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Hogs led by Wagner, Fland racing past Kansas in exhibition opener

John Calipari warns later don’t read too much into win over Jayhawks, who played without three key members

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FAYETTEVILLE — For the second year in a row, Arkansas hosted the preseason No. 1 team in the nation in a charity exhibition.

For the second year in a row, the 16th-ranked Razorbacks thrilled a sold-out Bud Walton Arena with an 85-69 victory over Kansas.

The game, sponsored by CareSource, will benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospitals and Fore The Kids Foundation, a partner of Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City with its proceeds.

CareSource is sponsoring a series of charity exhibition matchups that benefit adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention initiatives, including Jay’s Light and other mental health organizations.

Other games in the series this year include Ohio State at Cincinnati on Oct. 18 and Dayton hosting Xavier on Oct. 20.

Razorbacks guard Boogie Fland against Kansas | Andy Hodges-HitThatLine.com

Arkansas was led by guards D.J. Wagner and Boogie Fland, who scored 24 and 22 points, respectively. Fland also had six of the team’s 12 steals and five assists. Zvonimir Ivisic added 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists.

Kansas got 26 points from Dajuan Harris Jr., on 11-of-17 shooting from the field including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Rakease Passmore was the only other Jayhawk in double figures with 11 points.

Razorbacks guard DJ Wagner chases a loose ball against Kansas | Andy Hodges-HitThatLine.com

Razorbacks coach John Calipari against Kansas | Andy Hodges-HitThatLine.com
NOTES:

• The game format was four, 10-minute quarters.

• Kansas scored first, but D.J. Wagner answered with a 3-pointer and Arkansas held the lead the remainder of the game.

• Arkansas scored at least 20 points in each of the four quarters and Kansas was held below 20 in all four quarters.

• Arkansas is 74-10 all-time in exhibition games, including a 65-9 mark at home. The Razorbacks have won 38 straight home exhibition contests.

• The last time the Razorbacks and Jayhawks met, Arkansas earned a trip to the 2023 Sweet 16 with a 72-71 win over top-seeded Kansas at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

• While the game does not count towards the teams’ records, Arkansas has won each of the last three times it has faced Kansas and four of the last five.

• Up next, Arkansas will play another charity exhibition. The Razorbacks will travel to Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena to face TCU on Friday (Nov. 1). Tipoff is set for 7 pm.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

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2024 High School Rankings

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:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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