Hootens.com Rankings
Class 6A, Week 5, 2009
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1. El Dorado (4-0)
2. West Memphis (4-0)
3. Watson Chapel (3-1)
4. Pine Bluff (2-2)
5. Lake Hamilton (3-1)
6. Jonesboro (4-0)
7. LR Parkview (3-1)
8. Marion (3-1)
9. Texarkana (1-3)
10. Mountain Home (3-0-1)
11. Jacksonville (1-3)
12. Sheridan (1-3)
13. Searcy (1-3)
14. LR Hall (1-3)
15. LR Fair (1-3)
16. Benton (0-4)

GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 4 Pine Bluff at No. 3 Watson Chapel
Watson Chapel did everything but win at El Dorado last week. Watson Chapel led 24-20 at halftime and out gained El Dorado 390-366, but lost 36-32.  Senior quarterback C.J. Branch (6-3, 225) ran for 93 yards and a touchdown. He completed 10 of 20 passes for 202 yards and two TDs. Senior Nicholas Vanderbilt (5-9, 215) ran for a TD and converted four two-point conversions for the Wildcats. Watson Chapel's wishbone attack forces teams to focus for four quarters.
Pine Bluff has yet to notch a win against an opponent with a winning record. Last week, Pine Bluff beat Benton, which has been outscored 168-27 through four weeks. Senior QB Claude Johnson (6-1, 195) led the Zebras to TDs on their first six possessions and 42-0 halftime lead.  Johnson tossed four TD passes and connected with senior Jonathan Frazier (6-2, 185) for three of them. In Pine Bluff's two losses (FS Northside and at West Memphis), the Zebras blew big leads. FS Northside scored 33 unanswered points and West Memphis rallied from 28 points down.

TV SHOW
Hooten's Arkansas Football airs 11 a.m. Saturdays on KFSM in Fort Smith/Fayetteville and Today's THV 11 in Little Rock. Class 6A games scheduled this week include Lake Hamilton at Benton and Mountain Home at LR Hall. Searcy senior lineman Patrick Bingham will be featured as the Arkansas Air Guard Scholar Athlete of the Week.

LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly picked 7 of 8 winners (88 percent). Hootens.com is 41-12-1 (77 percent) for the season.

WEEK 5 GAMES (favored team in all CAPS followed by point spread)
6A EAST
WEST MEMPHIS (22) at Marion: West Memphis' offense exploded for 383 first-half yards to demolish LR Hall 49-12.  Marion running backs Trey Franklin and DeKendrick Smith rushed for more than 100 yards in a 34-14 win over Searcy.
LR PARKVIEW (28) at Searcy: Parkview's offense was held to minus 3 yards in the first half against Jonesboro. Searcy had four turnovers last week.
Jacksonville at JONESBORO (31): Jonesboro's defense created 11 sacks, a safety, and returned two interceptions for TDs in a 37-7 thrashing of LR Parkview. Jonesboro won at Jacksonville 31-13 last year.
MOUNTAIN HOME (17) at LR Hall: Mountain Home's Chris Wenneberg carried 27 times for 113 yards and two TDs in the first quarter last week against Jacksonville. The Bombers led 28-0 and held on to win 35-27.

6A SOUTH
Pine Bluff at WATSON CHAPEL (2): Game of the Week. Watson Chapel's wishbone could wear down a Pine Bluff defense that struggles to last four quarters.
Texarkana at EL DORADO (13): Senior tailback James Ford carried El Dorado to victory last week against Watson Chapel with 152 yards rushing and two scores, including the game winner.
LAKE HAMILTON (35) at Benton: Lake Hamilton trailed 9-0 early at Sheridan last week before senior QB Jordan Benson passed for a TD and ran for two more.
LR Fair at SHERIDAN (20): Sheridan's spread offense should explode against Fair's defense that allowed 87 points the past two weeks.

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