Class 6A - Week 7 - 2009
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Class 6A, Week 7, 2009
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1. El Dorado (6-0)
2. West Memphis (6-0)
3. Watson Chapel (5-1)
4. Lake Hamilton (6-1)
5. Jonesboro (6-0)
6. Pine Bluff (2-4)
7. Texarkana (2-4)
8. Mountain Home (4-1-1)
9. LR Parkview (4-2)
10. Marion (3-3)
11. Searcy (2-4)
12. Sheridan (2-4)
13. Jacksonville (2-4)
14. LR Hall (1-5)
15. LR Fair (1-5)
16. Benton (0-6)
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 5 Jonesboro at No. 2 West Memphis
6A East supremacy is on the line Friday as Jonesboro travels to West Memphis. Jonesboro returned only three starters from a team that averaged 33 points a game last year, but senior quarterback C.J. Jones (5-8, 160) and senior Super Sonic team running back Kowan Wright (5-9, 165) spark an offense that averages 35 points per contest in 2009. Wright torched Mountain Home's defense last week for 174 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. He also took a screen pass 45 yards untouched to the house. Sophomore Moe Malugen (6-0, 180) tossed the TD pass to Wright. Malugen passed for 96 yards and 2 TDs at Mountain Home. The Hurricane defense has been equally impressive in 2009 by holding opponents to a TD per contest. Jonesboro hopes to reverse their last two meetings with the Blue Devils in which it was outscored 89-7 in two losses.
Like Jonesboro, West Memphis sits at 6-0; however, the Blue Devils faced tougher tests through six weeks. West Memphis handed Forrest City its only loss of 2009 in Week 1 and also beat Class 6A Pine Bluff. Senior QB Robert Sorrell (6-2, 190) started the last five games of 2008 and threw for more than 500 yards and completed 62 percent of his passes. Last week against Searcy, Sorrell completed seven of nine passes for 135 yards and two TDs in the Blue Devils 40-3 victory over Searcy. Over the past two weeks, Sorrell completed 16 of 19 passes for 392 yards and six TDs. Sophomore Cody Dauksch hauled in both TD passes from Sorrell. Senior tailback Phaison Boston (5-10, 195) added a 39-yard TD scamper for the Blue Devils. In conference play the Blue Devil defense allows six points per contest. West Memphis has won 18 consecutive conference games.
TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs weekly 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock. The class 6A game scheduled to be featured this week is Sheridan at Benton.
LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 7 of 8 winners (88 percent). Hootens.com is 55-14-1 (80 percent) for the season.
WEEK 7 GAMES (favored team in all CAPS followed by point spread)
6A EAST
Jonesboro at WEST MEMPHIS (8): Game of the Week. 6A East championship game.
LR PARKVIEW (28) at LR Hall: Parkview senior QB Benjamin Anderson threw four TDs, and junior Chris McClendon ran for two as Parkview earned its first conference victory this season last week over Marion.
JACKSONVILLE (8) at Searcy: Jacksonville's Antoine Mosby scored four TDs, and the defense forced five turnovers in the Red Devils' 46-0 romp of Hall. Searcy ventured into the West Memphis red zone four times but only managed a field goal in a 40-3 loss.
MOUNTAIN HOME (2) at Marion: Mountain Home led Jonesboro 10-7 last week after one quarter, rushing for 200 first-half yards, but was outscored 27-0 in the final three quarters. Marion committed six turnovers in a 42-23 loss at Parkview.
6A SOUTH
SHERIDAN (17) at Benton: Sheridan's offense should revive this week after gaining 105 yards and being shutout by El Dorado. Benton is the only Class 6A team without a win.
LR Fair at EL DORADO (35): El Dorado QB Taylor Reed and WR Clay Murphy hooked up for two scores last week in a 35-0 win at Sheridan.
WATSON CHAPEL (15) at Lake Hamilton: Senior QB C.J. Branch completed eight of 13 passes for a career high 282 yards (35 ypc) and five TDs last week in 43-0 blowout at Fair. Lake Hamilton overcame injuries and stopped Pine Bluff on fourth and goal in the final minute to win 27-23.
PINE BLUFF (14) at Texarkana: Pine Bluff dropped its second straight conference game in the final minute last week against Lake Hamilton. Texarkana scored all 40 of its points in the first half in 40-14 blowout of winless Benton.
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Class 6A, Week 7, 2009
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1. El Dorado (6-0)
2. West Memphis (6-0)
3. Watson Chapel (5-1)
4. Lake Hamilton (6-1)
5. Jonesboro (6-0)
6. Pine Bluff (2-4)
7. Texarkana (2-4)
8. Mountain Home (4-1-1)
9. LR Parkview (4-2)
10. Marion (3-3)
11. Searcy (2-4)
12. Sheridan (2-4)
13. Jacksonville (2-4)
14. LR Hall (1-5)
15. LR Fair (1-5)
16. Benton (0-6)
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 5 Jonesboro at No. 2 West Memphis
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Like Jonesboro, West Memphis sits at 6-0; however, the Blue Devils faced tougher tests through six weeks. West Memphis handed Forrest City its only loss of 2009 in Week 1 and also beat Class 6A Pine Bluff. Senior QB Robert Sorrell (6-2, 190) started the last five games of 2008 and threw for more than 500 yards and completed 62 percent of his passes. Last week against Searcy, Sorrell completed seven of nine passes for 135 yards and two TDs in the Blue Devils 40-3 victory over Searcy. Over the past two weeks, Sorrell completed 16 of 19 passes for 392 yards and six TDs. Sophomore Cody Dauksch hauled in both TD passes from Sorrell. Senior tailback Phaison Boston (5-10, 195) added a 39-yard TD scamper for the Blue Devils. In conference play the Blue Devil defense allows six points per contest. West Memphis has won 18 consecutive conference games.
TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs weekly 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock. The class 6A game scheduled to be featured this week is Sheridan at Benton.
LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 7 of 8 winners (88 percent). Hootens.com is 55-14-1 (80 percent) for the season.
WEEK 7 GAMES (favored team in all CAPS followed by point spread)
6A EAST
Jonesboro at WEST MEMPHIS (8): Game of the Week. 6A East championship game.
LR PARKVIEW (28) at LR Hall: Parkview senior QB Benjamin Anderson threw four TDs, and junior Chris McClendon ran for two as Parkview earned its first conference victory this season last week over Marion.
JACKSONVILLE (8) at Searcy: Jacksonville's Antoine Mosby scored four TDs, and the defense forced five turnovers in the Red Devils' 46-0 romp of Hall. Searcy ventured into the West Memphis red zone four times but only managed a field goal in a 40-3 loss.
MOUNTAIN HOME (2) at Marion: Mountain Home led Jonesboro 10-7 last week after one quarter, rushing for 200 first-half yards, but was outscored 27-0 in the final three quarters. Marion committed six turnovers in a 42-23 loss at Parkview.
6A SOUTH
SHERIDAN (17) at Benton: Sheridan's offense should revive this week after gaining 105 yards and being shutout by El Dorado. Benton is the only Class 6A team without a win.
LR Fair at EL DORADO (35): El Dorado QB Taylor Reed and WR Clay Murphy hooked up for two scores last week in a 35-0 win at Sheridan.
WATSON CHAPEL (15) at Lake Hamilton: Senior QB C.J. Branch completed eight of 13 passes for a career high 282 yards (35 ypc) and five TDs last week in 43-0 blowout at Fair. Lake Hamilton overcame injuries and stopped Pine Bluff on fourth and goal in the final minute to win 27-23.
PINE BLUFF (14) at Texarkana: Pine Bluff dropped its second straight conference game in the final minute last week against Lake Hamilton. Texarkana scored all 40 of its points in the first half in 40-14 blowout of winless Benton.
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10/12/2009
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