Benefit football games start Monday
Fountain Lake football fans can get a look at new coach J.D. Plumlee’s teams in a benefit game Monday.
Meanwhile, the Hot Springs Trojans play at home before starting the regular season at Lake Hamilton.
The Cobras have junior-high and varsity games against Central Arkansas Christian starting at 5:30 p.m. on Allen Tillery Field at Beckham Memorial Stadium. Fountain Lake’s varsity team starts the regular season Sept. 1 against visiting Pottsville.
Hot Springs’ junior-high and varsity teams face Little Rock Christian at 7 p.m. Monday at Reese Memorial Stadium.
Other Arkansas Activities Association-approved benefit games Monday send Lake Hamilton to Cabot and Lakeside to Sheridan for 6 p.m. starts. Lakeside’s Aug.
28 game against Joe T. Robinson at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium is the first of the regular season involving a Garland County team.
Jessieville is host to a jamboree Tuesday at Phillips Field with Cutter Morning Star, Magnet Cove, Marshall, Mount Ida, Mountain Pine and Perryville also participating and action starting at 5:30 p.m. Jessieville is host to the same schools for a junior-high jamboree at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Other junior-high benefit games Thursday include Lake Hamilton at Pulaski Academy, 5:15 p.m., and Malvern (with Bryant) at Sheridan,
6 p.m.
In addition, Arkadelphia and Greenbrier play at Sylvan Hills (5:30 p.m. Monday), Centerpoint goes to Foreman (5:30 p.m. Tuesday), Bismarck visits Murfreesboro (5:30 p.m. Tuesday) and Malvern is home against White Hall (6:30 p.m. Tuesday).
Mountain Pine is host to season openers for Jessieville Sept. 1 and Cutter Morning Star, after a bye week, Sept. 8.
Mena golfers triumph over conference foes
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Mena edged host Fountain Lake by seven strokes in a four-team conference golf match here Thursday at the Magellan course.
Mena had a low nine-hole score of 118, senior Montana Carden leading Fountain Lake with a 2-over 38. Mena’s Austin Johnston took medalist honors with a 36.
Bauxite’s Sophie Canale led the girls’ division with a 43. Malvern also participated.
Fountain Lake’s next match is Monday at Benton’s Longhills course.