Kern adds name to list of seniors coming back for another season

Add tight end Blake Kern to the growing list of seniors coming back for another year with the program Sam Pittman is starting to build at Arkansas.

Kern, apparently not a big social media guy, let his decision become known when tight ends coach Jon Cooper sent out a tweet Monday morning.

Big Kern! Coming back for another year to represent Lamar, and the state of Arkansas! Proud of what you’ve done, can’t wait to see what you can accomplish! Let’s get to work! #WPS ? pic.twitter.com/z2SBnwbPnN
— Jon Cooper (@Jcoop50) December 28, 2020

Kern will be 24 years old when next season kicks off and the Lamar native started as a walk-on and had his most playing time and success this past season.

Kern started five of 10 games and played more than twice as many snaps as Hudson Henry this past season after playing mostly as a blocker in 2019 and sparingly before that.

He made his first career reception in the opener this season against Georgia and ended the regular season with 20 catches for 201 yards. That total includes touchdowns against Tennessee and Missouri.

Kern’s return to the Razorbacks in 2021 will provide some much needed depth at a position that is pretty young and thin.

Sat, Sep 5	vs North Alabama	W 31-14
Sat, Sep 12	@ Utah	L, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19	Georgia	L, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26	Tulsa	W 34-6
Sat, Oct 3	@ Texas A&M	L, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10	Tennessee	L, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17	@ Vanderbilt	W 31-21
Sat, Oct 31	vs Missouri	6:45 PM SEC Network
Sat, Nov 7	@ Auburn	TBA
Sat, Nov 14	South Carolina	TBA
Sat, Nov 21	@ Texas	TBA
Sat, Nov 28	vs LSU	TBA

OVERALL		Record	Pts
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	187	1
2.	Bentonville	6-1	163	4
3.	Conway (3)	6-1	156	2
4.	Joe T. Robinson	7-0	104	5
5.	North Little Rock	6-1	93	7
6.	Bentonville West	6-1	88	3
7.	Sheridan	7-0	70	9
8.	Springdale Har-Ber	5-2	50	8
9.	Greenwood	5-2	44	10
10	Searcy	6-1	42	6
Others receiving votes: Bryant 22, Mountain Home 7, Sylvan Hills 7, Stuttgart 6, LR Christian 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Jacksonville 3, Fayetteville 2, Benton 2, Van Buren 1, Nashville 1.

CLASS 7A
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Conway (3)	6-1	64	2
3.	Bentonville	6-1	62	4
4.	North Little Rock	6-1	26	5
5.	Bentonville West	6-1	19	3
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 15, Bryant 7.

CLASS 6A
1.	Sheridan (16)	7-0	90	2
2.	Searcy	6-1	71	1
3.	Mountain Home (3)	6-1	41	5
4.	Sylvan Hills	5-2	35	3
5.	Benton	4-3	31	4
Others receiving votes: Van Buren 12, Lake Hamilton 5.

CLASS 5A
1.	Joe T. Robinson (17)	7-0	93	1
2.	Greenwood (2)	5-2	76	2
3.	Jacksonville	6-1	54	4
4.	Farmington	6-1	24	3
	Little Rock Parkview	4-3	24	5
Others receiving votes: LR Mills 7, HS Lakeside 5, Greenbrier 1, Camden Fairview 1.

CLASS 4A
1.	Stuttgart (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Nashville (3)	7-0	79	2
3.	Ozark	7-0	38	4
4.	Elkins	6-1	33	5
5.	Southside Batesville	6-1	10	—
Others receiving votes: Gravette 7, Fountain Lake 3, Forrest City 2, Lonoke 1, Booneville 1, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Bismarck (13)	6-1	85	1
3.	Mansfield (2)	6-2	54	2
2.	Smackover	6-1	41	3
4.	Walnut Ridge (3)	6-1	27	4
5.	Rivercrest	6-1	24	5
	Atkins	6-1	24	—
Others receiving votes: Fordyce (1) 14, Newport 9, Prescott 5, Glen Rose 2.

CLASS 2A
1.	Mount Ida (10)	8-0	83	1
2.	Baptist Prep (9)	7-0	82	2
3.	Marked Tree	6-1	38	3
4.	Earle	6-1	33	4
5.	Gurdon	5-2	29	5
Others receiving votes: Dierks 11, Magnet Cove 4, Bearden 2, Des Arc 2, Hazen 1.

8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.	Corning (6)	6-0	26	1
2.	Cedar Ridge (4)	6-0	24	2
3.	Magazine (2)	6-0	17	3
Others receiving votes: Izard County 5.

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