Phil is under the weather, but the outlook for the football team looks sunnier each day. Football Chain gang a thing of the past? More on the Summer Olympics.
Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALL
Record
Pts
Prv
1.
Bryant (20)
7-0
272
1
2.
Conway (6)
7-0
251
2
3.
Greenwood (2)
7-0
226
3
4.
Little Rock Parkview
6-1
173
5
5.
Benton
6-1
130
6
6.
Bentonville
4-3
129
9
7.
Pulaski Academy
6-1
123
7
8.
Fayetteville
5-2
92
4
9.
Rogers
5-2
72
8
10.
Shiloh Christian
5-2
37
10
Others receiving votes: Valley View 12, Marion 7, Joe T Robinson 7, Cabot 6, Elkins 2, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.
Bryant (22)
7-0
134
1
2.
Conway (6)
7-0
116
2
5.
Bentonville
4-3
58
—
4.
Pulaski Academy
6-1
55
4
3.
Fayetteville
5-2
35
3
Others receiving votes: Rogers 21, Springdale 4.
CLASS 6A
1.
Greenwood (28)
7-0
140
1
2.
Benton
6-1
106
2
3.
Shiloh Christian
5-2
83
3
4.
Marion
6-1
49
4
5.
Little Rock Catholic
7-0
19
5
Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 17, Lake Hamilton 6.