PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

REGIONAL

Class 5A

Alma 55, Clarksville 29

Keagan Rosebeary ran for three touchdowns and Landon Blair threw for three more as Alma remained unbeaten in 5A-West Conference play with a win at home over Clarksville.

Rosebeary scored from 4 yards out in the first quarter to put the Airedales (4-3, 4-0) in front for good. He added touchdown runs of 50 and 5 yards in the third quarter as Alma's lead grew to a 48-20 margin.

Blair threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Ben Henley in the first quarter, then added a 63-yard TD pass to Grayson Bailey in the second quarter and a 17-yard pass to Garrett Richmond to finish the Airedales' scoring.

Vilonia 28, Farmington 25

Draven Smith ran for two touchdowns, while Jordan Britton hit Reed Sadler with a pair of touchdown passes as Vilonia edged Farmington in 5A-West Conference action at Vilonia.

Smith's 9-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter snapped a 14-14 tie and gave Vilonia (3-4, 2-2) the lead for good, then he added a 21-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles a 28-17 cushion with 7:59 left in the third quarter.

Eric Hill, who hit Marqwaveon Watson with two touchdown pass in the first half, had a 6-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion pass to Ben Macedo to pull Farmington (3-4, 1-3) within 28-25 early in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals drove the ball to the Vilonia 41 late in the game but turned the ball over on downs.

Morrilton 41, Huntsville 10

Dylan Smith threw touchdown passes to four different receivers as Morrilton cruised past Huntsville in a 5A-West game at Huntsville.

Smith completed 10 of 16 passes for 264 yards for the Devil Dogs (3-4, 2-2), who jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Xaviar Clemons caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from Smith and added 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.

Class 4A

Berryville 42, Gravette 7

Sophomore quarterback J.D. Smith ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Berryville rolled past Gravette and picked up its first 4A-1 Conference win of the season.

Tristan Updegraff had 131 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, while Brett Parsons added 14 carries for 100 yards and a score for the Bobcats (3-4, 1-3), who snapped a 15-game losing skid in league play. Christian Lemus also ran for a touchdown, while Wyatt Poe caught a 57-yard touchdown pass for Berryville.

Shiloh Christian 35, Gentry 0

Micah Button returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the Saints never looked back in a 4A-1 Conference mercy-rule win.

Button scored three touchdowns for the Saints (6-1, 4-0 4A-1) including a pair of short scoring runs.

The Shiloh Christian defense forced a number of Gentry turnovers with Blake Thomson, Jaiden Henry and Button all coming up with interceptions.

The Saints invoked the mercy-rule just seconds before halftime when Henry hit Truitt Tollett on a touchdown pass.

Jaret Russ also had a touchdown for the Saints, who travel to Lincoln next week.

Lincoln 50, Green Forest 0

Blake Arnold returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown to lead Lincoln to a shutout victory over Green Forest.

Cam Brown added 114 yards rushing for Lincoln (6-1, 3-1), which piled up 398 yards on offense. Quarterback Caleb Lloyd completed 7 of 11 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Wolves, who led 44-0 at halftime.

Mena 49, Elkins 45

Zane Stephens rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown and also intercepted a pass to help Mena to a hard-fough win.

Quarterback Max Montgomery also threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns for the Bearcats (4-3, 2-2 4A-4). The Bearcats defense intercepted three passes on the night.

Ozark 41, Pottsville 7

The Hillbillies rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised past Pottsville in 4A-4 Conference action.

Quarterback Dawson Dietz powered the Ozark offense, completing 16 of 21 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown.

Tyler Sanders rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown for Ozark (5-2, 4-0 4A-4) and caught 5 passes for 71 yards. Hayden Sanders caught 6 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.

Ozark will host Dover next week.

Class 3A

Cedarville 56, West Fork 0

Cedarville overpowered West Fork with 515 yards rushing while posting a shutout over the Tigers.

Kelvin Mitchell ran for 92 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead nine players who had at least one rushing attempt for the Pirates (3-4, 2-3). Isaiah Lawrence had 113 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.

Charleston 50, Paris 0

Kaden Benge and Breckon Ketter each returned an interception for a touchdown as Chalreston erupted for 27 first-quarter points and rolled to a 3A-1 Conference win over Paris.

Brayden Ross ran for a touchdown and threw for another, and the Tigers (4-3, 2-2) had another interception returned for a score en route to a 42-0 halftime lead. Ketter also added a rushing touchdown in the second half.

Lamar 33, Greenland 27

In a back-and-forth shootout in the River Valley, unbeaten Lamar held off Greenland in 3A-1 Conference action.

The Warriors (7-0, 4-0) jumped out to a 19-0 halftime lead and led by as much as 26-0. Lamar quarterback Ike Pelts found Brayden Grace twice for long scoring passes, and Brady James added a 23-yard touchdown run for the Warriors, who led 19-0 at halftime.

Lamar opened the second half with James' second touchdown of the night and the Warriors led 26-0.

Greenland's high-powered offense was held in check in the first half, but the Pirates (3-4, 1-3) came out firing in the second half. Levi Vaughn put Greenland on the board with a 51-yard pass to Zaylen Bryant, then the Pirates recovered an onside kick and Vaughn hit Bryant again on another long scoring pass to pull Greenland within 26-13.

Lamar added to its lead to start the fourth quarter on Jake Parmenter's 12-yard touchdown run, but Greenland wasn't done yet. The Pirates scored two quick touchdowns as Vaughn hit Jett Dennis and Zach Gilbert for scoring passes to bring the Pirates within 33-27.

Greenland drove to the Lamar 34 with the clock winding down, but the Warriors were able to come up with the stop.

Lamar travels to Mansfield next week, and Greenland will take on Cedarville.

Class 2A

Lavaca 34, Magazine 24

Quarterback Jimmy Hall threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to help the Golden Arrows to a key 3A-1 Conference win.

Hall connected with Tray Warner late in the second quarter to give the Golden Arrows (4-3, 3-1 3A-1) a 26-18 halftime lead. But Magazine scored on its first drive of the third quarter to get within 26-24, but Lavaca answered. Hall hooked up with Alex Dugan for a touchdown pass. Tyler Armstead ran in the two-point conversion for a 34-24 Lavaca lead.

The Golden Arrows defense held off Magazine the rest of the half, intercepting three Rattlers passes.

Tatum Scott scored two for Magazine (3-3, 2-1), including a 76-yard kickoff return. He scored on a 5-yard run in the third quarter to get the Rattlers within 26-24.

STATE

Class 5A

Pulaski Academy 42, Beebe 7

Pulaski Academy scored on all of its first-half possessions Friday and rolled to an easy victory over Beebe on Friday night at Bro Erwin Stadium.

The Bruins had a 35-7 lead at halftime after the first half and added another touchdown three plays into the second half to force a running clock for the rest of the game.

Beebe running back Taylor Boyce, the diminutive Beebe running back who came into the game with 899 yards rushing(149.8 yards a game), ran 27 times for 120 yards and a touchdown against the Bruins, putting him over 1,000 yards for the season.

Class 4A

Joe T. Robinson 42, Malvern 0

As expected, the Joe T. Robinson Senators dominated winless Malvern.

Robinson (7-1, 4-0 7-4A) scored touchdowns on three of its first four plays from scrimmage. Seven plays after its third touchdown, on-- a 35-yard pass from senior quarterback Greyson Tackett to senior receiver Mekel Kentle, -- Kentle returned a punt 78 yards to give Robinson a 27-0 lead with 2:17 left in the first quarter.

Though those big plays for Kentle came three minutes apart, they could not squelch the buzz of Robinson's first score, the one they're still talking about.

Robinson kicked off to start the game, held Malvern (0-7, 0-4) to three plays and a punt, and began its first possession at its 42. It was apparent something was up when senior tackle Elliot Harris Jr. suddenly had the ball in his hands as if he were a 6-4, 305-pound quarterback in a Shotgun set.

The play was called Big Belly for good reason, and Harris Jr. made it work. He floated his pass over the shoulder of senior receiver Traveon James, wide open in the end zone. James scored to give Robinson a touchdown on its first play from scrimmage that Harris Jr. said he will tell his grandchildren about.

"I wasn't nervous," Harris Jr. said. "We worked on it a lot in practice. He was open, and I just threw it to him. That's guaranteed to go onto my highlights."

To put the ball in the hands of a senior lineman on plays designed to score has become an annual tradition at Robinson under Coach Todd Eskola. He said he wasn't sure the play would work from as close in as 42 yards since he said Harris Jr. had demonstrated a propensity to throw passes 70 or more yards in practice. That Harris Jr. was able to put such touch on his pass to James confirmed Eskola Escola's estimation of his tackle's talent.

"He has an unbelievable arm," Eskola Escola said. "He's just a talented athlete. For a big guy, he's got an unbelievable arm. We were looking forward to that play."

Sports on 10/14/2018

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