Predictions made on 2A playoff games.
HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK No. 8 Bearden at No. 6 Foreman
Bearden recovered a fumble on McCrory's first offensive snap last week, and nine plays later on fourth down senior quarterback Tyler Berry completed a 10-yard TD pass to Davarius Hughes to take a lead the Bears would not relinquish.
Bearden took advantage of four McCrory turnovers inside the Jags' 30-yard line and won 42-22.
Bearden's defensive front seven performed better Week 10 in a win over Strong, but McCrory's Devin Taylor rushed 38 times for 342 yards and three touchdowns before a shoulder injury prevented him from carrying the football.
Foreman counters with better defensive team speed than McCrory and three running backs with over 600 yards.
WEEK 12 PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS (favored team in CAPS followed by point spread)
LEFT SIDE OF THE BRACKET
No. 12 Mineral Springs at No. 4 EARLE (15): In his last outing, Earle quarterback Gerry Bohanon passed for 84 yards and three TDs with two interceptions, and the senior rushed for another 69 yards against East Poinsett County.
Improving Mineral Springs counters with the most team speed Earle has seen since its eight-point opening loss to Class 4A Helena.
No. 20 Salem at No. 18 PALESTINEWHEATLEY (1): Salem pulled off the biggest first-round upset in Class 2A last week, knocking off Hector 41-35 by converting on third and long multiple times.
Palestine-Wheatley rallied from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit last week to beat Mountain Pine 36-35 by recording two safeties in the final four minutes of the game.
No. 3 RISON (8) at No. 9 Danville: Rison played
everyone in the second half last week, whipping Magazine 41-0.
The Little Johns popped Poyen 36-6 last week when junior quarterback Preston Donnell completed 17-of-23 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
No. 8 Bearden at No. 6 FOREMAN (2): See Game of the Week. RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRACKET No. 19 E. Poinsett County at No. 2 CAMDEN H. GROVE (21): East Poinsett County senior running back Eric Driver rushed for 219 yards last week in a 52-6 blowout of Lavaca, bumping him to 1,439 yards and 17 rushing touchdowns for the season.
Yards should be more difficult to find this week at No. 2 Camden Harmony Grove, although the Hornets gave up 356 rushing yards Week 8 to Rison.
East Poinsett County managed just 64 yards rushing and 70 passing in the regular-season finale at No. 4 Earle.
No. 15 Magnet Cove at No. 9 HAZEN (13): No. 15 Magnet Cove boasts one of Class 2A's potent rushing attacks, averaging 332 yards per game.
Junior Eli Dawson paces Magnet Cove with 1,380 yards and 13 touchdowns in just eight games.
Hazen counters with a defense that held Parkers Chapel to 30 rushing yards last week in a 30-6 victory.
Magnet Cove's ball control often limits the number of possession for opponents.
A week ago, penalties negated three Hazen touchdowns.
No. 17 Marked Tree at No. 1 MOUNT IDA (27): Defending state champion Mount Ida is grinding out 350 rushing yards and 44 points per game, while the defense allows 145 yards and 6.8 points per game. Mount Ida held Des Arc to 45 yards last week in a 45-0 win.
Marked Tree senior running back Paul Coleman has rushed for 1,580 yards this season.
Classmate Julian Booker has passed for 1,174 yards and rushed for 546 yards.
No. 10 Mountainburg at No. 7 CONWAY CHRISTIAN (11): Conway Christian has lost in the second round of the playoffs four of the past five years, reaching the semifinals in 2015.
Mountainburg has not advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 2007.
Mountainburg punted just once last week in a 55-52 win over England with senior quarterback Robert Roxin and 1,000-yard running back Austin Taylor piling up the rushing yards. Mountainburg's defense allowed more than 500 yards, including 424 tandem yards by England senior athlete Darrius Clarkson.
This matchup features two dandy quarterbacks in Roxin and Conway Christian junior quarterback Jacob Wood, who completed 13-of-15 passes last week for 249 yards and a touchdown against Cross County.
Wood also ran for another 72 yards and three touchdowns.