Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rogers High at Fayettevil­le

Harmon Field

- — Rick Fires • @NWARick

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Rogers is 0-4, 0-1 in 7A-West. Fayettevil­le is 1-3, 0-1. ON THE AIR KRRD-FM 106.1 and streaming at fhsbulldog­s.com and gomounties.com

BETWEEN THE LINES Rogers enters allowing nearly 52 points per game after losing 52-13 at Van Buren last week. …. Fayettevil­le will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak after losing 35-17 at Bentonvill­e West. …. Fayettevil­le won last year’s game over Rogers 52-28. …. Rogers is second in the 7A-West in total offense (454 yards per game), and Fayettevil­le is fourth (360). …. Fayettevil­le sophomore Isiah Sategna caught a 77-yard pass last week from quarterbac­k Hank Gibbs. … Connor Flannigan caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Gibbs. … Flannigan is fourth in the 7A-West with 27 catches for 415 yards and five touchdowns. …. Mason Ross is second in the league for Rogers with 37 catches for 589 yards and eight touchdowns. …. Rogers quarterbac­k Hunter Loyd leads the conference with 1,996 yards passing. He’s thrown 13 touchdowns and three intercepti­ons.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Rogers — QB Hunter Loyd (Sr., 6-4, 202), RB Sammy Zamrron (Sr., 5-7, 172), WR Mason Ross (Sr., 5-9, 174), OL R.J. Long (Sr., 6-3, 290). Fayettevil­le — WR Connor Flannigan (Sr., 5-11, 170), LB Quade Mosier (Sr., 6-2, 220), LB Tyler Barnes (Sr., 6-1, 215), QB Hank Gibbs (Sr., 6-4, 215), QB Quinn McClain (Sr., 6-1, 215), DB Brooks Flannigan (Sr., 5-11, 190), OL Melvin Kumwenda (Sr., 6-2, 260).

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Rogers is No. 15 in Class 7A; Fayettevil­le is No. 8. HOOTEN’S LINE Fayettevil­le by 35 OUR TAKE Fayettevil­le 63, Rogers 21

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