Hootens.com Rankings
Class 3A, Week 6, 2012
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1. Glen Rose (4-1)
2. Harding Academy (4-0)
3. Fountain Lake (4-1)
4. Fordyce (5-0)
5. Charleston (4-1)
6. Barton (5-0)
7. Prescott (4-1)
8. Paris (3-2)
9. Smackover (4-1)
10. C. Harmony Grove (3-1-1)
11. McGehee (4-1)
12. Rivercrest (3-2)
13. Osceola (3-2)
14. Jessieville (4-1)
15. Lamar (4-1)
16. Mansfield (2-3)
17. Corning (3-2)
18. Earle (3-2)
19. Greenland (3-2)
20. Yellville-Summit (2-3)
21. Hoxie (2-2)
22. West Fork (1-3)
23. Atkins (4-0)
24. Mayflower (3-2)
25. Bald Knob (2-3)
26. Riverview (2-2)
27. Rose Bud (2-2)
28. Cedarville (3-2)
29. Horatio (5-0)
30. Harrisburg (0-3-1)
31. Danville (0-5)
32. Melbourne (3-2)
33. B. Harmony Grove (2-3)
34. Episcopal (2-3)
35. Lavaca (1-4)
36. Elkins (1-4)
37. Two Rivers (2-3)
38. Manila (1-4)
39. Centerpoint (0-5)
40. Genoa Central (2-3)
41. Perryville (1-4)
42. Piggott (1-3)
43. Green Forest (0-4)
44. Bismarck (0-5)
45. Fouke (1-4)
46. Drew Central (0-4)
47. Mountain View (0-5)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 4 Fordyce at No. 7 Prescott
Fordyce has won its five games this fall by an average of 38 points. Senior quarterback Cole Johnson has completed 54 of 83 passes (65 percent) for 938 yards and 14 touchdowns with one interception. Junior running back Larry Buckley has 33 carries for 402 yards (12.2 yards per carry) and four TDs. Senior receiver Rashad Allen paces the Redbugs with 22 catches for 409 yards (18.6 yards per catch) and five scores. Senior linebackers Xavier Warner (team-high 45 tackles) and Austin Nutt (35 stops) lead a defense allowing seven points per game. "They have good players with speed all over the field," Prescott coach Tommy Poole says. "We're used to speed but not at their level."

Prescott has won four straight games since losing to 7-2A favorite Gurdon 40-34 in the opener. The Curley Wolves beat Smackover 45-23 last week, outscoring the Buckaroos 27-0 in the final 16 minutes. Senior RB Brandon Marks sparked the comeback with a long kickoff return to set up the go-ahead score. Marks has rushed for 518 yards and 10 TDs this season. Senior end Mark Johnson (6-2, 185; 4.4 speed) has committed to Arkansas State. "They have great athletes and three or four of them are Division I guys," Fordyce coach Tim Rodgers says. "We can't turn the ball over and must control the clock."

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 20 of 23 games (87 percent) involving 3A teams, nailing the spread of Melbourne by six points over Green Forest. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 136 of 170 games (80 percent).

WEEK 6 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
1-3A
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT (20) at Green Forest: Yellville-Summit's two wins this season have come on the road. The Panthers have lost all three home games in the final seconds, including last week's 15-14 setback to Greenland. Green Forest has lost its past two games to Berryville and Melbourne by a combined 11 points.
Mountain View at GREENLAND (25): Mountain View averages a league-low six ppg. Greenland kicked a 20-yard field goal with two seconds left in last week's 15-14 win over Yellville-Summit.
Melbourne at WEST FORK (12): Melbourne averages a league-high 27 ppg. Senior RB Ben Cooper ran for a pair of second-half TDs in last week's 20-14 win over Green Forest. West Fork was idle last week. The Tigers beat Mountain View 21-0 two weeks ago.
Elkins is open.

2-3A
Bald Knob at HARDING ACADEMY (20): Bald Knob senior QB Cordell Crisp has passed for 9,397 yards and 101 TDs in his career, including 111 of 181 passes (61 percent) for 1,716 yards and 14 TDs this year. Harding Academy has beaten Episcopal and Rose Bud by a combined 80-14 over the past two weeks. The Wildcats held Rose Bud scoreless until the fourth quarter in last week's 22-point victory.
BARTON (34) at Perryville: Barton freshman WB Cameron Anderson ran six times for 157 yards and three TDs in last week's 45-19 win over Riverview. Senior WB Kedrick Jackson ran nine times for 101 yards and returned a punt 65 yards for a score. Perryville averages a league-low 14 ppg.
ROSE BUD (8) at Episcopal: Rose Bud junior QB Christian Reynolds completed 17 of 28 passes for 242 yards and two TDs in last week's 36-14 loss to Harding Academy. Episcopal junior playmaker Trenten Deloach ran 25 times for 200 yards and four TDs in last week's 28-0 win over Perryville.
Mayflower at RIVERVIEW (1): Mayflower sophomore QB Adam Dycus has completed 80 of 144 passes (56 percent) for 1,455 yards and 14 TDs this season, including 605 yards and six TDs in last week's 57-53 win over Bald Knob. Riverview lost to Bald Knob by one point two weeks ago. Four players were injured in that game and the Raiders failed to convert a two-point conversion with 1:15 left. Senior QB Cole Butler and senior playmaker McKenzie Jones (both injured vs. Bald Knob) played in last week's 45-19 loss to Barton. The Raiders have beaten Mayflower by an average score of 38-17 over the past two years.

3-3A
Corning at RIVERCREST (16): Corning has beaten Earle and Manila by a combined 84-34 over the past two weeks. Rivercrest has won its past three games over Gosnell, Harrisburg and Hoxie by an average of 22 points. Senior QB Phillip Porter has accounted for 640 yards and six TDs this season. Junior receiver Kani Turner has scored five TDs and averages 17 yards per catch.
Hoxie at EARLE (6): Hoxie has lost to Osceola and Rivercrest by a combined 67-19 over the past two weeks. Earle lost five fumbles in last week's 24-14 win over Piggott. Senior RB Autry Allen ran 17 times for 225 yards and three TDs. Senior linemen John Williams and Johnny Turner return from injuries this week. Sophomore LB Robert Fulton has led Earle in tackles the past three weeks, while junior Tavaris Richardson has emerged at end.
Manila at HARRISBURG (12): Manila beat Piggott 29-14 two weeks ago for its first league victory since 2010. Harrisburg has beaten Manila by an average of 33 points over the past four years. See highlights of Manila's game earlier this year at McCrory on the video page at hootens.com.
OSCEOLA (14) at Piggott: Osceola has allowed 13 points over the past two weeks. Piggott has lost three games by an average of 10 points this year.

4-3A
CHARLESTON (21) at Atkins: Charleston sophomore QB Ty Storey has passed for 880 yards and 13 TDs with no interceptions over the past two weeks. Atkins has won five of its past six games. The Red Devils have beaten Cedarville and Lavaca by a combined 22 points over the past two weeks.
Cedarville at LAMAR (7): Cedarville junior RB Austin Soehlman ran for three TDs in last week's 46-28 win over Danville. Danville scored twice in the fourth quarter. Lamar senior RB Justice Williams ran for a pair of TDs in last week's 22-18 win over Mansfield, including a 5-yarder with 15 seconds left for the win. Williams averages 8.2 yards per carry this season. Senior QB Jordan Haas has accounted for 866 yards and nine TDs.
Danville at MANSFIELD (6): Danville has allowed 103 points over the past two weeks. Mansfield lost to Lamar 22-18 last week after leading 18-15 with 39 seconds left in the game. Three of the Tigers' remaining five games are at home.
PARIS (29) at Lavaca: Paris won its last five regular-season games in 2011l after losing to Charleston. The Eagles should do the same this year. Lavaca allows a league-high 36 ppg.

5-3A
Bismarck at GLEN ROSE (49): Bismarck has lost its five games by an average score of 41-12. Glen Rose sophomore RB Carlos Burton ran 14 times for 207 yards and four TDs in last week's 54-14 win over Jessieville. Senior QB Collin Hunter has completed 45 of 69 passes (65 percent) for 962 yards and seven TDs this year.
TWO RIVERS (2) at Centerpoint: Two Rivers has won four of its past 15 games, including two victories over Class 2A Hector. Centerpoint has lost 10 straight games. The Knights have not beaten a current Class 3A team in almost two years. Horatio beat both teams over the past two weeks (Two Rivers 45-33; Centerpoint 69-34).
FOUNTAIN LAKE (34) at Horatio: Fountain Lake senior WB/DB Andrew Barber has scored seven TDs, averages 9.6 yards per carry and has recorded 33 tackles this season. Horatio allowed 67 points to Two Rivers and Centerpoint over the past two weeks. The Lions should make the playoffs win one more win. See highlights of Fountain Lake's game earlier this year against Pottsville now on the video page at hootens.com.
B. Harmony Grove at JESSIEVILLE (20): Harmony Grove pitched its second shutout of the season with last week's 27-0 win over Bismarck. Jessieville has beaten the Cardinals by an average of 31 points over the past two years.

6-3A
Drew Central at SMACKOVER (36): Drew Central allows a league-high 50 ppg. Smackover recovers from last week's 45-23 loss to Prescott before traveling to Fordyce next week.
FORDYCE (4) at Prescott: See Hootens.com Game of the Week.
C. HARMONY GROVE (35) at Fouke: Harmony Grove led Genoa Central 43-7 early in the third quarter during last week's 59-20 win. Senior RB Xavier Singleton ran 12 times for 196 yards and three TDs. Fouke has lost its past two games to Smackover and Fordyce by a combined 101-12.
MCGEHEE (30) at Genoa Central: McGehee beat Drew Central 52-20 last week. The Owls play host to Fouke next week and finish the regular season with Prescott, Smackover and Fordyce. Genoa Central gave up 339 yards rushing in last week's 59-20 loss to Camden Harmony Grove. See highlights on McGehee's season opener against Monticello now on the video page at hootens.com.