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

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 1 El Dorado at No. 3 Lake Hamilton
El Dorado's stifling defense clashes with a prolific Lake Hamilton offense (league-best 38 points per game). El Dorado leads Class 7A/6A with 90 points allowed this fall. El Dorado senior quarterback Taylor Reed has completed 87 of 138 passes (63 percent) for 1,389 yards and 14 touchdowns. Junior receiver Wendall Thompson paces the Wildcats with more than 500 yards receiving and eight TDs. Senior running backs James Ford and John Miles have generated more than 800 yards combined. "They're a pretty balanced team," Lake Hamilton coach Jerry Clay says. Senior linebacker and University of Arkansas Pine Bluff-recruit Dante Andrews leads the team with 46 tackles.

El Dorado coach Scott Reed praises the skill level and execution of Lake Hamilton. "They know how they're going to beat you and always come up with something to change momentum or take advantage of a situation." Junior QB Levi Runyan has completed 79 of 139 passes for 1,368 yards and 13 TDs this season behind the solid play of the offensive line, led by senior Aaron Cummins (6-2, 265) and junior Andy Nguyen (5-8, 230). Junior Dalton Daniels leads receivers with 34 catches for 524 yards and eight TDs. Several Wolves continue to nurse injuries, including senior RB Tyler Walker (probable for Week 10). Junior LB Trent Curry (torn ACL) and junior safety Carter Greathouse (punctured spleen) are out for the rest of the season. Lake Hamilton has won three of the past four meetings, losing at El Dorado 28-0 last year.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football will NOT air this week, but returns Saturday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. on Fox 16 and KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked seven of nine games (78 percent) last week. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 70 of 86 games (81 percent).

WEEK 8 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
Van Buren at CONWAY (13): Van Buren senior QB Tyler Spoon has completed 91 of 149 (61 percent) passes for 1,420 yards and 12 TDs this year. Conway scores a league-best 43 points per game.
Russellville at LR CATHOLIC (10): Both teams looking for their first conference win. Russellville beat the Rockets 16-6 last year.

7A/6A EAST
JACKSONVILLE (12) at LR Parkview: The Red Devils allow a league-best 15 points per game. Jacksonville senior QB Logan Perry capped a 67-yard, game-winning drive in the final 5:12 with a 7-yard TD pass to senior Antwone Mosby in last week's 12-7 win over Searcy. Parkview beat Little Rock Hall 35-12 for its first conference win of the year.
JONESBORO (7) at Searcy: Jonesboro led 17-13 early in the fourth quarter during last week's 33-17 loss to West Memphis. Searcy allows 16 points per game.
LR Hall at MARION (18): Hall lost to Marion 34-0 last fall. Marion junior RB Trey Franklin ran 35 times for 360 yards and four TDs in last week's 67-62 win at Mountain Home.
Mountain Home at WEST MEMPHIS (26): Mountain Home gives up a league-worst 41 points weekly. West Memphis sophomore Kendall Allen returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD to spark the Blue Devils' 20-0 rally in the fourth quarter during last week's 16-point win at Jonesboro.

7A/6A SOUTH
LR McClellan at BENTON (17): McClellan and El Dorado were tied 14-14 with 6:21 left in the third quarter before the Wildcats scored 28 unanswered points to win 42-14 last week. Benton snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 29-24 win at Sheridan. The Panthers have not won at C.W. Lewis Stadium in two years.
EL DORADO (3) at Lake Hamilton: See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
LR Fair at TEXARKANA (35): Fair lost to Texarkana 43-13 a year ago. Texarkana senior QB Kierra Harris completed eight of 19 passes for 141 yards and two TDs in last week's 34-18 loss at Pine Bluff.
PINE BLUFF (30) at Sheridan: Pine Bluff senior RB Jawahn Hunt has rushed for more than 1,500 yards and 18 TDs this fall. Sheridan committed six turnovers in last week's five-point loss to Benton.