The Bulldogs started 4-0 last year but lost their last six to miss the playoffs. Matt Garriott takes over as head coach, but it’s his fifth season at Star City. Garriott says they got better as a program, but it’s not the standard of where they want to be. He says they want to run […]

Stuttgart went 5-5 last season. The Ricebirds return 19 seniors. They have seven starters back on offense, including starting quarterback Cain Price.  Stuttgart returns eight starters on defense. Many of them played last year as sophomores. Coach Price isn’t happy with the way the defense played last season, but he believes a year of maturity […]

The 2024 senators captured their sixth conference championship in the last seven seasons, winning every 5A Central game. Their only regular season loss came against 7A Pulaski Academy in their season opener. Robinson lost to Hot Springs Lakeside by just four points in the state quarterfinals. Tyler Uptergrove takes the reins as head coach as […]

Southside won a school-record 13 games last fall and advanced to the state semifinals for the first time in their program’s 18-year history. The Southerners have been on the rise for the last couple of years. They won ten games in 2023, before going undefeated in the regular season last year, capturing the 3-4A conference […]

The Eagles went 14-0 last season and won their first state championship. This season, the Eagles will look different. They graduated 13 seniors, but they do have some experience returning and a good sophomore class. In all, they have three starters on offense and four on defense. Head coach Justin Kramer says with all the […]

Dardanelle Sand Lizards will have a target on their back this season after going 7-0 to win the 4A, 10-2 overall. Their two losses they suffered were against the teams that played in the 4A state title, Elkins and Arkadelphia.

The White Hall Bulldogs went 3-7 last season, with this season being the second for head coach Daryl Patton. Starting quarterback Wyatt Golden returns for another year, plus four starters are back on the offensive line. Associate Head Coach Cody Forga said that many questions were answered this summer, now they’re looking for a dog mentality […]

The Dumas Bobcats won six games last season, including two games in the playoffs. Head Coach Antonio Lovelady noted that 2025 is a new year, as they lost a large senior class. Dumas does return with a veteran offensive line and a linebacker core full of seniors. Assistant coach Ketrin Goodwin said they plan to […]

Last season was a tough one for the Zebras, failing to make the playoffs with a 4-6 record after capturing a conference title in 2023. This year, Pine Bluff will have a younger core, with several freshmen and sophomores set to take the field. Head Coach Michael Williams said he is aiming for the team’s […]

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON The community of Wynne continues its healing from a devastating tornado back on March 31, 2023 with the football program also continuing its rebuilding. The tradition-rich Yellowjackets, now in their third season under legendary former Rison head coach Clay Totty, are doing their best to put smiles back on the faces […]

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON It was a tough decision for successful Texas high school football coach Michael Willians to leave the Lone Star State, but it was the right time and most certainly the right place. Former Pine Bluff star Williams came back to his native Arkansas to take over the Zebras in 2022 and […]

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON When you talk to those around the Pine Bluff High School athletic department there is no doubt who the Zebras’ No. 1 super fan has been for the past 40 years. That would be Greg Walker, a team manager since 1985 and man who will be honored with a statue in […]