Class 2A Week 10 Rankings and Selections

Hootens.com Class 2A Rankings

Week 10, 2025

RK-PV Team (Record; Week 10 Result)

1. ↔ 1. East Poinsett County (8-1, 6-0; beat Des Arc 69-28)
2. ↔ 2. Junction City (8-1, 6-0; beat Lafayette County 64-6)
3. ↔ 3. Mount Ida (8-1, 6-0; beat Mountainburg 38-8)
4. ↔ 4. Carlisle (8-1, 5-1; beat England 58-8)
5. ↔ 5. Cross County (7-2, 5-1; beat Marked Tree 43-20
6. ↑  7. Hampton (8-1, 5-1; beat Hazen 44-16)
7. ↑  8. Hector (8-1, 5-1; beat Conway Christian 32-12)
8. ↑  9. Earle (7-2, 5-1; beat Izard County 60-0)
9. ↑  12. Poyen (5-4, 4-2; beat Bearden 50-14)
10. ↔ 10. Des Arc (5-4, 3-3; lost to East Poinsett County 69-28)
11. ↓   6. Bearden (5-4, 4-2; lost to Poyen 50-14)
12. ↓  11. Marked Tree (5-4, 3-3; lost to Cross County 43-20)
13. ↔ 13. Conway Christian (5-4, 3-3; lost to Hector 32-12)
14. ↑  15. Magazine (6-3, 4-2; beat Mountain Pine 20-6)
15. ↑  16. McCrory (4-5, 2-4; beat Marianna 52-6)
16. ↑  NR. Spring Hill (5-4, 4-2; Murfreesboro 20-14)
17. ↑  18. Gurdon (5-4, 4-2; lost to Foreman 52-20)
18. ↓  14. Murfreesboro (5-4, 4-2; lost to Spring Hill 20-14)
19. ↔ 19. Foreman (4-5, 2-4; beat Gurdon 52-20)
20. ↔ NR. Mineral Springs (3-6, 3-3; beat Dierks 46-22)

Not ranked: 

1-2A: Mountain Pine (1-8), Johnson County Westside (0-8), Bigelow (3-6), Mountainburg (4-5)

2-2A: Izard County (1-8) and Marianna (0-8)

3-2A: Lafayette County (1-8), Dierks (4-5)

4-2A: Baptist Prep (3-6), Hazen (3-6), England (3-6) and Clarendon (0-9)

LAST WEEK (Favored team in all CAPS and highlighted)

Hootens.com correctly predicted 12 of 16 games (75 percent) in Class 2A and has correctly predicted 135 of 176 games (77 percent).

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK

No. 18 Murfreesboro (5-4, 3-3) at No. 20 MINERAL SPRINGS  (3-6, 3-3) (Thurs.)

The winner gets the fourth seed from the 3-2A; the loser stays home. 

Murfreesboro is on a 2-game losing streak, falling to Junction City (53-0) and playoff-bound Spring Hill (20-14). QB Kooper Caldwell completed 16 of 22 passes for 167 yards and 2 TDs against Spring Hill. Aden Stinson (10-103 receiving, TD; 5-44 rushing) was a key performer on offense. Kale Burns caught the other TD pass. Murfreesboro Coach Jay Turley says he knows this will be a tough game. 

“They are hot right now and playing well,” Turley says of Mineral Springs, “and we haven’t played well the last 2 weeks. Hopefully, we can get some starters back and get some confidence back.”

Mineral Springs enters on a 2-game winning streak, which began after a 28-22 loss to Gurdon dropped it to 1-6. Two weeks ago, the Hornets beat Lafayette County 30-2, then beat Dierks 46-22 last Friday. 

“We know the winner of this game earns the fourth seed in the playoffs, but, in our locker room, we started the playoffs 2 weeks ago against Lafayette County,” Mineral Springs Coach Jarrod Jackson said. “We knew we had to get to 4 wins if we wanted a shot, and our kids have really responded. I feel like our team is playing as well as we have all year, as we are currently playing complementary football in all 3 phases. This week, we will continue to keep the focus on us and getting better as a team.”

Mineral Springs QB Keithen Dixon (9-14 passing, 132 yards, TD; 21-72 rushing, 2 TDs) led the offense. Dixon’s TD pass went to Keiandrian Nunally. 

Defensively, Amarrion Maxwell, Decayveon White and Damoney Nolen each had INTs against Dierks. 

A year ago, Mineral Springs went on the road to beat a Murfreesboro team that 2 weeks earlier had defeated No. 1 Junction City 52-36.

Anything can happen in a rivalry game, but the home-field advantage could be a determining factor. 

1-2A

No. 3 MOUNT IDA (8-1, 6-0) at Mountain Pine (1-8, 1-5) (Thurs.): Mount Ida will be a No. 1 seed regardless of this game’s outcome. The Lions are coming off a 38-8 win over Mountainburg. Kaceston Phimvongsa rushed for 136 yards and 2 TDs. Dalton Young also scored 2 TDs. Chris Dorrell led the defense with 10 tackles. Mountain Pine lost to Magazine 33-12. Zachary Middleton rushed for 90 yards and 2 TDs in the loss. 

No. 13 CONWAY CHRISTIAN (5-4, 4-2) at Bigelow (3-6, 3-3): If Conway Christian wins, it secures the third seed. Bigelow can secure a playoff spot with a win or a loss by Magazine. A week ago, Conway Christian fell to Hector 32-12. QB Xander Stone passed for 164 yards and a TD pass to Isaiah Brister. Stone also rushed for a TD. Bigelow QB Cal Adams passed for 337 yards and 6 TDs in the Panthers’ win over JC Westside. Wrangler Manes rushed for 119 yards and a TD and caught a TD pass. 

No. 14 Magazine (6-3, 3-3) at No. 7 HECTOR (8-1, 5-1): Magazine needs to win and hope for a loss by Bigelow to make the playoffs. Chakong Yang rushed for 168 yards and 2 TDs in a win over Mountain Pine and Hunter Inklebarger returned an INT for a TD. Hector is the No. 2 seed regardless. Lucas Baker rushed 30 times for 252 yards and 2 TDs in a win over Conway Christian. Drew Newport passed for a TD and ran for another. 

JC Westside (0-8, 0-6) at MOUNTAINBURG (4-5, 2-4): JC Westside fell to Bigelow in a game that was continued Saturday because of a power outage. Moose Yarbrough passed for 298 yards and TD passes to Payton Williamson and Zane Smith. Ryan Allen rushed for a TD in Mountainburg’s loss to Mount Ida. Easton Overbey led the Dragons with 16 tackles. 

2-2A

No. 12 Marked Tree (5-4, 3-3) at No. 1 EAST POINSETT COUNTY (8-1, 6-0) (Thurs.): Marked Tree’s playoff odds are long. The most direct way is for the Indians to beat EPC and have Des Arc lose to McCrory. Marked Tree fell to Cross County 44-20 last week. PJ Powell passed for 2 TDs and ran for another. EPC sewed up the conference title with a rout of Des Arc. Jacob Gaines (14-204 rushing, 3 TDs) and Dee Buchanan (108 rushing, 3 TDs; TD reception) from Eli Blagg.

No. 8 Earle (7-2, 5-1) at No. 5 CROSS COUNTY (7-2, 5-1) (Thurs.): The winner of this game gets the second seed and a home playoff game. Earle is coming off a 60-0 win over Izard County. QB Ta’Ron Hurst had 287 yards passing and 2 TDs. Aiden Davis scored 2 rushing TDs. Cross County’s Caden Crawford (14-149 rushing, 3 TDs) led the Thunderbirds’ win over Marked Tree. 

No. 15 McCrory (4-5, 2-4) at No. 10 DES ARC (5-4, 3-3) (Thurs.): McCrory can slip into the playoffs with a win and a loss by Marked Tree if the points work out in their favor. Caden Ayers rushed for 151 yards and 3 TDs in the Jaguars’ win over Marianna last week. Bryson Waymire also scored a TD. Des Arc, which gets the fourth seed with a win, got 2 TDs from Jamie Collins in the Eagles’ loss to EPC. 

IZARD COUNTY (1-8, 0-6) at Marianna (0-8, 0-6): Izard County is coming off a 60-0 loss to Earle; Marianna lost to McCrory 52-6. A year ago, Izard County beat Marianna 49-14. 

3-2A 

No. 16 Spring Hill (5-4, 4-2) at No. 2 JUNCTION CITY (8-1, 6-0) (Thurs.): Spring Hill is playoff-bound in its second season back playing 11-man football. The Bears beat Murfreesboro 20-14 last week. QB Jaxon Smith passed for 70 yards with a TD to Tim Landes. Smith and Mason Moore had rushing TDs. Junction City routed Lafayette County as Dakorey Larry rushed for 127 yards and 3 TDs. Jermaine Kennedy returned a kickoff for a TD and intercepted a pass.

No. 18 Murfreesboro (5-4, 3-3) at MINERAL SPRINGS (3-6, 3-3) (Thurs.): See Hootens.com Game of the Week, above. 

Dierks (4-5, 2-4) at No. 17 GURDON (5-4, 4-2) (Thurs.): Dierks, which won $1 million in a nationwide contest to renovate its football field last week, fell to Mineral Springs 46-22. Maclane Smith passed for 234 yards and 2 TDs; Drake Thatcher rushed for 98 yards and a TD. Gurdon secures the second seed with a win or a Spring Hill loss. The Go-Devils are coming off a 52-20 loss to Foreman. QB Jonah Jester rushed for a TD and passed for another in the loss. 

FOREMAN (4-5, 2-4) at Lafayette County (1-8, 0-6) (Thurs.): Foreman, which owns wins over playoff teams Gurdon and Spring Hill, can finish .500 with a win this week. The Gators are coming off a 52-20 win over Gurdon. Brody Bearden rushed for 127 yards and 4 TDs. Vicktron Moore had 126 yards and a TD. Rylan Johnson and Kaylon Easter each scored a TD. Lafayette County’s Michael Webb rushed for 94 yards and a TD in a loss to Junction City. 

4-2A

No. 4 CARLISLE (8-1, 5-1) at Hazen (3-6, 2-4) (Thurs.): Carlisle earns the No. 1 seed with a win and a Hampton loss to Baptist Prep. Right now, it is locked into the 2 seed after a 58-8 win over England. Jaden Elliott rushed for 87 yards on 8 carries. Zayden Hale rushed for 2 TDs. Hazen will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2006. JJ Pinkney rushed for 107 yards and 2 TDs in a loss to Hampton. 

No. 9 POYEN (5-4, 4-2) at Clarendon (0-9, 0-6) (Thurs.): Poyen will secure the third seed with a win or a Bearden loss. Poyen beat Bearden last week behind QB Cole Barrett (13-15 passing, 272 yards, 3 TDs; 44 rushing yards, 3 TDs).  Clarendon has struggled all season after its coach was replaced because of an arrest before the season. 

England (3-6, 2-4) at No. 11 BEARDEN (5-4, 4-2): England’s Kenneth Bryant caught a 73-yard TD pass for the Lions’ only TD against Carlisle. Bearden, which beat Hampton 42-24 three weeks ago, has lost consecutive games to Carlisle and Poyen. Bearden can finish anywhere from first to fourth, depending how Hampton, Poyen and Carlisle do this week. They will likely end up as the fourth seed. Marky Jimerson rushed for 72 yards and 2 TDs in a loss to Poyen. 

Baptist Prep (3-6, 2-4) at No. 6 HAMPTON (8-1, 5-1): Baptist Prep routed Clarendon 48-0 last week as QB Aaron Fielder accounted for 5 TDs, passing for 180 yards, rushing for 111, and returning an INT for a TD. Austin Herring caught 2 TD passes. Hampton can clinch the conference title with a win after routing Hazen last week. Deondre Smith rushed for 3 TDs, and returned a kickoff 67 yards for another score.