ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rex Nelson's rankings with 2 weeks left to play

October 23, 2018 at 12:44 p.m.

by Rex Nelson

#3 Peyton Holt of Greenwood keeps the ball for a short gain on Friday.
#3 Peyton Holt of Greenwood keeps the ball for a short gain on Friday.

There are only two weeks remaining in the regular season in high school football.

There was movement in our Top 10 following last week’s games.

Benton dropped from No. 5 to No. 10 after losing 62-33 to No. 3 Greenwood.

Conway moved up from No. 7 to No. 5 with its 31-0 victory over Little Rock Central.

Bentonville, which started the season 0-3, moved up from No. 9 to No. 7 with its 35-14 win over Rogers.

Fayetteville moved up from No. 10 to No. 9 following a 48-14 victory over Springdale.

In Class 4A, three of the Top 5 teams lost — No. 2 Joe T. Robinson lost to No. 4 Bauxite. No. 3 Rivercrest and No. 5 Nashville were both upset. Bauxite moves up to No. 2 in Class 4A. Stuttgart and Hamburg, meanwhile, move into the Top 5.

For the third consecutive week, there’s a different No. 1 team in Class 2A. This week it’s Hazen, which moved up from No. 2 following a 34-12 victory over Earle. Foreman fell from No. 1 to No. 3 after losing 14-13 to Mineral Springs.

Here are the rankings:

OVERALL

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

CLASS 7A

  1. North Little Rock
  2. Bryant
  3. Conway
  4. Bentonville
  5. Fayetteville

CLASS 6A

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

CLASS 5A

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

CLASS 4A

  1. Warren
  2. Bauxite
  3. Joe T. Robinson
  4. Stuttgart
  5. Hamburg

CLASS 3A

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

CLASS 2A

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

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