ALMA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The message to the Van Buren Pointers trailing 27-17 in the fourth quarter: “Keep playing.” That’s what Van Buren (1-0) did, scoring 20 unanswered points in the final 7 minutes to defeat the Alma Airedales (0-1) 37-27 in the “Battle of the Bone” rivalry game at Citizens Bank Field in Alma […]
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Benton head football coach Brad Harris can’t think of a better time to end his team’s long losing streak to rival Bryant than Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the annual Salt Bowl clash at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium. The Panthers have not won the matchup between Saline County foes
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Benton head football coach Brad Harris can’t think of a better time to end his team’s long losing streak to rival Bryant than Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the annual Salt Bowl clash at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium. The Panthers have not won the matchup between Saline County foes
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Parkview Patriots have been on a roll. They are back-to-back state champions and have won 25 straight games. This season Parkview returns a lot of talent. Four players have already committed to play for Power 4 programs next season. 2024 brings a lot of expectations, but the Patriots say they are
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON For the first time in six years, Bryant did not win its last football game and a state championship. That streak ended at five straight state championships when Bentonville downed the Hornets 52-35 in the Class 7A state semifinals. But head coach Quad Sanders and Bryant will try to start a
SHERWOOD, Ark. – For Sylvan Hills, 2023 was a year of rebuilding. The Bears had a first-year head coach and were forced to play a lot of sophomores. Now, 2024 brings a year of hope after going 0-10. Second-year head coach J.J. Houle believes the experience of last season will pay off this season.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Joe T. Robinson Senators won seven games in 2023. That’s a good season for many teams, but that’s not the standard for Robinson. The Senators played a lot of underclassmen last season. This season they focused on getting bigger and stronger.
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON A Greenwood program that always has a goal of playing the last Class 6A game of the season will play its first 2024 one on Friday against at a tough Class 7A foe. The Bulldogs, off a 13-0 campaign and state title last season under head coach Chris Young, will travel
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON A Greenwood program that always has a goal of playing the last Class 6A game of the season will play its first 2024 one on Friday against at a tough Class 7A foe. The Bulldogs, off a 13-0 campaign and state title last season under head coach Chris Young, will travel
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For the past two seasons, Dardanelle has played in the ultra-competitive 5A-West. During that span, they won just eight games. Thankfully, they will return to the 4-4A this season. The Sand Lizards had to adjust to the passing attack of the 5A teams. Now, they will have to re-adjust to the smash mouth football of
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