Rick Fires and Chip Souza on the Prep Rally set.
VIDEO: Prep Rally Week 4
Posted: at noonJoin Prep Rally hosts Chip Souza and Rick Fires as they talk about Friday night's prep football games.
Senior running back Zak Wallace (right) and the Benton Panthers are 2-1 after victories against Arkadelphia and Cabot. The Panthers are at Russellville on Friday.
Salt Bowl a blip for Panthers
Posted: at 2:26 a.m.
Benton Coach Brad Harris wasn't sure what to expect from his Panthers after the Salt Bowl on Aug. 25.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Southside High School head coach Steve Haaser directs his team during an Early Bird Invitational volleyball match, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Bentonville High School in Bentonville. Fort Smith Southside volleyball coach Steve Haaser is in his 40th season of coaching and picked up his 1,000th win over the weekend as the Mavericks won the Volley in the Valley tournament in Russellville on Saturday.
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Mr. 1,000
Southside’s Haaser quietly racking up victories
Updated: 11:53 a.m.Steve Haaser's reaction to his 1,000 career volleyball coaching victory wasn't any different from the other 999 wins.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/THOMAS METTHE -- 8/25/2018 -- Conway coach Keith Fimple paces the sidelines during the Wampus Cats' game against El Dorado on Friday, Aug. 25, 2018 at Centennial Bank Field in Conway. Fimble, a longtime assistant at Fort Smith Southside and college roomate of Southside coach Jeff Williams, will take his team to Fort Smith on Friday to open 7A-Central action.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. WAMPLER Van Buren's Grace Dolittle tries to get the ball past Bentonville West's Avery Kniss (26) and Kortney Puckett Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018. Van Buren won the match in four sets.
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Van Buren regroups, knocks off West
Posted: Sep 19, 2018 at 1 a.m.Van Buren's hopes of remaining near the top of the 6A-West Conference volleyball standings took a wrong turn Tuesday night when it dropped the first set against Bentonville West.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports department, from left, Henry Apple, Chip Souza, Rick Fired and Paul Boyd.
Prep Rally Podcast
Posted: Sep 18, 2018 at 3:12 p.m.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports team in this week's Prep Rally Podcast.
TOP PERFORMERS: Week 4
Posted: Sep 16, 2018 at 1 a.m.BRANDON ATWOOD Gentry quarterback was 12 of 21 passing for 157 yards and one touchdown in the Pioneers' 28-17 loss to Greenland.
PREP FOOTBALL Fort Smith Southside 52, Rogers Heritage 22
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.Fort Smith Southside 52, Rogers Heritage 22
PREP FOOTBALL BOX: Rogers High 28, LR Parkview 27
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 9 a.m.Rogers High 28, LR Parkview 27
PREP FOOTBALL: Mounties stop Parkview 28-27
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 7 a.m.ROGERS -- Mike Loyd has been looking for a signature win his Rogers High football team could hang its hat on.
PREP FOOTBALL: Saints refuse Beggs comeback
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 7 a.m.Shiloh Christian running back Jarret Russ doesn't practice spins in his footwork drills.
PREP FOOTBALL: Russellville pulls away from Alma in second half
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 7 a.m.ALMA -- Russellville football coach Jeff Weaver admitted his team felt a little frustrated after four possessions inside the Alma 10 in the first half and no touchdowns to show for it.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Gage Weaver (34), Siloam Springs wide receiver, reels in a touchdown pass as David Evans, Van Buren defender, brings him down in the 2nd quarter Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at Citizens Bank Stadium in Van Buren.
PREP FOOTBALL: Thrailkill, Panthers win at Van Buren
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 7 a.m.VAN BUREN -- Van Buren didn't have much luck slowing down Siloam Springs senior Kaiden Thrailkill. And when the Pointers did stop him, the Panthers' defense rose to the occasion.
PREP FOOTBALL: Charleston's razzle-dazzle stuns Ozark
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 7 a.m.CHARLESTON -- To Greg Kendrick it was a perfect storm of events that gave Charleston an amazing win on the game's final play.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Rogers Heritage High School Brett Lemmond (2) runs the ball during a football game, Friday, September 14, 2018 at Rogers Heritage High School in Rogers.
PREP FOOTBALL: Southside starts fast, cruises past Rogers Heritage
Updated: September 14, 2018 7:01 p.m.ROGERS -- Fort Smith Southside scored on its first four possessions and added a couple of defensive touchdowns en route to a 52-22 win over Rogers Heritage on Friday night at Gates Stadium.
PREP FOOTBALL: Har-Ber runs past Pine Bluff
Updated: September 14, 2018 7:24 p.m.Springdale Har-Ber used a rotating quarterback system and big plays from its defense to knock off Pine Bluff 27-18 on Friday in its final nonconference game.
NLR stays grounded to prevail
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 3:03 a.m.Senior fullback Tyler Day rushed for 167 yards and 3 second-half touchdowns on 22 carries as defending Class 7A state champion North Little Rock ran to its 29th consecutive regular-season victory, 46-35, over Memphis Whitehaven before a large crowd Friday night at North Little Rock Stadium.
Benton denies Malham 300
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 3:02 a.m.The Benton Panthers got the best of the Cabot Panthers on Friday night.
Bryant’s Ahmad Adams (35) is tackled by Fayetteville’s Luke Charboneau during Friday night’s game at Bryant.
1 rally deserves another
Fayetteville rebounds after Bryant’s charge to win
Updated: September 15, 2018 2:59 a.m.One big quarter was not quite enough for the Bryant Hornets.
Johnson's big game pleases LR Catholic
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.LR CATHOLIC 34, JONESBORO 17
Russellville eases frustrations in 2nd half
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:52 a.m.Russellville Coach Jeff Weaver admitted his team was frustrated after four possessions inside the Alma 10 in the first half and no touchdowns to show for them.
Little Rock Christian defensive back Lawson Howard (left) blocks a punt by Greenbrier’s Jackson Riddle (5) during the Warriors’ 56-13 victory over the Panthers on Friday. For more high school football photos, visit arkansasonline.com/galleries.
LR Christian scores 56 unanswered in a breeze
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:51 a.m.A week off did little to stop the Little Rock Christian Warriors.
Mounties' defense stops Patriots late
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:50 a.m.Mike Loyd has been looking for a signature win that his Rogers High football team could hang its hat on.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Rogers Heritage High School Brett Lemmond (2) runs the ball during a football game, Friday, September 14, 2018 at Rogers Heritage High School in Rogers.
Southside scores in bunches in rout
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:49 a.m.Fort Smith Southside scored on its first four possessions and added a couple of defensive touchdowns en route to a 52-22 victory over Rogers Heritage on Friday night at Gates Stadium.
W. Memphis rides defense
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:49 a.m.West Memphis overcame a sluggish offensive performance and relied on a dominant defense to shut out Wynne 21-0 at Hamilton-Shultz Field.
Clinton finds separation from CAC in second half
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:46 a.m.Clinton defeated Central Arkansas Christian Academy 48-28 on Friday night.
Charleston stuns rival Ozark with wild lateral play
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:46 a.m.To Greg Kendrick it was a perfect storm of events that gave Charleston a victory on the game's final play.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Elkins quarterback Quinn McClain (23) carries the ball into the end zone past Huntsville safety Justin Reynolds (19) Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, for the first varsity touchdown at the newly dedicated John Bunch Jr. Stadium in Elkins. Visit nwadg.com/photos to see more photographs from the game.
Elks' McClain celebrates birthday with 388 yards, 6 TDs
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:44 a.m.Quinn McClain celebrated his 17th birthday and the opening of a new stadium with six touchdowns to lead Elkins to a 38-20 victory against Huntsville on Friday night.
BALD KNOB 34, BENTON-HARMONY GROVE 24
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:37 a.m.BALD KNOB 34, BENTON HARMONY GROVE 24
BAPTIST PREP 12, CARLISLE 12 (TIE)
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 at 2:36 a.m.BAPTIST PREP 12, CARLISLE 12 (TIE)
