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

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 7 Marion at No. 4 Jonesboro
This game has been decided by three points or less three of the past four years with Jonesboro winning the past two by a combined four points.

Marion comes off a lackluster 27-6 win over Little Rock Hall. The Patriots led by 15 points in the fourth quarter until sophomore quarterback Kody Frasure passed 5 yards to junior Desante Hampton for a touchdown. Junior running back Trey Franklin has more than 1,100 yards rushing while senior DeKendrick Smith and sophomore Rashad Boyd have combined for more than 1,000 yards offense. Coach Mark Uhiren says Smith and senior free safety Quincy Williams are playing well defensively. Senior cornerback Michael Snipes (broken leg) remains sidelined.

Jonesboro's backfield features junior dual-threat quarterback Moe Malugen (1,610 yards offense and 11 touchdowns) and speedy classmate Zac Brooks (108 carries for 798 yards and 11 TDs). But Jonesboro's kicking game impresses Uhiren most. "There are no weaknesses there." Junior kicker/punter Luke Ferguson averages 42 yards per punt and has made five of seven field goals, including a 37-yarder in a 33-17 loss to West Memphis. Jonesboro senior defensive ends Trip Crawford and Derreon Lamb own sub-5.0 speed to match up well against Marion's two tight-end set.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 11 a.m. Saturdays on Fox 16 in Little Rock and KFSM TV 5 in Fort Smith/Fayetteville. Games featured this week include Benton at El Dorado, West Memphis at Jacksonville and Searcy at Little Rock Hall.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 10 of 10 winners (100 percent). For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 80 of 96 games (83 percent).

WEEK 9 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
CABOT (3) at Van Buren: See Hootens.com Class 7A Game of the Week. Hooten's Arkansas Football TV show will feature highlights of the game at 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM TV 5 and Fox 16.
CONWAY (35) at Russellville: Conway scores a league-best 43 points weekly. Russellville has lost five league games by an average of 25 points.

7A/6A EAST
Marion at JONESBORO (10): See Hootens.com Class 6A Game of the Week.
WEST MEMPHIS (14) at Jacksonville: Both give up less than 16 points weekly. Arkansas State has offered West Memphis senior RB/DB Quintin Sparkman (more than 8 yards per carry) a scholarship. Jacksonville senior QB Logan Perry completed 13 of 24 passes for 217 yards and two TDs in last week's 28-14 win at Little Rock Parkview. Hooten's Arkansas Football TV show will feature highlights of the game at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 16 and next week on hootens.com
SEARCY (10) at LR Hall: Both looking for a second conference win. Searcy suffered its first shutout in more than two years last week (34-0 against Jonesboro). Since beating LR Parkview 28-21 in Week 5, Searcy has been outscored 80-20 over the past three games. Hall allows 35 points weekly. Hooten's Arkansas Football TV show will feature highlights of the game at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 16.
LR PARKVIEW (6) at Mountain Home: Parkview beat Mountain Home 33-14 last fall. Mountain Home senior QB Tommy Feliccia passed for 228 yards and two TDs in last week's 55-14 loss at West Memphis.

7A/6A SOUTH
Benton at EL DORADO (35): Benton beat LR McClellan 49-8 last week, its most lopsided victory since Week 2, 2005 (52-6 at Star City). El Dorado senior QB Taylor Reed has completed 101 of 159 passes (64 percent) for 1,603 yards and 16 TDs this year, bringing his career total to 3,916 yards and 37 TDs. Hooten's Arkansas Football TV show will feature highlights of the game at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 16 and next week on hootens.com
Lake Hamilton at TEXARKANA (2): The winner clinches the No. 3 playoff seed and will play host to the No. 6 seed from the East (Benton, Sheridan or LR Fair) in the first round. Lake Hamilton led El Dorado 14-10 at halftime last week before El Dorado won by eight. Since 2000, Texarkana is 6-4 against Lake Hamilton during the regular season, including last year's 21-18 win (the closest margin of victory for either team during that span).
SHERIDAN (12) at LR Fair: The winner clinches a playoff spot. Sheridan as the No. 6 seed and Fair as high as the No. 5 seed, if Fair beats Benton next week. Sheridan junior QB Jacob Smith completed 10 of 24 passes for 106 yards and two TDs in last week's 36-16 loss to Pine Bluff. Fair lost at Sheridan 31-18 last season.
LR McClellan at PINE BLUFF (42): McClellan has been outscored 316-35 this season. Pine Bluff senior RB Jawahn Hunt has 1,595 yards rushing and 19 TDs.