Cobras Unable to be Charmed

Although their record at the Shootout of the South may not reflect it (2-6), Fountain Lake proved they could play with the big boys as they gave several teams (Pulaski Academy, Fayetteville, Magnolia, and Rogers) some very tough games and defeated 7A Russellville. At their tournament on Saturday, Fountain Lake showed that THEY were the big boy in sweeping the tournament with wins over DeWitt, Lakeside JV, Jessieville, Magnet Cove, Gosnell, and Dierks before they defeated Perryville, 39 to 21, in the championship game.

The Perryville Mustangs also had an impressive day as they, too, swept through their pool in route to the championship game. Perryville had a good showing last year at the FCA State 7-0n-7 tournament, but they have a new head coach in former Carlisle head coach James Clayton. The Mustangs seem to be adjusting well to their new management as they rolled off seven straight wins.

The runner-up received a plaque for their efforts, and the champions received a plaque as well as a t-shirt for each player.

In a year in which at least two tournaments, Mustang Mountain and the FCA State Championship, took off due to the dead period and other factors, the Fountain Lake Tournament "was a success again this year. We had good sportsmanship and a great football atmosphere," said Fountain Lake assistant coach and tournament organizer Marc Davis. "We're looking forward to year 14 of our tournament next summer."

RESULTS:
9:00 Hot Springs 23, Fountain Lake JV 14
9:25 Lakeside JV 21, Jessieville 7
9:25 Dierks 13, Perryville 30
9:50 Fountain Lake 14, DeWitt 2
9:50 DeQueen 7, Ashdown 21
10:15 Gosnell 7, Jessieville 0
10:15 Hoxie 9, Perryville 16
10:40 Hot Springs 16, Ashdown 0
11:05 Lakeside JV 0, Fountain Lake 39
11:05 Dierks 18, DeQueen 2
11:30 Magnet Cove 14, DeWitt 9
11:30 Ashdown 16, Fountain Lake JV 9
11:55 Hoxie 16, DeQueen 7
12:20 Hot Springs 14, Dierks 17
12:45 Jessieville 11, Fountain Lake 21
12:45 Perryville 30, DeQueen 7
1:10 Magnet Cove 25, Lakeside JV 14
1:10 Dierks 30, Fountain Lake JV 14
1:35 Hot Springs 7, Hoxie 7
2:00 Lakeside JV 23, DeWitt 14
2:00 Ashdown 16, Dierks 15
2:25 Perryville 23, Hot Springs 0
2:50 Magnet Cove 28, Gosnell 27
2:50 Fountain Lake JV 7, Hoxie 16
3:15 Hot Springs 21, DeQueen 16
3:40 DeWitt 2, Gosnell 16
3:40 Ashdown 14, Hoxie 7
4:05 Jessieville 0, Magnet Cove 18
4:05 Perryville 27, Fountain Lake JV 9
4:30 Lakeside JV 0, Gosnell 18
4:30 DeQueen 25, Hoxie 7
4:55 Fountain Lake 21, Magnet Cove 16
4:55 DeQueen 25, Fountain Lake JV 23
5:20 DeWitt 14, Jessieville 7
5:20 Ashdown 20, Perryville 21
5:45 Tournament Game 1 – Perryville 37, Magnet Cove 0
5:45 Tournament Game 2 – Fountain Lake 28, Dierks 14
6:15 Championship – Fountain Lake 39, Perryville 21

FINAL POOL PLAY STANDINGS
Pool A
Perryville 6-0
Dierks 3-2
Hot Springs 3-2-1
Hoxie 3-2-1
Ashdown 3-3
DeQueen 2-5
Fountain Lake JV 0-6

Pool B
Fountain Lake 5-0
Magnet Cove 4-1
Gosnell 3-2
Lakeside JV 2-3
DeWitt 1-4
Jessieville 0-5