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

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 3 El Dorado at No. 4 Pine Bluff
El Dorado has beaten Pine Bluff in four of the past five meetings, including a 27-20 triumph in the 2009 title game. Pine Bluff won 28-26 in Week 10, 2009.
El Dorado senior quarterback Lucas Reed passed for 350 yards and three touchdowns in last week's 31-17 win over Lake Hamilton. The Wildcats struggled to run the ball but the defense made timely plays. Reed has completed 72 of 119 passes (61 percent) for 1,175 yards and 14 TDs this year.
Pine Bluff averages a league-high 34 points per game. The Zebras defeated Lake Hamilton 40-9 two weeks ago after narrow victories over Texarkana (23-17) and Bryant (24-21). Senior QB Brandon Starks threw three TD passes in last week's 41-0 win over Little Rock Fair.

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked nine of 11 games (82 percent) involving 6A teams. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 70 of 87 games (81 percent).

WEEK 8 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
LR Parkview at CONWAY (14): Parkview senior QB Caelon Harden completed 11 of 20 passes for 301 yards and three TDs in last week's 42-35 overtime loss to FS Northside. Conway fell to FS Southside 35-21. The Wampus Cats have lost three league games over the past three seasons (former member Bryant won in 2010 and 2011).
FS SOUTHSIDE (7) at Greenwood: League newcomers battle for outright supremacy and control of their own destiny. Southside and Greenwood have beaten their league opponents by an average of 30 and 31 points, respectively.
LR Hall at RUSSELLVILLE (21): Hall loses its 14th game in a row. Russellville edged LR Catholic 20-19 last week after leading 20-7 at halftime. The Cyclones have not won four straight games since 2009.

7A/6A EAST
Mountain Home at LR CENTRAL (9): Mountain Home has lost its four league games by an average of 22 points. Central beat Cabot 21-14 last week for its second win of the year, snapping a five-game losing streak. Cabot beat Mountain Home 42-17 two weeks ago.
JONESBORO (10) at Searcy: Jonesboro junior QB D.J. Anderson threw a 63-yard TD pass and ran for a pair of scores in last week's 42-25 win over Mountain Home. Searcy beat Jonesboro 28-24 a year ago with graduated QB Dezmond Stegall passing for 261 yards and three TDs.
Marion at NORTH LR (28): Marion has lost its past three games by an average of 12 points. The Patriots led West Memphis 7-6 in the fourth quarter during last week's 20-14 loss. North LR senior RB Altee Tenpenny totaled 250 all-purpose yards and five TDs in a 42-13 win over Searcy.

7A/6A SOUTH
Benton at LAKE HAMILTON (7): Benton senior RB Wallace Foote ran 16 times for 228 yards and three TDs in last week's 45-17 win over Texarkana. Foote has rushed for 1,030 yards and 14 TDs this fall. Lake Hamilton held El Dorado to 79 yards rushing in last week's 31-17 loss.
BRYANT (35) at Texarkana: Bryant has beaten Benton, LR Fair and Sheridan by a combined 148-35. The Hornets lost to Pine Bluff by three points three weeks ago. Texarkana has lost its four league games by an average of 24 points.
El Dorado at PINE BLUFF (3): See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
LR Fair at SHERIDAN (28): Sheridan has beaten Fair by an average of 26 points over the past four years.

7A/6A WEST
Siloam Springs at FAYETTEVILLE (42): Siloam Springs gave up 411 total yards in last week's 41-3 loss to Springdale Har-Ber. The Panthers limited Har-Ber to three first-half possessions with senior QB Austin Van Poucke back in the lineup. Fayetteville riding a five-game winning streak, allowing 12 ppg during that stretch.