Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
SPRINGDALE HIGH BULLDOGS
2018 RECORD 7-4, 4-3 7A-West Conference COACH Zak Clark
RETURNING STARTERS 4 offense, 5 defense
KEY PLAYERS QB Conner Hutchins (Sr., 5-11, 150), RB Darrell Parchman (Sr., 5-9, 180), WR Ladarius Wonsley (Jr., 6-0, 155), Jesus Almaraz (Sr., 6-4, 315), DL Luis Herrera (Jr., 5-11, 270), DB Bryndell Cook (Sr., 5-10, 180), LB Andre Sparks (Jr., 5-11, 190).
THE SKINNY The Red’Dogs enter the season coming off their best record in 14 years, Wonsley going 7-4 a year ago. A leg injury to quarterback Grant Allen in week eight likely cost the Bulldogs a couple more wins. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the 43-42 home win against crosstown rival Har-Ber. … Springdale graduated a number of players from last year’s team, so this season would be best described as a rebuild. … Running back Darrell Parchman saw significant playing time last season and plays with a lot of enthusiasm. He will be the focal point of the offense. … The Bulldogs will be solid on the offensive line with Jesus Almaraz and Rafiee Gonzalez returning. … Defensively, Bryndell Cook is a lock-down corner who doesn’t mind coming up to make a tackle. … Brandon Henry is a player that could have an impact after not playing last season. Henry is a key player on the Springdale basketball team. … Andre Sparks will line up in a variety of spots on defense to give the Bulldogs a pass-rushing specialist.
COACH SPEAK “We are so inexperienced,” Clark said. “We have juniors and seniors, but early on I expect them to play like sophomores. They just haven’t had a lot of varsity experience. So we will need a guy like Darrell Parchman to carry the load early. We feel comfortable with Conner Hutchins. He has a good handle on the offense, but we need to get him some confidence early. He can make any throw, runs well enough. He’s just always been savvy and gotten the job done.”