PRAIRIE GROVE AT STUTTGART

CLASS 4A STATE SEMIFINALS

NED MOSELEY STADIUM

KICKOFF: 7 p.m.

RECORDS: Prairie Grove 12-0. Stuttgart 11-1.

BETWEEN THE LINES: Prairie Grove notched another come-from-behind win last week, rallying in the fourth quarter to knock off Nashville 41-35. The Tigers scored four fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 50-yard return of an onside kick with just over a minute left. ... Tigers’ QB Cooper Winters fired four TD passes last week, including scoring strikes of 46 and 34 yards to Jon Halbert. ... Prairie Grove RB Weston Bartholomew has rushed for more than 1,000 yards. ... Stuttgart dual-threat QB Dontrell Brown has more than 2,500 yards of total offense. ... RB Tyler Luster has more than 900 yards rushing for the Ricebirds. ... The Tigers are paced defensively by Jacob Kahl, Jared Murphy and Brandon Nodier. ... Stuttgart senior LB Waymon Johnson leads the team in tackles.

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS: Prairie Grove is No. 2 in Class 4A; Stuttgart is No. 1.

HOOTEN’S LINE: Stuttgart by 2.

— CHIP SOUZA

THE MATCHUPS

Prairie Grove Offense Stuttgart Defense

Pos. Player Class Pos. Player Class

QB Cooper WintersSr. DE Taylor Daniels Sr.

HB Logan Bartholomew Jr. DT Carlin Warren Sr.

FB Weston Bartholomew Sr. DT Chris Hooks Sr.

WB Noah Hunter Sr. DE Dominique Criner Sr.

C Creyton Ledbetter Sr. LB Waymon Johnson Sr.

RG Jackson Diebold Jr. LB John Curtis Sr.

LG Jacob Kahl Sr. LB Jacob Klausson Soph.

RT Spencer Gauldin Sr. CB Drelon Ice Sr.

TE Jared Murphy Sr. CB Jackson Kennedy Jr.

LT Jacob Lacey Sr. S Regan Counce Sr.

WR Jon Halbert Sr. S Courtney Carroll Sr.

Prairie Grove Defense Stuttgart Offense

Pos. Player Class Pos. Player Class

DE Brandon Taylor Sr. QB Dontrell Brown Sr.

DE Creyton Ledbetter Sr. RB Waymon Johnson Sr.

NG Jared Murphy Sr. RB Tyler Luster Jr.

LB Noah Hunter Sr. WR John Curtis Sr.

LB Brandon Nodier Jr. WR Hunter Harris Sr.

LB Nick Sugg Jr. WR Drelon Ice Sr.

LB Dalton Faulk Sr. LT Chris Hooks Sr.

LB Jacob Kahl Sr. LG Eddie Simmons Sr.

CB Cooper Winters Sr. C Spencer Dickson Sr.

CB Jon Halbert Sr. RG Cody Cooper Jr.

S Logan Bartholemew Jr. RT Taylor Daniels Sr.

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