Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
TOP PERFORMERS: WEEK 6
■ GRANT ALLEN Springdale High quarterback engineered the game-winning touchdown drive in the final 1:09 by hitting a 14-yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds left, then passing for the two-point conversion in the 43-42 win against Springdale Har-Ber. Allen was 34 of 54 passing for 452 yards and six touchdowns, ran 9 times for 38 yards and added a 71-yard punt to help the Bulldogs end an 11-season losing skid against Har-Ber.
■ BRANDON ATWOOD Gentry quarterback completed 13 of 18 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns as the Pioneers claimed a 350 victory over Green Forest.
■ GRAYSON BAILEY Alma receiver caught a pair of touchdown passes, then hauled in the game-winning two-point conversion pass as the Airedales slipped past Morrilton.
■ NICHOLAS BUCKNER Clarksville quarterback completed all five pass attempts for 117 yards and three touchdowns, then ran for 103 yards and a score in the Panthers’ win over Huntsville.
■ JAY BURNS Springdale Har-Ber running back rushed for 323 yards and scored 4 touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 43-42 loss to Springdale High.
■ TATE BUSEY Pea Ridge quarterback had touchdown runs of 75 and 80 yards and threw for two more scores in the Blackhawks’ 42-0 victory over Gravette. He finished with 182 yards on eight carries and added 88 yards on 7-of-14 passing.
■ JACE DONALDSON Clarksville receiver caught five passes for 117 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ victory.
■ TAYE GATEWOOD Fort Smith Southside quarterback completed 14 of 31 passes for 235 yards and 4 touchdowns in the Mavericks’ 49-27 loss to No. 1 North Little Rock.
■ PEYTON HOLT Greenwood quarterback completed 22 of 33 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 51 yards on eight carries and scored three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-7 win at Siloam Springs.
■ EASTON HUGHES Bentonville High quarterback completed 11 of 11 passes for three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 56-7 win over Rogers Heritage.
■ GABE HUSKEY Harrison running back accounted for four first-half touchdowns, including three rushing, in the Goblins’ 62-6 win over Vilonia.
■ DALTON MCDONALD Bentonville West quarterback completed 16 of 24 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns as the Wolverines celebrated homecoming with a 41-14 victory over Rogers High.
■ KELIN MITCHELL Cedarville running back rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in 58-23 win over Paris.
■ CARSON RAY Booneville running back rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns and added a receiving touchdown in the Bearcats’ 62-34 win over Greenland.
■ ELI REECE Shiloh Christian quarterback was 12 of 16 passing for 177 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Saints crushed Prairie Grove 56-14.
■ TYRESE SMALLWOOD Bentonville West tailback ran 10 times for 185 yards and three touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass in coach Bryan Pratt’s 100th career victory.
■ MARTRE SIMON Springdale High receiver caught 8 passes for 170 yards including a 20-yard catch on the game-winning drive to help the Bulldogs defeat Springdale Har-Ber 43-42.
■ DERRICK WISE Fort Smith Northside quarterback rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, and passed for 183 yards and two touchdowns as the Grizzlies pounded Little Rock Catholic 40-14.
■ PEYTON WRIGHT Gentry tailback had a 46-yard touchdown run and caught six passes for 94 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown reception in the Pioneers’ victory. He also had 62 yards on a pair of punt returns.