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
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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.
PULASKI COUNTY FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Mills finds class drop to liking
Posted: Aug 7, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.The eighth in a series previewing Pulaski County high school football teams
War Eagles looking for first victory in five years
Posted: Aug 6, 2018 at 1:49 a.m.Time is running out for the Little Rock Fair War Eagles' football program.
Little Rock Parkview tries to leave the pack
Posted: Aug 5, 2018 at 3:50 a.m.Little Rock Parkview made significant strides in Brad Bolding's first year as the Patriots head coach, going from one victory in 2016 to a 4-6 record a year ago.
Springdale Har-Ber’s Max Pena (center) runs through drills Tuesday during football practice at Wildcat Stadium in Springdale. Har-Ber welcomed more than 150 players into camp this week as the Wildcats began preparations for the Aug. 24 season-opener against Pulaski Academy.
PREP FOOTBALL REPORT Har-Ber already preparing for season opener
Posted: Aug 5, 2018 at 1 a.m.The early start to the football season was an adjustment for coaches across the state.
Little Rock Catholic senior running back Samy Johnson returns to lead the Rockets after a 2017 season in which he ran for 1,292 yards and 13 touchdowns.
No secret that Rockets want to run
Posted: Aug 4, 2018 at 3:48 a.m.The fifth in a series profiling Pulaski County high school football teams
Bears have obstacles in 6A-East
Posted: Aug 3, 2018 at 2:33 a.m.Sylvan Hills' football team will face several challenges this season. Among those are a jump from Class 5A to Class 6A, a tough schedule and plenty of new players and Coach Jim Withrow knows his team will face new hurdles.
One of nation's top cornerback prospects commits to Razorbacks
Posted: Aug 2, 2018 at 5:30 a.m.One of the nation's top cornerback prospects, Adonis Otey, orally committed Wednesday to the University of Arkansas over several of the nation's top programs.
Coach Tommy Shoemaker
Mustangs return to Spread
Posted: Aug 2, 2018 at 4:53 a.m.Central Arkansas Christian is returning to the Spread in hopes of returning to its winning ways.
Springdale to induct HOF class Saturday
Posted: Aug 2, 2018 at 3 a.m.Ten former sports standouts will be inducted into the Springdale Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday.
