Hootens.com Rankings
Class 3A, Week 5, 2010
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1. Rivercrest (4-0)
2. Charleston (3-1)
3. Rison (3-1)
4. Earle (4-0)
5. Bald Knob (3-1)
6. Harding Academy (3-1)
7. Fountain Lake (1-3)
8. Fordyce (2-2)
9. C. Harmony Grove (3-1)
10. West Fork (2-2)
11. Prescott (3-1)
12. Glen Rose (4-0)
13. Mansfield (2-2)
14. Paris (3-1)
15. Arkansas Baptist (4-0)
16. Jessieville (4-0)
17. Barton (3-1)
18. Elkins (3-1)
19. Yellville-Summit (3-1)
20. Greenland (3-1)
21. Harrisburg (3-1)
22. Hoxie (2-2)
23. Episcopal (1-3)
24. Riverview (2-2)
25. Lamar (1-3)
26. Lavaca (0-4)
27. Green Forest (2-2)
28. Mayflower (0-4)
29. Piggott (2-2)
30. Smackover (1-3)
31. Lafayette County (1-3)
32. Drew Central (2-2)
33. Bismarck (1-3)
34. Lincoln (2-2)
35. Mountain View (2-2)
36. Marshall (2-2)
37. Perryville (1-3)
38. Cedarville (1-3)
39. Manila (2-2)
40. Atkins (0-4)
41. Rose Bud (2-2)
42. Brinkley (0-4)
43. Centerpoint (0-4)
44. Cutter M. Star (2-2)
45. Genoa Central (0-4)
46. Fouke (1-3)
47. Corning (0-4)
48. B. Harmony Grove (1-3)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 11 Prescott at No. 7 Fountain Lake
Fountain Lake beat Prescott 37-7 in the 2009 Class 3A state title game. This is their first meeting as conference foes since 2005. Prescott junior quarterback Jesse Glass has completed 37 of 71 passes (52 percent) for 535 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions this year. Junior running back Daniel McCoy has 61 carries for 552 yards (9 yards per carry) and nine TDs. Senior Dominique Ingram paces Prescott receivers with 11 catches for 132 yards. Senior playmaker Ke'Andrae Ballance gains more than 10 yards per touch and returned a punt 48 yards at Gurdon. Seniors Tanner Fortner (team-high 31 tackles) and James Stayton (team-high 5.5 sacks) spearhead the Prescott defense.

Fountain Lake coach Tommy Gilleran knew his offense needed to compensate for a young defense to win early this year. But the Cobras were outscored 90-48 in non-conference play. Last week, Fountain Lake gained confidence with a 41-0 win at Centerpoint. Three Cobras have lined up at quarterback, completing 11 of 24 passes for 209 yards, one TD and two interceptions this season. Senior all-state running back Mark Makin has 58 carries for 530 yards (9 yards per carry) and five TDs. Junior safety Dale Smith and junior linebacker David Helms lead the Cobra defense with 24 and 23 tackles, respectively. Fountain Lake is undefeated at home in 5-3A play since dropping down from Class 4A in 2008.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football TV show airs 11 a.m. Saturdays on Fox 16 in Little Rock and KFSM TV 5 in Fort Smith/Fayetteville. Class 3A games scheduled to be featured this week include Paris at Charleston, Arkansas Baptist at Harding Academy, Jessieville at Glen Rose and Prescott at Fountain Lake.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 16 of 24 games (67 percent) involving 3A teams. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 112 of 162 games (69 percent).

WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
1-3A
ELKINS (21) at Marshall: Elkins senior RB Chad Curry has 47 carries for 402 yards (8.6 yards per carry) and four TDs this year. Marshall allowed 328 yards, including 282 in the first half, in last week's 41-14 loss at Greenland.
Green Forest at YELLVILLE-SUMMIT (8): Green Forest beat Lincoln by one point in overtime last week. Yellville-Summit won at Green Forest 26-20 last year.
Greenland at WEST FORK (10): Greenland senior RB Anthony McCool has rushed 60 times for 234 yards and four TDs and caught eight passes for 109 yards and two more scores this season. West Fork beat Yellville-Summit by 27 points a week ago.
Mountain View at LINCOLN (6): Both looking for first conference wins. Advantage goes to Lincoln's skill players over Mountain View's 250-pound linemen.

2-3A
Arkansas Baptist at HARDING ACADEMY (2): Undefeated Arkansas Baptist wins by an average of 31 points. The Eagles last beat Harding Academy 7-0 in 1998. Harding Academy senior QB Seth Keese has completed 50 of 81 passes for 502 yards and four TDs and ran 44 times for 411 yards (9.3 yards per carry) and six more scores this season.
Episcopal at BARTON (14): Episcopal lost to Barton by 12 points last year when the Bears scored twice in the fourth quarter. Barton lost at Arkansas Baptist by 28 points last week, its worst outing since Week 8, 2008 (52-7 loss at Mayflower).
MAYFLOWER (8) at Brinkley: Mayflower lost to Riverview 45-20 last week, giving up all 45 points in the first half. Brinkley has lost nine of its past 10 games, including seven in a row after a 38-12 loss at Rose Bud.
RIVERVIEW (12) at Rose Bud: Riverview sophomore LB Cole Butler returned an interception 28 yards for a TD in last week's 45-20 win over Mayflower. Rose Bud matched its win total (two) from the previous two years with a 26-point win over Brinkley.

3-3A
BALD KNOB (28) at Manila: Bald Knob lost for only the third time in its past 22 games at Earle last week. Manila averages 36 points per game.
HOXIE (35) at Corning: Hoxie junior QB Sebastian Irvin ran 26 times for 223 yards and three TDs in last week's 28-12 win over Piggott. Corning senior lineman Luke McDonald (6-4, 300) recorded a safety in a 48-9 loss to top-ranked Rivercrest.
EARLE (21) at Harrisburg: Earle senior playmaker Robert Marshall ran 50 yards for a TD, returned a punt 60 yards for another score and intercepted three passes in last week's 34-21 win over Bald Knob. Harrisburg senior QB Zach Davis has passed for 1,213 yards and 12 TDs this fall.
Piggott at RIVERCREST (28): Piggott lost to Rivercrest by 27 points last fall. Rivercrest senior WR Terrence Banks has caught nine passes for 247 yards and four TDs and averages 9.6 yards per carry this season.

4-3A
LAVACA (6) at Atkins: Winless Lavaca averages 19 points per game. Atkins carries a nine-game losing streak after last week's 14-7 loss at Cedarville.
PERRYVILLE (2) at Cedarville: Perryville allows 41 points per game. Cedarville beat Atkins 14-7 last week for coach Kenneth Moore's first career win as a head coach.
Paris at CHARLESTON (14): Paris gained 6.7 yards per carry in last week's 14-13 loss to Mansfield. Charleston junior QB Dustin Shelby has completed 32 of 40 passes (80 percent) for 435 yards and two TDs and ran 29 times for 228 yards (7.9 yards per carry) and seven more scores this season.
MANSFIELD (13) at Lamar: Mansfield senior RB Seth Feimster ran 19 times for 52 yards, including a 14-yard TD that helped the Tigers thrash Paris 14-13. Lamar allows 30 points per game.

5-3A
B. Harmony Grove at BISMARCK (12): Harmony Grove junior RB Bryan Hutson ran 8 yards for a TD in last week's 54-8 loss to Glen Rose. Bismarck averages 26 points per game.
CENTERPOINT (6) at Cutter M. Star: Centerpoint carries a 13-game losing streak after last week's 41-0 loss to Fountain Lake. Cutter Morning Star lost by 48 points to Prescott.
Prescott at FOUNTAIN LAKE (4): See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
Jessieville at GLEN ROSE (12): Jessieville sophomore RB D.J. Hayes carried three times for 134 yards and two TDs in last week's 61-18 win over Bismarck. Glen Rose senior all-state RB Steven Kehner has ran 72 times for 786 yards (10.9 yards per carry, 196.5 per game) and 11 TDs this year.

6-3A
Genoa Central at C. HARMONY GROVE (42): Genoa Central allows 55 points per game. Harmony Grove lost to Rison by 11 points a week ago.
RISON (30) at Drew Central: Rison forced five turnovers in the first half of last week's 33-22 win over Camden Harmony Grove. Drew Central lost to Rison by 34 points last year.
Fouke at FORDYCE (35): Fouke scored 20 unanswered points in the second half of last week's 34-26 loss to Smackover. Fordyce senior all-state RB Dexter Walker ran for 150 yards and two TDs in a 66-8 win over Genoa Central.
Lafayette County at SMACKOVER (1): Lafayette County beat Drew Central 40-14 last week for its first win. Smackover senior RB De'veon Dorch ran 12 times for 116 yards and three TDs and caught a 32-yard TD pass in an eight-point win over Fouke.