Hootens.com Rankings
Class 2A, Week 5, 2010
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1. Bearden (3-1)
2. Junction City (3-1)
3. Spring Hill (4-0)
4. Magnet Cove (4-0)
5. Danville (4-0)
6. Magazine (4-0)
7. Parkers Chapel (3-1)
8. Strong (3-1)
9. Des Arc (2-2)
10. Hazen (3-1)
11. Carlisle (2-2)
12. Mountainburg (4-0)
13. Clarendon (3-1)
14. Horatio (3-1)
15. Mineral Springs (4-0)
16. Augusta (3-1)
17. Woodlawn (1-3)
18. E. Poinsett County (3-1)
19. England (3-1)
20. Walnut Ridge (3-1)
21. Mount Ida (1-3)
22. McCrory (2-2)
23. Conway Christian (3-1)
24. Murfreesboro (3-1)
25. Cross County (2-2)
26. Bigelow (2-2)
27. Norphlet (3-1)
28. Gurdon (2-2)
29. Dierks (2-2)
30. Marked Tree (1-3)
31. Cedar Ridge (2-2)
32. Salem (2-2)
33. Union Christian (1-3)
34. Mountain Pine (1-3)
35. Palestine-Wheatley (2-2)
36. Hampton (0-4)
37. Foreman (1-3)
38. J.C. Westside (2-2)
39. Two Rivers (1-3)
40. Hackett (1-3)
41. Hermitage (0-4)
42. Quitman (0-4)
43. Hughes (0-4)
44. Poyen (1-3)
45. Hector (1-3)
46. Western Yell (0-3)
47. Marvell (0-4)
48. Dermott (0-3)
49. Decatur (1-3)
50. Hartford (0-2)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 5 Danville at No. 6 Magazine
Magazine's junior class and its starting quarterback, Ryan Chambers, have lost two times in 4.5 years of football. One of those losses came last year at Danville. Danville whipped Magazine 57-27 in 2009 when four starting Rattlers, including an all-state fullback, missed the game with the flu. All should be healthy this week, including Ryan Chambers (465 yards rushing in 2010) and leading receiver Cory Chambers. Senior fullback John Terry rushed for 135 yards in a come-from-behind 35-27 win over Class 4A Subiaco Academy. Junior Josh Dority (4.6 speed) paces the Magazine defense with 51 tackles, including four sacks.

Danville counters with the Ester brothers, Jaylen and Dadrion (both over 200 rushing yards), junior Sean Tira (270 yards, three TDs) and senior receiver Mike Mims (six receptions for 219 yards). Senior linebackers Dylan Penzo and Joey Essman and senior linemen Trevor McLeron and Trey Bailey spearhead the defense. The Danville starters are hungry, ready to play an entire game after playing just 15 snaps the past two weeks in blowout victories.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 11 a.m. Saturday on FOX 16 and KFSM Ch. 5, featuring highlights from EPC at Augusta and Marked Tree at McCrory.

LAST WEEK
Hooten's correctly picked 21 of 25 games (84 percent) involving Class 2A teams. HAFR is 104-29 (78 percent) for the season.

WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
3-2A
E. Poinsett County at AUGUSTA (2): This may decide the 3-2A title. EPC jumped all over injury-depleted Cross County last week, scoring 44 points in the first half. Senior RB Bryon Ford ran for 171 yards and two TDs, caught a 20-yard TD pass and returned a punt 44 yards for a TD. EPC's defense, led by A.J. Turner's 13 tackles, held Cross County tailback Blake Veasley to 97 yards on 16 carries.
Marked Tree at MCCRORY (6): Just three weeks ago, McCrory whipped EPC 30-6 to stretch its regular-season winning streak to 14 games. But the Jaguars have lost two in a row, 42-12 at Hazen and 18-0 at Walnut Ridge, since 6-6, 295-pound lineman Jemar Clark was sidelined with shoulder surgery.
WALNUT RIDGE (8) at Salem: Walnut Ridge riding high after shutting out defending 3-2A champion McCrory 18-0 last week. Sophomore QB Payton Poole completed 13 of 15 passes for 176 yards, including a 70-yard TD to sophomore Eric Wilcoxin. Salem failed to score last week in a 16-0 loss to improving Cedar Ridge.
CROSS COUNTY is open.
CEDAR RIDGE is open.

4-2A
DANVILLE (9) at Magazine: See 2A Game of the Week.
HACKETT (35) at Western Yell: Hackett battling for playoff berth, beat Decatur by 41 points last week.
Hartford at MOUNTAINBURG (24): Mountainburg defense has not allowed a point in 13 quarters.
J.C. WESTSIDE (12) at Decatur: After losing two straight, JCW could win three in a row before an Oct. 22 trip to Magazine.
UNION CHRISTIAN is open.

5-2A
CONWAY CHRISTIAN (15) at Mountain Pine: Conway Christian runs through Mountain Pine en route to a projected 7-1 start. Conway Christian senior RBs Blake Isom and Adam Ragland have rushed for more than 800 and 500 yards, respectively.
MAGNET COVE (38) at Hector: Magnet Cove impressed last week with 34-21 win at Parkers Chapel. Magnet Cove's all-state LB Josh Scott and senior safety Taylor Bray returned interceptions for TDs. Hector QB Bryant Haralson ran, passed and played SS last week in a 29-14 win over Melbourne. Senior RB/LB Gavin Parks led Hector with more than 100 rushing yards. Haralson, Parks, Cecil Adams and Colton Chambers lead Hector's improving defense.
Poyen at QUITMAN (6): Quitman earns first win of 2010 over start-up Poyen.
Two Rivers at BIGELOW (16): Bigelow senior QB Spencer Langston ran for a TD and passed for two more scores early last week in a 41-6 win over Poyen.

6-2A
CARLISLE (1) at Clarendon: Carlisle had trouble slowing down Bauxite's quality QB Tim Dunlap and faces another this week in Clarendon junior QB Jamarlin Jackson. Jackson accounted for 271 of 416 total yards in a 54-15 blowout of Drew Central.
HAZEN (35) at Palestine-Wheatley: Hazen vents after disappointing 13-12 loss last week to Des Arc after leading 12-0 at halftime.
DES ARC (7) at England: Des Arc's defense allows 12 ppg. The Eagles held Class 3A No. 6 Harding Academy to eight points and then-unbeaten Hazen to 12 points.
Hughes at MARVELL (1): Marvell won one game last year, 28-0 over Hughes. Hughes has not won since it beat Palestine-Wheatley Week 10, 2005. Hughes, which did not field a team in 2007, owns a 33-game losing streak.

7-2A
Foreman at MOUNT IDA (10): Mount Ida hung with Mineral Springs for a half last week in a 40-28 loss.
Murfreesboro at HORATIO (2): Horatio Lions last beat Murfreesboro in 2004 when Rattlers struggled through 1-9 season. Murfreesboro improving under first-year head coach Jeff Jones, losing just one turnover last week in 35-0 domination of Dierks.
SPRING HILL (42) at Dierks: Spring Hill's running game already in overdrive. Senior Rodrea Jones has rushed for more than 600 yards in limited attempts in four blowout victories.
MINERAL SPRINGS (8) at Gurdon: Unbeaten Hornets employ too much speed for Go-Devils. Mineral Springs travels next week to rival Murfreesboro.

8-2A
Dermott at HERMITAGE (13): Hermits dropped Dermott 26-0 a year ago. Dermott owns a 26-game losing streak, dating to Week 7, 2007. The Rams have not scored this year.
Hampton at WOODLAWN (28): After losing to No. 15 Horatio by three points, No. 1 Bearden by three points and No. 2 Junction City by 26, Woodlawn pelted Dermott 36-0 last week.
JUNCTION CITY (49) at Strong: Junction City beat Hermitage 55-0 last week when Bearden beat Strong 55-6. Junction City averages 320 rushing yards per game spread among Rodney Larry (388 yards), Bronte Elliott (284 yards) and Romunskee Flowers (277 yards).
PARKERS CHAPEL (15) at Norphlet: Norphlet needed a fourth-down stop late in the fourth quarter last week to escape Hampton with a 22-15 win. Parkers Chapel lost seven turnovers last week but still had a chance to beat No. 4 Magnet Cove.
BEARDEN is open.