HELENA-WEST HELENA CENTRAL AT PEA RIDGE

Blackhawk Stadium KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Central 8-2; Pea Ridge 7-3 ON THE AIR Pea Ridge — game is livestreamed on esenetworks.com.

BETWEEN THE LINES The two schools, which are 328 miles apart, have never played each other before. … Central finished tied for third in the 4A-8 Conference but has the league’s No. 4 seed because of a 34-32 loss to Hamburg, the Cougars’ last loss. … Central enters the game with a three-game win streak, including a 60-36 decision over Warren last week. … Cougars QB Armonie Calhoun directs a run-heavy offense as he has run for 1,584 yards and 19 touchdowns this season while throwing for only 689 yards and five scores. … The defense is led by Deamonte Oliver, which had 96 tackles and 16 tackles for loss. … Pea Ridge, the No. 2 seed from the 4A-1 Conference, had a seven-game win streak snapped last week with a loss to league champion Shiloh Christian. … RB Samuel Beard needs just one yard to reach the 1,000-yard mark this season. … MLB Tristin Brewer leads the Blackhawks with 78 tackles, while LB Gavin Warden has 14 tackles for loss.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Central — QB Armonie Calhoun (Sr, 5-10, 179), FB John Oliver (Jr., 6-0, 240), LB Deamonte Oliver (Sr., 6-3, 245), SS Yarvarious Frazier (Sr., 5-3, 140), FS Joseph Robinson (Sr., 5-6, 155). Pea Ridge — WR Peyton Galbraith (Sr., 5-9, 150), NG Mike Mahoney (Sr, 6-1, 265), DB-QB Carson Rhine (Sr., 5-11, 170), OL Dalton Nesbitt (Sr., 6-1, 230), LB Tristin Brewer (Sr., 5-8, 200).

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Central is No. 14 in Class 4A; Pea Ridge is No. 17. HOOTEN’S LINE Pea Ridge by 3. OUR TAKE Pea Ridge 24, Helena-West Helena Central 22.