Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
OVERALL TOP 10 GAMES
NO. 1 BRYANT AT LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Gryphon Stadium, Little Rock
RECORDS Bryant 5-0, 2-0 7A-Central; Little Rock Southwest 0-3, 0-0 7A-Central
COACHES Bryant: Buck James; Little Rock Southwest: Daryl Patton
NOTEWORTHY Bryant hasn’t played since a 31-3 victory at Little Rock Catholic on Oct. 2 in Little Rock. The Hornets’ Oct. 9 game against Little Rock Central was canceled because of Central’s covid-19 situation. … Senior QB Austin Ledbetter has passed for 1,083 yards and 15 TD for the Hornets. … Little Rock Southwest is playing for the first time since Sept. 18 because of covid-19. … Patton is a 1986 graduate of Bryant and coached the Hornets from 1998-2002.
NO. 2 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AT LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock
RECORDS North Little Rock 5-0, 2-0 7A-Central; Little Rock Catholic 2-4, 0-3 7A-Central
COACHES North Little Rock: J.R. Eldridge; Little Rock Catholic: John Fogleman
NOTEWORTHY North Little Rock will be without senior RB Fredrick O’Donald (8 TDs this season) tonight because of a left ankle injury. … The Charging Wildcats allowed a season-high 37 points Oct. 2 at Conway, but won 39-37 to improve to 2-0 in the 7A-Central. They were off last week because of Little Rock Southwest’s covid-19 situation. … Little Rock Catholic has lost three consecutive games — all in conference play — after a 2-1 start. … The Rockets forced seven turnovers last Friday at Fort Smith Northside, but lost 21-6.
NO. 3 BENTONVILLE VS. FAYETTEVILLE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Tiger Stadium, Bentonville
RECORDS Bentonville 6-0, 3-0 7A-West; Fayetteville 1-4, 1-0 7A-West
COACHES Bentonville: Jody Grant; Fayetteville: Casey Dick
NOTEWORTHY Bentonville is outscoring 7A-West teams 123-13, including a 520 shutout at Rogers Heritage last Friday. … Through six games, Tigers senior QB Andrew Edwards has 1,105 passing yards and 12 TDs. … Fayetteville won its first game of the season a week ago with a 46-42 victory over Fort Smith Southside. … WR Isaiah Sategna, a junior, leads the Bulldogs offensively with 32 receptions for 616 yards and 4 TD.
NO. 4 GREENWOOD VS. RUSSELLVILLE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Smith- Robinson Greenwood
RECORDS Greenwood 6-0, 2-0 6A-West; Russellville 1-5, 0-3 6A-West
COACHES Greenwood: Chris Young; Russellville: Jeff Weaver
NOTEWORTHY Greenwood continued its hot start with a 49-10 rout at Siloam Springs a week ago. … Tonight is the first of two consecutive home games for the Bulldogs, who also host Benton on Oct. 23. … Russellville has started 1-5 for the second consecutive season. … Senior QB Brayden Whitford leads the Cyclones and has thrown for a state-high 1,637 yards along with 13 TD.
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NO. 5 CONWAY VS. FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE John McConnell Stadium, Conway
RECORDS Conway 3-2, 1-1 7A-Central; Fort Smith Northside 4-1, 1-1 7A-Central
COACHES Conway: Keith Fimple; Fort Smith Northside: Mike Falleur NOTEWORTHY Conway held on for a wild 52-49 victory at Cabot last Friday, as senior QB Ben Weese threw 6 TD passes and ran for another. … Senior WR Bryce Bohanon leads the Wampus Cats receivers with 28 receptions for 611 yards and 6 TD. … Fort Smith Northside’s only loss was to No. 1 Bryant, 48-7, on Sept. 25. … Senior QB Dreyden Norwood has totaled 11 TD offensively, including 7 passing.
NO. 6 BENTONVILLE WEST AT SPRINGDALE HAR-BER
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Har-Ber Wildcat Stadium, Springdale
RECORDS Bentonville West 4-2, 2-0 7A-West; Springdale Har-Ber 2-4, 2-1
COACHES Bentonville West: Bryan Pratt; Springdale Har-Ber: Chris Wood
NOTEWORTHY Bentonville West earned a 34-31 victory in overtime last Friday over Rogers. … Senior QB Dalton McDonald has passed for 1,280 yards and 7 TD this season for the Wolverines. … Springdale Har-Ber has won two consecutive games after an 0-4 start. … Three of the Wildcats’ four losses have come against the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s top four teams — No. 2 North Little Rock, No. 3 Bentonville and No. 4 Greenwood.
NO. 8 PULASKI ACADEMY AT TYLER (TEXAS) LEGACY
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Rose Stadium, Tyler, Texas
RECORDS Pulaski Academy 6-0; Tyler Legacy 2-1
COACHES Pulaski Academy: Kevin Kelley; Tyler Legacy: Joe Willis
NOTEWORTHY Tonight’s game is a result of covid-19 cancellations. Pulaski Academy’s game was canceled by Maumelle and Allen, Texas, called off its matchup against Tyler Legacy. … This is the first time since 2015 that Pulaski Academy is traveling to Texas. But the Bruins ended Highland Park’s 84-game winning streak that year, with a then-sophomore QB Layne Hatcher. … Junior RB Joe Himon is among the state’s top rushers with 954 yards and 9 TDs.
NO. 9 BENTON VS. MOUNTAIN HOME
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Panther Football Stadium, Benton
RECORDS Benton 4-2, 3-0 6A-West; Mountain Home 3-3, 1-2 6A-West
COACHES Benton: Brad Harris; Mountain Home: Steve Ary
NOTEWORTHY Benton scored 23 of the game’s final 30 points in a 30-20 victory at Little Rock Parkview a week ago. … Senior QB Garrett Brown threw 2 TD passes against Parkview and has 13 for the season along with 1,451 yards. … Mountain Home snapped a 14-game conference losing streak last week against Van Buren. … Senior QB Bryce McKay, who had 5 TDs on offense against Van Buren, was named the Democrat-Gazette’s player of the week earlier this week.
NO. 10 LAKE HAMILTON VS. SILOAM SPRINGS
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Wolf Stadium, Pearcy
RECORDS Lake Hamilton 5-0, 2-0 6A-West; Siloam Springs 3-3, 1-2 6A-West
COACHES Lake Hamilton: Tommy Gilleran; Siloam Springs: Brandon Craig
NOTEWORTHY Lake Hamilton left Russellville with a 43-42 victory last Friday. … Junior RB Tevin Woodley leads the Wolves with 12 TDs. … Siloam Springs has consecutive games to Benton and Greenwood. The Panthers have been outscored 91-10 in their past two losses.