Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Choctaw (Okla.) at Greenwood Smith-Robinson Stadium
KICKOFF 7 p.m. RECORDS Choctaw 1-1; Greenwood 2-0 ON THE AIR The game will be livestreamed at greenwooddogpound.com. BETWEEN THE LINES Choctaw enters the game off a 28-10 win against Van Buren last week. … Greenwood comes into the game after a 33-0 shutout win against Springdale Har-Ber. … Choctaw proved it was a better team than the one that got smashed by Springdale the previous week, but the win over Van Buren was tempered somewhat be the fact that Pointers’ quarterback Gary Phillips did not play in the game. … Greenwood continued its dominance of Class 7A schools by forcing a number of Har-Ber turnovers and cashing those into points. The Bulldogs also stopped Har-Ber six times on fourth down. … Choctaw has a team loaded with Power 5 prospects including WR Chase Jackson, who is committed to TCU, and DB Jordan Mukes, who is committed to Oklahoma. Jackson will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered against Springdale. … Greenwood QB L.D. Richmond was almost flawless in the win against HarBer, completing 22 of 26 passes for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. PLAYERS TO WATCH Choctaw, QB Steele Wasel (So, 6-4, 210), OL Ethan Isenhower (Sr., 6-7, 350), DB Jordan Mukes (Sr., 6-3, 210), TE R.J. Jackson (So., 6-5, 220). Greenwood, QB L.D. Richmond (Sr., 6-1, 165), WR Peyton Carter (Sr., 6-4, 205), RB Hunter Wilkinson (Sr., 5-11, 195), DE Jordan Hanna (Sr., 6-2, 205). HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Greenwood is No. 1 in Class 6A. HOOTEN’S LINE Greenwood by 10. OUR TAKE Greenwood 42, Choctaw 14.