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

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
Class 7A No. 8 Bryant at No. 4 El Dorado
Bryant has won four straight games by an average of 36 points since losing to Pine Bluff 24-21. Coach Paul Calley says his Hornets are looking forward to playing the three-time defending Class 6A state champs. "It's going to be a huge challenge for us but we want to see where we are and gauge what kind of team we have." Senior quarterback Hayden Lessenberry has completed 124 of 199 passes (62 percent) for 1,663 yards and 16 touchdowns this year. Sophomore K.J. Hill leads Bryant with 34 catches for 533 yards and eight TDs and 26 carries for 245 yards and three scores. "They have very good skill players and I'm very impressed with their offensive line," El Dorado coach Scott Reed says. "They're intelligent on defense and their cornerbacks are good." Seniors Tim Kelly and Kordell Boykins anchor the defensive front. Senior linebacker Tyree Reese has played with an achilles injury the past two weeks. Junior Davis Nossaman and sophomore Drew Tipton lead in the secondary.
El Dorado has battled injuries all year but the Wildcats are getting healthier. Senior QB Lucas Reed, senior running back Marque Burris and junior defensive tackle Bijhon Jackson are all nursing ankle injuries. Lucas Reed has passed for more than 1,500 yards and 18 TDs this fall. Senior RB Josh Brock leads El Dorado with close to 700 yards and nine TDs. Senior Sandy Brown paces the Wildcats with 22 catches for 400 yards and six scores. El Dorado allows 11 points per game in league play. Jackson and senior Treven Hall spearhead the front four. Senior linebacker Patrick Seweje sits atop the tackle chart despite missing the first two games with a hamstring injury. Senior Jarvis Davis leads in the secondary. "They're very well-coached and have a lot of tradition," Calley says. "When you have the kind of success they've had, it carries over from year to year."

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 10 of 13 games (77 percent) involving 6A teams. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 90 of 111 games (81 percent).

WEEK 10 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
LR Hall at LR PARKVIEW (15) (Thurs.): Both teams looking for their first league victory. Parkview beat Hall 28-7 last year.
GREENWOOD (28) at Russellville: Greenwood beat Conway 49-28 last week, shutting out the Wampus Cats in the second half. Junior QB Jabe Burgess has passed for 1,869 yards and 22 TDs this year. Russellville fell to FS Southside 42-0 last week, its worst loss of the year. The Cyclones, currently tied with Searcy in the power ratings, will host a first-round playoff game next week.

7A/6A EAST
Searcy at CABOT (7) (Thurs.): Searcy scored twice in the fourth quarter last week to beat West Memphis 23-15. Senior Evan Scarbrough returned an interception 40 yards for a TD. Senior Darius Bowman returned a punt 73 yards to set up a 3-yard TD run by senior QB Antwan Arnold. Cabot helped its playoff chances with last week's 38-12 win over Jonesboro. Three of the Panthers' four wins have been over Class 6A teams.
Marion at JONESBORO (4) (Thurs.): Both teams lost last week. Jonesboro has beaten Marion by a combined seven points over the past four seasons. The Hurricane have home-field advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs as the No. 2 seed.
Mountain Home at WEST MEMPHIS (8) (Thurs.): Mountain Home allows 47 ppg in league play. West Memphis' six wins this year have been by an average of seven points. The Blue Devils beat Mountain Home 21-14 a year ago.

7A/6A SOUTH
Benton at PINE BLUFF (23) (Thurs.): Benton senior RB Wallace Foote has 164 carries for 1,281 yards (7.8 ypc) and 16 TDs this year. Pine Bluff sews up its first league title since 2008. The Zebras have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
BRYANT (3) at El Dorado: See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
LR Fair at LAKE HAMILTON (35) (Thurs.): Fair has lost its six league games by an average of 36 points. Lake Hamilton has lost three of its past four games, giving up 39 points weekly.
Sheridan at TEXARKANA (7) (Thurs.): These teams have split the past two meetings. Sheridan has beaten Benton (17-14) and LR Fair (49-24) in the past month. Texarkana beat Fair 50-6 last week for its first league victory.

7A/6A WEST
VAN BUREN (9) at Siloam Springs: Van Buren, gritty at times this season, can finish its season feeling good. Siloam Springs, which has only beaten Class 4A neighbor Gravette, joins all the other 6A teams in the playoffs.