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Bentonville West slips back into state’s high school poll
After a rocky start, Bentonville West has vaulted back into the Arkansas Media High School Football Poll, jumping to No. 8 in the poll, along with fellow newcomer Class 6A Benton, who is ninth.
After a rocky start, Bentonville West has vaulted back into the Arkansas Media High School Football Poll, jumping to No. 8 in the poll, along with fellow newcomer Class 6A Benton, who is ninth.
North Little Rock is still at the top, followed by Bryant, Fayetteville and Conway, who fell from second down to fourth.
Class 6A Greenwood is No. 5 followed by Fort Smith Northside, then Class 5A Pulaski Academy.
Class 4A Warren remains in the poll at 10th as the lowest classification team ranked in the overall poll.
| HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last year's final Arkansas High School Football poll as voted by a panel of state media. The new poll will be released Sunday night! | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (20) | 13-0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | North Little Rock | 8-5 | 168 | 9 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 11-1 | 138 | 2 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 12-2 | 133 | 7 |
| 5. | Searcy | 12-1 | 112 | 10 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-4 | 70 | 6 |
| 7. | Joe T. Robinson | 14-1 | 54 | — |
| 8. | Bentonville West | 7-5 | 45 | — |
| 9. | Little Rock Christian | 13-1 | 38 | 3 |
| 10. | Harrison | 11-1 | 32 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Greenwood 27, Conway 24, Harding Academy 22, Shiloh Christian 10, Fordyce 8, Springdale Har-Ber 8, Fayetteville 6, Morrilton 3, LR Catholic 2. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (20) | 13-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. | North Little Rock | 8-5 | 78 | 4 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 11-1 | 60 | 2 |
| 4. | Bentonville West | 7-5 | 32 | — |
| 5. | Conway | 8-4 | 21 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 5, Fayetteville 4. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Searcy (20) | 12-1 | 100 | 3 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-4 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood | 10-2 | 61 | 1 |
| 4. | West Memphis | 7-2 | 32 | 4 |
| 5. | Jonesboro | 8-4 | 21 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Lake Hamilton 7. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Pulaski Academy (20) | 12-2 | 100 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Christian | 13-1 | 75 | 1 |
| 3. | Harrison | 11-1 | 60 | 2 |
| 4. | Morrilton | 8-5 | 41 | — |
| 5. | Valley View | 10-1 | 12 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: White Hall 10, Wynne 1, Vilonia 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Joe T. Robinson (20) | 14-1 | 100 | 2 |
| 2. | Shiloh Christian | 14-1 | 77 | 3 |
| 3. | Ozark | 12-2 | 37 | 5 |
| 4. | Arkadelphia | 11-2 | 36 | 1 |
| 5. | Crossett | 9-4 | 28 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Nashville 20, Jonesboro Westside 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Harding Academy (20) | 15-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 2. | Osceola | 12-2 | 80 | 3 |
| 3. | Prescott | 11-3 | 57 | 4 |
| 4. | Camden Harmony Grove | 11-3 | 38 | — |
| 5. | Rison | 11-2 | 16 | 1 |
| Others receiving votes: Melbourne 5, Booneville 2, Hoxie 2. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Fordyce (20) | 13-2 | 100 | 3 |
| 2. | Junction City | 11-2 | 80 | 1 |
| 3. | Gurdon | 10-4 | 46 | — |
| 4. | Salem | 10-2 | 31 | 5 |
| 5. | Des Arc | 9-3 | 20 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Hazen 17, Foreman 4, Magnet Cove 1, Carlisle 1. | ||||
