Friday, July 16, 2010

2010 Shootout of the South Results

A 10 day trip to the United Kingdom and the Arkansas Activities Association Dead Period (June 20 - July 3) interfered with our keeping you as up to date as well as we intend.  The Shootout of the South was held on June 18-19 at the Mighty Blue Bird Complex.  The Pulaski Academy Bruins played well enough to win the Baptist Health Shootout of the South. This tournament marks the Bruins second victory in the 2010 Arkansas 7-on-7 Triple Crown after they won the Sonic Air Raid two weeks earlier.  In the other shootout brackets, Nashville walked away with the Chenal Heights Bracket while Stigler (OK) won the Windstream Bracket championship.

The Top Gun Award for the 2010 Shootout of the South was Nashville's Colt Moore.  Garrett Lamb of Pulaski Academy won the Most Outstanding Receiver Award.  The Most Outstanding Defensive Player honor went to Dylan Little of Pulaski Academy.  

Notes
  • Pulaski Academy qualified for the 7-on-7 National Championship in Hoover, AL with the win.
  • The Triple Crown will not be claimed this year as Pulaski Academy has chosen to pass on playing in the Vype 7-on-7 Tournament at the University of Arkansas.
  • Previous Champions of the Shootout of the South
    • 2005 Rogers
    • 2006 Allen (TX)
    • 2007 Heritage Hall (OK)
    • 2008 Lake Hamilton
    • 2009 Fayetteville
Friday Pool Play Results

11:00 am
Allen 42, Lakeside 26
Conway 30, Parkview 16
Nashville 14, Watson Chapel 16
Shiloh Christian 39, Little Rock Hall 2
Afton 8, Magnolia 18

11:35 am
Rogers Heritage 44, Lake Hamilton 37
Heritage Hall 35, Russellville 2

El Dorado 37, Cenla Christian 8
Pulaski Academy 34, Dumas 0
Fayetteville 30, Central Arkansas Christian 21

12:10 pm
Stigler 35, Fountain Lake 7
Greenbrier 20, Warren 16
Allen 11, Conway 16
Lakeside 30, Watson Chapel 37
Parkview 18, Nashville 21

12:45 pm
Shiloh Christian 34, Afton 11
Little Rock Hall 0, Lake Hamilton 34
Magnolia 7, Rogers Heritage 34
Heritage Hall 16, El Dorado 16
Russellville 7, Dumas 18

1:20 pm
Cenla Christian 4, Pulaski Academy 32
Stigler 0, Fayetteville 48
Greenbrier 23, Central Arkansas Christian 7
Warren 7, Fountain Lake 16
Allen 35, Parkview 14

1:55 pm
Nashville 37, Lakeside 14
Conway 21, Watson Chapel 16
Shiloh Christian 32, Magnolia 16
Rogers Heritage 53, Little Rock Hall 14
Afton 16, Lake Hamilton 28

2:30 pm
Heritage Hall 27, Cenla Christian 16
Pulaski Academy 42, Russellville 14
El Dorado 16, Dumas 0
Fountain Lake 14, Fayetteville 50
Warren 28, Central Arkansas Christian 30

3:05 pm
Greenbrier 34, Stigler 0
Allen 35, Nashville 35
Lakeside 21, Conway 37
Parkview 21, Watson Chapel 42
Shiloh Christian 21, Rogers Heritage 39

3:40 pm 
Little Rock Hall 2, Afton 18
Magnolia 0, Lake Hamilton 34
Heritage Hall 16, Pulaski Academy 27
Russellville 20, El Dorado 21
Cenla Christian 23, Dumas 21

4:15 pm
Fayetteville 48, Warren 23
Stigler 20, Central Arkansas Christian 30
Greenbrier 25, Fountain Lake 16
Allen 36, Watson Chapel 16
Conway 16, Nashville 7

4:50 pm
Lakeside 14, Parkview 34
Afton 7, Rogers Heritage 32
Shiloh Christian 14, Lake Hamilton 16
Little Rock Hall 9, Magnolia 14
Heritage Hall 14, Dumas 16

5:25 pm
Russellville 9, Cenla Christian 30
El Dorado 41, Pulaski Academy 29
Fountain Lake 16, Central Arkansas Christian 39
Greenbrier 23, Fayetteville 25
Warren 25, Stigler 9

Pool Standings
  •  Pool A
    • Conway 5-0-0
    • Allen 3-1-1
    • Watson Chapel 3-2-0
    • Nashville 2-2-1
    • Parkview 1-4-0
    • Lakeside 0-5-0
  • Pool B
    • Fayetteville 5-0-0
    • Greenbrier 4-1-0
    • Central Arkansas Christian 3-2-0
    • Warren 1-4-0
    • Stigler 1-4-0
    • Fountain Lake 1-4-0
  • Pool C
    • Rogers Heritage 5-0-0
    • Lake Hamilton 4-1-0
    • Shiloh Christian 3-2-0
    • Magnolia 2-3-0
    • Afton 1-4-0
    • Little Rock Hall 0-5-0
  • Pool D
    • El Dorado 4-0-1
    • Pulaski Academy 4-1-0
    • Heritage Hall 2-2-1
    • Cenla Christian 2-3-0
    • Dumas 2-3-0
    • Russellville 0-5-0
The full tournament results can be found here.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Hustlin' Hermit Shootout Results

The Warren Lumberjacks rolled through the competition at the innagural Hustlin' Hermit Shootout at Hermitage High School defeating DeWitt in the Championship game 51-42.  The Fordyce Redbugs finished the event in third place by defeating Searcy JV 27-19.  In losing to Warren, DeWitt finished as tournament runner-up.  Bearden and host Hermitage both struggled to 0-4 finishes on Tuesday night.
 
Pool A Results
Warren 27 - Bearden 9
Warren 24 - Smackover 6
Smackover 11 - Bearden 10
Warren 23 - Searcy JV 14
Searcy JV 13 - Bearden 4
Smackover 25 - Searcy 9
 
Pool A Standings 
1. Warren  3-0
2. Smackover 2-1
3. Searcy JV 1-2
4. Bearden 0-3
 
Pool B Results
Junction City 20 - Hermitage 2
DeWitt 26 - Fordyce 20
DeWitt 25 - Junction City 8
Fordyce 28 - Hermitage 2
Junction City 14 - Fordyce 13
DeWitt 20 - Hermitage 2
 
Pool B Standings 
1. DeWitt  3-0
2. Junction City 2-1
3. Fordyce 1-2
4. Hermitage 0-3
 
Tournament Results
#1 Warren 34 - #4 Hermitage 0
#1 DeWitt 22 - #4 Bearden 17
#3 Searcy 20 - #2 Junction City 18
#3 Fordyce 18 - #2 Smackover 16
#1 Warren 29 - #3 Searcy 11
#1 DeWitt 27 - #3 Fordyce 10
#3 Fordyce 27 - #3 Searcy 19 - 3rd Place
#1 Warren 51 - #1 DeWitt 42 - Championship
 

Monday, July 12, 2010

Hustlin' Hermit Shootout Preview

Hermitage High School will host its first ever 7-on-7 tournament on Tuesday, July 13th.  The Hustlin' Hermit Shootout will begin with pool play starting at 2:00 PM.  Following a 30 minute break, the single elimination tournament will begin at 5:00 PM.  Championship and 3rd Place games will be played at 7:20 PM.  All games will be held at Hermit Field.
 
The eight teams in the event will be split into pools of four.  Pool A will play all games on Field 1 (EAST), with Pool B playing on Field 2 (West). Those pools are set up as follows:
 
Pool A:  Hermitage, Fordyce, Junction City, DeWitt
Pool B:  Bearden, Searcy (JV), Smackover, Warren
 
2:00 PM - Hermitage vs. Junction City / Warren vs. Bearden
2:30 PM - Fordyce vs. DeWitt / Searcy JV vs. Smackover
3:00 PM - Junction City vs. DeWitt / Smackover vs. Bearden
3:30 PM - Hermitage vs. Fordyce / Searcy JV vs. Warren
4:00 PM - Fordyce vs. Junction City / Bearden vs. Searcy JV
4:30 PM - Hermitage vs. DeWitt / Smackover vs. Warren
 
All pool and bracket games will be played with 20 minute running clocks.  The Championship and 3rd Place games will be played with two 15 minute halves.  Admission to the event is $1 per person.  A concession stand will be available throughout the day.  All participants will be provided a t-shirt and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place squads will receive a plaque.
 
Sponsors for the Hustlin' Hermit Shootout include Warren Bank and Trust, First State Bank, The Mad Butcher, Hermitage Grocery, DMA Apparel, Clanton Farms, Harrod & Hensley Tomato Company, and Coca-Cola.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Oldest Tournament turns 15 this Weekend

The Fountain Lake 7-on-7 tournament begins this Saturday at 9 a.m. with 14 teams competing for 2 championships.  There will be a small school division (2A-4A), and a large school division (4A-7A).  This tournament is the longest running tournament in Arkansas as this will mark its 15th year.  The tournament will be held at Cutter Morning Star as Fountain Lake is in the process of installing an artificial surface on their football field.

The large school division will feature Benton, Bryant, Lakeside, Lake Hamilton, Nashville, Pulaski Academy, and Fountain Lake JV. 

The small school division includes Centerpoint, Charleston, DeWitt, Fountain Lake, Mansfield, Perryville, and Smackover.

Both divisions look wide open, but Arkansas Football Bloggers predicts that it will be Bryant or Pulaski Academy hoisting the trophy in the large division, and Fountain Lake keeping the hardware safely in their field house in the small division.

SCHEDULE
The top 2 teams in each division will play at 6:00 for the championship.



Small School Large School
9:00  Centerpoint vs Perryville PA vs Fountain Lake JV
9:25  Fountain Lake vs Mansfield Nashville vs Lakeside
9:50  DeWitt vs Charleston Lake Hamilton vs Benton
10:15  Perryville vs Smackover Bryant vs Lakeside
10:40  Fountain Lake vs DeWitt PA vs Benton
11:05  Centerpoint vs Charleston Nashville vs Lake Hamilton
11:30  Mansfield vs DeWitt Fountain Lake JV vs Benton
11:55  Smackover vs Charleston Bryant vs Lake Hamilton
12:20  Fountain Lake vs Centerpoint PA vs Nashville
12:45  Perryville vs Charleston Lakeside vs Lake Hamilton
1:10  Mansfield vs Centerpoint Fountain Lake JV vs Nashville
1:35  Smackover vs Fountain Lake Bryant vs PA
2:00  DeWitt vs Centerpoint Benton vs Nashville
2:25  Perryville vs Fountain Lake Lakeside vs PA
2:50  Mansfield vs Smackover Fountain Lake JV vs Bryant
3:15  Charleston vs Fountain Lake Lake Hamilton vs PA
3:40  DeWitt vs Smackover Benton vs Bryant
4:05  Perryville vs Mansfield Lakeside vs Fountain Lake JV
4:30  Centerpoint vs Smackover Nashville vs Bryant
4:55  Charleston vs Mansfield Lake Hamilton vs Fountain Lake JV
5:20  DeWitt vs Perryville Benton vs Lakeside

Southwest Elite Begins Today

One of the top 7-on-7 tournaments begins today at Shiloh Christian with 15 teams vying for the Southwest Elite 7-on-7 Championship.  This is one of the premiere tournaments in Arkansas and will pit some of the top 7-on-7 teams and players against one another.

Arkansas teams that will be competing will be Shiloh Christian, Bentonville, El Dorado, Fayetteville, CAC, Greene County Tech, Rogers Heritage, Mayflower, Springdale, and Arkansas Baptist.  Shiloh and Fayetteville are the likely favorites, followed closely by El Dorado and Rogers Heritage.  All four of those teams were in the top 8 at the Shootout of the South three weeks ago.

Out of state teams include Olive Branch (MS), Heritage Hall (OK City), McAlister (OK), Muskogee (OK), and Hillcrest (Springfield, MO).  Arkansas Football Bloggers can only speak about Heritage Hall as we are unfamiliar with the other out of state teams.  Heritage Hall boasts two great athletes in wide receiver Sterling Sheppard, who was one of the top receivers at the Shootout of the South, and cornerback Barry Sanders, Jr, son of former Detroit Lions running back, Barry Sanders.  Although they will be very good, we don't think they can run the table to defeat the top level teams like Fayetteville and Shiloh.

The 16 teams (Bentonville will have two teams) will divide into 2 pools of 8.  They will play 4 pool play games on Friday beginning at 2:00 with the last games slated for 5:30.  They will then return on Saturday to play 3 pool play games from 9:00 to noon, then breaking for lunch.  When they return, the single elimination tournament will begin at 1:15.

Here are the pools:

POOL A
Arkansas Baptist
Bentonville
Shiloh Christian
Olive Branch
Hillcrest
Mayflower
Heritage
Heritage Hall

POOL B
Springdale
El Dorado
Muskogee
Bentonville 2
Fayetteville
CAC
McAlester
GCT

More information and schedules can be found on the tournaments website: http://www.elite7on7.com.