Hootens.com 5A Rankings

Week 10, 2024

1. LR Parkview (8-1)

2. Joe T.Robinson (8-1)

3. Valley View (9-0)

4. HS Lakeside (7-2)

5. Farmington (8-1)

6. Camden Fairview (7-2)

7. Harding Academy (6-3)

8. Vilonia (7-2)

9. Wynne (6-3)

10. Maumelle (7-2)

11. Morrilton (7-2)

12. Greenbrier (6-3)

13. Beebe (6-3)

14. Searcy (6-3)

15. Alma (5-4)

16. Nettleton (6-3)

17. Brookland (6-3)

18. Hot Springs (4-5)

19. Magnolia (4-5)

20. White Hall (3-6)

Not Ranked

5A Central: Jacksonville (1-8), Pine Bluff (2-7), Watson Chapel (1-8)

5A East: Batesville (2-7), Greene Co. Tech (0-9), Paragould (3-6)

5A South: Arkansas High (2-7), De Queen (3-6), Hope (0-9)

5A West: Clarksville (1-8), Harrison (1-7), Pea Ridge (1-8)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK

NO. 2 JOE T. ROBINSON (8-1, 6-0) at No. 10 Maumelle (7-2, 5-1) (Thurs.): The winner takes the conference title and No. 1 playoff seed. 

Joe T. Robinson has won a conference title 6 of the past 7 years. The Senators have won 8 consecutive games since losing to Class 7A Pulaski Academy in the opener. Joe T. Robinson trailed Pine Bluff 7-0 in the first half last week before rolling to a 33-14 victory. Senior quarterback Tyson Bradden (25-33 passing, 331 yards, 4 TDs) completed his first 14 passes. The Senators struggled to run the ball (18 carries, 17 yards). Sophomore Jaiden Todd (5-67-1) and senior Tatum Hayes (2-52-1) were the top receivers. The Senators defense, led by junior linebacker Isiah Reese (11 tackles), forced 2 turnovers.

Maumelle, which has won 5 consecutive games since losing to Beebe 22-0 in the conference opener, hasn't won a conference title since going 10-1-1 and capturing the 5A-West in 2014. The Hornets beat Pine Bluff by 3 points in Week 5 and squeaked past Searcy by 1 point in overtime a week ago. Sophomore QB Levi Warrior continues improving after taking over the starting job in midseason, passing for 237 yards and 2 TDs and rushing for more than 100 yards a week ago at Searcy, while Jacob Henry had more than 200 total yards. Antonio McFadden deflected a pass in the end zone on the final play to preserve the victory at Searcy. “We don't need to be anything more than Maumelle,” Coach Brian Maupin says. “We've been playing championship football for the past 3 weeks. We know what it takes, and if we win the battle up front, I like our chances.”

LAST WEEK

Hootens.com predicted 15 of 16 games (94 percent), and for the season has predicted 152 of 176 games (86 percent).

WEEK 10 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS)

5A CENTRAL

NO. 2 JOE T. ROBINSON (8-1, 6-0) at No. 10 Maumelle (7-2, 5-1) (Thurs.): Hootens.com Class 5A Game of the Week.

No. 13 Beebe (6-3, 4-2) at NO. 14 SEARCY (6-3, 4-2) (Thurs.): Searcy is in the playoffs, Beebe must win or have White Hall lose. Beebe jumped to a 35-0 second-quarter lead en route to a 41-0 win over Watson Chapel a week ago. Benton Brasfield intercepted 3 passes, returning 2 of them for TDs, and he caught a TD pass. Searcy's Cooper Jones scored in overtime last week, but the Lions' potential winning 2-point conversion failed on the final play.

WHITE HALL (3-6, 3-3) at Pine Bluff (2-6, 2-4) (Thurs.): White Hall makes the playoffs with a win and a Beebe loss. Pine Bluff's D'Juan Hayes scored on an 8-yard run early in last week's 33-14 loss to Joe T. Robinson, while Tristan Helloms caught 5 passes for 102 yards and 1 TD. White Hall junior QB Wyatt Golden threw 6 TD passes, including 4 to senior Chris Joe, in last week's 46-13 win over Jacksonville. Sophomore Kel McEntire caught 4 passes for 123 yards and 2 TDs.

JACKSONVILLE (1-8, 0-6) at Watson Chapel (1-8, 0-6): Jacksonville hung with White Hall through the middle of the first half last week before losing by 33 points. Watson Chapel has lost its 6 conference games by at least 27 points.

5A EAST

NO. 3 VALLEY VIEW (9-0, 6-0) at Batesville (2-7, 2-5): Valley View is the league champion and top playoff seed after beating rival Nettleton 28-20 a week ago. Blazers senior QB Drew Gartman passed for 178 yards and 1 TD, and ran for 181 yards and 3 TDs. RB Carter Wallace (15-80 rushing), WR Andrew Jones (5-87-1 receiving) and WR Laird Cullen (3-77) played well for the Blazers, while Ryder Routledge had 15 tackles. Batesville misses the playoffs for the second consecutive season, but the Pioneers beat Greene County Tech 31-14 a week ago. Sophomore Ethan Moser ran for 120 yards and 1 TD, while junior Cole Bentz caught 2 TD passes.

Brookland (6-3, 3-3) at NO. 7 HARDING ACADEMY (6-3, 5-1): Brookland won't make the playoffs this fall, but the Bearcats will finish with a winning record for the first time in 13 seasons of varsity football after beating Paragould 35-14 last week. QB Hayden Elder accounted for 315 yards and 4 TDs and Mack Allen kicked 6 extra points. Harding Academy senior QB Owen Miller passed for 327 yards and 4 TDs and rushed for 77 yards and 2 TDs in last week's 42-18 victory at Wynne. Joseph Myles caught 3 TD passes, including a crucial 50-yarder in the third quarter.

NO. 9 WYNNE (7-2, 4-2) at Nettleton (6-3, 4-2): The winner gets the 3 seed, and the loser falls the No. 4 seed. Wynne lost to Harding Academy 42-18 a week ago. Cam Smith led the Yellowjackets with 20 carries for 107 yards, and he had 5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery at linebacker. LB Sy Mars (10 tackles) and DE Abdul Fall (5 tackles) contributed on defense. Nettleton fell behind Valley View 14-0 in the first quarter before losing 28-20. Senior QB Maddox Hampton (21-33-202-1 passing; 7-27-1 rushing) and junior RB Xavier Harrell (25-108-1) were offensive playmakers. Junior LBs Damin Coleman (15 tackles) and Torrence Spinks (10 tackles) led the defense.

Greene Co. Tech (0-9, 0-6) at PARAGOULD (3-6, 0-6): The winner of this game gets the Bell Trophy and a conference win. GCT has won 5 in a row in the series (the past 3 by a combined 106-4) and 18 of the past 30 meetings, including last year's 6-4 baseball score. Paragould trailed Brookland 14-7 at halftime last week after Cole Chipman's TD run in the final seconds of the first half before losing 35-14.

5A SOUTH

NO. 1 LR PARKVIEW (8-1, 6-0) at No. 6 Camden Fairview (7-2, 5-1): LR Parkview needs a win to clinch its third straight conference championship (hadn't won a league title since 1984 before past 3 years). The Patriots hammered Hot Springs Lakeside 38-12 a week ago, with sophomore QB Emmanuel Bunning passing for 322 yards and 3 TDs, while senior RB Cam Settles (16-163-2 rushing) and WR Kyrick Fulks (5-93-1 receiving) contributed. LR Parkview 2-way standout Omarion Robinson didn't play in the final 3 quarters after spraining an ankle. Camden Fairview has won 5 consecutive games since losing to HS Lakeside 43-36 in Week 4 and will share the conference title with a win. Senior QB Darrell 'Juney' Atkins passed for 196 yards and 2 TDs and ran for 78 yards and another TD in last week's 30-6 win over Hot Springs. Senior Trent Haygood caught 8 passes for 111 yards and ran for 21 yards.

No. 18 Hot Springs (4-5, 3-3) at NO. 4 HS LAKESIDE (7-2, 5-1): HS Lakeside has won 16 of the past 23 City Bowls. Hot Springs has lost consecutive games to Arkansas High (Texarkana) and Camden Fairview by a combined 37 points and needs a win to lock a playoff spot. Braylon Young led the Trojans with 12 tackles in last week's 34-6 loss to Camden Fairview, while Lebron Modacure registered 8 tackles and 20 knockdown blocks at fullback. HS Lakeside trailed LR Parkview 24-6 in the third quarter a week ago before losing 38-12. Junior QB Wally Wolcott passed for 167 yards and 2 TDs.

Hope (0-9, 0-6) at MAGNOLIA (4-5, 2-4): Hope showed offensive life behind freshman QB William “Trey” Hoglund's 3 second-half TD passes in last week's 55-20 setback to Arkansas High. Magnolia snapped a 4-game losing skid with last week's 35-6 victory over De Queen. Senior Jamarion Young ran for 169 yards and 3 TDs.

De Queen (3-6, 1-5) at ARKANSAS HIGH (2-7, 2-4): Arkansas High can still make the playoffs with a win (depending on margin of victory) and some help after beating Hot Springs and Hope the past 2 weeks. QB Will Dunbar passed for 165 yards and 4 TDs in last week's 55-20 win at Hope. De Queen has lost 5 consecutive games by a combined 269-42.

5A WEST

NO. 5 FARMINGTON (8-1, 6-0) at Alma (5-4, 3-3): Farmington is the league champion and top playoff seed, regardless of the outcome, while Alma will miss the playoffs despite beating Clarksville and Pea Ridge the past 2 weeks by a combined 84-14. Alma's Samuel Schlegel caught 4 passes for 123 yards and 2 TDs, threw a 45-yard TD pass and made 6 tackles in last week's 42-14 win over Pea Ridge. Safety Ashton Chanhnouvong made 15 tackles, and caught 2 passes for 66 yards and 1 TD. Farmington bolted to a 28-0 advantage in the first quarter of last week's 49-0 win over Clarksville. Luke Elsik ran for 2 TDs in the first quarter, while QB Ayden Lester threw a 38-yard TD pass to Russell Hodge and ran 22 yards for a TD.

NO. 11 MORRILTON (7-2, 4-2) at Clarksville (1-8, 0-6): Morrilton jumped on Vilonia 13-0 a week ago, before losing 30-27, its second consecutive loss after a 7-0 start. QB Maddox Berry passed for 282 yards and 4 TDs, with Jamarion Sandidge catching 5 passes for 105 yards and 2 TDs. The Devil Dogs finish anywhere between the No. 2 and No. 4 seed with a win.

No. 12 Greenbrier (6-3, 4-2) at NO. 8 VILONIA (7-2, 5-1): The battle of the Judge's Cup takes on extra meaning this season as Vilonia can finish as the No. 2 seed with a win or the No. 4 seed with a loss. The Eagles rallied from an early 13-0 deficit last week to down Morrilton 30-27. Senior QB Skyler Cole passed for 280 yards (194 yards in the second half), while Ace Sowell caught 7 passes for 125 yards and Hunter Well caught 8 for 72 yards and 2 TDs. “We were proud of both lines,” Vilonia Coach Clint Ashcraft says. Greenbrier likely finishes as either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed after beating Harrison 35-28 a week ago. Garrett James intercepted 2 passes, including 1 in the end zone with 26 seconds left to seal the win. Parker Roberts led the Panthers with 16 tackles. Junior Enoch Assan ran for 218 yards and 3 TDs, and now owns the school's single-season rushing record with 1,748 yards and 21 TDs.

Pea Ridge (1-8, 1-5) at HARRISON (1-7, 1-5): Neither team will make the playoffs. Harrison was throwing for the end zone in the final seconds of last week's 35-28 loss to Greenbrier. Jackson Criner passed for 102 yards and ran for 100 yards, while Lee Catt returned a kickoff 87 yards for a TD. RB/Punter Jaxon Ramsey played well at RB and averaged 52 yards per punt.