Hootens.com Rankings
Class 7A, Week 3, 2011
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1. Fort Smith Southside (2-0)
2. Bentonville (2-0)
3. Fayetteville (2-0)
4. Springdale Har-Ber (1-1)
5. Conway (1-1)
6. Little Rock Central (1-1)
7. North Little Rock (1-1)
8. West Memphis (2-0)
9. Fort Smith Northside (2-0)
10. Bryant (1-1)
11. Cabot (1-1)
12. Little Rock Catholic (1-1)
13. Rogers Heritage (1-1)
14. Rogers (1-1)
15. Springdale (0-2)
16. Little Rock Hall (1-1)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 8 West Memphis at No. 1 FS Southside.
Fort Smith Southside won at West Memphis 35-20 last season when Julius Jones rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns. Southside is 2-0 without Jones this season, but the all-state running back returns from injury this week. Six other Rebels ran the ball last week in Southside's 39-32 win over Little Rock Central. West Memphis has beaten 5A East members Forrest City and Blytheville by a combined 59-20 this season. West Memphis, winners of seven consecutive East conference titles, lost only to Southside and Fayetteville 34-20 (in the playoffs) last year.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays on KARZ (Z42 in Little Rock), Suddenlink Cable 22 in Northeast Arkansas and On Demand in Northwest Arkansas (Cox Ch. 644). A preview of this week's games can also be seen on hootens.com homepage.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted eight of 12 winners (67 percent) in game involving Class 7A schools, nailing the point spread on North LR by 7 over LR Catholic and Bentonville by 28 over Fort Zumwalt, Mo. For the season, hootens.com is 17-8 (68 percent).

WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
ALMA (10) at Russellville: Alma's allowed only three points this season. Russellville was shutout last week at Fayetteville.
FS NORTHSIDE (7) at LR Catholic: Northside QB Kenric Burns and receiver Shaquille Jones expose Catholic secondary in a high-scoring match-up. The Rockets allowed 189 yards passing last week at North LR.
LR CENTRAL (6) at Pine Bluff: Central's running backs and linebackers make the Tigers contenders this fall in the 7A Central. Pine Bluff, Hooten's preseason No. 1 in Class 6A, can win by forcing Central to pass.
Rogers Heritage at CONWAY (10): Conway won by 20 last year but its defense is not nearly as good as 2010. Heritage just lost at home to Class 5A Siloam Springs.
Springdale at NORTH LR (14): Springdale can't pass. North LR boasts a fine defensive front.
Texarkana at BRYANT (21): Texarkana threw five interceptions and fumbled six times (losing only two) in last week's loss to Texarkana, Texas. Bryant lost last week at FS Northside 45-40 but showed improvement after squeaking by Benton in the opener.
VAN BUREN (1) at Harrison: Harrison's offense has struggled this season. Van Buren scored late to win at 7A West member Rogers last week.
Cabot at SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (14): Both were stung last week. Cabot failed to recover three onside kicks and trailed Class 4A Pulaski Academy 36-0 midway through the first quarter last week. Har-Ber committed three turnovers early and trailed 14-0 before falling short 27-20 at two-time defending Class 6A champ El Dorado.

7A/6A EAST
West Memphis at FS SOUTHSIDE (8). Game of the Week.
Arkadelphia at LR HALL (2): Hall has scored 56 points in two games this year. Arkadelphia did not score against Sheridan.

7A WEST
West Memphis at FS SOUTHSIDE (8). Game of the Week.
FS NORTHSIDE (7) at LR Catholic: Northside QB Kenric Burns and receiver Shaquille Jones expose Catholic secondary in a high-scoring match-up. The Rockets allowed 189 yards passing last week at North LR.
Rogers Heritage at CONWAY (10): Conway won by 20 last year but its defense is not nearly as good as 2010. Heritage just lost at home to Class 5A Siloam Springs.
Springdale at NORTH LR (14): Springdale can't pass. North LR boasts a solid defensive front.
BENTONVILLE (20) at Texarkana, Texas: Bentonville won by 23 last year and appears just as strong. Texas High might be a bit down this season.
Cabot at SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (14): Both were stung last week. Cabot allowed three onside kicks and trailed Class 4A Pulaski Academy 36-0 midway through the first quarter last week. Har-Ber committed three turnovers early and trailed 14-0 before falling short 27-20 at two-time defending Class 6A champ El Dorado.
FAYETTEVILLE (7) at Jonesboro: Fayetteville junior QB Austin Allen passed for 309 yards in last week's 48-0 win over Russellville. Jonesboro gave up 21 unanswered points in the final 4:24 of last week's 49-35 loss at Conway.
Rogers at HARRISONVILLE, MO. (10)