Class 6A - Week 8 - 2009
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Class 6A, Week 8, 2009
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1. El Dorado (7-0)
2. West Memphis (7-0)
3. Lake Hamilton (6-1)
4. Watson Chapel (5-2)
5. Jonesboro (6-1)
6. Pine Bluff (3-4)
7. LR Parkview (5-2)
8. Texarkana (2-5)
9. Marion (4-3)
10. Mountain Home (4-2-1)
11. Searcy (3-4)
12. Sheridan (3-4)
13. Jacksonville (2-5)
14. LR Hall (1-6)
15. LR Fair (1-6)
16. Benton (0-7)
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 3 Lake Hamilton at No. 1 El Dorado
Lake Hamilton beat El Dorado for the state title last year, and they meet again Friday for the 6A South championship. Decimated by injuries the past two weeks, Lake Hamilton beat Pine Bluff and Watson Chapel by a combined seven points. Against Pine Bluff, the Wolves stopped Sonic Super Team QB Claude Johnson on fourth-and-goal in the final minute to seal a four-point victory. Watson Chapel led at Lake Hamilton 12-3 and 35-20, but QB Benson Jordan rallied the Wolves with 15 late points to defeat the Wildcats 38-35. Jordan accounted for 371 yards and four touchdowns, including the game winner on a 10-yard scramble with 2:54 remaining. Jordan has accounted for 20 TDs, and the Wolves only loss was against Texarkana, Texas. Lake Hamilton beat El Dorado twice in 2008, 38-21 in the regular season and 42-28 in the finals.
Like Lake Hamilton, El Dorado has played close games with three wins by four points or less. Senior receiver/kicker Clay Murphy (5-11, 160) scored every point in El Dorado's 19-18 victory over North LR Week 2. The Wildcats took down Watson Chapel and Texarkana 36-32 and 14-13. Senior tailback James Ford (6-1, 215) rushed 17 times for 126 yards and two TDs in last week's 41-8 win over LR Fair. Junior QB Taylor Reed (6-2, 190) completed 10 of 18 passes for 214 yards and three TDs. El Dorado's defense surrenders 13 points per game in conference play. Lake Hamilton hangs 36 points weekly on opponents.
TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs weekly at 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock. The class 6A games scheduled to be featured this week are Marion at LR Hall and Benton at LR Fair.
LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 5 of 8 winners (63 percent). Hootens.com is 60-17-1 (78 percent) for the season.
WEEK 8 GAMES (favored team in all CAPS followed by point spread)
6A EAST
WEST MEMPHIS (28) at Mountain Home: Senior fullback Demarrius Edwards exploded for 141 of West Memphis' 474 yards rushing in last week's 53-26 blowout of Jonesboro. The Blue Devils average 45 points in conference play. Mountain Home turned the ball over three times in a 21-7 loss to Marion.
Searcy at JONESBORO (14): Searcy's Mike Brown and Desmond Stegall scored two TDs each in last week's 40-14 win over Jacksonville. Jonesboro allowed more points against West Memphis (53) than it had allowed all season with no answer for the rush, surrendering 474 yards.
LR PARKVIEW (11) at Jacksonville: LR Parkview outgained Hall 278-9 in the first half en route to a 41-6 win. Jacksonville was all but eliminated from the playoffs after their 40-14 shellacking by Searcy.
MARION (20) at LR Hall: Marion junior tailback DeKendrick Smith ran for 188 yards and two TDs and also intercepted two passes on defense to advance the Patriots past Mountain Home 21-7.
6A SOUTH
Lake Hamilton at EL DORADO (3): Game of the Week. 6A South championship game.
BENTON (6) at LR Fair: Benton's last chance at victory this season.
Sheridan at PINE BLUFF (30): Sheridan's Tyler Cole rushed for 84 yards and two TDs in a nine-point win at Benton last week and will likely secure a playoff spot. Pine Bluff senior QB Claude Johnson completed 13 of 22 passes for 292 yards and a TD and added 68 yards rushing and another score in a 30-point win over Texarkana. Halfback Hakeem Stewart added three TDs for the Zebras.
Texarkana at WATSON CHAPEL (16): Texarkana junior QB Kierra Harris completed 13 of 20 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-14 loss to Pine Bluff. Watson Chapel blew leads of 12-3 and 35-20 in a 38-35 loss at Lake Hamilton. The loss put the Wildcats in third place, excluding them from a first-round bye.
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Class 6A, Week 8, 2009
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1. El Dorado (7-0)
2. West Memphis (7-0)
3. Lake Hamilton (6-1)
4. Watson Chapel (5-2)
5. Jonesboro (6-1)
6. Pine Bluff (3-4)
7. LR Parkview (5-2)
8. Texarkana (2-5)
9. Marion (4-3)
10. Mountain Home (4-2-1)
11. Searcy (3-4)
12. Sheridan (3-4)
13. Jacksonville (2-5)
14. LR Hall (1-6)
15. LR Fair (1-6)
16. Benton (0-7)
GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 3 Lake Hamilton at No. 1 El Dorado
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Like Lake Hamilton, El Dorado has played close games with three wins by four points or less. Senior receiver/kicker Clay Murphy (5-11, 160) scored every point in El Dorado's 19-18 victory over North LR Week 2. The Wildcats took down Watson Chapel and Texarkana 36-32 and 14-13. Senior tailback James Ford (6-1, 215) rushed 17 times for 126 yards and two TDs in last week's 41-8 win over LR Fair. Junior QB Taylor Reed (6-2, 190) completed 10 of 18 passes for 214 yards and three TDs. El Dorado's defense surrenders 13 points per game in conference play. Lake Hamilton hangs 36 points weekly on opponents.
TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs weekly at 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock. The class 6A games scheduled to be featured this week are Marion at LR Hall and Benton at LR Fair.
LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 5 of 8 winners (63 percent). Hootens.com is 60-17-1 (78 percent) for the season.
WEEK 8 GAMES (favored team in all CAPS followed by point spread)
6A EAST
WEST MEMPHIS (28) at Mountain Home: Senior fullback Demarrius Edwards exploded for 141 of West Memphis' 474 yards rushing in last week's 53-26 blowout of Jonesboro. The Blue Devils average 45 points in conference play. Mountain Home turned the ball over three times in a 21-7 loss to Marion.
Searcy at JONESBORO (14): Searcy's Mike Brown and Desmond Stegall scored two TDs each in last week's 40-14 win over Jacksonville. Jonesboro allowed more points against West Memphis (53) than it had allowed all season with no answer for the rush, surrendering 474 yards.
LR PARKVIEW (11) at Jacksonville: LR Parkview outgained Hall 278-9 in the first half en route to a 41-6 win. Jacksonville was all but eliminated from the playoffs after their 40-14 shellacking by Searcy.
MARION (20) at LR Hall: Marion junior tailback DeKendrick Smith ran for 188 yards and two TDs and also intercepted two passes on defense to advance the Patriots past Mountain Home 21-7.
6A SOUTH
Lake Hamilton at EL DORADO (3): Game of the Week. 6A South championship game.
BENTON (6) at LR Fair: Benton's last chance at victory this season.
Sheridan at PINE BLUFF (30): Sheridan's Tyler Cole rushed for 84 yards and two TDs in a nine-point win at Benton last week and will likely secure a playoff spot. Pine Bluff senior QB Claude Johnson completed 13 of 22 passes for 292 yards and a TD and added 68 yards rushing and another score in a 30-point win over Texarkana. Halfback Hakeem Stewart added three TDs for the Zebras.
Texarkana at WATSON CHAPEL (16): Texarkana junior QB Kierra Harris completed 13 of 20 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-14 loss to Pine Bluff. Watson Chapel blew leads of 12-3 and 35-20 in a 38-35 loss at Lake Hamilton. The loss put the Wildcats in third place, excluding them from a first-round bye.
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10/19/2009
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