Gentry at Ozark

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Gentry 6-0, 3-0 4A-1; Ozark 4-2, 3-0 COACHES Gentry — Justin Bigham; Ozark — Jeremie Burns

KEY PLAYERS Gentry — QB Chris Bell (Sr., 6-0, 185), WR Addison Taylor (Jr., 5-7, 150), DB Dillon Owens (Jr., 6-0, 145), RB Ty Hays (Sr., 5-5, 180). Ozark — QB Landon Wright (Sr., 5-9, 175), RB Eli Masingale (Sr., 6-0, 195), WR/ DB Koby Wilbanks (So., 6-0, 160), OL Charles Vanderberg (Jr., 6-3, 300), LB Gunner Williams (So., 5-5, 141).

THE SCOOP The 4A-1 Conference race is shaping into a three-team chase and these are two of the three teams in the mix along with Elkins. … Gentry enters Friday’s game undefeated after throttling Green Forest 48-8 last week. … Ozark ran over Lincoln 64-21 last week to keep its conference slate perfect. … Gentry is led by Bell, who accounted for five touchdowns last week in the win against Green Forest. That seems to be a weekly occurrence for the Pioneers’ QB, who accounted for eight touchdowns in a game earlier this season. … The Hillbillies will counter with a powerful run game keyed by quarterback Landon Wright, a dual threat with his arms and legs. Wright, a senior, is 41-of-69 for 694 yards and 10 touchdowns passing and has 558 yards on 61 carries (9.1 YPC) and seven touchdowns. … Senior RB Eli Masingale has rushed for 532 yards on just 64 carries (8.3 YPC) and 10 touchdowns. … The Hillbillies have a stout defense with a host of underclassmen leading the way. Sophomores Gunner Williams, Koby Willbanks, and Eli Gilstrap have combined for 114 tackles. Gilstrap has 6.0 tackles-for-loss and a team-high 3.0 sacks. Willbanks has two interceptions.

OUR TAKE Ozark 35, Gentry 31