TEAM CAPSULES
of the Class 6A Super Six.
No. 1 Benton
COACH Brad Harris
CONFERENCE 6A-West
2019 RECORD 9-4
KEY RETURNERS QB Garrett Brown (Sr., 6-1, 190); RB Casey Johnson (Jr., 5-11, 175); S Cain Simmons (Jr., 5-8, 175) NOTEWORTHY Benton lost its first three games, but won nine consecutive to reach its second consecutive Class 6A state championship game. … The Panthers earned their first league title since 2014. … Brown threw 27 touchdown passes last season.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT Saturday Bryant^
Sept. 11 at LR Southwest Sept. 18 LR Catholic Sept. 25 at Russellville* Oct. 2 Siloam Springs* Oct. 9 at LR Parkview* Oct. 16 Mountain Home* Oct. 23 at Greenwood* Oct. 30 Lake Hamilton* Nov. 6 at Van Buren* *6A-West Conference game
^At War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
No. 2 Greenwood
COACH Chris Young
CONFERENCE 6A-West
2019 RECORD 10-2
KEY RETURNERS RB Hunter Wilkinson (Sr., 5-11, 194); WR Caden Brown (Sr., 5-5, 145); LB Jordan Hanna (Sr., 6-2, 205)
NOTEWORTHY Young, who had been an assistant at Greenwood since 2000, takes over for Rick Jones, who led the Bulldogs to eight state titles in his tenure from 2004-19. … Wilkinson enters his third year as the Bulldogs’ starting running back. … Hanna moves from defensive end to linebacker this season.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT
Sept. 4 at FS Southside Sept. 11 FS Northside Sept. 18 Choctaw, Okla. Sept. 25 LR Parkview* Oct. 2 at Mountain Home* Oct. 9 at Siloam Springs* Oct. 16 Russellville* Oct. 23 Benton*
Oct. 30 at Van Buren* Nov. 6 at Lake Hamilton* *6A-West Conference game
No. 3 Jonesboro
COACH Randy Coleman
CONFERENCE 6A-East
2019 RECORD 8-4
KEY RETURNERS QB Cross Jumper (Sr., 6-3, 205); WR Connor Clark (Sr., 6-2, 220); LB Cameron Clark (Sr., 6-2, 195)
NOTEWORTHY Jonesboro was the No. 4 seed in the 6A-East last season, defeating El Dorado in the first round before losing at 6A-West champion Benton in the second round. … Senior linebacker Marco Avant, who has orally committed to the University of Arkansas, transferred to Jonesboro from Forrest City in the offseason.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT Thursday at LR Catholic Sept. 4 Cabot
Sept. 11 Conway
Sept. 25 at El Dorado* Oct. 2 at Sheridan* Oct. 9 Pine Bluff* Oct. 16 at West Memphis* Oct. 23 Searcy*
Oct. 30 at Sylvan Hills* Nov. 5 Marion* *6A-East Conference game
No. 4 Lake Hamilton
COACH Tommy Gilleran
CONFERENCE 6A-West
2019 RECORD 9-3
KEY RETURNERS QB Layne Warrick (Sr., 6-1, 175); RB Owen Miller (Jr., 5-11, 190); OL Chase Jessup (Jr., 6-4, 275)
NOTEWORTHY Lake Hamilton was in contention for the 6A-West championship last season, but Warrick broke his foot in Week Eight and the Wolves fell to the No. 3 seed. … Gilleran is in his fourth season at Lake Hamilton after arriving from Fountain Lake, where he led the Cobras to the 2009 Class 3A state championship.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT Friday at HS Lakeside Sept. 11 Malvern Sept. 18 at Hot Springs Sept. 25 Mountain Home* Oct. 2 at LR Parkview* Oct. 9 at Russellville* Oct. 16 Siloam Springs* Oct. 23 Van Buren* Oct. 30 at Benton* Nov. 6 Greenwood* *6A-West Conference game
No. 5 Little Rock Parkview
COACH Brad Bolding CONFERENCE 6A-West 2019 RECORD 4-6
KEY RETURNERS QB Landon Rogers (Sr., 6-5, 220); RB James Jointer (Jr., 6-0, 210); TE Erin Outley (Sr., 6-4, 240)
NOTEWORTHY Parkview moves up to Class 6A from Class 5A, where it was a member of the 5A-Central. … Rogers and Outley have committed orally to the University of Arkansas. … The Patriots lost four conference games by seven points or fewer last season.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT
Sept. 4 at LR Southwest Sept. 10 at White Hall Sept. 18 Pine Bluff Sept. 25 at Greenwood* Oct. 2 Lake Hamilton* Oct. 9 Benton*
Oct. 16 at Van Buren* Oct. 23 at Russellville* Oct. 30 Siloam Springs* Nov. 6 Mountain Home* *6A-West Conference game
No. 6 Van Buren
COACH Crosby Tuck
CONFERENCE 6A-West
2019 RECORD 6-5
KEY RETURNERS QB Gary Phillips (Sr., 6-2, 195); WR Jaiden Henry (Sr., 5-11, 165); LB T.J. Dyer (Sr, 6-2, 225)
NOTEWORTHY Van Buren moves down from Class 7A for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. … Phillips accounted for 31 touchdowns in 2019, including 20 scoring passes. … Henry’s father Mo is the Pointers’ defensive coordinator, and his brother Chi is a sophomore defensive back.
SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT
Friday Springdale Sept. 4 at Alma
Sept. 11 at Tulsa Nathan Hale Sept. 25 at Siloam Springs* Oct. 2 Russellville* Oct. 9 at Mountain Home* Oct. 16 LR Parkview* Oct. 23 at Lake Hamilton* Oct. 30 Greenwood* Nov. 6 Benton*
*6A-West Conference game