OVERALL TOP 10 GAMES
NO. 1 BRYANT
VS. FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Hornet Stadium, Bryant COACHES Bryant: Buck James; Fort Smith Northside: Mike Falleur RECORDS Bryant 3-0; Fort Smith Northside 2-0
NOTEWORTHY Bryant is the defending 7A-Central Conference champion after finishing 7-0 last season. … QB Austin Ledbetter has passed for 785 yards and 9 TDs. … Despite playing twice in four weeks, Fort Smith Northside is 2-0 with victories over Fort Smith Southside and Moore, Okla. … The Grizzlies remain in the 7A-Central while their longtime and crosstown-rival Fort Smith Southside moves to the 7A-West this season because of reclassification.
NO. 2 NORTH LITTLE ROCK VS. LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Charging Wildcat Stadium, North Little Rock
COACHES North Little Rock: J.R. Eldridge; Little Rock Central: Kent Laster RECORDS North Little Rock 3-0; Little Rock Central 1-2
NOTEWORTHY Through three games, North Little Rock hasn’t missed a beat with first-year coach J.R. Eldridge, who has led the Charging Wildcats to victories over Springdale Har-Ber, Fayetteville and West Memphis. … RB Fredrick O’Donald leads the Charging Wildcats with 454 yards and 7 TDs. … Little Rock Central was off last week after starting non conference play 1-2 with its only victory against Little Rock Hall.
NO. 3 BENTONVILLE VS. SPRINGDALE HAR-BER
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Tiger Stadium, Bentonville COACHES Bentonville: Jody Grant; Springdale Har-Ber: Chris Wood RECORDS Bentonville 3-0; Springdale Har-Ber 0-3
NOTEWORTHY Bentonville will attempt to win its fifth consecutive 7A-West Conference championship in 2020. … WR Chas Nimrod leads the Tigers with 5 TD receptions. … Springdale Har-Ber played one of the state’s toughest nonconference schedules, facing Jenks, Okla., North Little Rock and Greenwood.
NO. 4 BENTONVILLE WEST AT NO. 7 GREENWOOD
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Smith-Robinson Stadium, Greenwood
COACHES Bentonville West: Bryan Pratt; Greenwood: Chris Young RECORDS Bentonville West 2-1; Greenwood 3-0
NOTEWORTHY For the second time this season, Greenwood had to find a new opponent in less than a week. The Bulldogs replaced Fort Smith Northside with Springdale Har-Ber for Sept. 11, then after their 6A-West opener against Little Rock Parkview was canceled because of a covid-19 case at Parkview, they scheduled Bentonville West. .. Bentonville West was to have played Fayetteville this week, but Fayetteville has several players in quarantine this week. … It is the first meeting between the two schools.
NO. 5 CABOT
VS. LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Panther Stadium, Cabot COACHES Cabot: Scott Reed; Little Rock Catholic: John Fogleman
RECORDS Cabot 3-0; Little Rock Catholic 2-1
NOTEWORTHY Cabot played the first three weeks and went undefeated before taking last week off. … QB Tyler Gee has thrown 7 TD passes in three games. …
After losing its season opener to Jonesboro, Little Rock Catholic went on to win at Sylvan Hills and Benton. … The Rockets have won the past two meetings against the Panthers.
NO. 8 PULASKI ACADEMY AT WATSON CHAPEL
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Wildcat Stadium, Pine Bluff COACHES Pulaski Academy: Kevin Kelley; Watson Chapel: Jared Dutton RECORDS Pulaski Academy 3-0; Watson Chapel 2-0
NOTEWORTHY QB Charlie Fiser threw 2 touchdown passes in a 31-20 victory over Life Christian Academy of Virginia last Friday. … The Bruins did not win a conference championship last season for the first time since 2009. … Watson Chapel did not play the first two weeks, but has won the past two weeks against Hot Springs Lakeside and Camden Fairview.
NO. 9 LAKE HAMILTON VS. MOUNTAIN HOME
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Wolf Stadium, Pearcy
COACHES Lake Hamilton: Tommy Gilleran; Mountain Home: Steve Ary RECORDS Lake Hamilton 3-0; Mountain Home 2-1
NOTEWORTHY Lake Hamilton is without QB Layne Warrick, who missed the first three games because of a collarbone injury. … The Wolves started 5-0 in the 6A-West in 2019, but lost their last two games to fall to the league’s No. 3 seed. … Mountain Home has won two games in a season for the first time since 2016. … The Bombers snapped a state-high 23 game losing streak Sept. 11 against Nettleton.
TEAMS OFF THIS WEEK
No. 6 Conway, No. 10 Little Rock Parkview