2013 Harrison 7-on-7 Tournament Preview

The inaugural Harrison 7-on-7 will be held this Friday (June 7) at F.S. Garrison Stadium in Harrison. Nine teams will compete highlighted by back-to-back 7A champion, Fayetteville. Other teams competing will be 6A schools Siloam Springs and Mountain Home, 5A schools Alma, Greene County Tech, and Harrison, 2A Conway Christian, and Springfield's Strafford and Glendale out of Missouri.

The nine teams will play four games before being seeded for an 8-team single-elimination tournament with a play-in game for the 8th and 9th seeds. The games begin at 10 a.m. with tournament play beginning at 2:45 and the championship game at 5:20.

Due to a conflict of interest, we will not be giving our predictions for this tournament.

SCHEDULE

10:00	Glendale v Siloam Springs	Fayetteville v Alma
10:30	Mountain Home v Strafford	Conway Christian v Harrison
11:00	Greene County Tech v Siloam Springs	Fayetteville v Glendale
11:30	Strafford v Conway Christian	Alma v Mountain Home
12:00	Siloam Springs v Fayetteville	Harrison v Greene County Tech
12:30	Glendale v Mountain Home	Conway Christian v Alma
1:00	Harrison v Strafford	Alma v Greene County Tech
1:30	Harrison v Fayetteville	Mountain Home v Siloam Springs
2:00	Greene County Tech v Strafford	Conway Christian v Glendale

2013 Young Guns Preview (Updated w/McClellan)

Coach William Hardiman and his Parkview Patriots will host the 2^nd Annual Young Guns 7-on-7 Tournament on Friday, June 7. Twelve teams will participate in the event with Pulaski Academy, West Memphis, and Little Rock Central, the inaugural champion, likely being the favorites to win.

The tournament begins at 1 pm and will consist of 3 pools of 4 teams.  Each team will play 3 pool play games and 1 inter-pool game.  Tournament will be seeded by pool play standings and will begin at 5:30 with the championship game slated for 7:30.  Concessions will be available, and spectators are encouraged to bring tents and chairs.

Predicted Pool A Finish
Parkview
Heber Springs
Clarendon
Pulaski Academy JV

Predicted Pool B Finish
Pulaski Academy
West Memphis
Benton
Maumelle

Predicted Pool C Finish
Central
Jacksonville
Dollarway
McClellan

	FIELD 1	FIELD 2	FIELD 3
1:00	Parkview v PA JV	PA v Benton	Central v Jacksonville
1:30	Clarendon v Heber	Maumelle v W. Memphis	Dollarway v McClellan
2:00	McClellan   v Jacksonville	Heber v PA JV	Benton v W. Memphis
2:30	Central v Dollarway	Parkview v Clarendon	PA v Maumelle
3:00	W. Memphis v PA	McClellan   v Central	Parkview v Heber
3:30	Jacksonville v Dollarway	PA JV v Clarendon	Benton v Maumelle
4:00	Parkview v Jacksonville	Dollarway v Clarendon	PA JV v Benton
4:30	PA v Central	W. Memphis v McClellan	Heber v Maumelle

2013 Summer Showdown Preview

The 7th annual 7-on-7 Summer Showdown at Robinson High School will include a quality field of 15 teams to be played on Wednesday.  The favorites would be 3-time defending champion, Pulaski Academy, along with Conway and Pine Bluff. Dark horses in the field would be Fordyce, Little Rock Christian, Sylvan Hills, and Joe T. Robinson with standout junior quarterback, Kristian Thompson.  

PAST CHAMPIONS

2007 - Bryant

2008 - Lakeside 

2009 - Bryant

2010 - Bryant / Pulaski Academy (rain shortened)

2011 - Pulaski Academy

2012 - Pulaski Academy

2013 7-on-7 Summer Showdown

Sponsored by D1

Robinson High School

Wednesday, June 5th

	PRACTICE FIELD GROUP A	WEST END GROUP B	EAST END GROUP C
11:30	Maumelle – PA	Mena – N Pulaski	Pine Bluff - Bauxite
12:00	Mills – AB	Robinson – Conway	Rose Bud – LRCA
12:30	Fordyce – Maumelle	Mena – Conway Chr.	Sylvan Hills – Pine Bluff
1:00	PA – Mills	N Pulaski – Robinson	Bauxite – Rose Bud
1:30	AB - Fordyce	Conway Chr. – Conway	LRCA – Sylvan Hills
2:00	Maumelle – Mills	Robinson – Mena	Pine Bluff – Rose Bud
2:30	PA – AB	N Pulaski – Conway	Bauxite – LRCA
3:00	Fordyce – Mills	Robinson – Conway Chr.	Rose Bud – Sylvan Hills
3:30	Maumelle – AB	Conway – Mena	Pine Bluff – LRCA
4:00	PA - Fordyce	N Pulaski – Conway Chr.	Bauxite – Sylvan Hills

Predicted Finish of Group A

1. PA

2. Fordyce

3. Maumelle

4. Arkansas Baptist

5. Mills

Predicted Finish of Group B

1. Conway

2. Robinson

3. Mena

4. Conway Christian

5. North Pulaski

Predicted Finish of Group C

1. Pine Bluff

2. Little Rock Christian

3. Sylvan Hills

4. Rose Bud

5. Bauxite 

RULES

1.. Each team will have 7 defenders and 5 receivers.

2. Each possession begins on the 40 yard line. Winner of the coin toss will get possession choice to begin game.

*** We will move the ball from hash to hash like a regular game, not keep the ball in the middle of the field ***

3. Team gets 3 downs to make a first down. First downs are made by crossing the 25 yard line and the 10 yard line.

4. A touchdown is worth 7 points. However, you may choose to make your TD worth only 6 points and go for 2 points with a conversion from the 10 yard line.

5. Possession changes after a touchdown, 2 pt attempt, failure to make a first down, or turnover.

6. 3 points are awarded for an interception, no runbacks after interception, defense is awarded possession.

7. Games will be on a 25 minute running clock – no timeouts.

8. All formations must be legal.

9. No running plays allowed.

10. No laterals after the reception.

11. One hand touch is considered a tackle.

12. No fumbles, ball is dead when it hits the ground. Team keeps possession.

13. After a catch there is NO DOWNFIELD BLOCKING.

14. The QB will take the ball from a QB tee to begin a play. He will have 4 seconds to release the ball. If the ball leaves after 4 seconds, it cannot be completed to an offensive player, but may be intercepted by the defense.

15. Teams will have 25 seconds from the spot of the ball to get the snap off. Failure to do so will result in loss of down.

16. Pass Interference:

Defensive – automatic first down at the spot of the foul, interference in the end zone results in the ball spotted at the 1 yard line.

Offensive – loss of down and a 5 yard penalty. (No team will be backed up past the 40 yard line )

17. Defensive Holding – 5 yard penalty and automatic first down.

18. Unnecessary roughness will result in a warning to the player and a 10 yard penalty. A second offense will result in a player ejection and a 10 yard penalty.

19. Overtime:

Pool Play – no overtime

Tournament Play – Teams will get alternating possessions for an extra point attempt (1 point from the 5, 2 points from the 10). Winner of the coin toss will get choice of beginning possession. No additional coin tosses.

20. Scoring: Touchdown – 7 points, unless you attempt a 2 point conversion.

PAT – automatic, unless you wish to go for 2 from the 10 yard line.

Interception – 3 points

Sonic Air Raid Canceled

Thank you to Luke Matheson of ArkansasVarsity.com (@ArkansasVarsity) of informing everyone of the cancellation of the 2013 Sonic Air Raid that was scheduled to begin this morning at 10 a.m.

http://arkansasvarsity.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=2694&tid=188471251&mid=188471251&SID=1107&Style=2

Sonic Air Raid Kicks Off 2013 7-on-7 Season

Tradition continues on Saturday, June 1, as the 2013 Sonic Air Raid 7-on-7 Tournament will again be held on the campus of Harding University. One of the state's elite tournaments and considered the first leg of the Arkansas "Triple Crown" of 7-on-7's, this year's field should provide some great competition to open the season.

The Sonic Air Raid features 4 divisions of 4 teams in a round robin format. The top 2 teams from each division will be seeded into the 1st Security Bank championship bracket while the lower 2 teams will compete in the Land-O-Frost consolation bracket.

This year's tournament will feature former champions Searcy (2012), Pulaski Academy (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), and Lake Hamilton (2008). Other championship contenders should be Conway, Watson Chapel, and Wynne.  Three teams bring new coaches to the tournament with Jeff Weaver's Little Rock Christian Warriors, Weaver's former school, Mena, with Tim Harper, and Harper's former school, Searcy, with Jeremy Poole.  Greenbrier has graduated most of their starters off of last year's team, but Coach Tribble will have them in contention every game.  Harding Academy will do well as usual, but may not have enough depth at day's end to win the title, and the same could be said of Mayflower, who returns a very good quarterback.  Other teams competing will be Stuttgart, Corning, and Clinton.

SCHEDULE
Division A
10:00 PA v Conway, LRCA Green v Lake Hamilton Maroon
10:45 PA v Lake Hamilton Maroon, LRCA Green v Conway
11:30 PA v LRCA Green, Lake Hamilton Maroon v Conway

Division B
10:00 Watson Chapel v Lake Hamilton Gold, LRCA Blue v Stuttgart
10:45 Watson Chapel v LRCA Blue, Lake Hamilton Gold v Suttgart
11:30 Watson Chapel v Suttgart, Lake Hamilton Gold v LRCA Blue

Division C
10:00 Corning v Mena, Harding Academy v Greenbrier
10:45 Corning v Harding Academy, Mena v Greenbrier
12:30 Corning v Greenbrier, Mena v Harding Academy

Division D
10:00 Wynne v Clinton, Mayflower v Searcy
10:45 Wynne v Mayflower, Clinton v Searcy
12:30 Wynne v Searcy, Mayflower v Clinton

Predicted Division A Finish

1. Conway
2. Pulaski Academy
3. Lake Hamilton Maroon
4. LR Christian Green

Predicted Division B Finish

1. Lake Hamilton Gold
2. Watson Chapel
3. LR Christian Blue
4. Stuttgart

Predicted Division C Finish

1. Harding Academy
2. Greenbrier
3. Mena
4. Corning

Predicted Division D Finish

1. Wynne
2. Mayflower
3. Searcy
4. Clinton

Good luck to all the teams and enjoy the weekend of competition. Anyone who has updates please send them to us at ArkansasFootballBloggers@gmail.com.

Thanks!

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Sonic Air Raid Rules

• 7 defenders and 5 receivers
• Each possession begins on the 40-yard line.
• First downs are made by crossing the 25 yd. line and the 10 yd. line.
• 3 downs to make a first down.
• PAT snaps at the 5 yd. line (1 point) or 10 yd. line (2 points).  No kicking.
• Possession changes after PAT attempt, failure to make a first down, or a turnover.
• Length of games will be 25 minutes with a running clock.
• Every formation must be a legal football formation.
• New play must begin 25 seconds after the spot. 
• Penalty = loss of down
• The ball is dead once it hits the ground and team keeps possession (no fumbles).
• After a catch, all offensive players must stop except the receiver - no blocking downfield.
• One hand touch is considered a tackle.
• The QB will have 4 seconds from the snap for the ball to leave his hand. The ball must be snapped to the QB.
• There are no interception returns; defense is awarded possession and 2 points.
• No running plays allowed.
• No laterals after a reception.
• Pass interference
• Defensive Penalty
• Automatic 1st Down at the spot
• If it occurs in the end zone, it results in a 1st Down at the 1 yd. line
• Offensive Penalty
• Loss of the next down.
• Defensive holding
• Automatic 1st Down at the spot
• Overtime
• Each team will get one attempt from the 5 yd. line or 10 yd. line.
• Loser of first coin toss will get the choice of possession.
• Scoring
• Offensive
• Touchdown = 6 point
• PAT from 5 yd. line = 1 point
• PAT from 10 yd. line = 2 points
•  Defensive
• Interception = 2 points
• Defensive coaching only from the sidelines. 
• No coaches on the field on the defensive side of the ball.

2013 Summer 7-on-7 Tournaments and Team Camps

To add to this schedule, please email arkansasfootballbloggers@gmail.com.

DATE	EVENT	COST	CONTACT
Fri, May 31	West Memphis Christian 7 on 7 Showcase
Sat, Jun 1	Sonic Air Raid @ Harding Academy
Wed, Jun 5	Robinson 7 on 7 Tournament	$150	Todd Eskola
Wed, Jun 5 - Fri, Jun 7	OBU Team Camp	VARY
Thu, Jun 6	Harrison Team Camp	FREE	Chad Harbison or Adam DePriest
Fri, Jun 7	Harrison 7 on 7 Tournament	$200	Chad Harbison or Adam DePriest
Fri, Jun 7	Young Guns 7 on 7 Tournament @ Parkview	$100	William Hardiman
Fri, Jun 7	Stuttgart Team Camp	FREE	Billy Elmore
Fri, Jun 7	Slingin' in the South @ University of Arkansas-Monticello
Sat, Jun 8	ACT TEST DATE
Sat, Jun 8	Batesville Southside 7 on 7 Tournament	$120	Kenny Simpson
Fri, Jun 14	Stuttgart Team Camp	FREE	Billy Elmore
Fri, Jun 14	Southwest Arkansas Shootout @ Hope High School
Fri, Jun 14 - Sat, Jun 15	Shootout of the South	$350	Adam DePriest
Sat, Jun 15	Charleston 7 on 7 Tournament	$150	Greg Kendrick
Sat, Jun 15	Arkansas 7 on 7 Championship Tournament @ Little Rock Central
Sun, Jun 16- Sat, Jun 29	AAA Mandatory Dead Period
Sat, Jul 6	Fountain Lake 7 on 7
Tue, Jul 9	Image One Tiger Classic 7 on 7	$200	Kenny Stephens 501-772-8303
Fri, Jul 12	Oil Town 7 on 7 Tournament @ Smackover High School
Fri, Jul 12 - Sat, Jul 13	Southwest Elite 7 on 7 Showcase @ Shiloh Christian
Sat, Jul 13	Garrett Uekmann Memorial 7 on 7 Tournament @ War Memorial	$250	David Estes
Sat, Jul 13	4-State 7 on 7 Championship @ Gravette High School
Sat, Jul 13	Valley View 7 on 7 Tournament
Thu, Jul 18	Arkansas State 7 on 7 Camp @ Arkansas State University
Sat, Jul 20	Hoxie 7 on 7 Tournament