Hootens.com Rankings
Class 7A, Week 2, 2011
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1. Fort Smith Southside (1-0)
2. Bentonville (1-0)
3. Springdale Har-Ber (1-0)
4. Fayetteville (1-0)
5. Little Rock Central (1-0)
6. North Little Rock (0-1)
7. West Memphis (1-0)
8. Conway (0-1)
9. Cabot (1-0)
10. Rogers Heritage (1-0)
11. Bryant (1-0)
12. Little Rock Catholic (1-0)
13. Fort Smith Northside (1-0)
14. Rogers (1-0)
15. Springdale (0-1)
16. Little Rock Hall (0-1)

HOOTENS.COM GAME OF THE WEEK
Class 4A No. 1 Pulaski Academy at No. 9 Cabot.
Wide-open Pulaski Academy passes the ball 70 percent of its plays, while Cabot rarely attempts more than three passes a game. Cabot wants to play this game to help it prepare for 7A West passing teams in the playoffs, while Pulaski Academy wants its first varsity win over a Class 7A opponent, although the Bruins handled Fayetteville in a preseason scrimmage.
Pulaski Academy trailed Central Arkansas Christian 7-6 in the first quarter last week before rolling to a 47-14 halftime advantage. Senior quarterback Fredi Knighten completed 20 of 25 passes for 244 yards and five touchdowns and ran nine times for 67 yards. Junior receiver Hunter Henry, who has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss and Tennessee, caught eight passes for 98 yards and a TD.
Cabot starts seven sophomores. The Panthers were tied with Jacksonville 13-13 at halftime last week before ripping off 21 unanswered points in the second half. Panther senior linebacker Chase Boyles returned an interception 65 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter.

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LAST WEEK
Hootens.com correctly predicted nine of 13 games (69 percent) involving Class 7A schools.

WEEK 2 PREDICTIONS (favored team in ALL CAPS followed by point spread)
7A/6A CENTRAL
PULASKI ACADEMY (11) at Cabot: Game of the Week.
FS SOUTHSIDE (1) vs. LR Central: Southside QB Austin Nolan passed 15 yards to Landon Lee with 32 seconds left to beat Conway 32-27 last week. Since 2008, Southside has won a dozen games with fourth-quarter rallies.
Bryant at FS NORTHSIDE (4): Northside beat Bryant for one of its two wins last season. Last week, Northside's 1-point win at Class 6A preseason favorite Pine Bluff impressive. Bryant's 7-point win over Class 6A bottom feeder Benton less than impressive.
Russellville at FAYETTEVILLE (35): Russellville lost at Class 5A rival Morrilton by 28 last week.
Jonesboro at CONWAY (21): Wampus Cats won by 40 last year at Jonesboro.
LR Catholic at NORTH LR (7): First of two regular-season meetings between these teams with goofy schedules. North LR won both last year by a combined 92-35, but Catholic showed out last week against Springdale while Bentonville was mercy ruling North Little Rock for the second straight season.
Van Buren at ROGERS (3): Rogers ended 18-game losing streak last week with its rushing attack and improved defense. Class 6A Van Buren managed just 166 yards in a 14-0 loss to Alma.

7A WEST
FS SOUTHSIDE (3) vs. LR Central (Thurs.): Southside QB Austin Nolan passed 15 yards to Landon Lee with 32 seconds left to beat Conway 32-27 last week. Since 2008, Southside has won a dozen games with fourth-quarter rallies.
Bryant at FS NORTHSIDE (4): Northside beat Bryant for one of its two wins last season. Last week, Northside's 1-point win at Class 6A preseason favorite Pine Bluff impressive. Bryant's 7-point win over Class 6A bottom feeder Benton less than impressive.
LAKE HAMILTON (21) at Springdale: Lake Hamilton quarterback Levi Runyan passed for 279 yards and five TDs last week. Springdale allowed 356 yards in humiliating loss at LR Catholic.
Fort Zumwalt West, Mo. at BENTONVILLE (28): The defending state champ Tigers won this game by 30 last year and last week mercy ruled North LR.
Russellville at FAYETTEVILLE (35): Russellville lost at Class 5A rival Morrilton by 28 last week after struggling against Class 2A Danville in its scrimmage.
Siloam Springs at ROGERS HERITAGE (17): Both teams won but didn't shine last week. Heritage held off Siloam last year.
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (18) at El Dorado: Har-Ber must leave at 8 a.m. Friday but enjoyed an extra day of practice after mercy ruling Lebanon, Mo. last Thursday. El Dorado has captured back-to-back Class 6A titles and won last week at 5A power Camden Fairview by 14.
Van Buren at ROGERS (3): Rogers ended 18-game losing streak last week with its rushing attack and improved defense. Class 6A Van Buren managed just 166 yards in last week's 14-0 loss to Alma.

7A/6A EAST
Blytheville at WEST MEMPHIS (18): West Memphis senior fullback Taz Watson rushed for 105 yards in last week's 36-point win at Forrest City.
MILLS (7) at LR Hall: Hall gave up 51 points in the first half last week against Lake Hamilton.