Hootens.com Rankings
Class 4A, Week 13, 2011
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1. Pulaski Academy (11-0)
2. Pottsville (11-0-1)
3. McGehee (10-1)
4. Malvern (10-2)
5. Dollarway (5-7)
6. Gravette (10-2)
7. Farmington (10-2)
8. Nashville (6-6)
9. Heber Springs (11-1)
10. Stuttgart (9-3)
11. Ozark (9-2)
12. Warren (8-3-1)
13. Clinton (8-4)
14. Prairie Grove (8-4)
15. De Queen (6-6)
16. Clarksville (5-7)
17. Osceola (5-6)
18. Booneville (8-3)
19. Star City (7-4)
20. Highland (8-2)
21. Shiloh Christian (5-6)
22. Pocahontas (7-3)
23. Gosnell (8-3)
24. Dumas (4-7)
25. Ashdown (6-4)
26. Valley View (5-4-1)
27. Dardanelle (5-6)
28. Lonoke (3-8)
29. Maumelle (6-5)
30. Newport (4-7)
31. Hamburg (3-7)
32. Pulaski Robinson (4-6)
33. Mena (5-5)
34. Dover (4-5-1)
35. Pea Ridge (4-6)
36. Southside Batesville (4-6)
37. Trumann (2-7)
38. Bauxite (1-9)
39. DeWitt (2-8)
40. Gentry (1-9)
41. Cave City (1-9)
42. Waldron (2-8)
43. Marianna (1-8-1)
44. Lake Village (1-9)
45. Subiaco Academy (0-10)
46. Berryville (0-10)
47. Jonesboro Westside (1-9)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 2 Pottsville at No. 1 Pulaski Academy

Pottsville returns to the quarterfinals for the second straight year, while Pulaski Academy advances for the ninth straight season. Undefeated Pulaski Academy outscores opponents by an average of 49-21. Pulaski Academy senior quarterback Fredi Knighten has passed for 3,628 yards and 54 touchdowns this fall. Senior receiver Ben Fortson caught three passes for 101 yards and two scores in last week's 57-18 win over Osceola, while junior tight end Hunter Henry snagged a pair of TDs. Sophomore linebacker Tyler Colquitt paces Pulaski Academy with more than 100 tackles, while safeties Aum'Arie Wallace and Jeremy Brady form one of the better tandems in the state. "They'll come after you and put a lot of pressure on your offense," Pottsville coach Bryan Rust said.

Unbeaten Pottsville has 10 straight games since tying Atkins 21-21 in the opener. Running a Dead T scheme behind senior tackles Charles McDermott (6-2, 260) and Jeremy Ward (6-3, 280), the Apaches outscore opponents 44-15. Sophomore QB Michael Perry has rushed for more than 1,500 yards and passed for almost 600 yards this fall, while junior halfback Quwillen Porter has rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 33 TDs. Junior fullback Corey Campbell's emergence helps spring Pottsville's option attack. Pottsville junior Tyler Weaver ran 24 yards for a TD and caught a 45-yard TD passing last week's 33-point win over Clinton. Weaver has swiped 16 career interceptions. Senior Justin Keene paces Pottsville with 130 tackles, but senior tackle Chris Freeman tore his ACL last week and won't play again.

"Pottsville is completely different, yet a lot like us," Pulaski Academy coach Kevin Kelley said. "They are explosive and can score from anywhere on the field, but they do it with their running game. We are willing to do different things at the point of attack to try get the ball back."

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 6 of 8 games (75 percent). For the season, Hootens.com has correctly predicted 265 of 315 games (84 percent).

WEEK 13 PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
TOP HALF OF THE BRACKET
Farmington at MCGEHEE (2): Farmington advances to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1989, while McGehee returns for the first time since 2000. Farmington has won six of its past seven games since falling to Prairie Grove 28-21 in Week 5, beating Gravette 20-13 in Week 7 and Shiloh Christian 58-37 in Week 10. The Cardinals are difficult to stop since senior Deon Clay (6-0, 230) moved to QB. Clay threw a 6-yard TD pass in last week's 28-18 triumph at previously unbeaten Heber Springs. Junior Spencer Boudrey ran for 164 yards and three TDs at Heber Springs after starting tailback Jared Martin injured his knee. McGehee has won 10 straight games since falling to Stuttgart 27-0 in the opener. Comparing scores: Farmington beat Clarksville 28-6 in Week 3 and Dumas 42-6 in the first round of the playoffs. McGehee beat Dumas 15-7 in Week 9 and Clarksville 27-12 last week.

Nashville at MALVERN (6): After starting the season with a 1-5 record, Nashville has won five its past six games, the only loss 20-7 at Malvern in Week 9. Scrapper junior Lavonte Thomas caught three TD passes and swiped the game-clinching interception with 1:19 left in last week's 28-21 triumph at De Queen. Malvern's only two losses this season were to Class 5A Hot Springs Lakeside and at 7-4A champion Pulaski Academy, who have a combined record of 21-2. Malvern senior fullback/linebacker Justin James ran for a pair of TDs in last week's 28-point win over Prairie Grove.

BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET
Pottsville at PULASKI ACADEMY (21): Hootens.com Class 4A Game of the Week.

DOLLARWAY (3) at Gravette: A battle featuring two of the three lowest remaining seeds. Dollarway, the 8-4A's No. 5 seed, has beaten 1-4A champion Ozark and 2-4A runner-up Stuttgart by a combined six points the past two weeks. Junior Jeremiah Young has rushed for almost 1,400 yards this year, including 85 yards in last week's 26-23 victory at Stuttgart. Gravette tied for second in the 1-4A but finished as the No. 4 seed. Gravette senior Darrick Strzelecki rushed 46 times for 248 yards and four scores in last week's 48-33 triumph at Warren. Strzelecki, who is on the Farm Bureau Awards Class 4A offensive player of the year watch list, has rushed 329 times for 1,791 yards and 29 TDs this fall.