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Class 7A

  1. North Little Rock (4-0)

  2. Springdale Har-Ber (3-1)

  3. Cabot (4-0)

  4. FS Northside (2-1)

  5. Bentonville High (3-1)

  6. Fayetteville (3-1)

  7. FS Southside (2-2)

  8. Bryant (2-2)

  9. Rogers High (3-1)

  10. Springdale High (3-1)

  11. LR Central (3-1)

  12. Conway (0-4)

  13. LR Catholic (1-3)

  14. Bentonville West (1-3)

  15. Rogers Heritage (0-4)

  16. Van Buren (1-3)

Game of the Week

NO. 3 CABOT (7) at No. 7 FS Southside.

Playoff positioning likely on the line in this match-up between teams that have previously met in postseason play. Southside stoned Cabot in the 1997 state championship, but the Panthers got payback in the 2000 title game. Southside also beat Cabot in the 2002 semis and in the 2010 and 2015 playoffs. Cabot won in 1998 postseason.

Southside QB Graves Schmidley completed 11 of 21 passes for 206 yards, including a 64-yard TD to Dylan Wyatt last week to rally the Mavericks past winless Conway 23-20. Southside has committed just two turnovers since giving it away six times in a 47-0 loss at Springdale Har-Ber to start the season. Southside rotates three running backs but just got Parker Dixon (856 yards as a junior) back healthy last Friday. They run behind Maverick linemen averaging 299 pounds.

It took almost three quarters for undefeated Cabot to put away LR Catholic last weeek. Elusive Cabot senior QB Jarrod Barnes has committed to the University of Arkansas. “We’ve got to find a way somehow to get (Barnes) on the ground,” Southside coach Jeff Williams says. “He reminds me of (former Pine Bluff High and 5-year NFL kick returner) Mark Bradley. We’ve got to be in our gap, play disciplined, assignment football and do it fast.”

FS NORTHSIDE (7) at LR Central: Northside playmaker Tre Norwood returned a punt 60 yards and Chuy Parga kicked 27- and 44-yard field goals in last week’s 29-0 win at Bryant. LR Central scored 28.3 points to win its three non-conference games before losing 49-7 last Friday at North LR. Northside whipped LR Central by a combined 67-22 the past two seasons in non-conference play.

Van Buren at BENTONVILLE HIGH (29): A week after squeaking by Class 6A Siloam Springs to end a 9-game losing skid, Van Buren committed three turnovers and allowed 302 yards passing to lose last Friday at first-year program Bentonville West, 42-14. Tradition-rich Bentonville made five QB sacks, junior Kam’ron Mays-Hunt caught a 65-yard TD on the final play of the first quarter and senior Hayden Goehring’s 46-yard field goal with 3:14 remaining proved to be the difference in the Tiger’s upset at defending state champion Fayetteville last Friday. Bentonville senior Jacob Clark carried 20 times for 100 yards and a TD at Fayetteville. It’s was Bentonville’s 11th consecutive regular-season win over Fayetteville.

Bentonville West at FAYETTEVILLE (16): First-year program Bentonville West totaled 425 yards offense (302 passing) to score its first win last Friday over Van Buren, 42-14. Previously top-ranked Fayetteville led 21-14 at halftime and totaled 60 yards more than Bentonville last week but lost at home 24-21. Fayetteville’s Terrance Rock totaled almost 200 yards offense. but standout QB Taylor Powell was sacked five times. It was Fayetteville’s 11th consecutive regular-season loss to Bentonville.

Springdale High at SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (21): Har-Ber has won nine straight over Springdale by an average score of 36-14 since losing to the Bulldogs 40-8 in its inaugural season (2006). Har-Ber hadn’t totaled more than 58 yards passing in a game this season before rocking Rogers with 279 in last week’s 56-14 win. Har-Ber averages 7.4 yards per rush and has held three opponents to two TDs or less. Springdale, just 8 points shy off a 4-0 start, celebrated homecoming last Friday with Kyler Williams setting the school’s all-time receiving record in a 42-21 win over winless Rogers Heritage. Facing a third-and-6, caught a 68-yard TD on what would be his final play. Williams (31 catches for 578 yards and seven TDs this fall) died in a one-car accident Saturday night.

ROGERS HIGH (7) at Rogers Heritage: This series is tied 4-4 with neither winning more than two years in a row. Rogers beat Heritage last season 28-6. Rogers allowed 12 points weekly to win its non-conference games this fall before giving up 56 last Friday to Springdale Har-Ber. Winless Heritage scored on its first possession of the game and third quarter in last week’s 42-21 loss at Springdale.

Class 6A

  1. Greenwood (4-0)

  2. Pine Bluff (2-1)

  3. Jonesboro (4-0)

  4. Russellville (4-0)

  5. Lake Hamilton (2-2)

  6. El Dorado (2-2)

  7. Benton (2-2)

  8. Searcy (3-1)

  9. West Memphis (3-1)

  10. Texarkana (1-3)

  11. Marion (1-3)

  12. Siloam Springs (1-3)

  13. Mountain Home (0-4)

  14. Sheridan (1-3)

  15. Jacksonville (1-3)

  16. LR Hall (2-2)

6A WEST

Siloam Springs at BENTON (24): Siloam Springs edged Sheridan 24-21 last week for its first win of the year. Junior Luke Gumm kicked a 27-yard field goal with 10 seconds left. Senior QB Luke Lampton ran 18 times for 213 yards and three TDs. Benton lost three turnovers in a 45-24 loss at Russellville. Senior QB Nate Beck, who did not play Week 3 vs. Greenbrier (fractured hand), passed for 246 yards and two TDs at Russellville. Senior RB Brandon Hunter ran 18 times for 100 yards and a score and caught a 26-yard TD pass.

GREENWOOD (20) at El Dorado: Greenwood threw two interceptions in the first quarter last week at Texarkana and trailed 10-7. But the Bulldogs ripped off 48 unanswered points to win 55-10. Greenwood ran the ball 40 times for 219 yards. Junior RB Kenny Wood rushed for 111 yards and two TDs on 17 carries. El Dorado lost four turnovers in a 27-21 loss at Lake Hamilton. Junior QB Darius Holly completed 11 of 15 passes for 215 yards, including a 69-yard TD pass to senior Blake Cunningham, and ran for two more scores.

Class 5A

  1. Pulaski Academy (3-1)

  2. Batesville (2-2)

  3. Wynne (4-0)

  4. Alma (2-2)

  5. Morrilton (3-1)

  6. Sylvan Hills (4-0)

  7. Greenbrier (3-1)

  8. LR McClellan (2-2)

  9. Watson Chapel (2-2)

  10. White Hall (4-0)

  11. Blytheville (2-2)

  12. Nettleton (3-1)

  13. Forrest City (3-1)

  14. Valley View (3-1)

  15. HS Lakeside (1-3)

  16. Vilonia (3-1)

  17. Harrison (3-1)

  18. LR Christian (1-3)

  19. Camden Fairview (1-3)

  20. Beebe (1-3)

  21. De Queen (2-2)

  22. Maumelle (0-4)

  23. Farmington (2-2)

  24. Hot Springs (0-4)

  25. Paragould (2-2)

  26. Mills (2-2)

  27. Hope (0-4)

  28. Magnolia (1-3)

  29. Clarksville (1-3)

  30. LR Parkview (0-3)

  31. Greene Co. Tech (0-4)

  32. LR Fair (0-4)

ALMA (21) at Farmington: Alma’s D limited Vilonia to 172 yards last week. Senior Noah Dotson didn’t start at QB in the 25-point win over Vilonia, but completed 9 of 14 passes for 111 yards and a TD and ran 9 times for 82 yards. Junior Brayden Johnson has 32 catches for 504 yards and two TDs this season.

Clarksville at HARRISON (8): Clarksville has lost 25 of its past 27 games, including last week’s two-point setback to Farmington. Harrison gained just 166 yards last week when losing its first game of the season to Morrilton by 41 points.

Class 4A

  1. Nashville (4-0)

  2. Warren (4-0)

  3. Shiloh Christian (4-0)

  4. Joe T. Robinson (4-0)

  5. Pea Ridge (4-0)

  6. CAC (3-1)

  7. Prairie Grove (4-0)

  8. Arkadelphia (3-1)

  9. Pocahontas (3-1)

  10. Hamburg (2-2)

  11. Stuttgart (2-2)

  12. Ashdown (3-1)

  13. Malvern (3-1)

  14. Dover (4-0)

  15. Gravette (3-1)

  16. Ozark (2-2)

  17. Dumas (3-1)

  18. Pottsville (2-2)

  19. Booneville (1-3)

  20. Gosnell (3-1)

  21. West Helena (3-1)

  22. Dardanelle (2-2)

  23. Trumann (2-2)

  24. Mena (2-2)

  25. Southside Batesville (2-2)

  26. Heber Springs (1-3)

  27. Monticello (2-2)

  28. Cave City (3-1)

  29. Riverview (2-2)

  30. Highland (2-2)

  31. Dollarway (0-3)

  32. Jonesboro Westside (2-2)

  33. Lonoke (1-3)

  34. Gentry (2-2)

  35. Star City (1-3)

  36. Crossett (0-4)

  37. Waldron (2-2)

  38. Brookland (2-2)

  39. Fountain Lake (0-4)

  40. Lincoln (1-3)

  41. Huntsville (1-3)

  42. Berryville (2-2)

  43. DeWit (0-4)

  44. Bauxite (0-4)

  45. West Fork (1-3)

  46. Baptist Prep (0-4)

  47. Subiaco Academy (0-4)

  48. Harrisburg (0-4)

4A-1

GENTRY (12) at Berryville: Berryville averages 231 yards rushing per game and must control the clock to stop Gentry’s high-powered rushing attack (308 yards per game). Berryville senior Jacob Graham averages almost 9 yards per touch (42 carries, 371 yards and five TDs), while Gentry junior QB Jon Faulkenberry averages 7.5 yards per carry (60 rushes, 452 yards and five TDs).

PRAIRIE GROVE (14) at Gravette: Prairie Grove has won four straight in the series since Gravette’s 10-point win in 2011. The Tigers give up 10 ppg this fall. Gravette is a fourth-quarter interception at Booneville away from possibly being 4-0. The Lions led Lincoln 33-0 in the third quarter last week and didn’t score again while substituting liberally. Gravette junior defensive lineman Bailey Soule’ has 33 tackles (two tackles for loss), one sack and 10 hurries this fall.

Lincoln at PEA RIDGE (35): Undefeated Pea Ridge averages 39 ppg. The balanced Blackhawks rush for 209 yards and pass for 122 yards weekly. Junior QB Jakota Sainsbury completes 58 percent of his passes for 487 yards and four TDs. Lincoln gives up 36 points per game.

SHILOH CHRISTIAN (30) at Huntsville: Undefeated Shiloh Christian outscores opponents by three TDs weekly. The Saints blasted Berryville by 41 points a week ago. Senior QB Connor Reece has 12 TD passes and just two interceptions this season, while rushing for 321 yards and two scores. Huntsville averages just 178 yards and 14 points weekly.

West Fork at WALDRON (10): West Fork whipped Subiaco Academy 28-0 a week ago, after scoring just 14 in the opening three games. Waldron hung with Ozark last week before losing 19-0. Bulldog junior QB Trey Williams has rushed for 305 yards and five TDs this fall.

OZARK (2) at Booneville: Booneville had just 186 yards in last week’s one-point loss at Pottsville. Senior QB Hayden Fennell (ankle injury) didn’t play in the second half, and fullback Caleb Draper didn’t make the trip (illness). Ozark allows just 13 points per game. Sophomore QB Dawson Dietz has passed for 456 yards and five TDs (with three interceptions) and rushed 30 times for 115 yards and one TD this fall.

Class 3A

  1. Charleston (4-0)

  2. Prescott (4-0)

  3. Glen Rose (4-0)

  4. Junction City (2-2)

  5. Smackover (3-1)

  6. Clinton (3-1)

  7. H. Grove Haskell (3-1)

  8. Fordyce (3-1)

  9. Centerpoint (2-2)

  10. Bald Knob (4-0)

  11. Paris (2-2)

  12. Rivercrest (2-2)

  13. McGehee (2-2)

  14. Newport (3-1)

  15. Elkins (3-1)

  16. Atkins (2-1)

  17. Harding Academy (1-3)

  18. Fouke (2-1)

  19. Greenland (2-2)

  20. Cedar Ridge (2-2)

  21. Walnut Ridge (4-0)

  22. Lamar (1-3)

  23. Manila (2-2)

  24. Mayflower (3-1)

  25. Piggott (4-0)

  26. Mountain View (3-1)

  27. Barton (2-2)

  28. Melbourne (1-3)

  29. Jessieville (3-1)

  30. Horatio (2-2)

  31. Gurdon (2-2)

  32. Osceola (0-4)

  33. Genoa Central (3-1)

  34. Mansfield (0-4)

  35. Perryville (2-2)

  36. Green Forest (1-3)

  37. Hoxie (0-4)

  38. Yellville-Summit (0-3)

  39. Marshall (1-3)

  40. Cedarville (1-3)

  41. Lake Village (2-2)

  42. Marianna (1-2)

  43. Episcopal Collegiate (0-4)

  44. Corning (0-4)

  45. Bismarck (0-4)

  46. Two Rivers (0-4)

  47. Drew Central (0-4)

  48. Rose Bud (0-4)

3A-1

Green Forest at CLINTON (42): League favorite Clinton clobbered Greenland 45-0 last week. Senior QB Kort Weaver passed for 180 yards and two TDs in the first half.

GREENLAND (20) at Yellville-Summit: Greenland has defeated Y-S by an average of 26 points the past three seasons. Yellville-Summit gave up 467 total yards in last week’s 52-0 loss to Elkins.

ELKINS (19) at Mountain View: Elkins has averaged 426 yards and 54 ppg the past three weeks since a close loss to Shiloh Christian in the opener. Mountain View’s defense has been playing well but the Yellowjackets are still struggling on offense. Mountain View totaled 176 yards in last week’s 14-0 win at Melbourne.

MELBOURNE (8) at Marshall: Both teams struggling to find ways to win. Melbourne out-gained Mountain View 195-176 last week but lost 14-0. Marshall led Green Forest 8-7 after three quarters but lost 14-8. Melbourne won the last meeting with Marshall 41-14 in 2013.

Cedarville at PERRYVILLE (6): Cedarville’s speed could cause problems for Perryville. Perryville must control the game with its Triple Option attack. The Mustangs have rushed for 283 yards per game the past two weeks in wins over Poyen and Two Rivers.

Paris at CHARLESTON (28): Paris rushed for 515 yards in last week’s 59-38 win over Mansfield behind juniors Dakovan Wise (176 yards, two TDs), Justus Lee (167 yards, four TDs) and Kris Graham (167 yards, two TDs). Charleston senior Colton McDonald has emerged at receiver, giving the top-ranked Tigers another threat to go along with talented junior Sean Michael Flanagan and fearless junior Mason Wisdom. McDonald caught three passes for 40 yards and a TD in a 44-14 win at Cedarville. Flanagan (16 receptions, 269 yards, four TDs in 2016) has scored eight TDs this season, including two punt returns. Charleston has defeated Paris the past three years by an average of 32 points under Coach Greg Kendrick.

Mansfield at LAMAR (15): Mansfield searching for its first win under first-year coach Craig Bentley. The Tigers can run the ball well, but they’re giving up 49 ppg. Nine starters on defense are newcomers. Senior FB Joseff Buccella ran 14 times for 212 yards and two TDs in last week’s 59-38 loss at Paris. Lamar led Atkins 7-6 after three quarters but lost 29-14. Senior QB Hunter Davenport accounted for 161 total yards and both TDs.

Class 2A

  1. England (4-0)

  2. Hector (4-0)

  3. Danville (4-0)

  4. Mount Ida (4-0)

  5. Conway Christian (4-0)

  6. Hampton (4-0)

  7. C. Harmony Grove (2-2)

  8. Des Arc (3-1)

  9. Bearden (2-2)

  10. Rison (2-2)

  11. Earle (2-2)

  12. Lavaca (2-2)

  13. E. Poinsett County (3-1)

  14. Hackett (4-0)

  15. Cross County (3-1)

  16. Dierks (3-1)

  17. Parkers Chapel (3-1)

  18. Palestine-Wheatley (4-0)

  19. Carlisle (1-3)

  20. Quitman (4-0)

  21. Foreman (3-1)

  22. McCrory (2-2)

  23. Marked Tree (2-2)

  24. Augusta (2-2)

  25. Murfreesboro (2-2)

  26. Brinkley (2-2)

  27. Clarendon (1-3)

  28. Salem (2-2)

  29. Mountainburg (2-2)

  30. Woodlawn (3-0)

  31. Mineral Springs (1-3)

  32. Hazen (0-4)

  33. Poyen (1-3)

  34. Lafayette County (0-4)

  35. Magnet Cove (0-4)

  36. Strong (1-3)

  37. Spring Hill (1-3)

  38. Bigelow (1-3)

  39. J.C. Westside (1-2)

  40. Magazine (2-2)

  41. Western Yell County (1-3)

  42. Cutter M. Star (2-1)

  43. Decatur (0-3)

  44. Mountain Pine (0-3)

  45. Rector (0-2)

  46. Midland (0-4)

  47. Marvell (0-3)

4-2A

Mountainburg at LAVACA (15): No. 12 Lavaca owns the team speed advantage. Lavaca senior Jonathan Kent and junior Cody Harris split snaps at fullback. The tandem combined for 187 yards and three TDs last week in a 35-6 win over J.C. Westside. Junior QB Garrett Eck triggers Lavaca’s Pistol Option. He ran for 94 yards and two TD last Friday, while junior Ryan Dockery caught three passes, two of them for TDs. Mountainburg’s defensive line is not only large, but stout. Mountainburg’s offense, however, did not score against Hackett and managed just 185 yards in a 42-12 loss to league front-runner Danville.

DANVILLE (41) at J.C. Westside: No. 3 Danville destroyed Western Yell last week with sophomore QB Preston Donnell completing 14 of 23 passes for 178 yards and three TDs. The Little Johns allowed just 40 yards in the 44-7 blowout.

Western Yell County at HACKETT (33): No. 14 Hackett awaits No. 3 Danville in two weeks. Hackett sophomore Cooper Shipman rushed 25 times for 176 yards and a TD last week in 48-6 win over Magazine. Senior QB Ely Stormes passed for a TD and ran for a TD before being ejected. Sophomore Brady Hester, who took most of the snaps last week, makes his varsity debut at QB Friday night.

MAGAZINE (15) at Decatur: Decatur won a single game last year and still searching for a victory this fall. Magazine fighting for league’s fifth and final playoff and cannot afford slip-up at Decatur.

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