OVERALL TOP 10 GAMES
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST AT NO. 1 BRYANT
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Hornet Stadium, Bryant
COACHES Southwest: Darryl Patton; Bryant: Buck James
RECORDS Little Rock Southwest 1-5, 0-3 7A-Central; Bryant 5-1, 3-0 7A-Central
NOTEWORTHY It’ll be homecoming for Bryant. … The Hornets are looking to extend their 7A-Central Conference winning streak to 18 games. … Southwest lost last season’s game with Bryant 700. … After tonight’s road trip, the Gryphons will play two of their final three contests of the season at their home stadium. … Bryant quarterback Carson Burnett completed 9 of 10 passes for 130 yards and 3 touchdowns last week in a 63-0 victory over Little Rock Central.
NO. 2 CONWAY AT NO. 9 FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Mayo-Thompson Stadium, Fort Smith
COACHES Conway: Keith Fimple; Fort Smith Northside: Mike Falleur
RECORDS Conway 5-1, 3-0 7A-Central; Fort Smith Northside 5-1, 2-1 7A-Central
NOTEWORTHY Conway has beaten Northside four consecutive times, including 48-12 last year. … Northside quarterback Walker Catsavis was 13 of 15 for 279 yards and a season-high 4 touchdowns in a 42-0 shut out of Little Rock Catholic a week ago. … Conway running back Boogie Carr has rushed for 101 yards or more in four of the Wampus Cats’ six games. He’s also scored at least once in every game. … The Grizzlies’ Mike Falleur was his 200th overall game as a head coach last week. … Receiver Manny Smith (Conway) had his string of four consecutive games with two touchdowns snapped against Cabot.
NO. 3 BENTONVILLE AT NO. 8 FAYETTEVILLE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Harmon Field, Fayetteville COACHES Bentonville: Jody Grant; Fayetteville: Casey Dick
RECORDS Bentonville 5-1, 3-0 7A-West; Fayetteville 4-2, 3-0 7A-West NOTEWORTHY The state’s biggest game, which could very well decide who gets the No. 1 seed from the 7A-West for the upcoming playoffs. … Bentonville has won the past 15 regular-season matchups between the two, but Fayetteville has taken five of the last seven playoff encounters. … The Tigers, whose only loss was to No. 2 Conway, won last year’s clash 59-14. … Fayetteville receiver Isaiah Sategna has a state-leading 947 yards receiving. … Bentonville’s Josh Ficklin is 50 yards shy of reaching the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second year in a row.
NO. 4 PULASKI ACADEMY AT MAUMELLE
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Hornet Stadium, Maumelle COACHES Pulaski Academy: Anthony Lucas; Maumelle: Kirk Horton RECORDS Pulaski Academy 5-1, 2-0 5A-Central; Maumelle 3-4, 2-1 5A-Central NOTEWORTHY Pulaski Academy has scored more points (341) than any team in the state. … Maumelle has won two consecutive since losing four in a row. … The teams weren’t able to play last season, but prior to that, the Bruins won 41-29 in 2019 and 58-39 in 2018. … Pulaski Academy receiver Jaylin McKinney is seventh in Arkansas in receiving yards with 671. … Maumelle linebacker James Whitley registered 15 tackles last week against Jacksonville.
LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC AT NO. 5 NORTH LITTLE ROCK
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Charging Wildcat Stadium, North Little Rock
COACHES Little Rock Catholic; John Fogleman; North Little Rock: Randy Sandefur
RECORDS Little Rock Catholic 0-5, 0-3 7A-Central; North Little Rock 5-1, 2-1 7A-Central
NOTEWORTHY North Little Rock beat Catholic twice in 2020. The Charging Wildcats won 49-10 during the regular season and 34-7 in the second round of the playoffs. … The last time the Rockets beat North Little Rock was in 2019 when they won 41-21 at Charging Wildcat Stadium. North Little Rock went on to play in the Class 7A state title game. … Catholic had just 123 yards of offense in its loss to No. 9 Fort Smith Northside last week. … North Little Rock quarterback Malachi Gober has 909 yards passing and 191 yards rushing.
NO. 6 CABOT AT LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Quigley-Cox Stadium, Little Rock COACHES Cabot: Scott Reed; Little Rock Central: George Shelton
RECORDS Cabot 5-1, 2-1 7A-Central; Little Rock Central 0-5, 0-3 7A-Central
NOTEWORTHY Central last won a game in the series on Oct. 13, 2017 – 16-14. Since then, Cabot has won the past two meetings. … The Panthers’ Braden Jay had a season-high 250 yards receiving last week vs. No. 2 Conway. It was also the third time this year he caught at least eight passes in a game. … The Tigers were held scoreless for the second consecutive week when it lost to No. 1 Bryant 63-0 on Oct. 8. Seven days prior to that, No. 9 Fort Smith Northside beat Central 35-0. … After tonight, Cabot finishes the regular season with games against three ranked teams (Bryant, Northside and North Little Rock).
NO. 7 LAKE HAMILTON AT SILOAM SPRINGS
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Panther Stadium, Siloam Springs
COACHES Lake Hamilton: Tommy Gilleran; Siloam Springs: Brandon Craig
RECORDS Lake Hamilton 6-0, 3-0 6A-West; Siloam Springs 1-5, 0-3 6A-West
NOTEWORTHY Four of the last five head-to-head meetings have gone in Lake Hamilton’s favor. … The 126 yards passing last week was a season low for Siloam Springs quarterback Hunter Talley. The senior has thrown for 1,590 yards and is ninth in the state in rushing with 812 yards. … The previous two victories for Lake Hamilton (Little Rock Parkview, Russellville) have each been by 10 points. … The Wolves’ Tevin Hughes rushed for 196 yards vs. Russellville.
NO. 10 BENTON AT MOUNTAIN HOME
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Bomber Stadium, Mountain Home
COACHES Benton: Brad Harris; Mountain Home: Steve Ary
RECORDS Benton 5-1, 3-0 6A-West; Mountain Home 2-4, 1-2 6A-West
NOTEWORTHY Mountain Home’s defense held Van Buren to -30 yards on the ground in a 42-15 victory over Van Buren last week. … Benton pulled away to win 35-7 when the teams met last year. … Panthers quarterback Stran Smith accounted for four touchdowns to help his team hold off Little Rock Parkview 30-23 in their previous game. … Brady Barnett threw for 230 yards and rushed for 86 in the Bombers’ 27-point rout over Van Buren.