Hootens.com Rankings
Class 6A, Week 6, 2012
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1. Greenwood (5-0)
2. Jonesboro (4-0)
3. El Dorado (3-2)
4. Pine Bluff (4-1)
5. Lake Hamilton (4-1)
6. Russellville (3-2)
7. Marion (2-3)
8. Searcy (3-2)
9. Texarkana (1-4)
10. LR Parkview (2-3)
11. Mountain Home (1-4)
12. Siloam Springs (1-4)
13. Sheridan (1-4)
14. Benton (2-3)
15. LR Hall (0-4)
16. LR Fair (0-5)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 5 Lake Hamilton at No. 4 Pine Bluff
This game has been decided by eight points or less in five of the past seven meetings. Lake Hamilton pounded Pine Bluff 56-21 a year ago.

The Wolves have won four straight games, including road victories over Marion and Sheridan. Lake Hamilton beat Texarkana 48-21 last week, holding the Razorbacks to 28 yards in the first half. Junior running back Chris Eastburn ran for three touchdowns on the night. The Wolves feature a stout offensive line led by senior tackle Trey Martin (6-3, 280). Senior quarterback Clay Jessie executes the offense well, especially the play-action, Pine Bluff coach Bobby Bolding says. "We've got to stay disciplined if they're able to run the ball successfully."

Pine Bluff beat Bryant 24-21 last week after trailing 14-0 at halftime, rolling up more than 440 yards offense. The Zebras drove 72 yards in less than three minutes to set up junior kicker Austin McGehee's game-winning field goal. Pine Bluff has allowed 19 points per game in its four wins this year. North Little Rock beat Lake Hamilton 42-7 in the opener and Pine Bluff 47-10 in Week 3. "Our defense has played well except the first quarter against Fort Smith Northside and in the North Little Rock game," Bolding says.

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 10 of 11 games (91 percent) involving 6A teams. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 51 of 65 games (79 percent).

WEEK 6 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
LR Catholic at GREENWOOD (15): Catholic averages 17 ppg. Greenwood senior receiver Drew Morgan has 40 catches for 478 yards and four TDs this season. Junior QB Jabe Burgess has completed 90 of 124 passes (73 percent) for 1,171 yards and 11 TDs.
LR Hall at FS SOUTHSIDE (50): Hall has scored 20 points this season. Southside has beaten LR Parkview and LR Catholic by a combined 94-26 over the past two weeks.
LR Parkview at RUSSELLVILLE (4): Parkview lost to Greenwood 34-21 last week after the Bulldogs scored twice in the fourth quarter. Russellville beat FS Northside 40-19 after back-to-back losses to Alma and Conway by a combined 17 points. The Cyclones big-played Northside with 73-, 62- and 38-yard TD passes.

7A/6A EAST
Mountain Home at CABOT (14): Mountain Home junior QB Drake Walker has accounted for 1,189 yards and 13 TDs this year. The Bombers won the last meeting in this series (21-13 in 2005). Cabot beat Marion by 14 points last week. Marion defeated Mountain Home 53-18 in Week 4.
NORTH LR (12) at Jonesboro: North LR has beaten all four of its Arkansas opponents by an average of 33 points. The Charging Wildcats beat West Memphis 42-0 last week after the Blue Devils lost to Jonesboro by nine points a week earlier. Jonesboro senior RB Martin Stafford has rushed for 841 yards and nine TDs this season.
MARION (4) at Searcy: Marion has beaten Searcy by an average of 13 points over the past six years. But the last two meetings have been closer (36-31 last year and 15-12 in 2010). Searcy beat Mountain Home 44-41 last week. Senior playmaker Cam Woodruff ran 19 yards for the game-winning score with 6:21 left in the fourth quarter. Marion beat Mountain Home 53-18 two weeks ago.

7A/6A SOUTH
Benton at SHERIDAN (1): Benton senior RB Wallace Foote generated 216 yards and four TDs in last week's 48-6 win over LR Fair. Sheridan has lost its past four games by a combined 173-56. The Yellowjackets have beaten Benton four times by an average of 10 points over the past five years. Benton won 29-24 at Sheridan in 2010. Arkadelphia has beaten both teams this year (Benton 42-28 in Week 1; Sheridan 48-22 in Week 2).
BRYANT (39) at LR Fair: Bryant lost to Pine Bluff 24-21 last week after leading 14-0 at halftime. The Hornets could have extended their lead to 28-0 if not for two dropped passes. Fair has been outscored by a combined 134-12 over the past three weeks. See highlights of Bryant's game against Conway and LR Central now on hootens.com.
EL DORADO (9) at Texarkana: El Dorado rushed for 323 yards in last week's 47-13 win over Sheridan. The Wildcats have beaten Texarkana six times by an average of 12 points over the past four seasons, including a 31-21 victory in the 2010 title game. Texarkana loses its fifth straight game to an Arkansas opponent. The Razorbacks average 17 points per game. See highlights of El Dorado's games against Camden Fairview and LR Fair now on hootens.com.
Lake Hamilton at PINE BLUFF (3): See Hootens.com Game of the Week.

7A/6A WEST
SPRINGDALE (11) at Siloam Springs: Springdale ends its three-game losing streak. The Bulldogs have lost to Rogers and Fayetteville by a combined 21 points over the past two weeks. Siloam Springs has given up 51 points per game in its four losses. The Panthers average 19 points weekly.