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!