Arkansas High
LAST WEEK: Arkansas High defeated Marion in the first-round of the Conference 6A playoffs, 23-14.
THIS WEEK: The Razorbacks travel to Greenwood to face the top-ranked Bulldogs in the second-round of the Conference 6A playoffs at Smith-Robinson Stadium. OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Junior Irijah Price led the Hogs offensively with eight catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore Sean Foreback completed 15 passes on 23 attempts and threw one interception for AHS. Foreback finished with 184 yards in the air against Marion. Junior DeJordan Mask caught three passes for 39 yards for the Hogs. Junior Drake Browning threw a touchdown pass and also caught a pass for four yards for the Razorbacks offense. Junior Jordan Hall rushed for 53 yards on 17 totes and a score for AHS. Hog specialist Patrick Cook booted a 25-yard field goal for Arkansas High in the third quarter. Cook was 2 of 3 on point after attempts.
DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Senior Kendricks Young led the Hogs defensively with 11 tackles. Mask added another interception to his season total, leading AHS with seven picks on the year. Junior Demetrias Charles finished with eight tackles and fumble recovery for the Razorback defense. Junior
Tre Cleveland finished with nine tackles, rounding out 124 tackles on the year. Dreylon Morine collected five tackles and a fumble recovery against the Patriots. Price finished with nine tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
COACH BARRY NORTON’S COMMENTS: “It was a good ball game against a good football team. We did an excellent job defensively against those guys. We let one big play get by us and we missed a field goal there down the stretch. Offensively, we were able to scrap away some points and our kicking game was solid. The most telling statistic with teams that win, is that they most always win the turnover battle and the explosive plays. We wanted to make sure we won the battle for the turnovers and our kids made a few explosive plays for us.”
“There were very few teams that won on the road last weekend within the state. It’s obviously an advantage, in the future, we have to have high enough seeding to play our playoff games at home. I was really proud of our kids going on the road and getting a win. I knew going into the ball game, we would have to stop the quarterback. We neutralized his running and kept those guys to 14 points. I’m proud our kids fought and showed resiliency.”