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Olson thinks Bryant’s win over Trinity Christian should move them into national talk
The No. 1-ranked Hornets downed the highly-regarded team from Texas last weekend and Nate Olson said that should get them more attention.
The No. 1-ranked Hornets downed the highly-regarded team from Texas last weekend and Nate Olson of Scoreboard Central said that should get them more attention.
In this week’s statewide high school poll of the media, no one else got a vote as No. 1:
| HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Following is the final Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the preaseason. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from the last poll of 2019: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (25) | 13-0 | 250 | 1 |
| 2. | North Little Rock | 11-2 | 205 | 3 |
| 3. | Greenwood | 14-0 | 182 | 4 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 13-0 | 156 | 5 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 10-1 | 126 | 2 |
| 6. | Cabot | 8-4 | 125 | 9 |
| 7. | Conway | 8-4 | 109 | 6 |
| 8. | Lake Hamilton | 11-2 | 93 | 8 |
| 9. | Shiloh Christian | 14-1 | 44 | — |
| 10. | Harding Academy | 12-1 | 29 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 22, Little Rock Christian 16, Wynne 10, Rivercrest 3, Fordyce 2, Benton 1, Harrison 1, Hoxie 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (25) | 13-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | North Little Rock | 11-2 | 94 | 3 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 10-1 | 55 | 2 |
| Cabot | 8-4 | 55 | 5 | |
| 5. | Conway | 8-4 | 46 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: None. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (25) | 14-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Lake Hamilton | 11-2 | 100 | 2 |
| 4. | Sylvan Hills | 9-4 | 72 | 4 |
| 3. | Little Rock Parkview | 8-2 | 46 | 3 |
| 5. | Benton | 8-5 | 22 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 5, Marion 4, Jonesboro 1. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Pulaski Academy (25) | 13-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Little Rock Christian | 9-3 | 99 | 4 |
| 3. | Wynne | 11-1 | 73 | 2 |
| 4. | Harrison | 11-2 | 51 | 3 |
| 5. | Texarkana | 7-1 | 13 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Magnolia 10, White Hall 3, Camden Fairview 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Shiloh Christian (25) | 14-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Rivercrest | 13-1 | 98 | 4 |
| 3. | Stuttgart | 12-1 | 67 | 3 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-5 | 40 | — |
| 5. | Joe T. Robinson | 8-4 | 28 | 2 |
| Others receiving votes: Nashville 7, Ozark 7, Dumas 2, Arkadelphia 1. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Harding Academy (25) | 12-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | McGehee | 12-1 | 96 | 5 |
| 3. | Hoxie | 13-1 | 65 | 4 |
| 4. | Prescott | 10-1 | 51 | 2 |
| 5. | Glen Rose | 11-3 | 24 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Booneville 13, Centerpoint 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Fordyce (25) | 15-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Des Arc | 13-1 | 96 | 3 |
| 3. | Gurdon | 10-2 | 79 | 2 |
| 4. | Junction City | 9-3 | 50 | 4 |
| 5. | Bigelow | 12-1 | 17 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Poyen 8. | ||||
| 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. | ||||