Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2010 Playoff Bracket -- Week 4

As a service, we are providing a link for those of you looking for the Arkansas High School football playoff brackets for 2010 (updated with Week 3 results). So, here is the link to the official Arkansas Activities Association pdf of the bracket.
If you have predictions for the week, let us hear them.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

2010 Playoffs -- Week 3 Prediction Results

On Wednesday, we picked the outcome of the 18 playoff games that were played last night. This morning, we are looking back to find out how well we did.  Here are the results from Arkansas High School football on Friday, November 27, 2010. Our correct picks are blue and the misses are red.


7A
Har-Ber (20) @ Bentonville (49)
Fayetteville (24) @ Fort Smith Southside (21)

6A

Texarkana (42) @ Pine Bluff (28)
Lake Hamilton (20) @ El Dorado (21)

5A

Greenwood (38) @ Batesville (13)
Camden Fairview (34) @ Watson Chapel (21)

4A

Mena (22) @ Pulaski Robinson (50)
Ashdown (0) @ Pulaski Academy (38)
Nashville (10) @ Shiloh Christian (48)
Pottsville (12) @ Star City (41)

3A

West Fork (27) @ Glen Rose (7)
Rison (6) @ Harding Academy (35)
Fountain Lake (44) @ Mansfield (21) 
Harrisburg (28) @ Rivercrest (44)

2A

Bearden (21) @ Bigelow (14)
Danville (35) @ Mineral Springs (14)
Carlisle (20) @ Magazine (41)
Magnet Cove (28) @ Spring Hill (21)

Not a bad week (14/18).  The championship games are set for 5A, 6A, and 7A.  The other classes will fight for War Memorial on Friday.  We hope your Thanksgiving was a great one.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

2010 Playoffs -- Week 3 Predictions

We figure that this weekend is the confluence of three great American traditions:  Thanksgiving, Football, and Shopping.  We are extremely thankful that we (in all likelihood) will not be shopping. Here are our picks for playoffs this week (our pick is bold underline).

7A

Har-Ber @ Bentonville
Fayetteville @ Fort Smith Southside

We think the best game in the state will be played in Bentonville.  The Tigers have been the best team all year and we don't see that changing.  The Rebels will take care of the Purple Bulldogs to get into the state title game.

6A

Texarkana @ Pine Bluff
Lake Hamilton @ El Dorado

This Friday looks like any other 6A South conference Friday. The teams finished 1-4 for a reason, so we picked the higher seeds.  It looks to us like it will be Zebras versus Wildcats in War Memorial stadium.

5A

Greenwood @ Batesville
Camden Fairview @ Watson Chapel

We see Watson Chapel and Greenwood moving on. [sarcasm] We are sure that surprises everyone in the state [/sarcasm].

4A

Mena @ Pulaski Robinson
Ashdown @  Pulaski Academy
Nashville @ Shiloh Christian
Pottsville @ Star City

As sad as it makes, it looks like Mena's resurgence ends this Friday.  They will back next year. The PA Bruins get Ashdown at home this time (and it wasn't close on the road).  The Nashville/Shiloh Christian should be very entertaining.  I am sure there are Scrapper fans/players that still don't know how they lost this game last year.

3A


West Fork @ Glen Rose
Rison @ Harding Academy
Fountain Lake @ Mansfield
Harrisburg @ Rivercrest


2A

Bearden @ Bigelow
Danville @ Mineral Springs
Carlisle @ Magazine
Magnet Cove @ Spring Hill 

We are just guessing at 2A and 3A.  Please leave comments to educate us.  Have a great Thanksgiving and football weekend!

Monday, November 22, 2010

2010 Playoff Bracket -- Week 3

Based on our search traffic, it is pretty obvious that some are looking for the Arkansas High School football playoff brackets for 2010. So, here is the link to the official Arkansas Activities Association pdf of the bracket.
If you have predictions for the week, let us hear them.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

2010 Playoffs - Week 2 Prediction Results

On Thursday, we picked the outcome of the 36 playoff games that were played last night.  This morning, we look back and find that we correctly selected the winner of 29 out of the 36 games (80.5%)  If you take away 2A and 3A because we told you we didn't know much about those classification, our record is even better (18/20 or 90%). Here are the results from Arkansas High School football on Friday, November 20, 2010.  Our correct picks are blue and the misses are red.

7A

Fayetteville (34) @ West Memphis (20)
Bryant (7) @ Bentonville (38)
Har-Ber (37) @ Conway (27)
Cabot (7) @ Fort Smith Southside (28)

Officially, the state championship is held in Little Rock two weeks from now. However, most folks in NW Arkansas think that the Bentonville Tigers hosting the Har-Ber Wildcats next Friday will decide the title.

6A

Jacksonville (6) @ Pine Bluff (30)
Van Buren (21) @ El Dorado (48)
Lake Hamilton (63) @ Marion (48)
Texarkana (21) @ Jonesboro (13)

We correctly identified the strength in the south, but underestimated Texarkana.  The semi-final match-ups will be outstanding.

5A

Monticello (7) @ Batesville (27)
Alma (21) @ Camden Fairview (28)
Little Rock Mills (14) @ Greenwood (20)
Greenbriar (24) @ Watson Chapel (47)

A 4 out of 4 performance in 5A.  There were no surprises for us except that the Greenwood Bulldogs were in a game in the 4th quarter. Greenwood will once again be practicing on Thanksgiving (has happened every year but 2009 under Rick Jones).

4A

Pulaski Robinson (14) @ Booneville (9)
Ashdown (27) @ Clinton (19)
Nashville (65) @ Gosnell (27)
Valley View (14) @ Pottsville (18)
Ozark (27) @ Pulaski Academy (43)
Mena (31) @ Dumas (28)
McGehee (7) @ Shiloh Christian (58)
Trumann (21) @ Star City (39)

A perfect prediction week in 4A helped out by Mena's upset over Dumas.  The real contenders dominated. That means, don't let that PA - Ozark score fool you. It was never a close game.

3A

Fountain Lake (30) @ Earle (12)
Fordyce (27) @ Glen Rose (28)
Bald Knob (14) @ Harding Academy (41)
Charleston (22) @ Harrisburg (34)
Greenland (7) @ Mansfield (24)
Riverview (7) @ Rison (39)
Harmony Grove (27) @ Rivercrest (28)
Jessieville (18) @ West Fork (30)

2A

Junction City (8) @ Bearden (27)
Des Arc (13) @ Bigelow (16)
East Pointsett County (28) @ Carlisle (34)
Horatio (15) @ Danville (50)
Strong (26) @ Magazine (34)
Magnet Cove (41) @ McCrory (22)
Mineral Springs (30) @ Parkers Chapel (28) 
Hackett (21) @ Spring Hill  (56)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Playoffs!?

It is extremely hard for us to believe that the 2010 high school football season in Arkansas has reached its second week of playoffs. It seems like just yesterday that we were apologizing for our delinquency in posting the results of the Shootout of the South, but that wasn't yesterday. That post was July 16. Here it is in November and we are back to discuss the home stretch of the season.

Here are our picks for playoffs this week (our pick is bold underline).

7A

Fayetteville @ West Memphis
Bryant @ Bentonville
Har-Ber @ Conway
Cabot @ Fort Smith Southside

We have a feeling that the game in War Memorial Stadium will feature 2 teams from the 7A West.

6A

Jacksonville @ Pine Bluff
Van Buren @ El Dorado
Lake Hamilton @ Marion
Texarkana @ Jonesboro

The strength of this classification is found in the 6A South.

5A

Monticello @ Batesville
Alma @ Camden Fairview
Little Rock Mills @ Greenwood
Greenbriar @ Watson Chapel

We think the favorites roll in 5A. Greenwood comes alive because its almost Thanksgiving.

4A

Pulaski Robinson @ Booneville
Ashdown @ Clinton
Nashville @ Gosnell
Valley View @ Pottsville
Ozark @ Pulaski Academy
Mena @ Dumas
McGehee @ Shiloh Christian
Trumann @ Star City

Ashdown finishes off the 2-4A giving the PA Bruins another home game in the 3rd round.  Look for some big offensive numbers out of the heavyweights (PA, Shiloh, and Nashville).  We think Booneville's perfect run comes to an end.  [The Mena pick was made with the heart not the head.]

3A

Fountain Lake @ Earle
Fordyce @ Glen Rose
Bald Knob @ Harding Academy
Charleston @ Harrisburg
Greenland @ Mansfield
Riverview @ Rison
Harmony Grove @ Rivercrest
Jessieville @ West Fork

2A

Junction City @ Bearden
Des Arc @ Bigelow
East Pointsett County @ Carlisle
Horatio @ Danville
Strong @ Magazine
Magnet Cove @ McCrory
Mineral Springs @ Parkers Chapel
Hackett @ Spring Hill 

We are just guessing at 2A and 3A.  Please leave comments to educate us.  Have a great weekend and get out and see some high school football near you!