Hootens.com Rankings
Class 4A, Week 10, 2012
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1. Stuttgart (8-1)
2. Arkadelphia (8-1)
3. Nashville (7-2)
4. Dollarway (8-1)
5. Prairie Grove (8-0)
6. Warren (6-3)
7. Malvern (8-1)
8. Highland (9-0)
9. Pottsville (8-1)
10. CAC (5-3)
11. Pea Ridge (8-1)
12. Ozark (7-2)
13. Star City (7-2)
14. Newport (6-3)
15. Booneville (6-3)
16. Lonoke (5-4)
17. Mena (5-4)
18. Hamburg (5-4)
19. Valley View (6-3)
20. Dardanelle (7-2)
21. Heber Springs (5-3)
22. Farmington (6-3)
23. Dumas (3-6)
24. Gosnell (5-4)
25. Gravette (4-5)
26. Monticello (4-5)
27. Maumelle (4-4)
28. Crossett (4-5)
29. Lincoln (5-4)
30. Arkansas Baptist (2-6-1)
31. Pocahontas (6-3)
32. Ashdown (3-6)
33. Bauxite (2-7)
34. Southside Batesville (4-4-1)
35. Clinton (2-7)
36. Jonesboro Westside (4-5)
37. Pulaski Robinson (2-7)
38. Subiaco Academy (3-6)
39. Dover (1-8)
40. Gentry (2-7)
41. Cave City (1-7-1)
42. DeWitt (1-8)
43. Berryville (1-7)
44. Brookland (3-5)
45. Lake Village (1-8)
46. Trumann (0-9)
47.Waldron (0-9)
48. Marianna (0-8)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 2 Arkadelphia at No. 7 Malvern
The winner gets at least a share of the conference title. Malvern hasn't won a league crown since 1997, while Arkadelphia's last came when it shared the former AAA-Southwest with Malvern in 1995.
Malvern must regroup after its first loss of the season last week, 52-21 at Nashville. "We've got to work on fundamentals," Coach John Fogleman said. "Our tackling was horrendous and we didn't play good up front. Nashville is athletic, and the speed of the game caught up to us." Malvern senior quarterback Austin Warford has passed for almost 1,600 yards and 16 touchdowns this year, and he's rushed for almost 800 yards and 10 scores.
Arkadelphia has won three straight games since losing at CAC 7-0 in Week 6. Junior Kris Oliver moved to quarterback after junior Jakahri Howell broke his leg against CAC. Oliver, one of four Badgers who lines up at QB in games, has rushed for 1,225 yards and 19 TDs this year. Oliver threw for 134 yards in last week's 60-6 win over Bauxite. Sophomore Emmanuel Cooper fills in running back when Oliver plays QB, and Cooper leads a stout defensive line. "You can't block him," Arkadelphia coach J.R. Eldridge said. The Badgers allowed just 90 yards against CAC, and no team has rushed for more than 40 yards the past three weeks. "Our entire defense is playing well as a group," Eldridge said. "Nobody stands out, it's a group effort." Junior middle linebacker Jahlon Mitchell tops Arkadelphia's tackle chart. Senior cornerback Rashad Young and free safety Darius Holt lock down the secondary.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 19 of 24 games (79 percent). For the season, Hootens.com has correctly predicted 223 of 264 games (84 percent).

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WEEK 10 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
1-4A
FARMINGTON (6) at Lincoln: Farmington hasn't scored since beating Gravette 34-27 Week 7. The Cardinals get in the playoffs for the ninth straight season if they wins or Gravette losses to Prairie Grove. Lincoln makes the playoffs for the second straight season, and first as a member of Class 4A, with a victory and Gravette win, or a victory by at least seven points and a Gravette loss.
Gravette at PRAIRIE GROVE (28): Undefeated Prairie Grove gives up just four points per game. The Tigers are conference champs for the first time since 2005. Gravette makes the playoffs with a victory, a Farmington win or if Lincoln wins by seven points or less.
OZARK (21) at Gentry: Ozark is in the playoffs as the No. 3 seed. Senior QB Jonathon McKenzie ran for 146 yards and three TDs in last week's 33-point win over Lincoln.
PEA RIDGE (24) at Berryville: Pea Ridge is the No. 2 playoff seed and hosts a team from Southeast Arkansas in the first round. Senior running back Dayton Winn rushed for 287 yards in last week's 36-0 win at Farmington.

2-4A
STUTTGART (49) at Marianna (Thurs.): Stuttgart takes the top seed, gets a first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a victory. Winless Marianna has scored just six points this season.
Clinton at LONOKE (18): Lonoke stunned previously unbeaten and top-ranked Stuttgart 28-7 a week ago. But the Jackrabbits are the No. 5 playoff seed. Lonoke has improved since shifting senior D.J. Burton to QB (four total TDs last week). Clinton misses the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
NEWPORT (13) at Southside Batesville: Newport finishes as the No. 3 playoff seed with a victory. The Greyhounds led Marianna 42-0 in the middle of the second quarter last week. Southside Batesville can finish with a winning record but can't make the playoffs. Southerner senior Jordan Childress has rushed for 5,055 yards in his career.
DOLLARWAY (7) at Heber Springs: Heber Springs could cause chaos in determining playoff positioning if it pulls off an upset. Heber Springs junior QB Michael Kramer threw four TD passes and ran for another in last week's 22-point win at Clinton. Dollarway can share the league title with a victory. Cardinal senior Jeremiah Young has rushed for more than 1,300 yards this year. He threw two TD passes at Stuttgart two weeks ago and accounted for four scores in last weeks' 32-point win over Southside Batesville. "They aren't complicated with their schemes," Heber Springs coach Steve Janski said. "But they don't need to be. They are the most athletic team we've seen all year."

3-4A
Brookland at CAVE CITY (3) (Thurs.): Cave City won its first game of the year last week, rallying from a 14-point deficit in the second half to beat Trumann 57-40. Senior Daron Stigger ran for 300 yards against Trumann. Brookland senior Kevin Cantwell has rushed for almost 1,000 yards this year.
Gosnell at VALLEY VIEW (7) (Thurs.): The winner gets the No. 2 seed, while the loser finishes third. Valley View junior QB Noah Johns threw five TD passes and ran for another (all in the first half) in last week's 52-8 win at Brookland. Gosnell trailed Jonesboro Westside 14-6 in the second quarter before rallying for a 33-point win. Gosnell's Richard Razor ran nine times for 126 yards and four TDs a week ago.
POCAHONTAS (16) at Jonesboro Westside (Thurs.): The winner gets the No. 4 playoff seed, and the loser finishes as the fifth seed. Jonesboro Westside hasn't been to the playoffs since 1998. Jonesboro Westside running back/outside linebacker Austin McCue will be featured as Arkansas Air Guard Scholar Athlete of the Week.
Trumann at HIGHLAND (35) (Thurs.): Highland is league champion for the second straight season. Senior QB Sterling Stowers has more than 2,300 total yards this fall. Trumann misses the playoffs for the second straight season. The winless Wildcats surrender 43 points a game.

4-4A
Dardanelle at MENA (1): The winner gets a home playoff game. Mena hasn't hosted a playoff game since 1996. Mena senior Malachi McGee returned a kickoff 96 yards for a TD, caught a 19-yard TD pass and threw a 14-yard TD in last week's 21-point win at Subiaco Academy. Dardanelle senior QB Evan Carter tallied 170 total yards while safety Will Lawrence recorded 10 tackles, an interception and forced two fumbles in last week's five-point win at Maumelle. Maumelle at BOONEVILLE (7): Booneville ties for the league title, gets the No. 1 playoff seed, first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the postseason with a win. Booneville junior QB Cody Harrel has rushed for 894 yards this year, while sophomore fullback Bryson May has 704 yards. The Bearcat defense has forced nine turnovers the past two games, compared to just seven in the opening seven games. Maumelle can finish as high as the No. 2 playoff seed with a win, but possibly slip to No. 5 with a loss.
SUBIACO ACADEMY (2) at Dover: The only league game without playoff implications. Dover won its first game of the year last week, reeling off 46 unanswered points at Waldron. Subiaco Academy hung with Mena last week, losing by 21 points.
Waldron at POTTSVILLE (35): Pottsville earns at least a share of its second straight conference title with a win. The Apaches committed six turnovers in last week's eight-point loss at Booneville. Winless Waldron surrenders 42 points a game.

7-4A
ARKANSAS BAPTIST (7) at Pulaski Robinson (Thurs.): Arkansas Baptist gets in the playoffs if it wins by at least two points, coupled with losses by Ashdown and Bauxite. Pulaski Robinson has won just one conference game the past two seasons.
ARKADELPHIA (3) at Malvern: Hootens.com Class 4A Game of the Week.
CAC (10) at Ashdown: Ashdown assures itself of a playoff berth with a win. The Panthers haven't won since beating Bauxite by a point Week 5. CAC is in the playoffs for the second straight season, and finishes as high as the No. 3 seed with a win and Arkadelphia loss. CAC led Pulaski Robinson 45-0 at halftime last week.
NASHVILLE (28) at Bauxite: Nashville finishes as the No. 1 seed with a win and Arkadelphia loss. Scrapper senior QB Joel Hendry has completed 152 of 232 (66 percent) for 2,602 yards and 32 TDs this year. Bauxite has missed the playoffs three straight seasons.

8-4A
Crossett at STAR CITY (8) (Thurs.): Star City is in the playoffs for the fourth straight season, and the Bulldogs can finish as the No. 2 seed with a victory. The Bulldogs rallied from a 7-2 halftime deficit last week, beating DeWitt 37-14. Crossett gets in the playoffs for the first time 2005 with a victory or a Dumas loss. Crossett's Dominic Williams ran for six TDs in last week's 56-0 win over Lake Village.
Dumas at HAMBURG (7) (Thurs.): Hamburg is the the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and the Lions finish as the No. 2 playoff seed with a victory and Star City loss. Dumas kept its playoff hopes alive with a 28-point win at Monticello a week ago. The Bobcats can finish as high as the No. 3 seed. Senior Paul Steward, a transfer from Texas, ran for 182 yards and five TDs last week.
WARREN (28) at Lake Village (Thurs.): Warren is the outright league champion, its first 8-4A title since 2009. The Lumberjacks host Lonoke in the first round. Warren sophomore Kilay Cox has rushed for 1,265 yards and 17 TDs this year. Lake Village has lost 18 straight conference games.
MONTICELLO (16) at DeWitt: Monticello must win to assure itself a playoff spot. The Billies led Dumas 13-0 in the first quarter last week but lost 41-13. DeWitt hasn't made the playoffs since 2000.