Week #2 of the 2013 Arkansas high school football playoffs concluded last Friday. The big surprise was that the top ranked team in 5A, Pulaski Academy, lost at home to Morrilton. That game was a shootout as Morrilton scored a state-best 57 points. PA also broke the 50 point mark in the loss. The loss by PA marks the first loss of 2013 for teams featured in
Saturday Morning Wake-Up Call (use coupon code RB33P to get a copy for just $0.99 at
Smashwords). The other team featured team, Cabot, continued its dream season with a 35-7 domination of Little Rock Central.
For the first time in several years, only 1 team (Bentonville) from the 7A West has fought its way to the semi-final round. The Tigers will be carrying the banner for the West from here forward. Here is the ever-dwindling list of 50-Point Club members for Week #2 of the playoffs.
- Morrilton (57)
- Conway (52)
- El Dorado (51)
- Des Arc (50)
- Pulaski Academy (50 - loss)
The scores in
BLUE below are ones that we correctly picked the winner while they those in
RED were misses. For the week, we were 27 of 36 (75%). For the playoffs, we are 74 of 98 (75.5%).
- Cabot 35, Little Rock Central 7
- North Little Rock 28, Bryant 7
- Bentonville 45, Fort Smith Southside 13
- Conway 52, Springdale Har-Ber 42
- El Dorado 51, Benton 34
- Jonesboro 23, Lake Hamilton 21
- Greenwood 45, Little Rock Parkview 0
- Pine Bluff 35, Siloam Springs 7
- Alma 26, Little Rock Mills 0
- Batesville 26, Camden Fairview 24
- Hope 21, Wynne 0
- Morrilton 57, Pulaski Academy 50
- Warren 48, Dardanelle 13
- Arkadelphia 28, Newport 12
- Valley View 14, Prairie Grove 12
- Maumelle 34, Lonoke 13
- Star City 28, Gosnell 23
- Dollarway 44, Ashdown 7
- Booneville 35, Hamburg 14
- Lincoln 41, Malvern 21
- Harding Academy 48, Atkins 16
- Charleston 27, McGehee 6
- Hoxie 27, Barton 26 (OT)
- Earle 46, Fordyce 7
- Glen Rose 48, Lavaca 0
- Green Forest 36, Two Rivers 21
- Smackover 41, Melbourne 13
- Episcopal Collegiate 14, Prescott 6
- Des Arc 50, Brinkley 8
- Strong 27, Dierks 8
- East Poinsett County 34, Hazen 14
- Bearden 39, Mount Ida 0
- Junction City 25, Gurdon 6
- Hector 56, England 14
- Rison 36, Magnet Cove 14
- Carlisle 48, Conway Christian 26