Hootens.com Rankings
Class 5A, Week 11, 2010
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1. Camden Fairview (9-1)
2. Watson Chapel (7-3)
3. Batesville (10-0)
4. Greenwood (8-2)
5. Mills (9-1)
6. Greenbrier (8-2)
7. Alma (7-3)
8. Vilonia (7-3)
9. Beebe (6-4)
10. Monticello (7-3)
11. Arkadelphia (7-3)
12. HS Lakeside (7-3)
13. Greene County Tech (5-5)
14. Magnolia (5-5)
15. White Hall (4-6)
16. Forrest City (5-5)
17. Wynne (5-5)
18. Siloam Springs (5-5)
19. Harrison (5-5)
20. CAC (5-5)
21. Morrilton (3-7)
22. Blytheville (4-6)
23. West Helena (3-7)
24. Hot Springs (2-8)
25. Sylvan Hills (3-7)
26. Paragould (2-8)
27. LR Christian (3-7)
28. Hope (1-9)
29. Huntsville (2-8)
30. North Pulaski (1-9)
31. Crossett (0-10)
32. Nettleton (0-10)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 7 Alma at No. 9 Beebe
Alma hasn't won a playoff game since beating Magnolia by 23 points in the first round in 2005. They've lost at Pulaski Academy and White Hall by a combined 91-65 the past two seasons. Alma squandered the conference title and top playoff seed in last week's 52-21 loss at Greenwood. "We've told the kids the rivalry game with Greenwood is over and its time to refocus," said Coach Todd Dilbeck. "This is the third part of the season." Alma running back/receiver Isaac McCoy has ran for 28 touchdowns and caught seven TD passes this year. He ran for 83 yards and a pair of TDs in the first half against Greenwood, but played only two snaps in the second half while resting a pinched nerve that has hampered him for three weeks. The Airedales inserted junior QB Brady Bradley into the starting lineup two weeks ago "because he gives us another dimension running the ball," Dilbeck said. Senior center John Davis (6-0, 250) and left tackle Jordan White (6-6, 270) have played consistent all season, while junior Brandon Isom (5-10, 245) and Austin Gregory (6-3, 360) have graded out at least 80 percent in every game. Senior linebacker Kenneth Pearson paces Alma with 78 tackles, while brothers Gage and Gunner Jensen have combined for 119 tackles.

Beebe won six straight 5A East games and finished second in the league this season. The Badgers lost at Batesville 17-13 last week, ending hopes of a league championship. "We are disappointed that we didn't win a conference championship, but we left everything on the field," said Beebe coach John Shannon. The Badgers averaged almost 40 points per conference game with a stout running attack. Senior fullback Colby Taylor has carried 206 times for 1,447 yards and 18 TDs this year, while junior halfback Jay Holdway has gained 697 yards and 14 scores.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 16 in Little Rock and KFSM TV 5.2 in Fort Smith/Fayetteville. Games scheduled this week include Alma at Beebe, Greene County Tech at Greenbrier and Magnolia at Mills.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted 15 of 16 games (94 percent), nailing the spread of CAC by 21 points over Little Rock Christian. For the season, Hootens.com has correctly predicted 165 of 197 games (84 percent).

WEEK 11 PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
TOP HALF OF THE BRACKET
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HS Lakeside at WATSON CHAPEL (10): Hot Springs Lakeside returns to the playoff for the first time since 2003. Watson Chapel has won seven straight games and the Wildcats have advanced to the Class 6A semifinals the past two years.
Greene County Tech at GREENBRIER (8): Greenbrier gets a home playoff game for the second straight year. Panther junior QB Neal Burcham completes 60 percent of his passes for 2,505 yards and 23 TDs this year. Greene County Tech first-year QB Clayton Davis accounted for six TDs (four rushing, two passing) in last week's 22-point win over crosstown rival Paragould.

White Hall at CAMDEN FAIRVIEW (14): Camden Fairview has won four conference titles over the past five years. Senior QB Brandon Keaton has thrown 27 TD passes this fall. White Hall led Mills 9-0 in the fourth quarter last week but lost by five points.
ALMA (3) at Beebe: Hootens.com Game of the Week.

BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET
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Vilonia at BATESVILLE (7): Batesville captured its third league championship in eight years by winning three games by a TD or less this fall, including a 17-13 decision over Beebe a week ago. Sophomore running back Jordan Childress has rushed for almost 1,300 yards this year. Batesville's junior high, junior varsity and varsity all posted undefeated seasons. Vilonia senior QB Drew Knowles ran for 144 yards and a TD in last week's 19-point setback at Greenbrier.
MONTICELLO (2) at Arkadelphia: Defending state champion Monticello has won four straight games. Senior running back Brian Handley has rushed for almost 1,300 yards this year. Arkadelphia gives up 16 points per game.

Forrest City at GREENWOOD (24): Greenwood closed the regular season with six straight wins and captured the conference title for the fifth time in six years. Junior running back Justin Sunde has rushed for 1,045 yards and 12 TDs this year, while senior QB Stephen Hogan has passed for 2,144 yards and 18 TDs and ran for 11 scores.
Magnolia at MILLS (3): Magnolia has won just one playoff game since advancing to the semifinals in 1998. Mills hasn't won a playoff game since beating Blytheville 53-0 in 1989, which is also the last time the Comets won 10 games.