ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rex Nelson's rankings after 7 weeks

October 8, 2018 at 3:37 p.m.

by Rex Nelson

NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Fayetteville receiver Connor Flannigan (2) carries the ball as Van Buren defender Giovanni Alas attempts to make a tackle Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, during the first half at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville. Visit nwadg.com/photos to see more photographs from the game.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Fayetteville receiver Connor Flannigan (2) carries the ball as Van Buren defender Giovanni Alas attempts to make a tackle Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, during the first half at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville. Visit nwadg.com/photos to see more photographs from the game.

For the first time this season, not a single team in the Top 10 lost.

Most of those victories were routs.

In fact, only one game was closer than 19 points. That was Conway’s 34-28 victory over Cabot in overtime. For a fourth consecutive week, Cabot head coach Mike Malham Jr. was denied victory No. 300 in his storied coaching career.

Here are the updated rankings as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season:

OVERALL

  1. North Little Rock
  2. Bryant
  3. Greenwood
  4. West Memphis
  5. Benton
  6. Warren
  7. Fort Smith Northside
  8. Fayetteville
  9. Conway
  10. Pulaski Academy

CLASS 7A

  1. North Little Rock
  2. Bryant
  3. Fort Smith Northside
  4. Fayetteville
  5. Conway

CLASS 6A

  1. Greenwood
  2. West Memphis
  3. Benton
  4. Searcy
  5. Jonesboro

CLASS 5A

  1. Pulaski Academy
  2. Little Rock McClellan
  3. Little Rock Christian
  4. Harrison
  5. Texarkana

CLASS 4A

  1. Warren
  2. Joe T. Robinson
  3. Rivercrest
  4. Bauxite
  5. Nashville

CLASS 3A

  1. Booneville
  2. Smackover
  3. Clinton
  4. Rison
  5. Prescott

CLASS 2A

  1. Mount Ida
  2. Hazen
  3. Foreman
  4. Junction City
  5. Earle

This post was first published on Rex Nelson's Southern Fried blog.

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