2011 Southwest Elite 7-on-7 Preview

The 2011 Southwest Elite 7-on-7 will begin tomorrow (Friday, July 8) with 24 teams competing for the championship and to qualify for the 7-on-7 National Tournament in Hoover, AL.  This looks like the strongest field the tournament has had and has increased from 15 to 24 teams.  Arkansas teams make up just over half the field with 14 teams, while 10 teams will come from Oklahoma, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The teams will be divided into 3 pools of 8 teams.  Pool play will begin Friday at 2:00 with teams playing 4 games.  Last games on Friday will be at 5:30.  Teams will resume pool play with 3 games on Saturday beginning at 8:30 and ending at approximately 11:25.  The teams will break for lunch and return for a 24-team double-elimination tournament beginning at 12:30.  The finals will be at 4:00.

Here is a list of the teams in their pools.  Teams that are ranked in our mid-season top 10 will have our ranking beside them.  The teams in bold are the teams that we have picked to win their pool.

Pool A

• Arkansas Baptist
• Broken Arrow (OK)
• #8 El Dorado
• #2 Fayetteville 
• Lakeside
• Olive Branch (MS)
• Springdale
• Stillwater (OK)

We feel that Pool A is the strongest pool with Fayetteville, El Dorado, and last year's champion Olive Branch.

Pool B

• Bentonville
• Calvary Christian (Shreveport)
• Greene County Tech
• #?? Har-Ber 
• Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City)
• Mayflower
• McAlester (OK)
• Victory Christian (Tulsa)

Har-Ber should have little trouble in Pool B; however, Heritage Hall is dangerous with Sterling Shepard (committed to Oklahoma) and Barry Sanders, Jr (who has over 15 BCS offers).

Pool C

• Bastrop (LA)
• Charleston
• #5 Heritage
• Hillcrest (Springfield)
• Jonesboro
• Midwest City (OK)
• Mountain Home
• Shiloh Christian

Pool C may be the most balanced.  Rogers Heritage has an up and coming quarterback in sophomore quarterback Josh Qualls, and they will be tough to beat when he is on.  Hillcrest has the number one ranked player in the nation in 6'6" receiver Dorial Green-Beckham.  Bastrop had some big wins at Lousiana's Air Attack Challenge and perennially one of the top teams in 7 on 7 in Arkansas, host Shiloh Christian will be looking to improve on their performances at the Sonic Air Raid and Ouachita Baptist 7 on 7.  Jonesboro is the most intriguing team to us as we are unfamiliar with their history in 7 on 7, but they are an improving team with the highest rated recruit in the state according to rivals.com in athlete Zac Brooks, who has committed to Clemson.

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

2:00

• Ark Bapt vs Broken Arrow
• El Dorado vs Fayetteville
• Bentonville vs Calvary
• GCT vs Har-Ber
• Heritage Hall vs Mayflower
• McAlester vs Victory

2:30

• Lakeside vs Olive Branch
• Springdale vs Stillwater
• Bastrop vs Charleston
• Hillcrest vs Jonesboro
• Midwest City vs Mountain Home
• Rogers Heritage vs Shiloh

3:00

• Ark Bapt vs El Dorado
• Broken Arrow vs Fayetteville
• Bentonville vs GCT
• Calvary vs Har-Ber
• Heritage Hall vs McAlester
• Mayflower vs Victory

3:30

• Lakeside vs Stillwater
• Olive Branch vs Springdale
• Bastrop vs Hillcrest
• Charleston vs Jonesboro
• Midwest City vs Rogers Heritage
• Mountain Home vs Shiloh

4:00

• Bentonville vs Har-Ber
• Heritage Hall vs Victory
• Calvary vs Mayflower
• GCT vs McAlester
• Ark Baptist vs Fayetteville
• Broken Arrow vs El Dorado

4:30

• Bastrop vs Jonesboro
• Midwest City vs Shiloh
• Charleston vs Mountain Home
• Rogers Heritage vs Hillcrest
• Lakeside vs Springdale
• Olive Branch vs Stillwater

5:00

• Har-Ber vs McAlester
• GCT vs Mayflower
• Bentonville vs Heritage Hall
• Calvary vs Victory
• Ark Bapt vs Lakeside
• Broken Arrow vs Olive Branch

5:30

• Jonesboro vs Rogers Heritage
• Mountain Home vs Hillcrest
• Bastrop vs Midwest City
• Charleston vs Shiloh
• Fayetteville vs Stillwater
• El Dorado vs Springdale

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

8:30

• Bentonville vs Mayflower
• Calvary vs McAlester
• GCT vs Heritage Hall
• Har-Ber vs Victory
• Broken Arrow vs Stillwater
• Ark Bapt vs Olive Branch

9:00

• Bastrop vs Mountain Home
• Charleston vs Rogers Heritage
• Hillcrest vs Midwest City
• Jonesboro vs Shiloh
• El Dorado vs Lakeside
• Fayetteville vs Springdale

9:30

• Bentonville vs Victory
• Calvary vs GCT
• Har-Ber vs Heritage Hall
• Mayflower vs McAlester
• Ark Bapt vs Stillwater
• Broken Arrow vs Springdale

10:00

• Bastrop vs Shiloh
• Jonesboro vs Midwest City
• Charleston vs Hillcrest
• Mountain Home vs Rogers Heritage
• El Dorado vs Olive Branch
• Fayetteville vs Lakeside

10:30

• Calvary vs Heritage Hall
• Har-Ber vs Mayflower
• Bentonville vs McAlester
• GCT vs Victory
• Ark Bapt vs Springdale
• Broken Arrow vs Lakeside

11:00

• Hillcrest vs Shiloh
• Midwest City vs Charleston
• Bastrop vs Rogers Heritage
• Jonesboro vs Mountain Home
• El Dorado vs Stillwater
• Fayetteville vs Olive Branch

Tournament begins at 12:30.  Click for the schedule and tournament bracket from the tournament website.

Fountain Lake Tournament Preview

The 16th annual 7-on-7 Fountain Lake Tournament will be this Saturday.  Last year's tournament was held at Magnet Cove due to artificial turf being installed at Fountain Lake, so this year the event will be held on the new turf.

The tournament's format consists of two divisions of 7 teams each - small school (2A and 3A) and large school (4A-6A).  Each team will play 6 games, one against each team in their division.  The top two teams in each division will play for their division championship.  

Games will begin at 9 a.m. with the championships being held at approximately 5:45.

Large School Division: Benton, Clinton, DeWitt, Lake Hamilton, Nashville, Pulaski Academy, Russellville

Small School Division: Centerpoint, Fountain Lake, Magazine, Mansfield, Perryville, Russellville JV, Smackover

Nashville is the defending champion of the tournament and be looking to defend their title against some stiff competition.  Pulaski Academy and Lake Hamilton are ranked #1 and #3, respectively, in our mid-season top 10.  Many of the remaining members of the top 10 will be in Springdale for the Southwest Elite 7 on 7.  Russellville should fare better than their performance at the Shootout of the South as they should be closer to settling on their starting quarterback as they shuffled four players at the Shootout.  Clinton had a great 2010 season, so we're interested to see how they fare on Saturday.

In the small school division, Fountain Lake is the likely favorite; however, look for up and coming Mansfield and a very athletic Smackover team to challenge them.  Perryville has competed very well most years at this tournament.  Russellville's JV will also make some noise as they will likely be using quarterbacks that have experience against some very good competition.

SCHEDULE

9:00	Centerpoint	vs	Perryville		PA	vs	Russellville
9:25	Fountain Lake	vs	Mansfield		Nashville	vs	Clinton
9:50	Magazine	vs	Russellville JV		Lake Hamilton	vs	Benton
10:15	Perryville	vs	Smackover		DeWitt	vs	Clinton
10:40	Fountain Lake	vs	Magazine		PA	vs	Benton
11:05	Centerpoint	vs	Russellville JV		Nashville	vs	Lake Hamilton
11:30	Mansfield	vs	Magazine		Russellville	vs	Benton
11:55	Smackover	vs	Russellville JV		DeWitt	vs	Lake Hamilton
12:20	Fountain Lake	vs	Centerpoint		PA	vs	Nashville
12:45	Perryville	vs	Russellville JV		Clinton	vs	Lake Hamilton
1:10	Mansfield	vs	Centerpoint		Russellville	vs	Nashville
1:35	Smackover	vs	Fountain Lake		DeWitt	vs	PA
2:00	Magazine	vs	Centerpoint		Benton	vs	Nashville
2:25	Perryville	vs	Fountain Lake		Clinton	vs	PA
2:50	Mansfield	vs	Smackover		Russellville	vs	DeWitt
3:15	Russellville JV	vs	Fountain Lake		Lake Hamilton	vs	PA
3:40	Magazine	vs	Smackover		Benton	vs	DeWitt
4:05	Perryville	vs	Mansfield		Clinton	vs	Russellville
4:30	Centerpoint	vs	Smackover		Nashville	vs	DeWitt
4:55	Russellville JV	vs	Mansfield		Lake Hamilton	vs	Russellville
5:20	Magazine	vs	Perryville		Benton	vs	Clinton

2010 Playoffs -- Week 5 Prediction Results

First, we want to say congratulations to Magazine, Rivercrest, and Shiloh Christian on their state final wins. Next, we have reached the end of high school football in Arkansas for 2010.  We are certain that coaches and players are already dreaming about spring football, summer 7-on-7, and the 2011 season. Finally, we have the results of the 2010 Arkansas state football championship predictions from last Friday and Saturday below. 

4A

Shiloh Christian (61), Pulaski Academy (40)

We called the over/under on this game at 100. Hope you picked the over.  Turnovers plagued the Bruins (5 of them) or this game would have been closer. The SC Saints are losing a ton of their key players. We won't be surprised if we see PA back for another run next year.

3A

Rivercrest (14), Harding Academy (10)

2A

Magazine (48), Danville (20)

It ended up being a 2 out of 3 week, and we picked 5 out of the 6 championship games correctly. We hope you enjoyed the football as much as we did this year. We will be trying to put up more content that deals with running a successful 7-on-7 tournament and/or league, 7-on-7 offensive plays, and 7-on-7 defenses. Keep checking for new content or subscribe to our feed (see the "SUBSCRIBE" button on the right). Thanks for a great year!

2010 Playoffs -- Week 5 Predictions

It is truly hard to believe that this is the final week for Arkansas High School football in 2010. The smallest three football classification will determine their champions at War Memorial on Friday and Saturday. We have had a great time following the games this year. 

4A

Pulaski Academy over Shiloh Christian

The over/under on this game has to something like 100.  I wouldn't be surprised if we see the final score end up being 65-63. The PA Bruins have heard all year that the 4A trophy has already been engraved with Shiloh's logo. There has to be extra intensity in their practices this week. The SC Saints know what it takes to win it all, but they haven't truly been tested since being embarrassed by Euless Trinity. We think that this one has all the makings of a classic championship game.

3A

Rivercrest over Harding Academy

2A

Magazine over Danville


Again, we are just guessing about 2A and 3A. Luke Matheson over at Arkansas Varsity has made his playoff picks for this week. I only agree with his pick of Magazine. Let's hear your picks! Have a great weekend!

2010 Playoffs -- Week 4 Prediction Results

Congratulations to Greenwood, El Dorado, and Bentonville for bringing home the hardware.  We are sure those teams had a really fun trip home from Little Rock.

7A

Bentonville (49), Fayetteville (28)

The Bentonville Tigers finished off a perfect season after being tied at halftime. Just to stir the pot, why wasn't this game played in Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. The teams traveled 3 hours to play each other, and they are located 20 minutes apart. How much sense does that make to anyone except the Arkansas Activities Association?

6A

El Dorado (31), Texarkana (21)

The El Dorado Wildcats finish with a big win over their 6A South rival. That makes the state championship even sweeter.

5A

Greenwood (36), Camden Fairview (35)

We told you that Greenwood wins the close ones.  You can't let the Bulldogs hang around or they will end up beating you.

4A

Pulaski Academy (56), Star City (28)

Shiloh Christian (56), Pulaski Robinson (12)

Both Pulaski Academy Bruins and Shiloh Christian hung 56 points in the semi-finals. This sets up a classic game in War Memorial, but all some Arkansas high school football fans will see is that two private schools are in the final.

3A

Harding Academy (33) , Fountain Lake (15)
Rivercrest (17), West Fork (14)

2A

Danville (20), Bearden (14)

Magazine (55), Magnet Cove (30)

A 6 for 9 week. We nailed the top 4 classifications. The 2A and 3A results surprised us, but we don't really know how to evaluate those teams very well. I am still begging for the "real" Magnet Cove to show up. It seems that I can't pick a MC game to save my life.

2010 Playoffs -- Week 4 Predictions

This week in Arkansas High School football the largest three classifications determine a 2010 champion while the smallest three feature games that will determine the championship pairings next weekend.  All indications are that the weather will be pretty good for these exciting games of week 14.

7A

Bentonville over Fayetteville

The Bentonville Tigers look to finish off a perfect season.  The Purple Bulldogs had to take a road trip for every playoff game on their way to War Memorial. The Tigers faced their toughest test of the year when they won a 38-34 game over Fayetteville in week 4.  Is the real question about this game, "Will Barry Lunney, Sr. retire after an undefeated season?" 

6A

El Dorado over Texarkana

The El Dorado Wildcats only loss this season was in the game at Har-Ber.  They won the first match-up over Texarkana by 6.  We look for a similar margin in Little Rock.  This one will be very entertaining, but the Wildcats bring home back-to-back trophies.

5A

Greenwood over Camden Fairview

Greenwood righted the ship after a slow start.  Camden Fairview has impressed all year long.  We see a close game.  Somehow, Rick Jones and his Greenwood Bulldogs always win those.

4A

Pulaski Academy over Star City
Shiloh Christian over Pulaski Robinson

This week means a tough test for both PA and Shiloh Christian.  The PA Bruins will face a tough Star City Bulldog defense and an offense that can move the football. The Bruins tend to go big offensively when they play better teams (see the Nashville game). The SC Saints will be facing excellent speed from the Senators of Pulaski Robinson. They have seen better (see the Euless Trinity game), but they haven't faced it on a consistent basis this year. If this week plays out as expected, then we will have a classic in War Memorial.

3A

Fountain Lake over Harding Academy
Rivercrest over West Fork

2A

Bearden over Danville
Magnet Cove over Magazine

Again, we are just guessing about 2A and 3A, but Magnet Cove has made a believer out of me after going against them two weeks in a row. Luke Matheson over at Arkansas Varsity has made his playoff picks for this week. Let's hear yours! Have a great weekend!

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.

• Week 4 - Playoff Match-ups

If you have predictions for the week, let us hear them.

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.

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!

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.

• Week 3 - Playoff Match-ups

If you have predictions for the week, let us hear them.

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)

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!

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.

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

 

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.

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.

2010 Shootout of the South Preview

One of the Natural State’s biggest 7-on-7 tournaments begins Friday, June 18 with some of the best teams and most talented skill players from across the state.  The tournament will also feature teams and players from other states with none carrying a bigger name than Heritage Hall’s Barry Sanders, Jr.  Sanders is the son of the former Oklahoma State and Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, considered by many as the greatest NFL running back of all time.

The sixth annual Shootout of the South presented by Baptist Health will begin Friday at 11 am at the Mighty Bluebird Complex in Little Rock.  Twenty-four teams will compete in the tournament with 19 from Arkansas, three from Oklahoma, and one each from Texas and Louisiana.  Each team will play five pool play games on Friday with the guaranteed-two game format tournament beginning Saturday at 10 am.  The finals will begin at 4 pm on Saturday.  The tournament champion will qualify for the 7-on-7 National Championship in Hoover, Alabama in late July.

Making the trip across the state lines will be Afton, Stigler, and Heritage Hall from Oklahoma, Allen from Texas, and Cenla Christian Academy out of Pineville, Louisiana.  Allen won the tournament in 2006 and Heritage Hall defeated Allen for the 2007 Shootout Championship.

The in-state teams are Central Arkansas Christian, Conway, Dumas, El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fountain Lake, Greenbrier, Lake Hamilton, Lakeside (Hot Springs), Magnolia, Nashville, Parkview, Pulaski Academy, Rogers Heritage, Russellville, Shiloh Christian, Warren, and Watson Chapel.  Fayetteville is the defending champion and Lake Hamilton won the 2008 title.

Four of the state’s top quarterbacks will be on display.  Shiloh Christian star and Auburn commit Kiehl Frazier and Fayetteville’s signal caller and Arkansas commit Brandon Allen are the two most highly regarded. Allen won the Top Gun Award at last year’s shootout, given to the tournament’s top quarterback.  Taylor Reed of El Dorado is a talented lefty who holds an offer from Arkansas State, and Darion Griswold from Dumas is a 6’5” 240 pound signal caller who also stars in basketball.

The receiving group will be highlighted by Fayetteville’s Demetrius Dean and Allen’s Jonathan Lee.  Dean has committed to Arkansas, and Lee committed to Baylor while turning down offers from Arkansas, Nebraska, and several others.  Sterling Shepard, son of former Oklahoma Sooner and Dallas Cowboy receiver Derrick Shepard, will play receiver and free safety for Heritage Hall.  Watson Chapel will feature a pair of 6’2” receivers in Mitch Lane and Kyle Coleman.  Warren, who is known for producing great receivers, will display Allen Tatum who has an offer from Louisiana-Monroe and junior Jalen Cobb, who has an offer from Arkansas and Arkansas State.  Two of the state’s leaders in receptions from a year ago, Garrett Lamb and Zac Reyna, will be playing for Pulaski Academy.  Barry Sanders, Jr. from Heritage Hall and Dylan Hale from Fayetteville are two division one caliber running backs who will be splitting out and catching balls out of the backfield.  Sanders will also play cornerback.

Defensive backs usually carry all the hype in 7-on-7 defense, but linebackers may be stealing the show this year.   Michael Johnson of Little Rock Parkview, Marc Robinson of Heritage Hall, and Melvin Spears of Allen are all top prospects at linebacker.  At defensive back, two juniors may be the best in the state at their position in cornerback Ajalen Holley from Lakeside and free safety Aum’Arie Wallace of Pulaski Academy.

Mighty Bluebird Complex is off Highway 10 West on Pinnacle Valley Road.  Admission to the tournament is $5 per car each day.  Concessions will be available.

List of all 24 teams:

• Afton HS (OK)
• Allen HS (TX)
• Cenla Christian Academy (Pineville, LA)
• Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock)
• Conway HS
• Dumas HS
• El Dorado HS
• Fayetteville HS
• Fountain Lake HS
• Greenbrier HS
• Hall HS (Little Rock)
• Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City)
• Heritage HS (Rogers)
• Lake Hamilton HS (Pearcy)
• Lakeside HS (Hot Springs)
• Magnolia HS
• Nashville HS
• Parkview HS (Little Rock)
• Pulaski Academy (Little Rock)
• Russellville HS
• Shiloh Christian (Springdale)
• Stigler (OK)
• Warren HS
• Watson Chapel HS

The tournament is sponsored by Baptist Health Orthopedic Center, Chenal Heights Nursing and Rehab, Windstream Communications, SportStop, 2B Partners, LLC., Hatcher Insurance Agency, Nike, Gatorade, OneBanc,  and Roller Chenal Funeral Home.

2010 ASPC Summer Showdown

The 2010 Arkansas Sports Performance Center 7-on-7 Summer Showdown will be Thursday at Robinson High School in Little Rock.  Headlining this year's event will be the 2009 Showdown Champion, Bryant Hornets, and last weekend's Sonic Air Raid Champion, Pulaski Academy Bruins.  Making what we believe to be their first 7-on-7 tournament appearance ever are the Hope Bobcats and Mena Bearcats. 

Pool play will begin at 1:30 with each team playing four games in a single round-robin format against the teams in their pool.  The pool play results will seed the tournament which is a single-elimination format that will begin at 5:15.  The tournament finals will be at 7:30.

POOL A	POOL B
Mena	Lakeside
Central	England
Jacksonville	Bryant
Puaski Academy	Robinson
JA Fair	Hope

Time	Teams			Field
1:30	Mena	vs.	Central	West
	Lakeside	vs.	Hope	East
2:00	Lakeside	vs.	England	West
	Robinson	vs.	Bryant	East
	Jacksonville	vs.	Pulaski Academy	Practice
2:30	Robinson	vs.	Hope	West
	Mena	vs.	Pulaski Academy	East
	Jacksonville	vs.	JA Fair	Practice
3:00	Lakeside	vs.	Bryant	West
	Jacksonville	vs.	Central	East
	Hope	vs.	England	Practice
3:30	Pulaski Academy	vs.	JA Fair	West
	Jacksonville	vs.	Mena	East
	Bryant	vs.	England	Practice
4:00	Robinson	vs.	Lakeside	West
	Central	vs.	JA Fair	East
	Bryant	vs.	Hope	Practice
4:30	Robinson	vs.	England	West
	Central	vs.	Pulaski Academy	East
	Mena	vs.	JA Fair	Practice

	B1_______
A4_______		_________
	5:45 West
5:15 West	_________
B5_______
		6:50 West	_________
	A2_______
	6:15 West	_________
	B3_______
			7:30 West	_________
	A1_______
B4_______		_________
	5:45 East
5:15 East	_________
A5_______
		6:50 East	_________
	A2_______
	6:15 East	_________
	B3_______