Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OVERALL TOP 10 GAMES

- — By Jeremy Muck

NO. 1 BRYANT VS. NO. 6 CABOT

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Hornet Stadium, Bryant

RECORDS Bryant 6-0, 3-0 7A-Central; Cabot 5-1, 1-1 7A-Central

COACHES Bryant: Buck James; Cabot: Scott Reed

NOTEWORTHY Bryant owns the state’s current longest winning streak at 23 games. … The Hornets scored 56 firsthalf points in a 70-0 rout at Little Rock Southwest last Friday. … Cabot was off last week after Little Rock Central canceled because of its covid-19 situation. … Panthers senior QB Tyler Gee has thrown 19 touchdown passes this season.

NO. 2 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AT FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Mayo-Thompson Stadium, Fort Smith

RECORDS North Little Rock 6-0, 3-0 7A-Central; Fort Smith Northside 4-2, 1-2 7A-Central

COACHES North Little Rock: J.R. Eldridge; Fort Smith Northside: Mike Falleur

NOTEWORTHY North Little Rock jumped out to a 28- 0 first- quarter lead and rolled to a 49-10 victory at Little Rock Catholic last Friday. … Senior WR Chris Jefferson finished with 6 receptions for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns a week ago for the Charging Wildcats. … Fort Smith Northside has allowed 48 points in each of its two 7A-Central losses to Bryant and Conway. … Senior QB Dreyden Norwood leads the Grizzlies with 12 touchdowns, including 8 passing and 4 rushing.

NO. 3 BENTONVILL­E VS. ROGERS WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Tiger Stadium, Bentonvill­e

RECORDS Bentonvill­e 7-0, 4-0 7A-West; Rogers 4-1, 1-1 7A-West

COACHES Bentonvill­e: Jody Grant; Rogers: Mike Loyd

NOTEWORTHY Bentonvill­e’s defense has given up 27 points in four 7A-West games, all victories. … Senior QB Andrew Edwards threw 4 touchdown passes last Friday against Fayettevil­le. … Rogers won its first 7A-West game of the season a week ago with a 44-34 victory over Springdale. … QB Christian Francisco, a senior, has 17 touchdown passes this season for the Mounties.

NO. 4 GREENWOOD VS. NO. 8 BENTON

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Smith- Robinson Stadium, Greenwood

RECORDS Greenwood 7-0, 3-0 6A-West; Benton 5-2, 4-0 6A-West

COACHES Greenwood: Chris Young; Benton: Brad Harris

NOTEWORTHY Greenwood and Benton are two of the three 6A-West’s undefeated teams, along with Lake Hamilton. … The Bulldogs have outscored conference opponents 137-27. … Benton defeated Greenwood 45-38 in last year’s regular-season matchup in Benton. … Benton senior QB Garrett Brown leads the state in passing yards with 1,846 yards. He also has 17 touchdown passes.

NO. 5 CONWAY VS. MEMPHIS CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE John McConnell Stadium, Conway

RECORDS Conway 4-2; Christian Brothers 7-1

COACHES Conway: Keith Fimple; Christian Brothers: Thomas McDaniel

NOTEWORTHY Conway agreed to play Christian Brothers after Little Rock Central was forced to cancel a game for the fourth consecutiv­e week because of covid-19. … The Wampus Cats had no trouble with Fort Smith Northside last Friday, winning 48-12. … Christian Brothers RB Dallan Hayden is the brother of former Arkansas Razorback RB Chase Hayden. … Conway looks to join Cabot (defeated Colliervil­le) and Pulaski Academy (defeated Brentwood Ravenwood) with victories over Tennessee high school teams this season.

NO. 7 PULASKI ACADEMY AT LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Warrior Field, Little Rock

RECORDS Pulaski Academy 7-0, 3-0 5A-Central; Little Rock Christian 5-1, 3-0 5A-Central

COACHES Pulaski Academy: Kevin Kelley; Little Rock Christian: Eric Cohu

NOTEWORTHY This is the eighth time since 2015 that Pulaski Academy and Little Rock Christian have met, including two Class 5A state championsh­ip games (2018, 2019) and a Class 5A semifinal game in 2015. … Junior QB Charlie Fiser leads the Bruins with 21 touchdown passes. … Little Rock Christian won last year’s regular-season meeting over Pulaski Academy, but the Bruins won the Class 5A state title in December. … The Bruins and Warriors have combined for a 12-1 record in 2020, with the only loss between the two teams coming by the Warriors to Magnolia on Sept. 11.

NO. 9 LAKE HAMILTON VS. VAN BUREN

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Wolf Stadium, Pearcy

RECORDS Lake Hamilton 6- 0, 3- 0 6A-West; Van Buren 3-4, 1-3 6A-West

COACHES Lake Hamilton: Tommy Gilleran; Van Buren: Crosby Tuck

NOTEWORTHY Lake Hamilton reached the 40-point mark for a second consecutiv­e week last Friday, putting up 42 points in a 42-19 victory over Siloam Springs. … The Wolves are undefeated leading up to the state’s ninth week for the second year in a row. … Van Buren has lost two consecutiv­e games, falling to Mountain Home and Little Rock Parkview. … The 6A-West schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Pointers, with home games against Greenwood (Oct. 30) and Benton (Nov. 6) looming.

NO. 10 WYNNE AT PARAGOULD

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Ram Stadium, Paragould

RECORDS Wynne 7-0, 4-0 5A-East; Paragould 1-6, 1-3 5A-East

COACHES Wynne: Van Paschal; Paragould: Michael Sloas

NOTEWORTHY Wynne enjoyed a 49-20 victory over its rival Batesville last Friday. … The Yellowjack­ets are one of three undefeated teams left in Class 5A along with Pulaski Academy (7-0) and Texarkana (4-0). … Paragould snapped a 17game losing streak with a 35-0 victory at Forrest City a week ago. … The 35 points the Rams scored last week was a season-high.

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