Hootens.com 5A Rankings


Week 14, 2022


Copyright Seventy Seven's Publishing


1. LR Parkview (11-2)


2. Shiloh Christian (12-1)


3. Joe T. Robinson (11-2)


4. Camden Fairview (10-3)


5. Mills (10-2)


6. Valley View (9-3)


7. Wynne (9-3)


8. Batesville (8-4)


9. Farmington (7-4)


10. Hot Springs (7-4)


11. Prairie Grove (7-4)


12. Harrison (7-4)


13. Magnolia (7-4)


14. Nettleton (7-4)


15. Morrilton (6-5)


16. Vilonia (5-6)


17. Southside (6-4)


18. Pine Bluff (5-4)


19. Alma (6-4)

20. White Hall (4-6)


21. Beebe (6-4)


22. Dardanelle (4-6)


23. Texarkana (4-6)


24. Maumelle (3-7)


25. Pea Ridge (3-7)


26. Brookland (3-7)


27. HS Lakeside (2-8

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28. Watson Chapel (1-9)


29. Forrest City (1-9)


30. Hope (1-8)


31. Paragould (1-9)


32. Clarksville (0-10)


33. De Queen (0-10)

LAST WEEK


Hootens.com correctly predicted both semifinal games and is 179 of 212 games (84 percent) this season.



WEEK 14 PREDICTIONS (favored team highlighted in yellow and ALL CAPS)


5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Saturday, 12 p.m., War Memorial Stadium)

No. 2 Shiloh Christian (12-1) vs. NO. 1 LR PARKVIEW (11-2)


Top-ranked Little Rock Parkview plays in its first state title game since 1983. The Patriots last won a state championship in 1978. The Patriots were regarded as one of the state's most talented teams (3 future NFL players) but lost 9-6 in 1983.

T he 2022 Patriots, riding a 10-game win streak, beat Joe T. Robinson 27-12 a week ago. Senior Darien “D.B” Bennett (23-133 rushing, 2 TDs) scored the game-clinching TD on a play when he broke multiple tackles. Patriots sophomore Cameron Settles (13-102 rushing, 1 TD) caught a 21-yard pass off a fake field goal to set up a TD. Bennett has 174 carries this season for 1,254 yards and 16 TDs. The Patriots sacked Joe T. Robinson 4 times and recorded 8 other tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Patriots have won their 3 playoff games by an average of 33-6.
 Shiloh Christian has won 8 state championships since 1998, and return to title game for the fourth consecutive season but have never won a title in Class 5A.
The Saints never trailed in last week's 48-19 semifinal win over Camden Fairview. Senior QB Eli Wisdom ran for 243 yards and 4 TDs, including a 55-yard burst on the game's third play. The Saints ran for 426. Junior Bo Williams (25-151 rushing, 3 TDs) and Bodie Neal (7-84 receiving) complemented Wisdom. Senior Noah DeJarnatt racked up 10 tackles at linebacker, and recovered a teammate's fumble that led to a Shiloh Christian TD, with the Saints clinging to a 21-13 advantage. The Saints' average margin of victory in 3 playoff games is 57-22. “Wisdom is the best we've played this year,” Parkview Coach Brad Bolding says. “We have to corral him.”