There weren’t many changes in the rankings following the first week of the high school football playoffs.
In fact, six of our Top 10 teams had first-round byes.
The four teams that did play won easily: No. 6 Pulaski Academy beat Alma 57-21; No. 7 Fayetteville beat Little Rock Catholic 45-17; No. 9 Conway beat Rogers 49-7; and No. 10 Joe T. Robinson beat Pottsville 47-12.
Things get more interesting this week in the second round. There are some matchups that we’re used to seeing in the finals — Pulaski Academy against Little Rock McClellan in Class 5A, Arkadelphia against Warren in Class 4A, etc.
Here are the updated rankings as we move in the second round of the playoffs:
OVERALL
- North Little Rock
- Greenwood
- Bryant
- West Memphis
- Bentonville
- Pulaski Academy
- Fayetteville
- Benton
- Conway
- Joe T. Robinson
CLASS 7A
- North Little Rock
- Bryant
- Bentonville
- Fayetteville
- Conway
CLASS 6A
- Greenwood
- West Memphis
- Benton
- Marion
- Searcy
CLASS 5A
- Pulaski Academy
- Little Rock Christian
- Harrison
- Texarkana
- Little Rock McClellan
CLASS 4A
- Joe T. Robinson
- Warren
- Stuttgart
- Shiloh Christian
- Rivercrest
CLASS 3A
- Booneville
- Smackover
- Clinton
- Rison
- Prescott
CLASS 2A
- Hazen
- Junction City
- Foreman
- Conway Christian
- Mount Ida