Class 3A Week 3 Rankings and Selections

Class 3A Rankings

Week 3, 2025

1. ↔ 1. Salem (3-0; beat Newport 48-12)
2. ↔ 2. Fordyce (3-0; beat 2A Mineral Springs 51-0) 
3. ↔ 3. Charleston (2-0; beat 4A Ozark 52-20)
4. ↔ 4. Rivercrest (1-1; beat 2A EPC 48-46)
5. ↔ 5. Mansfield (3-0; beat 4A Lamar 30-6)
6. ↔ 6. Bismarck (2-1; beat No. 8 Glen Rose 48-21)
7. ↑ 9. Booneville (1-2; beat No. 20 Paris 35-7)
8. ↔ 8. Glen Rose (2-1; lost to No. 6 Bismarck 48-21)
9. ↓ 7. Rison (1-1; lost to 4A Haskell Harmony Grove 35-0)
10. ↑ 13. Smackover (3-0; beat 2A Junction City 37-28)
11. ↔ 11. Osceola (0-3; lost to 4A Gosnell 63-24) 
12. ↔ 12. Newport (2-1; lost to No.1 Salem 48-12)
13. ↓ 1 0. Dumas (1-1; lost to 4A Hamburg 56-20)
14. ↔14. Mayflower (3-0; won via forfeit vs. 2A England )
15. ↔ 15. Prescott (1-1; did not play) 
16. ↔ 16. McGehee (1-1; beat 4A Star City 50-12)
17. ↔17. Walnut Ridge (2-1; beat 2A Earle 58-40)
18. ↔18. Atkins (3-0; beat 2A Conway Christian 38-0)
19. ↔ 19. Melbourne (2-0; did not play)
20. ↑ NR. Quitman (2-0; beat 2A Izard County 57-16) 

Not Ranked:

1-3A: Cedarville (0-3), Greenland (0-2), Hackett (1-1), Lavaca (2-1), West Fork (0-2).

2-3A: Episcopal (0-2), Mountain View (0-1), Yellville-Summit (0-2).

3-3A: Harrisburg (0-3), Hoxie (1-2), Manila (0-2), Piggott (0-2).

4-3A: Cutter Morning Star (3-0), Danville (1-1), Jessieville (0-2), Magnet Cove (2-1), Paris (2-1), Perryville (1-2), Two Rivers (1-1).

7-3A: Centerpoint (2-0), Fouke (3-0), Harmony Grove Ouachita County (0-3), Horatio (0-2), Parkers Chapel (0-3).

8-3A: Barton (2-1), Drew Central (1-2), Lake Village (1-2), Palestine-Wheatley (3-0). 

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK

Class 4A DeWITT (1-1) at No. 16 McGehee (1-1): McGehee led 32-6 in the first quarter en route to a 50-12 win over Star City. Senior all-conference RB Rashawn Brown and junior all-conference QB Ashton Humphries lead the Wing-T attack. DeWitt lost to 5A Jacksonville 28-20 last week; Korri Graham scored 2 TDs and junior Xa Cox threw a TD pass. DeWitt won last year’s matchup 22-21.   

1-3A

No. 3 CHARLESTON (2-0) at Heavener, Okla. (0-2): Charleston beat Class 4A Ozark 52-20, led by QB Carter Little (10-19, 198 passing; 3 TDs; 9-161 rushing, 2 TDs). Wideout Deegan Todd (3-89 receiving, 1 TD; 2-point conversion). Heavener lost last week to Panama (Okla.) 40-16. Charleston won this matchup last year 55-0.  

Greenland (0-2) at Class 4A GREEN FOREST (1-1): Greenland lost to Class 4A Berryville 38-14. QB Cooper Ridenoure (13-24 passing, 222 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) and wideout Zander Rankin (6-167 receiving, TD) led the offense. Green Forest was off last week, but 2 weeks ago it beat West Fork 28-6. Senior Gabe Serna led the Tigers’ rushing attack with 128 yards and 2 TDs;  junior LB Radon Lawrence had 5 tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 1 interception.  

West Fork (0-2) at Class 4A HUNTSVILLE (0-2): These are former conference rivals, with Huntsville winning 15 of 17 regular-season matchups from 1985-2001 (West Fork beat Huntsville 21-13 in the first round of the 1985 playoffs). They didn’t play again until Huntsville’s 2-point decision last season. Huntsville has lost its 2 games by a combined 77-7; West Fork has lost its 2 games 70-25. 

HACKETT (1-1) at Class 2A Mountainburg (2-0): Hackett lost last week to Class 4A Gentry 21-12, with Matt Garner (14-24 passing, 80 yards, TD; 6-112 rushing, TD; 3 tackles, INT.) playing a vital role. James Randolph led the defense with 9 tackles and 1 sack. Mountainburg beat Baptist Prep 27-25 last week. Hackett won last year’s matchup 47-0.   

OPEN Cedarville (0-3), Lavaca (2-1), No. 5 Mansfield (3-0), No. 7 Booneville (1-2)

2-3A

Class 2A Mineral Springs (0-2) at No. 20 QUITMAN (2-0): Quitman moved into the Top 20 after beating 2A Izard County 57-16 behind QB Jordon Moore-Payne (18-24 passing, 352 yards, 5 TDs; 3 rushing TDs. He has accounted for 12 TDs through 2 games. Mineral Springs has been outscored by a combined 112-0 in losses to No. 6 Bismarck and No. 2 Fordyce.

Yellville-Summit (0-2) at Class 4A BERRYVILLE (2-0): Yellville-Summit has won 7 of the past 10 meetings over Berryville, including 34-27 last fall. Berryville is 2-0 for the first time since 2015, when the Bobcats beat Decatur and West Fork in the first 2 games before losing the final 8. Berryville beat Greenland last week 38-14. Junior QB C.T. Hicks passed for 167 yards and ran for 2 TDs, while junior RB Jason Alvarado rushed 13 times for 151 yards and 2 TDs. Senior LB Kobe Garcia led the defense with 6.5 tackles, 1 sack and 2 forced fumbles.

Piggott (0-2) at MOUNTAIN VIEW (0-1): Piggott lost 54-0 to 2A Cross County last week 54-0. Noah Clemmons led the team with 27 rushing yards. Mountain View lost to Class 4A Berryville 40-28 in Week 1, yielding more than 600 total yards. 

EPISCOPAL (0-2) at Class 2A Baptist Prep (0-2): Both teams are searching for their first win. Episcopal lost 40-6 to Class 2A Spring Hill last week, and has been outscored by a combined 104-34 in 2 games. Baptist Prep has lost 2 games by a combined 8 points.

OPEN No. 19 Melbourne ( 2-0), No. 18 Atkins (3-0), No. 14 Mayflower (3-0), No. 1 Salem (3-0) Open

3-3A

Class 4A Forrest City at No. 4 RIVERCREST (1-1): Forrest City did not play last week after losing 29-26 to Wynne 2 weeks ago. Senior Kevin Young (80 passing yards; 106 rushing, 2 TDs vs. Wynne) has switched from RB to QB this fall. Senior Roderick Tiswell ran for 95 yards and 1 TD. Rivercrest lost at Class 4A Gosnell by 10 points in the opener before beating Class 2A No. 1 EPC by 2 points last week. Rivercrest senior QB Jayden Young (119 passing, TD; 29-164 rushing; 34-yard TD catch)  and senior Buddah Harris (8-89 receiving, TD) led the offense.

Manila (0-2) at Class 2A EAST POINSETT COUNTY (1-1): Manila had a week off after losing to Class 2A Marked Tree 46-0. Senior QB Isaac Moore and senior all-conference wideout Hudson Harrison lead Manila. East Poinsett County remains the top-ranked 2A team after losing to No. 4 Rivercrest 48-46. EPC won last year’s matchup 32-13.  

Piggott (0-2) at MOUNTAIN VIEW (0-1). See comment in 2-3A.

OPEN Harrisburg (0-3), Hoxie (1-2), No. 17 Walnut Ridge (2-1), No. 12 Newport (2-1), No. 11 Osceola (0-3)

4-3A

Jessieville (0-2)  at Class 4A HARMONY GROVE HASKELL (2-0): Jessieville lost to Class 2A Mount Ida 28-20 last week; Haskell ripped Rison 25-0, holding the Wildcats to 59 total yards. Haskell’s offensive line performed well. “They are being physical and getting off the ball,” Coach Josh Smith says. Junior OG/DL Barrett Nelson earned an 89 percent blocking grade at right guard last week, and an 81 percent grade at DT; Jay Noble ran for 156 yards and 2 TDs.

DANVILLE (1-1) at Class 2A Hector (2-0): Danville returns from a bye after beating JC Westside in Week 1. Jake Crane (15-124 rushing, TD; passing TD) and Gunner Wilkins (20-164 rushing, 3 TDs; 14 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 recovered fumbles, 2 forced fumbles) led the way. Hector has wins over Yellville-Summit and Perryville.

Class 2A HAMPTON (2-0) at Two Rivers (1-1): Two Rivers lost to Magazine 22-0 last week after ending its 26-game losing streak 2 weeks ago against Baptist Prep. Hampton has wins over Lafayette County and Foreman. 

OPEN Cutter M. Star (3-0), Magnet Cove (2-1), Perryville (1-2), Paris (2-1), No. 8 Glen Rose (2-1)

7-3A

No. 15 Prescott (1-1) at CLASS 5A HOPE (1-1): The Curley Wolves had a bye week last week after losing to No. 1 Salem 55-0 in Week 1. Prescott won this matchup last season 49-0.  Prescott was led by KJ Page (26-191 rushing) in its Week 0 win over Crossett.

CENTERPOINT (2-0) at Class 2A Spring Hill (1-1): Centerpoint (253 total yards) lost 41-14 to Class 4A Fountain Lake last Friday night. Chris Borgeson played well on both sides of the ball. Spring Hill beat Episcopal 40-6 last week.  

Class 2A LAFAYETTE COUNTY (0-2) at Horatio (0-2): Horatio lost to Class 2A Foreman last week 33-14; Lafayette County lost to Class 5A De Queen 56-28. Lafayette County won last year’s matchup 28-0. 

OPEN Parkers Chapel (0-3), Fouke (3-0), Harmony Grove Ouachita County (0-3), No. 10 Smackover (3-0), No. 6 Bismarck (2-1)

8-3A

Class 4A DEWITT (1-1) at No. 16 McGehee (1-1): See comments above in Game of the Week.

Joe T. Robinson (JV) at No. 9 RISON (1-1): Rison lost to Class 4A Haskell Harmony Grove 35-0. Dalton Lee (19 tackles) and junior Cam Johnson (18 tackles) led the defense. Kyson Walker led the offense and was the leading rusher.

No. 13 Dumas (1-1) at Class 4A MONTICELLO (0-2): Sophomore QB Kyle Young (237 passing yards, 2 TDs; 1 rushing TD) and Rashard Moore (130 rushing, 1 TD) led Dumas on offense. Monticello lost to Fordyce (46-18) and at Bauxite (38-36) in the opening 2 weeks before last week’s open date. RB Joseph Accelus leads Monticello’s rushing attack; Offensive linemen Gunner Hale and Asher Lanehart continue playing well. Lanehart picked up an offer last week from the UA-Monticello.

LAKE VILLAGE (1-2) at Class 4A Star City (0-2): Lake Village beat Hall Steam a week ago 52-6 after leading 38-6 in the second quarter. The Beavers ran for 242 yards and 5 TDs; the defense forced 2 turnovers and blocked a punt. Star City sophomore QB Justin Holloway played well in last week’s 52-12 loss to McGehee. “We have to execute offensively and clean up mistakes,” Star City Coach Matt Garriott says. “We have to continue improving defensively, especially our tackling.”

OPEN Drew Central (1-2), Palestine-Wheatley (3-0), No. 2 Fordyce (3-0)