Fayetteville, Shiloh Christian Eliminated at National Select 7-on-7

After playing well to end Friday, Fayetteville suffered 2 defeats to end their hopes at the National Select 7-on-7 title.  The Purple Bulldogs offense never showed up as they lost the first game 36-3 to Prattville (AL).  They moved into the loser's bracket to play Oxford (AL) and won that game.  The Bulldogs played Lassiter (GA) in the loser's bracket quarterfinals.  In a nail biter, the 'Dogs lost 32-25.  Fayetteville was down 1 with 10 seconds left.  They were forced to play tight man coverage and gave up a touchdown to put the final margin to 7.  An interception or stop by the Bulldogs would have given them the victory.

Shiloh Christian won its first game of the day on Saturday over Aurora Christian 22-20.  Their tournament hopes ended with a 35-20 loss to Oxford (AL).

Again, Arkansas Football Bloggers would like to congratulate both of these teams for going out and representing Arkansas in this national event. 

Fayetteville Gets Huge Win at Hoover / Shiloh Looks to Battle out of Losers' Bracket

As we reported Thursday, both Fayetteville and Shiloh Christian are competing this weekend in the Select 7-on-7 National Championship in Hoover, Alabama.  Pool play was completed on Friday as well as the first two rounds of the 32-team double-elimination tournament.

Fayetteville finished their pool as the 3rd best team out of 8 total at 4-3.  After starting Thursday with a big comeback win, 32-17, over Kenton (OH), home of Missouri QB commit Maty Mauk, and a win over Dorman (Roebuck, SC), 33-24, the Bulldogs offense was completely inept in a 26-3 loss to Allentown Central Catholic (PA), scoring only on an interception as time expired.  Fayetteville finished Thursday off by defeating Hoover's B-team, 34-18.

Right out of the gates Friday morning, Fayetteville dropped a close shootout with a 41-38 loss to George Washington Carver (Montgomery, AL).  They then defeated Memphis University School, 28-9, before receiving what is most likely their most embarrassing loss ever in 7-on-7 as Grayson (Loganville, GA) put a 46-6 beat down on the Bulldogs.

Fayetteville's 4-3 pool play record earned them the 15th seed, which pitted them against the 18th seeded Walker (Jasper, AL).  Fayetteville won that game, 41-20, which earned them a meeting with the undefeated host school, Hoover, who was 8-0 heading into the game.  Fayetteville upset the nationally renown Buccaneers, 34-21, to earn a spot in the quarterfinals of the winners' bracket.  They will face #10 seed Prattville (AL) at 9:00 this morning with the winner to take on the winner of #3 seed Mandeville (LA) and #6 seed Lassiter (Marietta, GA).  Prattville was 4-2-1 in pool play, notably defeating Shiloh Christian (26-17), losing to Hoover (42-15), and tying Walker (25-25).

Shiloh Christian began pool play on Thursday at 0-3, but picked up a big win over McPherson to finish the day 1-3.  They had a much better day on Friday as they picked up a win over Walker, 29-21, tied Flowery Branch, 19-19, and had Aurora Christian down 21-7 before allowing them to come back and win, 23-21.  They finished pool play 5th out of 8 teams with a 2-4-1 record.

The Saints entered the tournament on Friday afternoon as the #22 seed and upset #11 seed Dorman, 27-20.  Dorman was 4-2-1 in pool play, finishing above Fayetteville in their pool.  However, Shiloh lost their second round game to #6 seed Lassiter, 29-10.  They will now face the winner of #20 seed Aurora Christian and #29 seed Brighton at 8:30 this morning.  Shiloh lost to both of those teams in pool play as they dropped a close one to Aurora Christian and served as Brighton's only win of the tournament, a 37-6 shellacking on Thursday.

Arkansas Football Bloggers would like to congratulate both of these teams for going out and representing Arkansas in this national event.  We think that Shiloh knew they would be overmatched, but they have had some good wins and should have some fight left in them.  We believe they will win both their 8:30 and 9:00 games, but we predict that will be where their road ends as they would then play at 9:30 (their third game in a row) against the loser of Prattville and Fayetteville.  Just to note, in order to win the tournament, Shiloh would have to win at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, and at 1:00 in the if necessary game.  For those who aren't counting, that is a 9 game winning streak playing 3 games in a row, being off one game, then playing 6 straight games.  The only good news is that the forecast calls for temperatures below 90 degrees.

As for our predictions on Fayetteville, we have felt all along that they have the ability to beat every team at the tournament, and they showed that with their upset of Hoover.  They have a very good draw in the quarterfinal game against Prattville.  If they win that game, then they will be in a great position to win the tournament.  However, if they drop that game, then they will be in almost the same position that Shiloh is in, and it will be just about impossible to string together enough wins in a row to win it all.

If you are interested in watching the webcast of the games, it appears that all games after 10:00 for Shiloh and Fayetteville will be viewable live online or via archived replay.  Click here for that link.  Also, a complete bracket can be downloaded online by clicking here.


Fayetteville's Results (entering Saturday)
Thursday

• 3:00 Kenton (Kenton, OH) - W, 32-17
• 4:00 Dorman (Roebuck, SC) - W, 33-24
• 5:00 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA) - L, 26-3
• 6:00 Hoover-B (Hoover, AL) - W, 34-18

Friday

• 9:00 George Washington Carver (Montgomery, AL) - L, 41-38
• 10:00 Memphis University School (Memphis, TN) - W, 28-9
• 11:00 Grayson (Loganville, GA) - L, 46-6

Tournament

• FIRST ROUND (Fri 4:00) 
• Walker (Jasper, AL) - W, 41-20
• SECOND ROUND (Fri 5:00)
• Hoover (AL) - W, 34-21
• QUARTERFINALS OF WINNERS' BRACKET (Sat 9:00)
• Prattville (AL) - TBD

Shiloh Christian's Results (entering Saturday)
Thursday

• 3:30 Hoover (Hoover, AL) - L, 46-18
• 4:30 Prattville (Prattville, AL) - L, 26-17
• 5:30 Brighton (Brighton, TN) - L, 37-6
• 6:30 McPherson (McPherson, KS) - W, 23-20

Friday

• 9:30 Walker (Jasper, AL) - W, 29-21
• 10:30 Flower Branch (Flowery Branch, GA) - T, 19-19
• 11:30 Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) - L, 23-21

Tournament

• FIRST ROUND (Fri 4:00) 
• Dorman (Roebuck, SC) - W, 27-20
• SECOND ROUND (Fri 5:00)
• Lassiter (Marietta, GA) - L, 29-10
• LOSERS' BRACKET SECOND ROUND (Sat 8:30)
• Aurora Christian vs Brighton Winner - TBD

Lake Hamilton Wins Vanderbilt's Music City Classic 7-on-7 Tournament

Congratulations to Lake Hamilton for winning the Music City Classic 7-on-7 Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee this past weekend.  The Wolves went into the 35-team single-elimination tournament as the 6th seed with a 6-3 record.  They rolled to the championship game defeating Whitehaven, 31-13, Hillsboro, 29-22, Memphis University School, 32-11, and Rochester (IL), 35-10 in the semifinals.  They were matched up against 13-0 Wren (SC) and defeated them in the finals, 32-22.

Har-Ber also represented Arkansas well as the entered the tournament as the 3rd seed with a 7-2 record before being upset in the 3rd round by 14th seeded Memphis University School, 25-21.

Fayetteville and Shiloh Christian to Play in National Championship Tournament

Fayetteville and Shiloh Christian will play in the Select 7-on-7 National Championship in Hoover, Alabama beginning today and ending on Saturday. All 32 teams competing will play 4 pool play games on Thursday, 3 games on Friday, followed by the beginning of the double-elimination tournament on Friday afternoon.  We wish both teams the best of luck.

* = Game to be webcasted (LINK)

Fayetteville's Schedule
Thursday

• 3:00 Kenton (Kenton, OH)*
• 4:00 Dorman (Roebuck, SC)
• 5:00 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)
• 6:00 Hoover-B (Hoover, AL)

Friday

• 9:00 George Washington Carver (Montgomery, AL)
• 10:00 Memphis University School (Memphis, TN)
• 11:00 Grayson (Loganville, GA)

Shiloh Christian's Schedule
Thursday

• 3:30 Hoover (Hoover, AL)
• 4:30 Prattville (Prattville, AL)
• 5:30 Brighton (Brighton, TN)
• 6:30 McPherson (McPherson, KS)

Friday

• 9:30 Walker (Jasper, AL)
• 10:30 Flower Branch (Flowery Branch, GA)
• 11:30 Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL)*

DeWitt 7-on-7 Tournament Results

We have the results from DeWitt's 7-on-7 Tournament on Saturday.  Congratulations to DeWitt for winning their own tournament by defeating Dumas in the finals.  DeWitt finished the day at 7-1.

Pool 1: Hamburg A, DeWitt, Carlisle, Dumas B
Pool 2: Clarendon, Dumas A, Des Arc, Hamburg B

9:00
DeWitt 20 vs. Dumas B 0
Des Arc 6 vs. Carlisle 16
Clarendon 9 vs. Dumas A 21

9:30
DeWitt 9 vs. Carlisle 6
Hamburg A 7 vs. Clarendon 9
Hamburg B 0 vs. Des Arc 14

10:00
Hamburg B 0 vs. Dumas A 21
Dumas B 7 vs Hamburg A 28

10:30
Clarendon 8 vs. Des Arc 6
DeWitt 14 vs. Hamburg A 7
Carlisle 14 vs. Dumas A 13

11:00
DeWitt 11 vs. Dumas A 7
Clarendon 9 vs. Des Arc 6
Dumas B 18  vs. Carlisle 24

11:30
Hamburg A 11 vs. Des Arc 4
Hamburg B 16 vs. DeWitt 7
Clarendon 18 vs. Dumas B 0

12:00
Dumas B 7 vs Hamburg B 9
Carlisle 22 vs. Hamburg A 9
Dumas A 18 vs. Des Arc 0

STANDINGS (Only pool play games included)
Pool A
DeWitt 3-0
Carlisle 2-1
Hamburg A 1-2
Dumas B 0-3

Pool B
Dumas A 3-0
Clarendon 2-1
Des Arc 1-2
Hamburg B 0-3

FIRST ROUND
Dumas A 23, Dumas B 18
Des Arc 21, Carlisle 16
DeWitt 23, Hamburg B 21
Hamburg A 16, Clarendon 7

SEMIFINALS
Dumas A 32, Des Arc 0
DeWitt 16, Hamburg A 14

FINALS
DeWitt 28, Dumas A 14

3RD PLACE GAME
Des Arc 22, Hamburg A 14

CONSOLATION BRACKET
Carlisle 30, Dumas B 11
Clarendon 16, Hamburg B 14

5TH PLACE GAME
Carlisle 37, Clarendon 21

2011 SEARK Shootout 7-on-7 Results

Thanks to Coach Chris Norton for posting this for us. Coach Norton was an assistant at Hermitage, but is now at Claiborne Academy in Haynesville, Louisiana.


The Fordyce Redbugs, who finished third in the 2010 event, won the 2011 SEARK Shootout on Tuesday at Hermitage High School. Fordyce went 6-0 on the day, capping it off with a 28-21 victory in 2OT over Smackover for the title.

Pool A: Fordyce, Poyen, Norphlet, Ouachita Christian JV
2:00 - Fordyce 25 vs. OCS JV 7
2:30 - Norphlet 23 vs. Poyen 8
3:00 - Norphlet 23 vs. OCS JV 21
3:30 - Fordyce 16 vs. Poyen 0
4:00 - Poyen 29 vs. OCS JV 28
4:30 - Fordyce 18 vs. Norphlet 8

Fordyce 3-0, Norphlet 2-1, Poyen 1-2, OCS JV 0-3

Pool B: Hermitage, Hamburg, England, Smackover
2:00 - Smackover 23 vs. Hamburg 13
2:30 - Hermitage 8 vs. England 4
3:00 - Smackover 41 vs. Hermitage 6
3:30 - England 18 vs. Hamburg 0
4:00 - England 30 vs. Smackover 21
4:30 - Hamburg 11 vs. Hermitage 4

England 2-1, Smackover 2-1, Hamburg 1-2, Hermitage 1-2

Pool C: Camden Harmony Grove, Ouachita Christian B, Drew Central, Parkers Chapel
2:00 - Parkers Chapel 25 vs. Drew Central 2
2:30 - Harmony Grove 40 vs. OCS B 12
3:00 - Harmony Grove 31 vs. Drew Central 2
3:30 - Parkers Chapel 23 vs. OCS B 2
4:00 - Harmony Grove 13 vs. Parkers Chapel 4
4:30 - OCS B 9 vs. Drew Central 2

Harmony Grove 3-0, Parkers Chapel 2-1, OCS B 1-2, Drew Central 0-3
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Tournament Seeding
1) Harmony Grove
2) Fordyce
3) England
4) Smackover
5) Norphlet
6) Parkers Chapel
7) Poyen
8} Hamburg
9) OCS B
10) Hermitage
11) OCS JV
12) Drew Central
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Bracket Play
#8 Hamburg 39 vs. #9 OCS B 7
#5 Norphlet 21 vs. #12 Drew Central 14
#7 Poyen 15 vs. #14 Hermitage 14
#11 OCS JV 23 vs. #6 Parkers Chapel 6

#1 Camden Harmony Grove 22 vs. #8 Hamburg 0
#4 Smackover 14 vs. #5 Norphlet 7
#2 Fordyce 21 vs. #7 Poyen 2
#11 OCS JV 16 vs. #3 England 2

#4 Smackover 25 vs. #1 Camden Harmony Grove 2
#2 Fordyce 30 vs. #11 OCS JV 6

Championship: #2 Fordyce 28 vs. #4 Smackover 21 - 2 OT
Third Place: #1 Camden Harmony Grove 25 vs. #11 OCS JV 2

For additional information, visit the SEARK Shootout website at http://searkshootout.weebly.com.