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’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.
| Fri, Dec 27 |  | Liberty Bowl vs Texas Tech (Memphis) | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| 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 | L, 20-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | W, 35-14 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | L, 28-21 |
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | ||
| 1. | Bryant (21) | 13-0 | 246 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (4) | 13-0 | 224 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 9-4 | 185 | 5 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 13-1 | 173 | 4 |
| 5. | Conway | 10-2 | 156 | 3 |
| 6. | Pulaski Academy | 10-3 | 112 | 8 |
| 7. | Shiloh Christian | 9-4 | 77 | — |
| 6. | Benton | 10-2 | 67 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 9-3 | 52 | 7 |
| 9. | Rogers | 8-4 | 35 | 9 |
| Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (25) | 13-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Bentonville | 9-4 | 98 | 3 |
| 3. | Conway | 10-2 | 77 | 2 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 10-3 | 48 | 5 |
| 5. | Fayetteville | 9-3 | 17 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 10. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (25) | 13-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Shiloh Christian | 9-4 | 96 | 4 |
| 3. | Benton | 10-2 | 77 | 2 |
| 4. | Mountain Home | 10-3 | 51 | 3 |
| 5. | Lake Hamilton | 8-4 | 20 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 13-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 4. | Farmington | 12-2 | 90 | 4 |
| 3. | Valley View | 12-1 | 68 | 3 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 10-3 | 60 | 5 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 10-2 | 25 | 2 |
| Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Arkadelphia (25) | 13-2 | 125 | 2 |
| 2. | Elkins | 14-1 | 99 | 1 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills | 12-1 | 52 | 3 |
| 4. | Southside Batesville | 13-1 | 46 | 5t |
| 5. | Warren | 10-3 | 28 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 3. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Salem (25) | 11-4 | 125 | — |
| 2. | Bismarck | 14-1 | 100 | 1 |
| 3. | Mansfield | 11-3 | 65 | — |
| 4. | Fordyce | 11-1 | 42 | 2 |
| 5. | Osceola | 10-2 | 21 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Conway Christian (25) | 14-0 | 125 | 2 |
| 2. | East Poinsett Co. | 10-4 | 98 | 4 |
| 3. | Junction City | 9-4 | 68 | — |
| 5. | Mount Ida | 9-3 | 41 | — |
| 4. | Carlisle | 11-1 | 25 | 1 |
| Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (25) | 8-0 | 75 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 11-1 | 50 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 9-2 | 22 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||