Hootens.com Rankings
Class 7A, Week 3, 2010
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1. Bentonville (2-0)
2. Springdale Har-Ber (2-0)
3. Conway (2-0)
4. Rogers Heritage (2-0)
5. West Memphis (2-0)
6. FS Southside (1-1)
7. Fayetteville (2-0)
8. North LR (1-1)
9. Cabot (2-0)
10. FS Northside (1-1)
11. Bryant (1-1)
12. Springdale (1-1)
13. LR Central (0-2)
14. LR Catholic (0-2)
15. Rogers (0-2)
16. LR Hall (0-2)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 3 Conway at No. 4 Rogers Heritage. Conway, realizing its potential after more than a decade of mediocrity, has scored 109 points. It totaled 469 yards and 56 points in the first half last week at solid Class 6A Jonesboro after waxing 7A West power FS Southside 53-35 in the opener. Heritage hammered 5A Southeast member Helena but last week trailed at 5A West Siloam Springs in the fourth quarter. Conway running back Desmond Cox brings moves and quickness rarely seen in Rogers. Conway junior quarterback Tyler Langley loves his senior-laden receiving corps led by Tristan Eddings (5-7, 140). Langley completed 12 of 15 tosses for 350 yards and six TDs last week. Heritage's three-year starter Reed Brown should have success against Conway, too. The Wampus Cats allowed 278 yards passing at Jonesboro.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 11 a.m. Saturdays on Fox 16 and KFSM TV 5. Catch highlights of Conway at Heritage, North LR at Springdale, LR Catholic at FS Northside, Pine Bluff at LR Central, Harrison at Van Buren, Russellville at Alma and Har-Ber at Cabot.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 10 of 13 winners (77 percent) involving Class 7A members. For the season, Hootens.com has correctly predicted 21 of 28 games.

WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
CONWAY (7) at Heritage: Game of the Week.
LR Catholic at FS NORTHSIDE (9): Bryant coach Paul Calley compares FS Northside quarterback Tanner Knight to former Dallas Cowboy great Roger Staubach. Knight cut Bryant with 365 yards passing last week. LR Catholic quarterback Zac Conque, son of University of Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque, passed for the Rockets only scores in a mercy-rule loss to North Little Rock last week.
NORTH LR (1) at Springdale: Big, fast and young North LR bounced back from a 45-0 loss at Bentonville by mercy ruling LR Catholic last week. North LR rotates four quality running backs led by speedy sophomore Altee Tenpenny. Springdale allowed an interception and two kick returns for scores but beat LR Catholic 43-35 in its opener before losing last week at Class 6A Lake Hamilton 42-28.
HAR-BER (21) at Cabot: Cabot celebrated its 35-34 win over Class 4A No. 3 Pulaski Academy last week like it had won a state title. The matchup helped Cabot prepare for Har-Ber but more than 200 miles separate Har-Ber from Pulaski Academy. Much more.
PINE BLUFF (9) at LR Central: Pine Bluff's Jawahn Hunt (506 yards rushing in two games) scored on an 11-yard run in final seconds to beat cross-town rival Watson Chapel last week. LR Central has lost 23 straight. It allowed 37 points to Texarkana in the opener and 38 points last week at FS Southside.
Harrison at VAN BUREN (7): A battle of unlikely undefeated teams. Harrison coach Tom Tice is now the state's No. 2 all-time winning coach with 272 victories. Van Buren looks to match its win total from the past two seasons and its sixth win under third-year coach Mike Lee.
Russellville at ALMA (1): Alma's Isaac McCoy, 107 yards and three touchdowns last week at Sallisaw, Okla., gives Russellville defense fits.
BRYANT (4) at Texarkana: Bryant won this matchup the past two years, holding the Hogs to 14 points both times. Bryant lost to FS Northside last week but hasn't lost back-to-back games since 2006. See Class 6A Game of the Week for more.

7A WEST
CONWAY (7) at Heritage: Game of the Week.
LR Catholic at FS NORTHSIDE (9): Bryant coach Paul Calley was comparing FS Northside quarterback Tanner Knight to former Dallas Cowboy great Roger Staubach this weekend. Knight cut Bryant with 365 yards passing last Friday. LR Catholic quarterback Zac Conque, son of University of Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque, passed for the Rockets' two scores in a mercy-rule loss to North Little Rock last week.
NORTH LR (1) at Springdale: Big, fast and young North LR bounced back from a 45-0 loss at Bentonville by mercy ruling LR Catholic last week. North LR rotates four quality running backs led by speedy sophomore Altee Tenpenny. Springdale allowed an interception and two kick returns for scores but beat LR Catholic 43-35 in its opener before losing last week at Class 6A Lake Hamilton 42-28.
HAR-BER (21) at Cabot: Cabot celebrated its 35-34 win over Class 4A No. 3 Pulaski Academy last week like it had won a state title. The matchup helped Cabot prepare for Har-Ber, but more than 200 miles separate Har-Ber from Pulaski Academy. Much more.
Texarkana, Texas at BENTONVILLE (1): Texas High beat Texarkana by 24 last week and it could've been worse.
HARRISONVILLE, MO. (7) at Rogers: Harrisonville, a Top 25 team in Missouri, won its past two games by a combined 41-0.
FS SOUTHSIDE (1) at West Memphis: FS Southside rebounded from an embarrassing loss at Conway with a 38-0 win over hapless LR Central. West Memphis has beaten Class 5A members Forrest City and Blytheville by a combined 87-19 score.
Jonesboro at FAYETTEVILLE (21): Fayetteville's improved defense gets its first test next week at Bentonville. Its offense should thrive Friday. Jonesboro allowed 469 yards offense in the first half last week against Conway.

7A/6A EAST
LR Hall at ARKADELPHIA (14): Hall has trouble scoring. Arkadelphia has allowed 21 points this year.
FS SOUTHSIDE (1) at West Memphis: FS Southside rebounded from an embarrassing loss at Conway with a 38-0 win over hapless LR Central. West Memphis has beaten Class 5A members Forrest City and Blytheville by a combined 87-19 score.