Hootens.com Rankings
Class 4A, Week 4, 2011
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1. Nashville (2-1)
2. Stuttgart (3-0)
3. Dollarway (3-0)
4. Malvern (3-0)
5. Pottsville (3-0)
6. Warren (0-3)
7. Prairie Grove (2-0)
8. Ozark (3-0)
9. Heber Springs (1-1)
10. Highland (3-0)
11. CAC (1-1)
12. Arkadelphia (3-0)
13. Ashdown (1-2)
14. Star City (3-0)
15. Farmington (3-0)
16. Booneville (1-2)
17. Lonoke (2-1)
18. Dardanelle (3-0)
19. Monticello (1-2)
20. Maumelle (0-2)
21. Valley View (1-2)
22. Clinton (1-2)
23. Gravette (1-2)
24. Pocahontas (3-0)
25. Pea Ridge (3-0)
26. Newport (2-1)
27. Southside Batesville (2-0-1)
28. Mena (1-2)
29. Hamburg (1-2)
30. Lincoln (3-0)
31. Pulaski Robinson (2-1)
32. Crossett (1-2)
33. Arkansas Baptist (1-1-1)
34. Gentry (1-2)
35. Gosnell (0-3)
36. Dumas (0-3)
37. Cave City (0-2-1)
38. Trumann (0-3)
39. DeWitt (0-2)
40. Dover (0-3)
41. Lake Village (1-2)
42. Berryville (1-1)
43. Brookland (2-0)
44. Subiaco Academy (2-1)
45. Bauxite (0-3)
46. Marianna (0-2)
47. Jonesboro Westside (1-2)
48. Waldron (0-3)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 7 Prairie Grove at No. 8 Ozark
These teams circled this game three years ago when the current seniors were going undefeated in junior high. In Hooten's Arkansas Football Magazine, conference coaches tabbed Prairie Grove to win the 1-4A Ozark to finish second. Ozark has beaten the Tigers by a combined 27-18 the past two seasons.

Undefeated Prairie Grove hasn't allowed a point this season, shutting out Lavaca and West Fork, while surrendering less than 200 yards. Weston Bartholomew and Logan Bartholomew pace Prairie Grove's rushing attack. Weston ran for three touchdowns in the first quarter of last week's 43-0 win over West Fork, while his cousin Logan ran six times for 91 yards. Senior quarterback Cooper Winters has thrown four TD passes this fall. Noseguard Jared Murphy and middle linebacker Jacob Kahl alter game plans by stonewalling the middle of the field, Ozark coach Jeremie Burns said.

Ozark counters with a group of seniors who've won 19 games since 2010, including the league championship last fall. Junior running back Bubba Elder has 40 carries for 268 yards and seven TDs this fall, including all five scores in last week's 35-0 win at rival Charleston. Senior quarterback Jonathon McKenzie has rushed 20 times for 245 yards and two TDs, and consistently pins opponents inside the 10-yard line with directional punts. The Hillbilly defense has created 14 turnovers this fall. Senior inside linebackers Ethan Hawkins (34 tackles) and Brandon Brokeshoulder (29 tackles) anchor Ozark's defense, along with senior noseguard Bryan Baaccum (24 tackles, three fumble recoveries and a blocked punt). Senior playmaker Toby Richard has caught five passes for 145 yards. On defense, Richard has racked up 17 tackles, intercepted two passes and blocked two extra points. "They run to the ball as well as any defense I've seen," Prairie Grove coach Danny Abshier said.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs Saturday mornings statewide at 8:30 on Fox 24 (Fayetteville/Fort Smith) and at 9:30 on KARZ 42 (Little Rock), featuring the state's top players. Ozark's Toby Richard will be featured as the Arkansas Air Guard Scholar Athlete of the Week.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 35 of 40 games (88 percent). For the season, Hootens.com has correctly predicted 100 of 120 games (84 percent).

WEEK 4 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
1-4A
LINCOLN (8) at Berryville: Lincoln hasn't allowed a point this year, shutting out Dover 26-0 last week. Berryville's Ethan Chapin ran for two TDs and caught a TD pass in last week's 21-16 win at Carroll County rival Green Forest.
FARMINGTON (17) at Gentry: Gentry surrendered almost 400 yards in last week's 32-point loss at Heber Springs. Farmington has allowed just one TD this year.
Gravette at PEA RIDGE (4): Pea Ridge's Dayton Winn ran for 143 yards and two TDs in last week's 41-point win over Class 3A Greenland. The Blackhawk defense also held Greenland without a first down. Gravette gained 343 yards in last week's 21-point loss to Class 6A Siloam Springs.
Prairie Grove at OZARK (1): Hootens.com Class 4A Game of the Week.

2-4A
HEBER SPRINGS (1) at Lonoke: Lonoke has beaten Heber Springs three of the past five seasons. Heber Springs QB Michael Kramer passed for 224 yards and two TDs in last week's 38-6 win over Gentry. Lonoke senior running back Eric Williams ran for 150 yards and two TDs in the first half of last week's 38-6 win at Little Rock McClellan.
Marianna at CLINTON (21): Clinton has won three straight over the Trojans by a total of 76 points. Marianna has been outscored 98-0 the past two weeks. Clinton gives up 42 points weekly.
Newport at DOLLARWAY (8): Newport led Class 5A Sylvan Hills 14-0 at halftime last week before losing 17-14. Newport freshman Carl Turner tallied 146 yards against Sylvan Hills. Dollarway cornerback Tracey Smith intercepted three passes against Crossett a week ago.
Southside Batesville at STUTTGART (14): Stuttgart has never lost to Southside Batesville, outscoring the Southerners 278-28 the past six seasons. Southside Batesville has won just two conference games since 2009. But the Southerners might provide more of a challenge this season with cousins Jordan and Emprea Childress, who combined for more than 400 yards offense in last week's 37-point win over Melbourne.

3-4A
GOSNELL (1) at Brookland: Brookland plays its inaugural conference game against winless Gosnell. The Bearcats beat Class 2A Brinkley in the opener and Class 3A Mountain View last week.
HIGHLAND (35) at Jonesboro Westside: Highland averages 45 points per game. The Rebels have beaten Jonesboro Westside three straight seasons by a combined 118-6. Jonesboro Westside hasn't won a conference game since beating Pocahontas Week 4, 2009.
Trumann at POCAHONTAS (18): Pocahontas starts 4-0 for the second straight season. Redskin sophomore QB Jake Kellett accounted for 253 yards in last week's 20-point win over Corning.
VALLEY VIEW (11) at Cave City: These teams have met in non-conference games the past two years, with Valley View winning both times by a combined 94-27.

4-4A
BOONEVILLE (25) at Waldron: Booneville trailed Star City 28-7 last week but tied it in the fourth quarter before losing by six points. Waldron has been outscored 116-14 this season. Waldron fumbled the ball 24 times in its first two games, but none last week.
Dover at DARDANELLE (21): Dardanelle scored almost every way possible in last week's 14-point win over Clarksville: passing for a TD, rushing for a TD, returning a fumble for a score and kicking three field goals.
Maumelle at MENA (1): Mena won its first game of the season last week, coincidentally the first time senior QB Austin Warren and receiver Malachi McGee played. Winless Maumelle has lost two games by a combined nine points.
POTTSVILLE (28) at Subiaco Academy: Subiaco Academy senior Austin Breed ran for three TDs in last week's 15-point win at Perryville. Pottsville junior QB Michael Perry fuels an offense that averages 41 points a game. Perry has rushed for almost 400 yards and five TDs this year, while seniors Corey Campbell and Tyler Weaver have combined for almost 300 yards and four TDs.

7-4A
Arkadelphia at NASHVILLE (8): Undefeated Arkadelphia beat Class 6A Benton and Sheridan and Class 5A Hot Springs by an average of 43-21. Nashville must regroup after losing to Class 5A Watson Chapel by two points last week. Scrapper QB Joel Hendry has passed for 996 yards this year.
Bauxite at MALVERN (31): Malvern broke in its new turf last week with a resounding 38-point win over Class 5A nemesis Hot Springs Lakeside. Leopard senior QB Austin Warford completed two of three passes for 77 yards and a TD and ran three times for 64 yards and a score, while senior Tim Hardimon ran 18 times for 169 yards and three TDs and returned an interception for another score.
CAC (1) at Arkansas Baptist: CAC hasn't played a complete game since losing to Stuttgart on Aug. 27. The Mustangs' game against rival Little Rock Christian was canceled last week. Arkansas Baptist scored three TDs in the fourth quarter to salvage a 34-34 tie at Camden Harmony Grove a week ago.
Pulaski Robinson at ASHDOWN (14): It's homecoming in Ashdown and the Panthers have beaten Pulaski Robinson the past two years. Ashdown held De Queen to 119 yards and forced three turnovers last week.

8-4A
HAMBURG (7) at DeWitt: DeWitt has won three conference games over the past four years. Hamburg recovered two fumbles for TDs and senior Lamarco Harris ran for 147 yards in last week's 21-point win at Magnolia. Hamburg slipped by DeWitt 28-26 a year ago.
WARREN (14) at Crossett: Winless Warren has struggled the past two weeks against Class 5A No. 1 Pulaski Academy and No. 2 Camden Fairview. Crossett hung with Dollarway for three quarters last week before losing by 19 points.
DUMAS (3) at Lake Village: Lake Village's 30-0 win over Drew Central last week was its first since Week 1 last season and its fourth since 2010. Winless Dumas gives up 42 points a game.
Monticello at STAR CITY (7): Undefeated Star City rallied from a double-digit deficit at Class 3A Camden Harmony Grove two weeks ago and the Bulldogs jumped on Booneville 28-7 a week ago before hanging on for a 34-28 victory. Monticello has been shutout in two of the past three games.