Hootens.com Rankings
Class 2A, Week 3, 2009
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1. Junction City (2-0)
2. Bearden (2-0)
3. Mineral Springs (2-0)
4. Hazen (2-0)
5. Smackover (1-1)
6. Woodlawn (2-0)
7. Carlisle (1-1)
8. McCrory (1-0)
9. Des Arc (1-0)
10. Strong (0-2)
11. Spring Hill (2-0)
12. Mountain Pine (1-1)
13. Murfreesboro (2-0)
14. Danville (1-1)
15. Magazine (2-0)
16. Mount Ida (0-1)
17. E. Poinsett County (2-0)
18. Dierks (1-1)
19. Marked Tree (0-2)
20. Conway Christian (1-1)
21. Cross County (0-2)
22. Union Christian (2-0)
23. Two Rivers (1-0)
24. Walnut Ridge (1-1)
25. Clarendon (2-0)
26. Augusta (1-1)
27. Hampton (1-1)
28. Bigelow (0-2)
29. J.C. Westside (0-1)
30. Horatio (0-1-1)
31. Norphlet (1-1)
32. Salem (1-0)
33. Hughes (0-2)
34. Hermitage (0-2)
35. Hackett (0-2)
36. Cutter M. Star (1-1)
37. Cedar Ridge (1-1)
38. Quitman (1-1)
39. Palestine-Wheatley (0-2)
40. Rector (0-2)
41. Foreman (0-2)
42. Marvell (0-2)
43. Western Yell (0-2)
44. Lutheran (0-2)
45. Dermott (0-2)

GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 18 Dierks at No. 4 Hazen
Fourth-ranked Hazen has not stumbled early, beating Augusta 36-14 and England 38-0. The defense forced three fumbles and held talented Augusta to 41 yards of offense. Dierks dropped Fouke 32-0 Week 1 but lost at annually tough Redwater, Texas, 22-6 last week. Dierks senior RB Shay Gilbert ran for 219 yards, and senior middle linebacker Jesse Edge paced the Outlaws in tackles at Fouke. The Dierks defensive line played well at Fouke, but Redwater's linemen, nine of whom bench press more than 300 pounds, controlled the line of scrimmage last week.  

HOOTENS TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs at 11 a.m. Saturday on KFSM Ch. 5 in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock, featuring Dierks at Hazen, Spring Hill at Bauxite, Perryville at Carlisle and Horatio at Episcopal.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 24 of 30 (80 percent) games involving Class 2A teams. Hootens.com is 52-16 (76 percent) for the season.

WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS (favored team in CAPS followed by point spread.)
3-2A
E. POINSETT COUNTY (9) at Augusta: EPC fresh off a key 28-14 league win at rival Marked Tree. EPC junior Byron Ford (4.5 speed) ran for 142 yards and two TDs, and sophomore A.J. Turner paced the defense with 12 tackles.
MCCRORY (30) at Manila: Class 3A Manila junior receiver Brian Borden returned a kickoff 67 yards for a TD in last week's 47-12 loss at Jonesboro Westside. No. 8 McCrory dumped Cross County 48-8 last week and looks like the 3-2A front-runner now with a favorable schedule.
Cedar Ridge at MARKED TREE (16): Second-year varsity program Cedar Ridge finding it hard to manufacture points. Walnut Ridge ran and passed for more than 300 total yards last week at Cedar Ridge.
Cross County at WALNUT RIDGE (2): Walnut Ridge QB Luke Holloway completed 13 of 23 passes for 197 yards and three TDs last week at Cedar Ridge. A similar performance will secure a rare victory over Cross County.
SALEM (6) at Rector: Salem must shake the rust after not playing its scheduled game last week at Yellville-Summit where a car wreck killed one Y-S player and injured four others.

4-2A
MAGAZINE (17) at Lincoln: Lincoln has allowed a total of 23 points in its first two games this year; it allowed 42 points per game in 2008. Class 2A Magazine jumps from preseason No. 19 to No. 15 with impressive wins over Subiaco Academy (4A) and Palestine Wheatley.
UNION CHRISTIAN (10) at Panama, Okla.: U.C. goes 2-0 against Oklahoma schools after shutting out Heavner 31-0 last week.  
Ozark JV at J.C. WESTSIDE (1): Rebels get a needed win.
SUBIACO ACADEMY (14) at Hackett: Subiaco Academy QB/safety Keon Walters accounted for 116 yards and two TDs in last week's 34-6 win over J.C. Westside.
Western Yell at DANVILLE (42): Danville ran wild over outmanned Bigelow last week. Look for more of the same Friday night against the Wolverines.

5-2A
Western Yell at DANVILLE (42): Danville ran wild over outmanned Bigelow last week. Look for more of the same Friday night against the Wolverines.
Quitman at BIGELOW (3): Due to the flu, injuries and academics, Bigelow has not had all of its team members on the practice field at the same time this fall and is down to 24 bodies.
MOUNTAIN PINE (4) at Two Rivers: Two Rivers could not replace Hector (cancelled season) on its schedule last week. The Gators have had two weeks to bolster their defense in preparation for No. 12 Mountain Pine.
Cutter M. Star at CONWAY CHRISTIAN (12): Conway Christian battled 3A Earle in a 44-24 loss Week 1 and rolled over Lutheran last week. Conway Christian beat Cutter 30-16 in 2008.
LUTHERAN is open.

6-2A
Perryville at CARLISLE (2): Former Carlisle coach James Clayton returns to the Bison program he built. Perryville and Carlisle played to a 13-13 stalemate last year.
Palestine-Wheatley at BRINKLEY (10): Brinkley thankful to be playing at home after losing its past three road games.
Hughes at EARLE (35): No. 8 Earle gets another opportunity to fine-tune its offense. It beat Hughes 70-6 last year.
Marvell at BARTON (28): Barton needs this win before conference play.
Clarendon at PIGGOTT (3): Piggott has its hands full this week trying to avoid a 0-3 start. Unbeaten 6-2A member Clarendon has upset Brinkley and Barton, so far.
DES ARC (24) at Rose Bud: Rose Bud has lost its past five home games. Class 2A No. 9 Des Arc plays host to No. 4 Hazen in a huge 6-2A matchup next week.
Dierks at HAZEN (8): Fourth-ranked Hazen has not stumbled, beating Augusta 36-14 and England 38-0. The defense forced three fumbles and held talented Augusta to 41 yards of offense. Dierks dropped Fouke 32-0 Week 1 but lost at annually tough Redwater, Texas, 22-6 last week. Dierks senior RB Shay Gilbert ran for 219 yards against Fouke. The Dierks defensive line played well against Fouke, but Redwater's linemen, nine of whom bench press more than 300 pounds, controlled the line of scrimmage. Senior MLB Jesse Edge led the Outlaws in tackles at Fouke.

7-2A
Lafayette County at MINERAL SPRINGS (1): Lafayette County has lost both its games this year by an average of 30 points.
Mount Ida at LAVACA (12): Lavaca has been shut out in two of its past three games, giving up 477 rushing yards last week to Class 4A No. 4 Booneville.
MAGNET COVE (14) at Murfreesboro: Magnet Cove scored 41 points in the first half in last week's 48-0 win at Cutter Morning Star. Class 2A No. 13 Murfreesboro QB Tyler McRae completed 10 of 19 pass attempts to four receivers for 176 yards and two TDs last week in a 35-0 win over Centerpoint. Five running backs, led by Brannon Buck (85 yards), combined for 246 rushing yards.
Spring Hill at BAUXITE (6): Bauxite sophomore QB Tim Dunlap accounted for six TDs in last week's 58-16 win at 7-2A Lafayette County. Spring Hill beat Lafayette County 45-23 Week 1. Four running backs share the load for Spring Hill. The Bears ran for 346 yards last week at Fouke and 220 yards against Lafayette County.
Horatio at EPISCOPAL (3): Episcopal's 43-27 loss last week against Arkansas Baptist was closer than the final score. Episcopal trailed by eight points early in the fourth quarter.
FOUKE (4) at Foreman: Fouke hopes to not only score points this week, but return home with a win.
Dierks at HAZEN (8): Fourth-ranked Hazen has not stumbled, beating Augusta 36-14 and England 38-0. The defense forced three fumbles and held talented Augusta to 41 yards of offense. Dierks dropped Fouke 32-0 Week 1 but lost at annually tough Redwater, Texas, 22-6 last week. Dierks senior RB Shay Gilbert ran for 219 yards against Fouke. The Dierks defensive line played well against Fouke, but Redwater's linemen, nine of whom bench press more than 300 pounds, controlled the line of scrimmage. Senior MLB Jesse Edge led the Outlaws in tackles at Fouke.

8-2A
BEARDEN (42) at Dermott: No. 2 Bearden led No. 5 Smackover 35-0 after three quarters last week, holding the Buckaroos to 104 total yards for the game.
Hermitage at HAMPTON (6): Hampton bounces back from a 15-14 loss to 3A Parkers Chapel. Senior Twello Brown accounted for 205 of Hampton's 278 yards in the loss.
Woodlawn at JUNCTION CITY (29):  Top-ranked Junction City allowing 89 rushing and 29 passing yards per game.
Smackover at PARKERS CHAPEL (6): Parkers Chapel could make history this week by starting 3-0. Two touchdown-negating penalties and two interceptions kept Parkers Chapel from beating Hampton by much more than one point last week.
Norphlet at STRONG (10): Strong gets its first win by simply pitching the football to Alonzo Dixon, who carried 19 times for 130 yards last week in a 22-14 loss at No. 6 Woodlawn.

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