Preps
’Dogs jump to No. 2 overall; LR Christian, PA tied in Class 5A
Fayetteville went on the road last week and beat Bryant and was elevated to No. 2 in the state overall ranking by the media while in Class 5A, Little Rock Christian is now tied for the top spot with Pulaski Academy.
Following is the Overall top 10 overall high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending September 15.
Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week’s rankings:
OVERALL
1. North Little Rock (29) 3-0 332 1
2. Fayetteville (3) 3-0 296 3
3. Bryant 2-1 226 2
4. Conway (1) 3-0 205 4
5. FS Northside 3-0 193 5
6. Greenwood 2-1 120 8
7. Pulaski Academy 2-1 89 6
8. Springdale 3-0 75 9
9. Warren (1) 2-0 61 10
10. Cabot 2-1 44 7
Others receiving votes: West Memphis 43, Benton 41,Bentonville 25, LR Christian 18, FS Southside 16, Joe T. Robinson 14, Bentonville West 11, Springdale Har-Ber 8, Rivercrest 8, Pine Bluff 4, Searcy 2, Texarkana 1.
CLASS 6A
1. Greenwood (27) 2-1 154 1
2. West Memphis (6) 3-0 132 2
3. Benton (1) 2-1 109 3
4. Searcy 3-0 65 5
5. Pine Bluff 0-2-1 27 4
Others receiving votes: El Dorado 10, Lake Hamilton 7, Marion 3, Jonesboro 1, Russellville 1.
CLASS 5A
1. LR Christian (14) 3-0 146 2
1. Pulaski Academy (18) 2-1 146 1
3. LR McClellan 3-0 85 3
4. Harrison 3-0 64 4
5. Texarkana (2) 2-1 50 5
Others receiving votes: Watson Chapel 12, Nettleton 5, Morrilton 1, Greenbrier 1.
Class 4A
1. Warren (33) 2-0 169 1
2. Joe T. Robinson 2-1 125 2
3. Nashville (1) 3-0 108 3
4. Rivercrest 3-0 48 4
5. Southside Batesville 2-1 32 5
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 10, Arkadelphia 6, Bauxite 6, Pea Ridge 3, Gosnell 2, DeWitt 2, Fountain Lake 1, Shiloh Christian 1.
CLASS 3A
1. Booneville (26) 3-0 161 1
2. Clinton (5) 3-0 124 2
3. Prescott (2) 3-0 87 3
4. Mayflower (3-0) 55 4
5. McGehee (1) 1-2 18 5
Others receiving votes:, Smackover 14, Charleston 9, Rison 9, Melbourne 7, Atkins 6, Osceola 5, Newport 3, Glen Rose 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Mount Ida (21) 3-0 154 1
2. Foreman (10) 2-0 120 2
3. Hazen (1) 2-0 105 3
4. Mineral Springs (1) 3-0 49 5
5. Junction City (1) 1-2 35 4
Others receiving votes: Hampton 15, Conway Christian 11, Bigelow 9, Earle 3, England 2 DesArc 2, Fordyce 2, McCrory 1, Hector 1, Poyen 1.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM ABC |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 or 3:30 PM TBA |
| 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 (25) | 10-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 10-0 | 234 | 3 |
| 30 | Conway | 9-1 | 202 | 2 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 9-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 162 | 5 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 111 | 7 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 89 | 8 |
| 9. | Rogers | 7-3 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 22 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway | 9-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. | Mountain Home | 8-2 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Shiloh Christian | 7-3 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 9-1 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (27) | 9-1 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 10-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Farmington | 9-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 8-2 | 20 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (20) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkadelphia (5) | 8-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 10-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-2 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Dardanell (1) | 9-1 | 23 | — |
| Southside Batesville | 10-0 | 23 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Bismarck (12) | 10-0 | 105 | 1t |
| 2. | Fordyce (10) | 10-0 | 96 | 1t |
| 3. | Prescott (1) | 9-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 4. | Osceola (2) | 8-1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5. | Booneville (1) | 9-1 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 10-0 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (7) | 10-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 8-2 | 59 | 5 |
| 4. | East Poinsett Co. | 7-3 | 52 | — |
| 5. | Bigelow | 6-4 | 18 | 3 |
| Murfreesboro | 7-3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (27) | 5-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 9-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 8-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||