Hootens.com Rankings
Class 6A, Week 11, 2011
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1. Lake Hamilton (9-1)
2. El Dorado (9-1)
3. Pine Bluff (6-4)
4. Searcy (8-2)
5. Jonesboro (7-3)
6. Jacksonville (5-5)
7. Marion (7-3)
8. Texarkana (4-6)
9. Sheridan (5-5)
10. Mountain Home (5-5)
11. LR Parkview (4-6)
12. Benton (3-7)
13. Van Buren (3-7)
14. Russellville (1-9)
15. LR McClellan (1-8-1)
16. LR Fair (0-10)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 10 Mountain Home at No. 8 Texarkana
Mountain Home, which missed the playoffs last year, has not won in the postseason since beating Marion in the 2006 semifinals. Texarkana beat the Bombers 27-7 a week later in the title game.
Mountain Home has lost four of its past five games this season, including seven-point setbacks to West Memphis and Searcy. "We haven't quite gotten over the hump," Mountain Home coach Benji Mahan says. "But we're battle-tested and these last several weeks have prepared us for the playoffs." Sophomore quarterback Drake Walker has generated 1,767 yards (916 passing, 851 rushing) and 15 touchdowns this fall. Senior playmaker Damon Berry has 45 catches for 585 yards and five scores. Junior linebacker Cole Barrow paces the Bombers with 106 tackles. "They play hard and are very sound," Texarkana coach Todd Ledford says. "They're going to be all we want."

Texarkana lost four of its first five games this year before grasping Ledford's new system. "Defensively, we started off feeling pretty good," Ledford says, "but it took half the season to get it together offensively." The Razorbacks find themselves in the same position they were a year ago when they won three in a row before losing to El Dorado in the title game. Senior QB Elgie Richards completed 14 of 18 passes for 152 yards and three TDs in last week's 28-21 win over Sheridan. Texarkana has allowed three sacks in the past 153 pass attempts. "Our entire offensive line has done a good job adjusting," Ledford says. "But we're still struggling to run the ball at times."

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked nine of 10 games (90 percent) involving 6A teams. For the season, HAFR has correctly predicted 90 of 114 games (79 percent).

WEEK 11 PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
TOP HALF OF THE BRACKET
Russellville at LAKE HAMILTON (21): Russellville gave up 548 yards (416 rushing) in last week's 55-30 loss to Cabot. The Cyclones allow 37 ppg. Lake Hamilton held LR McClellan to 63 total yards in last week's 60-8 win. The Wolves chase their third state title game appearance in five years.
Sheridan at JACKSONVILLE (6): Sheridan lost at Texarkana 28-21 last week after scoring twice in the fourth quarter. Junior QB Dylan Flores threw for 188 yards and three TDs. Jacksonville junior playmaker Kevin Richardson threw a TD pass, ran for a score and caught the game-winning TD with 56 seconds left in last week's 20-16 win over Marion. The Red Devils beat Sheridan 31-7 a year ago.
LR McClellan at SEARCY (13): McClellan is in the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Junior QB Akee Johnson has rushed for more than 1,200 yards and 14 TDs this year. Searcy wins its first playoff game since 2001. Senior QB Dezmond Stegall has passed for more than 2,100 yards and 23 TDs this fall.
Van Buren at PINE BLUFF (14): Van Buren junior QB Jacob Eason has accounted for 2,212 yards (1,540 passing, 672 rushing) and 15 TDs this fall. Senior LB Marshall Newby leads the team with 132 tackles. Senior safety Walsh Rogers has a team-high 8.5 sacks and four interceptions. Pine Bluff rushed for 346 yards, including 173 from junior RB Walter Ashley, in last week's 21-14 loss to El Dorado. Van Buren senior safety Cole Plunkett will be featured as the Arkansas Air Guard Scholar Athlete of the Week this week on Comcast Cable Ch. 644 (On Demand) and hootens.com.

BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET
LR Fair at JONESBORO (35): Fair has lost all its games this year by an average of 33 points. Jonesboro senior QB Moe Malugen, who missed three weeks with a leg injury, threw for 147 yards in last week's 56-20 win over LR Hall. Junior RB Martin Stafford has 174 carries for 1,265 yards (7.3 ypc) and 17 TDs this year.
Mountain Home at TEXARKANA (1): See Hootens.com Game of the Week.

LR Parkview at EL DORADO (13): Parkview has lost its past three games by a combined 17 points, including last week's 20-18 setback to West Memphis. El Dorado beat Pine Bluff 21-14 after trailing 14-0 at halftime. The Wildcats made a goal-line stand with 19 seconds left to preserve the victory. Junior QB Lucas Reed has passed for 1,454 yards and 15 TDs this season. Junior RB Marque Burris has 1,445 yards and 21 scores.
Benton at MARION (6): Benton senior cornerback Caleb Davis returned a kickoff 62 yards for a TD in last week's 50-30 win at LR Fair. Three weeks ago, Davis returned an interception 82 yards for the game-winning score late in the fourth quarter during a 57-49 win at LR McClellan. Marion rushed for 319 yards in last week's 20-16 loss at Jacksonville.