Wood, Pruitt Earn Honors

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Springdale Har-Ber coach Chris Wood and senior defensive back Houston Pruitt were both honored at the State Farm Awards banquet Monday night.

Wood, who guided Har-Ber to its first state championship on Dec. 5, was named the Class 7A/6A Coach of the Year, while Pruitt was named the Class 7A/6A Defensive Player of the Year.

“It was a good honor, there are some outstanding coaches and players in this state,” Wood said. “Watching Houston get honored, that was a lot of fun. He was such a big piece to our defensive puzzle this season. It’s going to be weird not having him around anymore.”

State Farm, which worked in conjunction with Hooten’s Arkansas Football, honored 45 ...


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