Arkansas High
TEAMS: De Queen (1-8, 1-5) at Arkansas High (8-1, 6-0)
KICKOFF: 7 p.m., Razorback Stadium.
LAST WEEK: The Razorbacks scored all of their points in the first half as they went on to mercy Hope, 45-7, to claim at least a share of the Conference 5A-South championship. De Queen scored in every quarter and held
Magnolia scoreless in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough, as the Leopards fell, 40-29.
The two teams did
not play.
Arkansas High, which is ranked No. 4 in the AP poll, comes into tonight’s game with a chance to claim the outright conference championship with a victory. The Razorbacks enter the game averaging 36.4 points per game while only allowing 18, while De Queen is allowing 36 points per outing while averaging 14.4. Arkansas High has invoked mercy in five games this season, and its defense/special teams have scored a touchdown in seven games. Last week, RB Cameron Collier rushed for a game-high 186 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries—all in the first quarter—to add to his season totals of 934 yards and 13 scores on 84 attempts for the Razorbacks. DeJordan Mask is averaging 21.1 yards per catch, while hauling in 17 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, Arkansas High’s Tre Cleveland has 116 tackles, followed by A.C. Williams’ 81 and Demetrias Charles’ 41. Charles also had a fumble recovery he returned for a touchdown last week against Hope.
COACH BARRY NORTON’S COMMENTS: Norton was unavailable for comment.
RADIO: 1400 AM