Prairie Grove Football Profile

Tigers School: At Prairie A Glance Grove

Nickname: Colors: Black Tigers and Gold

Home Playing Field: Surface: Tiger Grass Den Stadium Athletic Head Coach: Director: Danny Dave Abshier Torres (199-114-2 at Prairie head coach. Grove), 28th season as Prairie Grove Assistant Coaches: John Elder, Craig Laird, Mason Pinkley, Nik Paroubek Conference: 4A-1 (joined 2006) Season opener: Sept. 4, 2020, vs. Farmington (5A West) Football State Championships: None Most Recent Playoff Run: 2017 State 4A Quarterfinals, 11-2 (Pottsville, win 56-21; Stuttgart, win 24-14; Warren, loss 13-35).

Team Strengths: Strong classes of seniors, juniors and sophomores, experience and depth. Team Weaknesses: Lack of speed. Returning Players: Offensive starters 7;

Defensive starters 6 2019 Overall Record: 4-7 2019 Conference Record: 4-3 (4A-1) 2019 Points Scored: 309 (28.1 points-pergame) 2019 Points Allowed: 331 (30.1 pointsper-game) 2019 Differential: -2.0 2019 Wins: Gravette ( 48-7); Lincoln ( 34-14); Berryville (46-21); Green Forest (55-14). Recent league championships: 2012,

2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

Most Recent Playoff appearance: 2019 Quarterbacks: Knox Laird (5-11, 160), senior; Paytin Higgins (5-9, 145), junior; Alex Helms (5-11, 160), junior

Halfbacks: Cade Grant (5-11, 200), senior; Ethan Miller (5-10, 160), sophomore; Collin

Faulk (5-9, 160), junior; Ethan Beason (5-8, 160), senior; Cooper Singleton (5-8, 160), junior

Fullbacks: Foster Layman ( 5-11, 185), senior; Kade Walker (5-10, 165), senior; Abe Caves (5-9, 160), junior; Rhett Marrell (5-9, 155), sophomore

Wingbacks: David Hall (5-9, 185), senior; Caden Redfern ( 6-2, 195), senior; Kobe Frazier (5-10, 160), junior

Receivers: Davis Stephens ( 5-11, 135), junior; Jackson Sorters (5-3, 170), senior; Landon Semrad (6-3, 181), junior; Landyn Washausen (6-0, 132), junior Tight ends: Caden Redfern (6-2, 195), senior; Dalton Frazier ( 5-9, 180), junior; Matthew Velasco (6-0, 225), sophomore

Offensive linemen: Jordan Byassee (6-0, 200), senior; Seth Vaughn (5-6, 220), senior; Levi Bradley ( 6- 0, 240), senior; Gunnar Caudle (6-3, 230), senior; Ryder Orr (6-1, 260), sophomore; Alex Kirik ( 5-11, 180), senior; Carter Scates (5-8, 180), senior

Defensive linemen: Caden Redfern (6-2, 195), senior; Dalton Frazier (5-9, 180), junior; Ryder Orr (6-2, 260), sophomore; Alex Kirik (5-11, 185), senior; Matthew Velasco (5-11, 225), sophomore; Erick Bartholomew (6-0, 190), sophomore; Cade Walker (5-10, 165), senior Linebackers: David Hall (5-9, 185), senior; Knox Laird (5-11, 160), senior; Carter Scates (5-8, 180), senior; Foster Layman (5-11, 185), senior; Ethan Miller (5-10, 160), sophomore; Abe Caves (5-9, 160), junior; Kobe Frazier (5-10, 160), junior; John King (5-7, 150), junior; Rhett Marrell (5-9, 155), sophomore; Jackson Sorters (5-3, 170), senior Defensive backs: Cade Grant (5-11, 200), senior; Davis Stephens (5-11, 135), junior; Landon Semrad (6-3, 181), junior; Foster Layman (5-11, 185), senior; Landyn Washausen (6-0, 132), junior; Ethan Beason (5-8, 160), senior; Paytin Higgins (5-9, 145), junior

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER Left: Prairie Grove senior Jackson Sorters (5-3, 170) catches well as a possession receiver, who may end up playing some wingback, and is capable of leveling an opponent with a hard tackle when on defense. Right: Prairie Grove senior Knox Laird (5-11, 160), son of defensive coordinator Craig Laird, returns as starting quarterback and also figures to play some defense for the Tigers.