Little Rock McClellan’s Xavion Morgan (middle) runs the ball as Pine Bluff Dollarway’s Antonio Brown (left) and Prince Okojie try to tackle him in Monday’s season opener at War Memorial Stadium. Morgan carried 8 times for 81 yards for the Lions, who racked up 319 of their 334 yards on the ground. More photos from this game are available at arkansasonline.com/galleries. Nashville defeated Watson Chapel 28-22 in Monday’s second game.
LR McClellan runs past PB Dollarway in opener
Posted: at 2:40 a.m.
Little Rock McClellan got the season-opening victory it wanted Monday, but Lions Coach Maurice Moody was far from satisfied with their performance.
Third-quarter TDs, defense catapult Scrappers to victory
Posted: at 2:34 a.m.Nashville Coach Mike Volarvich called his team's 28-22 victory over Watson Chapel sloppy Monday night at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
Arkansas high school football begins earlier with new Zero Week
Posted: Aug 20, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.Today marks the earliest opening day of high school football season in Arkansas, thanks to the new Zero Week addition to the schedule.
North Little Rock Coach Jamie Mitchell (left) celebrates with his team after winning the Class 7A state championship last season. It was the first state championship in the state’s largest classification by a central Arkansas school since Little Rock Central won in 2004.
Grand Central
NLR’s title speeds up conference’s rise
Posted: Aug 19, 2018 at 3:17 a.m.Winning the Class 7A state championship last season meant a lot to Jamie Mitchell and the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette high school football preseason rankings
Posted: Aug 19, 2018 at 3:03 a.m.OVERALL TOP 10
NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Molly Kingston, 17, a senior at Har-Ber High School, demonstrates a workout the team has been using Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at CrossFit 540 in Springdale. The Springdale Har-Ber volleyball team spent the offseason doing CrossFit workouts to get ready for the season.
VIDEO: Fit Family
Har-Ber volleyball team uses CrossFit workouts to build unity
Updated: August 19, 2018 9:19 a.m.At first, the suggestion seemed almost ridiculous.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Fayetteville High School Carly Unruh (6) and Rosana Hicks (8) reach to block a shot during a benefit volleyball match, Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Siloam Springs High School in Siloam Springs.
PREP VOLLEYBALL REPORT
Talent remains for three-time champs
Posted: Aug 19, 2018 at 1 a.m.Fayetteville no longer has two of the best players to ever play on one team in Arkansas, but the Lady Bulldogs are far from being void of talent and experience.
Pine Bluff quarterback Tyler Foots passed for 1,857 yards and 28 touchdowns, and rushed for 943 yards and 10 scores last season, leading the Zebras to the Class 6A state championship game.
Embodiment of a QB
Zebras’ Foots does it with arm, legs
Posted: Aug 18, 2018 at 3:10 a.m.Tyler Foots started at quarterback for the Pine Bluff Zebras as a sophomore, but he had been groomed for the position long before the 2017 season.
Running back Zak Wallace and the Benton Panthers will travel to Greenwood for an Oct. 19 clash.
BRYAN HUTSON will lead Elkins as it makes the move from Class 3A to Class 4A this season. Hutson coached last season at Paris, his hometown.
Hutson eager for challenge at Elkins
Posted: Aug 18, 2018 at 1 a.m.Bryan Hutson is a veteran coach who’s led high school football programs in Arkansas ranging from Class 2A Decatur to Class 7A North Little Rock.
Pulaski Academy’s (from left) Grant Pignio, John David White and Blake Titus celebrate with teammates after their 37-36 victory over Little Rock McClellan in the Class 5A state championship Dec. 2 at War Memorial Stadium. White and Titus are among the key returners this season as the Bruins go for their fifth consecutive state title.
ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Is this the year Pulaski Academy's title reign ends?
Posted: Aug 17, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.Pulaski Academy is used to getting everybody's best shot.
Jared McBride (left) will direct Hot Springs Lakeside against Lake Hamilton on Aug. 31.
Warren wide receiver Treylon Burks (center) has helped lead the Lumberjacks to the Class 4A state championship game the past two seasons. The Lumberjacks defeated Pea Ridge in the 2016 title game, but lost last season to Arkadelphia.
ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Coaches look for ways to top Burks, Warren
Posted: Aug 16, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.Joe T. Robinson Coach Todd Eskola is very familiar with Warren wide receiver Treylon Burks.
Pea Ridge and linebacker Tristin Brewer will travel to Harrison on Aug. 24 in a nonconference game.
Sweet feeling Arkadelphia won its first state championship since 1987 when it defeated Warren in the Class 4A state title game in December at War Memorial Stadium. The Badgers defeated Southside Batesville, Ashdown and Pea Ridge to reach the state final.
Booneville fullback Carson Ray (left) rushed for 637 yards and a team-high 15 touchdowns last season as a junior. The Bearcats open the season Aug. 24 at home against Clarksville.
Free-for-all expected after several moves
Posted: Aug 15, 2018 at 2:54 a.m.The Booneville Bearcats are back in Class 3A after spending the past two seasons in Class 4A.
Rison Coach Clay Totty (shown) will lead the Wildcats against McGehee on Sept. 28 in a 6-3A Conference game. The Wildcats are moving up from Class 2A to Class 3A this season.
Rivercrest won its final game in Class 3A last season, defeating Junction City in the Class 3A state championship game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Colts have moved to Class 4A. Junction City is in Class 2A this season, which means there will be a new state champion in Class 3A for 2018.
Fullback Chase Boyd (20) carries two Mount Ida defenders into the end zone for a touchdown during Foreman’s Class 2A state championship victory in December. Boyd, a senior, and junior Isaac Carver combined for 19 touchdowns last season for the Gators, who return 15 starters.
ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Formidable Foreman chasing after more title hardware
Posted: Aug 14, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.A shirt worn by several Foreman Gators during the offseason said, "Made history. Now make it again."
Coach Steven Jones and Junction City face Hector in a rare late-season nonconference game on Oct. 26. Both teams had open dates because of schools leaving 11-man football to play eight man, so the Dragons and Wildcats will square off at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia.
Defending champions The Foreman Gators reached their first state title game last season with victories over Clarendon, Bearden, Danville and Salem. The Gators averaged 43.2 points per game offensively, while allowing 11.3 points per game defensively.
22-game losing streak doesn't ground Eagles
Posted: Aug 12, 2018 at 2:56 a.m.On the surface, optimism expressed by the Baptist Prep Eagles head coach and players seems a bit on the incongruous side.
Bentonville head football coach Jody Grant talks to his players during a practice Aug. 9 at Bentonville High School.
PREP FOOTBALL REPORT
Younger Tigers leave impression
Posted: Aug 12, 2018 at 1 a.m.A talented group of sophomores is trying to make a strong case that they deserve to see some time with the varsity team this fall, and it has caught coach Jody Grant's attention.
(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images) Navy Midshipmen place kicker Bennett Moehring (16) before the Military Bowl football game between Navy and Virginia at Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. Navy defeated Virginia 49-7.
VIDEO: Motivated Moehring
Missed kick motivates former Bentonville kicker
Updated: August 12, 2018 7:14 a.m. Bennett Moehring now makes it a point to end every offseason workout in the same fashion.
Exciting prep football matchups fill calendar
Posted: Aug 12, 2018 at 1 a.m.Before I became a sports writer, two friends and I would often drive to watch the best games in the area instead of staying home to watch the local teams play.
Little Rock McClellan Coach Maurice Moody has turned the Lions into state title contenders. “We’ve built a winning tradition here, and they believe and expect to win,” he said.
PULASKI COUNTY FOOTBALL PREVIEW: These days, Lions in place to reload
Posted: Aug 11, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.For a team that lost three all-state players from a year ago and returns only a handful of starters this season, it's business as usual for Little Rock McClellan.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Jacksonville Titans learning on the go
Posted: Aug 10, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.Going into his third season as a member of the 6A-East Conference, Jacksonville Coach Barry Hickingbotham said he is hoping his inexperienced team will step up in some respects this season.
PULASKI COUNTY PREVIEW: Maumelle Hornets attempt to beat 'adversity'
Posted: Aug 9, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.It was so crowded at the top of the 5A-West last season that a four-way tie for the championship led to initial confusion about playoff seeding.
Arkansas' India Lewis guards Clemson's Kanetra Queen during the second half of an NCAA Tournament game on Friday, March 15, 2002, in Manhattan, Kan. The Razorbacks won 78-68.
Former Arkansas star Lewis remembered for tenacity, grit
Updated: August 9, 2018 10:53 a.m.There's one moment of India Lewis' storied career that will forever be etched in Gary Blair's mind.
Warriors put faith in progress
Posted: Aug 8, 2018 at 2:36 a.m.Little Rock Hall won just one game last year in Kipchoge VanHoose's debut season as head coach, but that doesn't mean the Warriors aren't trending upward.
