Hootens.com Rankings
Class 6A, Week 7, 2010
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1. El Dorado (5-1)
2. Pine Bluff (6-0)
3. Lake Hamilton (4-2)
4. Jonesboro (4-2)
5. Texarkana (3-3)
6. Marion (4-2)
7. Van Buren (5-1)
8. Searcy (3-3)
9. LR Parkview (2-4)
10. Russellville (1-5)
11. Jacksonville (4-2)
12. Mountain Home (1-5)
13. Sheridan (2-4)
14. Benton (0-6)
15. LR Fair (1-5)
16. LR McClellan (0-6)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
Class 7A No. 5 West Memphis at No. 4 Jonesboro
Both teams looking to improve to 4-0 in the 7A/6A East, with the winner grabbing sole possession of first place. West Memphis has won six straight in this series by an average of 28 points. Jonesboro last beat the Blue Devils 24-20 in 2003.

"West Memphis may be the most well-coached team in the state," Jonesboro coach Randy Coleman says. "Combine that with outstanding talent and you have a team that has dominated our conference for most of the last decade." Senior quarterback Aaron Collins has completed 41 of 73 passes for 567 yards and seven touchdowns this fall, while engineering West Memphis' high-scoring offense (36 points per game). Senior running back Quintin Sparkman paces the Blue Devils with 41 carries for 357 yards (8.7 yards per carry) and three TDs. Senior wingback Deondre Curtis (205 yards, two TDs) and junior receiver Cody Dauksch (182 yards, three TDs) lead with 14 catches apiece. Senior linebacker Stephon Austin, junior LB Clayton Carpenter and senior safety Deontae Mitchell spearhead a veteran defense. Mitchell returned an interception 83 yards and a punt 64 yards for scores in last week's 34-13 win at Searcy. The Blue Devils' only loss came Week 3 to Fort Smith Southside (35-20).

Jonesboro has won its first three conference games by an average of 25 points. Junior QB Moe Malugen has accounted for 1,309 yards and 11 TDs (996 passing, 313 rushing), while junior RB Zac Brooks (797 yards, 11 TDs) averages 8 yards per touch. West Memphis coach Lanny Dauksch says Jonesboro is more balanced on offense this year with Brooks, who "can fly." Dauksch adds that "everybody's braggin' on the linebackers. They've played great defense." Senior linebackers Brad Shearin and Terrence Greer pace the Hurricane with 66 and 51 tackles, respectively. Senior end Derreon Lamb has recorded a team-high five sacks, including two in last week's 49-16 win over Mountain Home. Junior kicker/punter Luke Ferguson averages 42 yards per punt (five of 12 inside the 20-yard line) and has booted 25 of 34 kickoffs for touchbacks, while converting 23 of 23 extra-point attempts. Last year's 53-26 loss at West Memphis was Jonesboro's only blemish in the regular season.

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 6A games scheduled to be featured this week include Searcy at Jacksonville and Little Rock Hall at Little Rock Parkview.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 10 of 10 games (100 percent), nailing the spread of El Dorado by 35 points over Sheridan and Little Rock Fair by seven points over Little Rock McClellan. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 63 of 77 games (82 percent).

WEEK 7 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
Russellville at VAN BUREN (18): Russellville scores a league-worst 17 points per game. Van Buren outscored Little Rock Catholic 28-7 after trailing 13-0 in the second quarter in last week's eight-point win at War Memorial Stadium.

7A/6A EAST
LR Hall at LR PARKVIEW (28): Hall lost to Parkview by 33 points last fall. The Patriots finally get their first conference win.
SEARCY (10) at Jacksonville: Searcy beat the Red Devils 40-14 last year. Jacksonville senior QB Logan Perry completed nine of 13 passes for 185 yards and three TDs in last week's 29-0 win at Little Rock Hall.
WEST MEMPHIS (14) at Jonesboro: See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
MARION (28) at Mountain Home: Four Patriots (senior DeKendrick Smith, juniors Trey Franklin and Desante Hampton and sophomore Rashad Boyd) combined for 521 yards and seven TDs on 54 carries in last week's 49-23 win over Little Rock Parkview. Mountain Home allows a league-worst 36 points per game.

7A/6A SOUTH
Benton at SHERIDAN (6): Both teams looking to bounce back after shutout losses last week. Benton allows a Class 6A-worst 38 points per game and carries an eight-game losing streak. Sheridan beat the Panthers by nine points a year ago. The winner of this game likely claims the No. 5 playoff seed.
EL DORADO (35) at LR McClellan: El Dorado held Sheridan to 130 yards offense and intercepted four passes in last week's 35-0 win over the Yellowjackets. McClellan loses its 15th in a row.
LAKE HAMILTON (35) at LR Fair: Lake Hamilton junior QB Levi Runyan has completed 72 of 125 passes for 1,214 yards and 11 TDs this year. Fair averages nine points per game.
Texarkana at PINE BLUFF (4): Texarkana intercepted four passes in last week's 33-0 win at Benton. Pine Bluff senior RB Jawahn Hunt has rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 14 TDs this season, including 324 yards and three scores in last week's 32-30 win at Lake Hamilton.