Hootens Arkansas Football Rankings

8-Man, Week 8, 2023

Copyright Seventy Seven's Football Publishing, LLC.

Top 10 Sanctioned

1. Rector 6-0

2. Mountain Pine 4-2

3. Spring Hill 7-2

4. Woodlawn 6-3

5. Strong 5-0

6. Izard County 4-3

7. Brinkley 4-3

8. Midland 1-5

9. Augusta 2-3

10. Hermitage 0-6

Top 10 Unsanctioned

1. Mountain View 7-0

2. Subiaco Academy 7-1

3. Corning 5-3

4. Cutter Morning Star 5-2

5. Genoa Central 4-2

6. Fountain Lake 1-7

7. Cedar Ridge 3-3

8. Parker’s Chapel 3-5

9. Marshall 1-6

10. Rose Bud 0-7

WEEK 8 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS and highlighted)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK

STRONG (5-0) at Spring Hill (7-2): Spring Hill looks to avenge a 14-7 loss to Strong last season. The Bears trounced Marvell 46-12 last Friday behind the strong running of TJ Tipton and Levin McGuire.

SANCTIONED

WOODLAWN (6-3) at Mountain Pine (4-2): Woodlawn rolled Dermott 70-20 on Friday. Mountain Pine rushed for 340 yards in a loss to Genoa Central, with Zyon Wyatt and Cale Slaten combing for 251 yards and 3 TDs.

RECTOR (6-0) at Midland (1-5): Rector handled Augusta 48-0. The Cougars are averaging more than 327 yards rushing per game. Midland fell 36-6 to Brinkley.

IZARD COUNTY (4-3) at Augusta (2-3): Izard County, off last week after losing to top-ranked Rector 56-16, looks to start a winning streak heading into the playoffs. Augusta fell to Rector 48-0 Week 7.

UNSANCTIONED

MOUNTAIN VIEW (7-0) at Cedar Ridge (3-3): Rush Sullivan notched 17 tackles for the Mountain View Yellowjackets in their 52-14 win over Marshall. QB Drew Shelton (9-183 rushing, 3 TDs) led the offense. Cedar Ridge used its bye week to prep for the Mountain View run game.

MARSHALL (1-6) at Rose Bud (0-7): Rose Bud put up 24 points behind QB Bryce Walls in its loss to Corning last week. Marshall held its own early against Mountain View. Senior Bryce Griffin led the Bobcats with 11 tackles.

SUBIACO ACADEMY (7-1) at Genoa Central (4-2): The Trojans rushed for 495 yards in their 60-12 win over Fountain Lake. All-State LB Brody Koch (183 rushing, 3 TDs; 11 tackles) led Subiaco. Genoa survived a 44-38 shootout with Mountain Pine, and its offense is peaking at the right time with RB Caleb McClure averaging 122 yards per game.

CUTTER MORNING STAR (5-2) at Fountain Lake (1-7): Coach Nick Finley’s Cutter Morning Star Eagles won another shootout last week, beating Parkers Chapel 66-62. QB Peyton Mills (252 rushing, 3 TDs; 233 passing, 3 TDs) leads the way. Fountain Lake looks to rebound from its loss to Subiaco Academy.