Hootens.com Rankings
Class 2A, Week 3, 2010
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1. Bearden (1-1)
2. Junction City (1-1)
3. Spring Hill (2-0)
4. Magnet Cove (2-0)
5. Hazen (2-0)
6. Danville (2-0)
7. Magazine (2-0)
8. Carlisle (1-1)
9. McCrory (2-0)
10. Parkers Chapel (2-0)
11. Cross County (2-0)
12. Des Arc (1-1)
13. Strong (2-0)
14. Mountainburg (2-0)
15. Clarendon (1-1)
16. Horatio (2-0)
17. Woodlawn (0-2)
18. Mineral Springs (2-0)
19. Augusta (1-1)
20. Walnut Ridge (2-0)
21. Mount Ida (0-2)
22. Dierks (2-0)
23. Salem (1-1)
24. Conway Christian (1-1)
25. England (1-1)
26. E. Poinsett County (1-1)
27. Murfreesboro (1-1)
28. Bigelow (0-2)
29. Norphlet (1-1)
30. Gurdon (1-1)
31. Marked Tree (0-2)
32. Mountain Pine (0-2)
33. Cedar Ridge (1-1)
34. Union Christian (0-2)
35. Palestine-Wheatley (1-1)
36. Hampton (0-2)
37. Foreman (1-1)
38. J.C. Westside (2-0)
39. Two Rivers (0-2)
40. Hermitage (0-2)
41. Hackett (0-2)
42. Quitman (0-2)
43. Hughes (0-2)
44. Poyen (1-1)
45. Western Yell (0-2)
46. Marvell (0-2)
47. Dermott (0-1)
48. Decatur (1-1)
49. Hector (0-2)
50. Hartford (0-1)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 9 McCrory at No. 6 Hazen
Hazen's quick and strong defensive front battles probably the largest line in 2A football. McCrory's offensive line averages 265 pounds, opening running lanes for sophomore RB Logan Best (300 yards, five TDs) and Collin Campbell (300 yards). Senior RB Aaron Daniel badly sprained a shoulder in the preseason scrimmage but may be close to 100 percent Friday night. Junior middle linebacker Cody Davis paces the Jaguars in tackles. Hazen counters with senior RB Matt Tenison, who leads the Hornets with 312 yards and 31 tackles. Junior QB Devin Bonds smoothly operates the option, rushing for 218 yards. Senior SS Shane Moore may return this week from an injury but senior tackle Patrick Penn likely returns from a shoulder sprain. Senior DE Andrew Sayger rarely lets offenses get outside him.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs at 11 a.m. Saturday on FOX 16 and KFSM Ch. 5, featuring highlights from Harding Academy at Des Arc, McCrory at Hazen and Barton at Carlisle.

LAST WEEK
Hooten's correctly picked 27 of 34 games (79 percent) involving Class 2A teams. HAFR is 56-19 (75 percent) for the season.

WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
3-2A
Augusta at CROSS COUNTY (7): No. 11 Cross County knocked off (Class 3A) rival Harrisburg Week 1 and avoided the letdown last week against old league rival Marked Tree to win 38-20. Cross County senior TB Blake Veasley ran 21 times for 248 yards and five TDs, bringing his season total to 511 yards. Cross County's line wore down both Harrisburg and Marked Tree in the second half.
MARKED TREE (6) at Cedar Ridge: Marked Tree hung with No. 11 Cross County last week for more than a half. Junior 'backs Thadious Moore and Bryant Anderson (50-yard TD run vs. Cross County) are big-play threats. Cedar Ridge threw three interceptions and failed to score in an 18-0 loss to Walnut Ridge.
WALNUT RIDGE (2) at E. Poinsett County: Walnut Ridge sophomore Eric Wilcoxson ran 70 yards for a TD and caught a 59-yard TD pass last week in an 18-0 shutout of Cedar Ridge. EPC could do little with McCrory's super-sized front (averages 260 pounds per lineman) and lost 30-6.
McCrory at HAZEN (1): See 2A Game of the Week.
PIGGOTT (7) at Salem: Class 3A Piggott beat Marked Tree by 20 points Week 1. Salem managed six points last week against 3A Yellville-Summit.

4-2A
DANVILLE (45) at Hartford: No. 6 Danville rallied to beat Class 4A Dardanelle Week 1 and will not be challenged until a Week 4 trip to Magazine.
Western Yell at SW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (10): Western Yell still looking for first win of 2010.
Hackett at MAGAZINE (19): Magazine all-league QB Ryan Chambers entered the season recovering from mono. The junior ran 23 times for 131 yards and two TDs last week in a 35-27 win over Class 4A Subiaco Academy. Magazine blocked two punts and recovered a fumble that led to a score. The Rattlers beat 4A West Fork in the opener.
UNION CHRISTIAN (2) at J.C. Westside: Tougher schedule benefits UC, which lost Week 1 to Class 3A Greenland by 10 and Week 2 to 2A No. 13 Mountainburg 13-0.
Decatur at MOUNTAINBURG (28): Mountainburg plays host to Danville Week 6 and travels to Magazine Week 9 for playoff seeding.

5-2A
Quitman at BIGELOW (10): Winless Bigelow was 0-2 last year when it beat Quitman 34-7.
MAGNET COVE (36) at Poyen: Magnet Cove enjoying its return to 2A football. It whipped Mountain Pine 27-0 last week and may sweep the 5-2A. Magnet Cove senior WR Blake Dodson caught five passes for 132 yards and two TDs last week.
TWO RIVERS (6) at Hector: Winless Two Rivers notches first victory at expense of No. 49 Hector.
Mountain Pine at MINERAL SPRINGS (13): Mineral Springs linemen Dillion Baldwin (6-3, 250), A.J. Deloney (5-7, 245), Jayco Walton (5-7, 160), James Perry and Hunter Golden (6-0, 240) open passing and running lanes for senior QB Jason Ware and electrifying sophomore RB Rashad William (5-7, 165). Williams has rushed 21 times for 299 yards and four TDs and caught two TD passes.
CONWAY CHRISTIAN (16) at Cutter M. Star: Conway Christian senior RBs Adam Ragland and Bates Isom ran for a combined 480 yards and nine TDs in last week's 66-49 win over Quitman. Cutter Morning Star won its first two games over Western Yell County and Two Rivers by a combined four points.

6-2A
McCrory at HAZEN (2): See 2A Game of the Week.
BARTON (8) at Carlisle: Carlisle coach Scott Waymire says the Bison are struggling. The Bison hung with Class 4A Bauxite last week for three quarters, but gave up more than 100 yards to Bauxite's speedy QB Tim Dunlap in 42-21 loss. Barton ran for 450 yards Week 1 vs. DeWitt and for 550 yards last week in a 67-46 win over Clarendon.
HARDING ACADEMY (14) at Des Arc: Harding Academy senior QB Seth Keese completed 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards and a TD last week, while sophomore QB Will Francis threw for 176 yards and a TD in a 28-14 loss to Heber Springs. Des Arc senior RB Cody Robinson ran for two TDs and caught a 13-yard pass for another score in last week's 52-8 win over Brinkley.
Drew Central at CLARENDON (1): Drew Central scored 30 unanswered points in last week's 36-8 win over Jonesboro Westside. Clarendon has scored 87 points in its first two games.
BRINKLEY (12) at Pal.-Wheatley: Brinkley beat Palestine-Wheatley 32-6 a year ago. Palestine-Wheatley beat Manila 22-19 last week.
Marvell at ASHDOWN (45): Class 4A Ashdown has not allowed a point this year. A year ago, it held six opponents to a TD or less.
MANILA (14) at Hughes: Manila improves to 2-1, matching last year's win total. Hughes lost its first two games to McCrory and Harrisburg by a combined score of 91-16.
Southside Batesville at ENGLAND (6): After a winless 2010 season, Coach Brandon Barbaree has brought discipline at England and the Lions improve to 2-1.

7-2A
Centerpoint at MURFREESBORO (14): Centerpoint carries an 11-game losing streak after last week's 40-0 loss to Mena. Murfreesboro beat Centerpoint 35-0 a year ago. Murfreesboro dumped the DeQueen JV 31-6 last week.
HORATIO (4) at Idabel, Okla.: Horatio off to 2-0 start with solid wins over Woodlawn, which just pushed Bearden, and 3A Bismarck.
MAUD, TEXAS (14) at Foreman: And then there's Maud, which beat Genoa Central 69-12 a week after Foreman beat Genoa Central 28-20.
Mountain Pine at MINERAL SPRINGS (13): Mineral Springs linemen Dillion Baldwin (6-3, 250), A.J. Deloney (5-7, 245), Jayco Walton (5-7, 160), James Perry and Hunter Golden (6-0, 240) open passing and running lanes for senior QB Jason Ware and electrifying sophomore RB Rashad Williams (5-7, 165). Williams has rushed 21 times for 299 yards and four TDs and caught two TD passes.
SPRING HILL (35) at Genoa Central: Spring Hill senior RB Rodrea Jones scored four TDs in last week's 42-6 win over Fouke. Genoa Central lost 69-12 to Maud, Texas, last week.
Lavaca at MOUNT IDA (1): Lavaca has lost four of its past five games, allowing 40 points per game during that stretch. Mount Ida beat Lavaca 28-20 a year ago.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY (6) at Gurdon: Lafayette County has given up 99 points in its first two games. Gurdon beat Benton Harmony Grove 30-13 last week.
DIERKS (21) at Fouke: Dierks has beaten Fouke by an average of 26 points since 2005. Fouke senior WR Casey Trexler returned a kickoff 85 yards for a TD in last week's 42-6 loss to Spring Hill.

8-2A
BEARDEN (22) at Hermitage: Top-ranked Bearden ran only 18 plays last week against ball-hoggin' Woodlawn but won in the final 32 seconds, 21-18. Bearden QB Defonta Lowe carried nine times for 224 yards and one TD.
Dermott at NORPHLET (21): Norphlet finds plenty of offense this week after recording just 106 yards last week in a 55-8 loss to Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY (16) at Woodlawn: Woodlawn took advantage of multiple Bearden fumbles last week and almost pulled the upset. Junction City ran roughshod over Norphlet for more than 600 yards in a 55-8 blowout.
PARKERS CHAPEL (25) at Hampton: Parkers Chapel QB Zach Abbott accounted for 214 yards last week in a 47-0 blowout of Dermott, passing to Kylaus Williams for 116 yards and two TDs.
STRONG (2) at Smackover: Strong senior QB Kenneth Dixon exploded for 206 rushing yards a week ago in a 50-0 win over Hermitage. Strong beat Smackover 14-6 a year ago. Smackover has lost four of its past five games.