gavin Wells (Sr., 5-9, 165), OL Jesse Taylor (Sr., 5-11, 270), DE Brett Barbaree (Sr., 6-3, 240), LB Bryce Golleher (Sr., 5-9, 220). Siloam Springs -- QB Taylor Pool (Sr., 5-11, 179), WR Gage Weaver (Sr., 5-9, 169), DT Mariano Dominguez (Sr., 6-0, 255), TE/DE Kolby Fesler (Sr., 6-3, 254), RB/LB Jackson Norberg (Sr., 6-1, 173), RB/LB Cam Collins (Jr., 6-2, 185)
BETWEEN THE LINES Siloam Springs hosts Benton for homecoming on Friday in a battle of maroon Panthers. ... Siloam Springs and Benton meet for the fourth straight year with Benton having won each of the previous meetings by a combined score of 167-28, including a 55-14 win at Benton in 2018. ... Benton grabbed its first won of the season last week 36-31 against Russellville to open conference play. ... Siloam Springs rallied to nip Sheridan 28-27 to also improve to 1-0 in the 6A-West. ... Benton junior quarterback Garrett Brown has completed 62 of 117 passes for 880 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. ... Senior wideout Gavin Wells leads the team with 26 catches for 328 yards, while Braxton Slaught (11-221, 2 TDs) and Peyton Hudgins (11-161) have also been top targets. ... D'Anthony Harper leads the team with 58 rushes for 297 yards and one touchdown with Casey Johnson rushing for 220 on 36 carries and three touchdowns. ... Siloam Springs quarterback Taylor Pool has been a dual threat, rushing for 237 yards on 71 carries while completing 45 of 95 passes for 655 yards and three touchdowns. ... Coming off a 95-yard performance at Sheridan, Jackson Norberg has 210 yards on 41 carries. ... Cam Collins also fills in at running back and has 22 carries for 135 yards and three touchdowns. ... Gage Weaver leads the Panthers receivers with 14 catches for 217 yards and a score, while Tate Criner had 10 catches for 162 yards and Tanner Broyles 11 for 123. ... Senior Oren Stafford got involved in the passing game last week with a 55-yard touchdown catch.
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Benton is No. 2 in Class 6A. Siloam Springs is No. 9 in Class 6A.
HOOTEN'S LINE Benton by 7
OUR TAKE Benton 34, Siloam Springs 24
-- Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham
Class 5A
Harrison at Clarksville
Bill Metheny Field
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Harrison 4-0, 1-0 5A-West; Clarksville 4-0, 1-0
ON THE AIR Harrison -- KHBZ-FM 102.9 and live-streamed at GobTV via YouTube
BETWEEN THE LINES Clarksville has as many victories this season as it did in the last three years combined. ... A win will give the Panthers their first five-win season since 2011. ... Brothers Nicholas and Bryce Buckner, sons of Clarksville head coach Khris Buckner, combined for 162 of the Panthers' 230 rushing yards in last week's loss to Farmington. Bryce Buckner ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. ... Bryce Buckner is also the team's second-leading tackler with 33, just one before linebacker Eduardo Almaraz. ... Harrison currently has a 10-game conference win streak. ... The Goblins defeated Morrilton last week without completing a pass, but QB Ben Johnson ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns. ... Harrison RB Gabe Huskey has 72 career rushing TDs, which would put him 10th in the Arkansas Activities Association record book. He needs five more to more into eighth place and seven more to take the No. 7 spot.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Harrison -- QB Ben Johnson (Sr., 6-0, 175), QB Cole Keylon (Jr., 5-11, 170), RB Gabe Huskey (Sr., 5-11, 175), FB/LB Brooks Both (Sr., 6-1, 225), WR/DB Rilee Jones (Sr., 5-11, 160), WR/DB Colton Shaver (Sr., 5-10, 185), C Zach Schaffer (Sr., 6-1, 285), OL/NG Trey Stith (Sr., 6-0, 230), DE Landen Stephens (Sr., 6-0, 210), LB Bryant Ulrich (Sr., 5-11, 210). Clarksville -- HB Bryce Buckner (So., 6-0, 230), OL Michael Powell (Sr., 6-4, 310), OL Joseph Ayers (Sr., 6-3, 310), WR Jace Donaldson (Sr., 5-10, 160), LB Eduardo Almaraz (Sr., 6-2, 190)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Harrison is No. 2 in Class 5A. Clarksville is No. 21.
HOOTEN'S LINE Harrison by 18
OUR TAKE Harrison 45, Clarksville 20
-- Henry Apple • @NWAHenry
Farmington at Alma
Airedale Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m.
RECORDS Farmington is 4-0, 1-0 in 5A-West. Alma is 0-4, 0-1.
ON THE AIR www.farmcards.org
BETWEEN THE LINES Teams headed in opposite directions will meet tonight at Airedale Stadium. .... Farmington is 4-0 following a 22-21 victory over Clarksville while Alma fell to 0-4 after losing 36-8 to Vilonia. .... Drew Sturgeon provided the winning margin for Alma when he kicked a 42-yard field goal with 1 minutes, 27 seconds left against Clarksville. ... Sturgeon has 18 catches for 285 yards and five touchdowns this year for the Cardinals, who've lost three consecutive to the Airedales. ... Farmington suffered a three-game losing streak last year that began with a 35-28 loss to Alma. Sturgeon had 14 catches for 130 yards in the game. .... Alma quarterback Landon Blair had a 2-yard touchdown run to cap a 10-play drive in the third quarter to put the Airedales ahead 21-7. .... Blair has thrown seven touchdown passes this season for the Airedales.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Farmington -- WR Drew Sturgeon (Sr., 6-1, 165), QB MarQwaveon Watson (Sr., 5-7, 150), LB Colton Kilgore (Sr., 6-1, 210), LB Hayden Cox (Jr., 5-11, 190), FB/LB Josh Stettmeier (Sr., 6-2, 225), RB Jaden Schader (Sr., 6-1, 205), RB DeCory Thomas (Jr., 5-11, 145), OG Hayden Grantham (Sr., 5-10, 275). Alma -- QB Landon Blair (Sr., 6-1, 250), RB Ben Henley (Sr., 6-0, 220), WR Grayson Bailey (Sr., 6-2, 160), DL Nick Archer (Sr., 6-1, 235)
HOOTEN'S RANKINGS Farmington is No. 17 in Class 5A. Alma is No. 24.
HOOTEN'S LINE Farmington by 1
OUR TAKE Farmington 35, Alma 14
-- Rick Fires • @NWARick
Sports on 10/04/2019