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I'd like to welcome everybody to the Coach's Pod.
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This is Coach Jeff Williams, along with Coach Darryl Fimple and the MouthPrint Benders back from assignment.
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Special guest picker, former head coach at Lake Hamilton Wolves, Coach Tommy Gillard.
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Coach, welcome to the show.
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I appreciate it, man.
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We're excited.
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You sent me a list of games to look at.
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I've been looking at I've been doing a little studying this week.
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Well, I know.
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I mean, you're into it.
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You go watch a lot of ball, and we're going to get into this.
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Daryl, crazy week last week, uh, getting into this deal.
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Um, you know, your number one went down.
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Talk to us a little bit about the Hybrid Harbor Shiloh game and the Prescott Bismarck game.
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Those two's really stood out.
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Yeah, you know, you know, Prescott uh, you know, established the run game there early and then got some turnovers, and Bismarck never ever catch them again.
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It was uh it was quite a coach glass showing there.
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It was true curly well football.
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Uh I thought kind of showed up in that game and just kind of outclassed Bismarck this past week.
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Uh, and that was a huge game in that league, too.
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Huge game.
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It sets up a lot of other big games for Prescott, but yeah, you can say they got some momentum going there.
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Harbor Shiloh was one of those games where uh, you know, Harbor came out, you know, punched him in the face there early, and then you know, Shiloh never could really get momentum back.
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And it was one of those momentum games, and then Harbor didn't turn it over, took care of the football, and played really sound defensively and then special teams, too.
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So uh you got to give your hats off to them.
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I that's you know, Shiloh's gonna bounce back, that's for sure.
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It kind of makes the West really cloudy, though, man.
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You got Ben Shiloh and now Harbor uh kind of you know all fighting for spots there.
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So think about the ones that are getting left out there.
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I mean, there's you know, Bentonville West, still high on them.
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Uh, you know, you don't know what Fayetteville's gonna do there, but yeah, that that West is uh definitely shook a little bit.
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Well, it is.
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I think there's four teams sitting at four and one, and then three teams looking trying to battle for that five and six spot, and they've all beat each other.
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So it's the last couple weeks gonna be really crazy.
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Math uh the Benton Cersei, boy, looks like Benton got healthy.
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Uh they sure did.
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I'm gonna tell you, a lot of people left uh Benton for dead after the first three or four weeks, and goodness gracious, they got the right, they got the right folks healthy, and they're gonna be hard to handle the rest of the way.
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I'm just telling you.
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Yeah, I I think so.
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Really came in there, jumped all over Cersei.
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They jumped all over them and they couldn't, Cersei couldn't tried to come back, but by the time they got to coming back, it was well out of hand.
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And Cersei, you know, but Cersei played hard all night, just couldn't get over the hump.
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They just started out so bad.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, and that happens in that league, and that's gonna happen.
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Coach Gellin, you you you spend a lot of time, your son's defense coordinator at uh Batesville Southside of work works over there.
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You've seen this East over there, this Highland Southside Batesville, the whole thing here.
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Looks like Highland and them are on a collision course.
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Yeah, no doubt, week 10.
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You know, they got Pocahontas this week.
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And yeah, actually, my son's an offensive coordinator for his career.
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And so he's getting a chance to call plays for Kenny, but Kenny really calls plays through my son and and and orchestrates that.
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Uh Highland, you know, I went back to watch some film on Highland.
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Highland's a really good football team and then beating Gosnell.
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I think Gosnell quarterback actually went out in the first quarter, which kind of hampers what they do on offense.
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Their quarterback runs through them.
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Uh, and so I think Highland took advantage of that, but I'm not taking anything away from Highland.
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I think they got a really good football team this year with a quarterback that they can sling it around, and they got some really good running backs, and then a really good receiver that catches the ball, and then defense that just you know just enough to keep teams from scoring a lot.
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Yeah.
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And the 6'8 West, which you're real familiar, you've been in that league for years.
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I mean, it looks like I mean, you got Lake Hamilton, your old team went Mountain Home took care of business.
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You got Van Buren and Mountain Home this week, and then Van Buren, Lake Ham.
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So those three spots there look like the all three of them are fighting there.
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What are you seeing now there?
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You know, all the all the tension's been over in the East because they're you probably in the top five, everything.
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Can the West, in your opinion, get some guys in the playoffs and and try to do a little damage?
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Yeah, you know, that's a huge question.
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I was concerned about uh uh Mountain Home if they could score enough points against Lake Hamilton, but they did.
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I mean, defensively they shut down Lake Hamilton really good, and then Lake Hamilton couldn't score.
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And I think uh a lot of credit goes to uh to Mountain Home.
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Coach Harry has those kids ready.
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Uh they kind of stuck it into them.
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I think uh people don't realize how good Mountain Home's front four is, yeah, actually front seven.
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They all they don't have to really do it to get to the quarterback, and uh one of their players may need I don't know if they blocked him all night long, and uh and I think that's that was a big win for Mountain Home, kind of rolling into Van Buren.
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And I think the way Mountain Home, if they play like that, they'll they'll definitely beat Van Buren this week.
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I think uh they've been dominating on defense, and then their offense is finally catching up, and I think their quarterback's finally getting a little more comfortable back in the pocket, and it seems like he's throwing the ball a little better.
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In fact, he hurt Lake Hamilton a couple big balls down the field.
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Wow, and then you know, if their defense plays like it does, it's going to you know be hard for Van Buren to move the ball too.
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And I know Van Buren's pretty talented, they got a quarterback back and they have their running back back, uh, who are really good players, and I think they even have a good receiver back, and so I know offensively they can score some points, but I think uh you know Mountain Home is ready for that game, and I know they'll be ready this week.
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And and so if Mountain Home can play like that every week, they'll have an opportunity to make some noise.
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Uh, you know, the the East is so stacked this year.
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Yeah, I just I mean, uh, you know, there's four or five teams that can win a state title out of there, you know, just after you look at some of these scores.
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I was kind of surprised on the Seven Hills losing uh to Jonesboro, uh, you know, hand soft to Jonesboro for beating seven Hills.
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Uh I think uh all all four or five of those teams can play.
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Now Benton's playing a little better.
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I think the quarterback plays gotten a little better, that kid's gotten a little better each week, and then you know the the big thing that I've seen on Benton is their back ends kind of giving up some points, and and some of the teams that have that can throw the round a little bit have taken advantage of that.
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I think that's what Sheridan did.
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But I think they're trying to share that up a little bit.
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I haven't watched much more film on them lately, but I know if they can get that all covered up, then I I don't know who it is.
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I'm kind of shocked on the Cersei.
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I thought Cersei, everybody I talked to this summer, said Cersei had the best players, uh, offense and defense, and quarterback can throw it, and they got a really good running back, and then two or three receivers that are flat, uh, nobody can cover it.
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And so uh hats off to Benton for covering them and and shortening the game and playing really good uh offense and defense.
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Yeah, that that you just nailed it.
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That 6A looks like it's gonna be fun to watch.
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There's gonna be some rematch and that East over there in 4-A.
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I think it's an underrated conference right now.
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I think from top to bottom, there's five teams in there that can play.
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Well, Darrell, let's do this.
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All right, who's our bender brigade of the week or O-line of the week?
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Well, we're gonna give it to the Springdale Harbor this fast.
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We guess big win there, knocking off number one.
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Uh, you know, they had almost 300 yards of total offense there, but they just controlled the clock and they just leaned on these guys uh most of the night.
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Hudson Mayhew, the left tackle, left guard's Perry Lewis, the center's Blake Pettit.
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Uh, the right guard's Mark Ballard, the right tack is Chell McCandlish, and two tight ends, buddy.
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We went heavy.
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Eli Roper and Jackson Hemontree.
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Yeah, we'll play three sometimes.
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Yeah, well, I like Hammond Tree, though.
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That's like a good third tight end lead in the NFL.
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Probably a little deep snap or Hem and Tree.
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Yeah.
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Well, the mouth will be out there this week to see those guys.
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So, guys, let's jump into it.
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Number 10 game of the week, right here, starting in starting in South Arkansas.
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Nothing needs to be said.
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We can go through this.
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This is a legendary rival.
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These two don't like each other.
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Uh they uh just a history involved in this deal.
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And this is a collision course.
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You got Ryzen heading over to Fordyce.
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Uh, not a long trip.
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Rising's been rolling.
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Coach Beren's really got a good football team.
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Fordyce really looks like Daryl, they're starting to hit the stride a little bit.
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Yeah, they're both six and two on the year, and they're getting they're playing this game at listen to this.
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They can't get no more football than this.
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You're ready?
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7 p.m.
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at Paul Bearbryant Stadium.
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I mean, that alone.
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I mean, I don't know if there's any other game that can say that.
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It's unbelievable.
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Yeah, you got four dyes, six and two, coming off a huge win over Dumas this past week, 60 to 28.
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Uh, they're averaging almost 40 points a game.
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Uh, finally gotten really healthy.
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Andrew Ellison, uh, you know, the quarterback Cadillac, he's back, and they can run the football with uh with the gamble kid.
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And then and they are really uh they're kind of two two different uh styles here, too, because four dice can throw the ball.
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They can also run it rising really heavy on the ground.
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They they scored 65 points this past week.
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Week before that, they scored 55 points, really were out ground and pound, not going to turn the ball over.
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Uh it's just straight rising football.
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Had a huge win over Lake Village this past week, 44-39.
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Uh, they do travel to Fordice in this game.
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This is one of those games where uh you look at the head-to-head, it's you know, just centuries of games that these guys have played against each other.
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Uh so I mean the totals is is is crazy up there.
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Uh so can the uh can Fordice live on the big play?
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It's at Fordice, too.
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Yeah.
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So I'm gonna take the Red Bugs at home this week.
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Fordice.
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I cannot wait to watch the band too.
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And the play-by-play is undefeated at Fordice.
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Oh, mate.
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Well, you're taking the Red Bugs.
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Mouth is you know, legendary rival here.
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Coach Farine's done a great job at rising really the last two years.
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Fordice looks like they're hitting their stride, though.
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That's scary when Fordice is hitting their stride right here in about week nine.
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Yeah.
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Because the Cadillac's coming out the garage hot.
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Everything's good.
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Um and when you're pla when you're playing the ninth game of the year at home at Paul Bear Bryant Stadium, I mean, things are gonna be looks like things are gonna be smiling on you.
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The mouse going with Fordyce.
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Mouse going with the Red Bucks.
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Coach Coden, you know that you know both these coaches and you know this rival, man.
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It's gonna be just a classic.
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Yeah, it is.
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You know, and and I thought Fordyce, you know, early year kind of struggle.
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I don't know exactly what's going on.
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I hadn't watched most of their games uh to see what's going on, but it seems like they got right lately.
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You know, the the one I struggled with when they lost to West Helena, I know they had a pretty good team, but I was struggling with you know how Fordyce uh get behind on those guys, and it was actually uh on the road.
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So maybe they just weren't ready for that long ride and then didn't play well.
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Uh it's it's a tough one because I think Vereins uh doing a really good job of scoring points, but it seems like they give up a whole lot of points.
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And so it's gonna it's probably gonna be a shootout.
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And the difference probably is if somebody can get a stop here and there, a turnover, and and that'll have a chance to win the game.
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Um I tell you what, it's a harder one to pick right now, but I tell you, I I I think since uh they've been playing so well lately, um I'm gonna go with Fordyce because of that.
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I know Chris Vereen's gonna be mad at me, but I tell you.
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Okay, we make people mad on this coach every week.
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We make a call every week, man.
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We don't care.
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That's what we do, man.
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I tell you, they four dice that quarterback they have, and then that they have a receiver that doesn't like anybody can guard them.
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And uh and then they have a really good running back too.
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And so uh I haven't seen much of Verizon, but I know they've been playing really well this year.
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Well, coach going with the Fordyce.
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I'm going with the Red Bucks also.
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Uh and I think it's gonna be a close one.
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I think you nailed it with points a little bit, but I think Fordyce, I think, at home, and they've been there.
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But Vareen will have those guys ready.
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Rival game, anything can happen.
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All right, stay in South Arkansas, man.
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This is gonna be a good one.
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This is set up great.
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You got Smackover, who I think is as athletic and as dominant, is especially offensively.
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Uh, it's headed over to Prescott.
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Prescott's got their stamp back a little bit back in that conference.
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Can co can Coach Glass with that momentum keep it going for the Curly Wolves, Daryl?
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Uh you look at this game, it's kind of a you know a direct they're both seven and one.
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Yeah.
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Uh, you know, uh both of them, uh, smackovers averaging about 400 yards a total offense.
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Prescott's averaged about 357.
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Uh so you know they're they're they're pretty much stacked up statistically speaking.
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Uh the Buckaroos, you know, they're averaging 294 yards on the ground.
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Yeah.
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But Prescott's front seven.
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They've only given up eight points on the year.
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Uh, they're pretty good up front there.
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So I'm gonna say that this is gonna be one of those games uh where I think Prescott's gonna have to make some plays in the passing game.
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Uh, you know, Coach Glass, he's a special teams wizard, too.
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Look for something, something great to happen there.
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Prescott is at home.
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Yeah, home game.
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I'm gonna take Prescott at home and the Curly Wolves uh beat Smack Over to take over that spot in that conference lead.
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Daryl's taking Prescott.
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Matth, your thoughts on this?
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What Smack Over's got a great football team?
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Prescott looks like can they keep the momentum going off the big win last week?
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Yes, uh SmackOver does have a great team this year.
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But I'm gonna tell you something, and Prescott has a favor.
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You defeat Bismarck and the Keekleys, you've done something.
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You're playing really, really good football.
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And uh right now, I sound like a broken record, but it sounds it look it seems to me that Prescott's hitting in their stride right now.
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And I'm gonna take the Curly Wolves in hopes of getting free food at the Flying Burger in Arkadel.
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Love it.
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All right, Tommy, smack over at Prescott, Coach Glass, man.
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He he's got them back a little bit.
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Coach Harrison down there at the Smackovers.
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We built a good program, scoring points, defense versus offense a little bit here.
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Yeah, no, no doubt.
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I think you know, I'm looking at some of the scores, and you know, Prescott, you know, lately is other than the other night, have really not given up a whole lot of points.
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Don't do that.
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And the mouth's right about you know, going to Bismarck and winning there.
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I think you know, Coach Keithley's done a really good job of building a program there from a program that nobody ever thought could win to be in the finals.
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Yeah, yeah.
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And I thought they have a chance to make a run again this year.
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I was kind of shocked at the score.
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I thought that they would win at home.
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I know it's hard to beat Prescott at Prescott, but I think that uh Prescott will definitely win this week.
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I don't think SmackOver can stop them enough.
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I think they're gonna be pretty good.
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But I think Prescott usually against the run does a really good job of slowing teams down.
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Uh if you can throw it a little bit, maybe Smack Over can hurt them with that.
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Uh but um I'm I'm gonna go with Prescott.
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I think they're on a roll right now.
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The only thing is if they have a letdown after that huge win, uh they're gonna have to get motivated this week because this is a really big game for playoff.
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It is.
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Coach is going with Prescott.
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I'm gonna go with Prescott too.
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I think Coach Glass is, you know, had they played a bunch of, you you hit it earlier, played a bunch of young people last year, and they've really been building this thing, and they're back, and he's not gonna let it go, and they're they're focused.
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And I'm going with Prescott, and I just think they've got some good things going on.
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All right, headed over to God's country.
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You got Walner Ridge who just dismantled the Rivercrest Colts last week.
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I mean, just dismantled.
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Blake Kid Brand, he's still running down Highway 62 somewhere.
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Uh Osceola, surprising loss to Hoxie.
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Hoxie's kind of in the mix here.
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Butch Gray knows how to stop the single wing.
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He's seen it a few times.
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But Walner Ridge looks like they're cream crop of this league a little bit.
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Yeah, you know, they're they're averaging 321 yards on the ground.
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Good lord.
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Yeah, and then they needless to say, they're not uh turning it over very much either.
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Chase Blake is over a thousand yards.
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He's averaging 13 yards a carry.
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He's got 18 touchdowns on the year, and they're averaging 45 points a game at Walnut Ridge.
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Uh beat Rivercrest this past week 55 to 18.
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Like you said, I don't think they ever even touched Blake.
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Oh, my God.
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Uh, I mean, he was electric even against the Rivercrest in that bunch.
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Uh Oceola, you know, suffered a tough one this past week, 26-20.
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They are at home, though.
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Yep.
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And, you know, does the hangover uh affect Walnut Ridge?
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Because it was a huge game with Rivercrest last week.
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I don't think it does.
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I'm taking Walnut Ridge, even though that old seminole will be blown up and standing tall.
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It will be.
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It'll be there the white long.
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No doubt about it.
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Math over in God's Country.
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Walnut Ridge would come on the scene with high expectations this season.
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They've met it.
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Headed over to Oceola and seen Coach Hooks.
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Walnut Ridge is a football team that has lived up to the billing this year.
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Um they because they aren't weren't really uh, you know, they just improved so much this year, and they've gone to the upper echelon and they got conference.
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And Oceola lost it lost a tough one last week.
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But um I'm gonna just tell you that some of those may be standing tall when it starts, but it's gonna get chopped down.
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Oh's going with a bottom up rig.
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All right, Coach.
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Tommy, what's your thoughts on this?
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And you know, Coach Gray's seen that single wing a few times.
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If he ever needs any help, he knows where to call this week.
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He worked me in front lake for two years, and so he knows he knows who to call on that kind of stuff.
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Yeah, I would I've I've seen Walner Ridge because I've been to all my sons' games this year and they played him early.
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Uh Walner Ridge has a really good football team.
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I think OCL will be ready for him.
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I think they they got more weapons in than than one kid that runs the ball so well.
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They have a couple other kids that run it really well too.
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They have a Division I lineman that plays like a tight end H-back kid.
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He's a really big kid, and then they have a big line.
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Uh, I think uh it's gonna be a ball game, but I think Walnut Ridge, this is their year.
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I think they're playing at a high level, and I think they're gonna have an opportunity to win.
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Yeah, I'm I'm with all three of you.
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I'm going with Walnut Ridge also until somebody proves me different.
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I mean, OCL is, you know, Coach Hooks and them, and they do a great job, but man, watching them against Rivercrest last week just wow.
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And so I'm going with the Bobcats also.
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All right, headed in Central Arkansas.
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Got Heber Springs who's coming off of a big loss against Lone Oak, but they've got a bounce back headed to the pit over in Bocside.
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Bocksite's been rolling Darrell.
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The only really hiccup is Lone Oak earlier this year.
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And uh your thoughts on this one?
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Well, you know, Bauxite's gotten back to just what Bocside does.
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They run the football, don't turn it over, playing really good on defense.
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They beat Clinton this past week, 55 to 17.
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Uh, like you said, it's it's a home game for the miners there.
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Heber Springs lost last week 49-20.
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Uh, and man, I was really impressed with Lono.
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But Spencer Suggs, their sophomore sensation at quarterback.
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He's over uh almost 2,000 yards uh passing, over 20 touchdowns.
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They're averaging 294 yards through the air.
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Um, can Bocside handle that or not?
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You know, Clinton last week's more like they are kind of mirror images.
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Uh, so it's really gonna be a test for box side secondary here, and can they get to the quarterback, get them guys behind the chains, all that good stuff, maybe cause a turnover here.
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Huge for boxide, playoff-wise.
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Same thing with Heber here in the standings.
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Uh boxide at home, though, and they're playing so well.
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I'm gonna take box side and then my at home, man.
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The Daryl's taking boxide miners in the pit.
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All right, Mouth, your thoughts on this one.
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Uh well, my thoughts on this one is Hebrew Springs is headed to the pit, and they were the pit last Friday night, and that's not gonna change.
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I'm looking at boxite to take care of Hebrew Springs.
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Mouth's going with Boxite.
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Tommy, your thoughts on this one.
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Hebrews been scoring a lot of points, and boxite score enough points, and then you know, just conflicting styles here a little bit.
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Yeah, I don't know.
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You know, he you know, the thing is, I went back and watched some video on both of them real quick and just kind of see them.
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Uh, you know, the one thing that has changed back there in the pit, I don't know if they played patent anymore when the teams come running out.
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I don't know if y'all remember that.
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They played patent, come running out.
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They really oh my and you know, that was pretty intimidating back in the day.
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Old Coach Watson had those kids rolling with the old back beer.
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They played patent, those kids come out marching.
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I tell you what, that's pretty intimidating back in the day.
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So yeah, I know that uh coaches do a really good job of getting them there.
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I think I've watched both guys, both teams.
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I think he was ring is more explosive.
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You know, they play a really good team this week, and and uh guys I mean, I guys Lone Oak has a chance to make a run at it.
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I think I think they're a good enough team on both sides of the ball.
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I think they've kind of proven that now.
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I think he's a spring is pretty explosive.
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You know, their only other loss is.
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to Highland.
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Yeah.
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And I think Highland's pretty explosive too.
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And so I I'm I'm going to go I'm going to go with Hebrew Springs.
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I feel like they're they're have a better chance of winning just with their more explosive they can make a lot of plays.
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I know Bocside's pretty uh you know grounding, but I think um they'll uh they'll take opportunities with that with through the air.
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Well and and that's what I've been back and forth with just can Bocside score enough points you know and then this back and forth it gets down to one you know one possession deal.
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I'm going to go with boxide just because they're at the pit.
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I think they play better they're at the pit but they better strap it on and get ready to roll in this one.
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It should be and they're I mean looks like probably playing for a two seed which is huge in the playoffs.
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All right head to Central Arkansas.
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Huge matchup Darrell we we hit these guys last week coach Cortez Lee and Little Rock Mills have been rolling headed over to Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville with this win probably seals up a a two seed in the playoffs.
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Mills can still make a run I mean they're still in the middle of this deal.
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Oh yeah Mills you know coming off of a 36-24 victory over Villonia this past week uh you know they've been doing it with you know they play two quarterbacks most of the time but their man their defense is so good uh you know offensively they got a Bryson uh Cunningham in the path they kind of use him all over the place uh they'll use him at tailback and all over the place for explosive plays they're averaging about 300 yards on offense it is at Jacksonville too Jacksonville just coming off a big huge win over Mall Mill 64 to zero this past week they're averaging about 456 yards of total offense makes some ball is explosive in the run game almost 1307 yards and 24 touchdowns they can also throw it they got Jacob Boone uh and Jaden uh hicks in the passing game too uh they're really good on offense their defense is starting to come around too which is kind of scary uh because they can get with they can get to the quarterback too just rushing for uh they don't have to bring anybody uh extra in there that that enables them to uh play coverage in uh in the back end of that thing Mills though I don't know Mills has been one of those teams that's been to a lot of big stages of the game right here Jacksonville's kind of the newcomer Jacksonville is at home I know coach coach will have them fired up here so I'm gonna take Jacksonville at home I'm gonna take Jacksonville at home taking the taking the Titans at home mouth your thoughts on this coach Cortez has really got them rolling coach Reggie does too well can the the mill stop the ground attack of uh Jacksonville no wow uh let's let's give one shout out coach Reggie Swinton has done a fantastic job yeah at Jacksonville just fantastic and I I think that uh Jacksonville is a is a team on a mission this year I see Jacksonville defeating Mills Mouse got Jacksonville Tommy your thoughts on this when Cortez and him I mean nobody's really talked about him they're just sitting there rolling winning games and Jacksonville is just so dominant on the on the ground attack exploring yeah and they are you know and I got to see him twice because they played the same scene and and early in the year and that's one of one of the their only loss is to is to uh Jacksonville and then uh the uh the other thing about Jacksonville is you know I've seen them on defense I think the the Hunter Vincent guy that's coaching their defense this year has done a really good job i i was more impressed with that than anything I knew they were going to be explosive on offense and and so I knew that was going to be a thing about it I really haven't seen the mills much but I kind of looked back at scores and kind of went back and forth on this but I think Jacksonville actually in in the bigger games has played really well they you know they barely lost to they barely lost to Robinson.
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I mean you know it I mean you sit there and look at that you know they were playing really good early and then kind of got late kind of got ripped out but I think that uh that Jacksonville he's really got him playing really well right now and I know this is a game he's gonna really tout uh I know um Mills has been you know playing good all year but I'm I'm going to go with Jacksonville too.
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Nope Tom's going with Jacksville I'm going Jacksonville also I think you just nailed it and and if you out of all the teams this year Jacksonville has been consistent.
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I mean they are you there's about four or five teams have been very consistent and they have and I'm going with Jacksonville I think the ground ground game but it will be physical and it will be a close game but I've I like Jacksonville in this one also.
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All right staying in central Arkansas you got Sylvan Hills here Darrell who goes to Jonesboro gets has a loss last week not surprising Jonesboro's played everybody well lost to Benton by one been in a lot of games headed over to Sheridan coach coach Kelly was not excited about his team in the first half last week and they got it turned around uh can Sylvan Hills come in here and and screw this whole 6A East thing up for everybody well I can tell you this much it's gonna be these teams averaged combined for 1200 yards of offense yes it would be a combined 1200 yards of offense in this game uh that's out there that's just their average too that's not like you know some other than anything over that so Sylvan Hills five and three you had a tough loss this past week to Jonesboro 31 to 28 uh you know they've got so many guys you know the quarterback uh the Burnett kid you know he's already signed to play baseball with the Hawks Isaiah Howard Ezekiel Carriters in the passing game you know if you look at it they're averaging almost 203 yards rushing uh that a lot of people don't really realize so they can control the ball flip side of that Sheridan's averaging almost 200 yards rushing too so uh it's a telltale sign Sheridan's at home again this week 8-0 on the season like you said coach Kelly you know it's when you're winning is when you're really coaching yeah you know when you're losing you can be positive kind of keep their head on the top he's got these guys walking the line here uh he knows what's it uh ahead of him Barksdale almost he's over 3,000 yards on the season already and he's got uh 42 touchdown passes yeah that's right 42 touchdown passes yes it's got to be something crazy like that zae Stevens over 1500 yards on the ground he can do everything that he wants to offensive line of Sheridan might be the best one in the state of Arkansas those guys can block everybody up front uh gives that guy of course he gets rid of it so fast too uh there's always options open in that game the key for Sheridan though is these two guys Reed Stevens and Ross Stevens they're they're defensive guys and both of those dudes make plays and it's not that they stop a bunch of people from scoring but they're the ones that come up with turnovers and the big key tackle to stop runs uh and then they get you into are you going to go for a fourth and four?
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If you go for a fourth and four Sheridan's bound to pull throw something out at you here Sylvan Hills has to have this game to kind of stay in the mix of everything too I think it's a huge game for them but I'm taking Sheridan at home in this one.
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Darrell's taking Sheridan home.
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Matthew you know coach sucker he'll get them off the mat.
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This is a big game for the Bears going over to Sheridan Sheridan can you know with you know really one week left after this week could really seal the deal for a conference championship.
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They can uh this is a big game this is a big game every week every week's been a big game for Sheridan because the they with with each win each week the next week they're entering uncharted territory.
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Yeah and right now going into week nine they are definitely in uncharted territory if you know what I mean.
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Sheridan has a dominant offensive line with uh Bradley Sturdevant and their and their other tackle they're really really good and that allows their quarterback just to throw it like nobody's business plus he gets rid of it so quick um very well coached this this will be a great game but I'm going I'm going with the Sheridan yellow jackets mouse going with the yellow jackets Tommy you know both of these guys real well you know they're great two great coaches Sheridan is has found a way to win and coach Kelly is doing a great job seven hills talented and they're right in the mix.
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I mean you I could see them making a run also it's going to be a right I think both of them you know this is one of the things that I thought was going to cause a problem for for Sheridan I thought you know uh seven hills would have enough kids that skill kids that could cover uh but it seems like they've had problems I don't know what Jonesboro did to them but if you go back to the to the Sheridan Jonesboro game it was 42 to seven at half now I don't know if Jonesboro was ready for that uh but I I was that really impressed me the most about uh Sheridan when they got out there and jumped on them like that and and so I I'm leaning toward that I think coach sucker will have him ready but I think coach Kelly and and Coach Ox are on the defense he's slowly getting little next increases to to take advantage of turnovers or interceptions or fumbles.
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You know uh coach Kelly did punt the other day I saw that on film and so I know he can do it.
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I you know I'd advise him to do it a couple more times it wouldn't hurt him do that a little bit and then you know coach was talking earlier that they scored 42 uh passing touchdowns this year you know as a coach I probably scored 42 in three years of passing on the other hand you know with rushing touchdowns I kind of cornered that market I I'm gonna go with I'm gonna go with Sheridan at home I think coach Kelly's got a rolling I think that loss last week to to Jonesville really put uh put a dent in what I thought they were doing.
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I thought this game would be a little more uh clout with it but by them losing you know now they have two conference losses that kind of puts them behind they've got to win now and their only other loss was to Benton and I think Benton uh and Fayeville were both teams that kind of moved it around I think they're gonna have trouble with that.
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Yeah well here here's the deal I and I'm with you a little bit I'm gonna go with Sheridan I think you're gonna see a highly motivated Sylvan Hills team come in there and I think Sheridan pulls it out it's kind of like they have the last couple weeks you know just in the in late close game but I'm gonna go with the Yellowjackets but you're gonna see a highly motivated Sylvan Hills Bears come in there.
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All right heading to to northwest Arkansas western Arkansas we have not talked a lot about this conference a 6A West this could be for a conference championship we still got Lake Hamilton and Van Buren got a play.
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You got Mountain Home coming off a huge win a statement win against Lake Hamilton last week Van Buren can score the ball we've been you know kind of thought they'd be a little bit cream of the crop.
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Mountain home this young team coach Harry's got them rolling Daryl Yeah he does you know it's it's just like we said first year he's he's you know sophomore quarterbacks kind of got the you know got it figured out how they're going to use him uh on offense here that beat Lake Hamilton this past week 45 to 14 that improved as 7-1.
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Uh they're traveling to Van Buren who's also 7-1 beat Southwest this past week 38 to 0.
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The big telltale to me is that uh Mountain Holmes averaging about 37 points a game they only give up 10 uh they live on turnovers and like coach said earlier man their front seven is really really good uh defensively they kind of lean on those guys there uh Van Buren Hayden Willeford is a quarterback that's coming back and Christian Berry kid can run the football there so it's gonna be a test there uh to see what Van Buren can actually they can move Mountain Holmes front seven around a little bit here but I just think Mountain Home's been there done that I like that the coach will have them ready you can say you know road trip but when is it not a road trip for Mountain Holmes?
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They don't care they don't really care uh I'm gonna take Mountain home in this one Daryl's taking Mountain home math your thoughts on this one you know Van Buren can score the ball could that you know struggle a little bit here defensively Mountain home looks like pretty solid both sides can Van Buren come in here and take take control of this conference no okay um let me tell you a little bit about Mountain Home Mountain Home has got a has got a defense that nobody knows about a couple weeks ago they played uh Little Rock Catholic and they had the best goal line stand I'd ever seen in high school football I agree with you i'm not I'm not gonna lie to you uh coach Harry they got it going on sophomore quarterback uh going on a road trip for them is no big deal they just leave at noon every Friday yeah and get back home about two or three o'clock in the morning but I'm going with Mountain Home now's going with the bombers Tommy you know both these teams you've played them 375 times in the league and you know you've been at both venues your thoughts you've watched them both yeah you know after after that you know that one game like he was talking about earlier you know Little Rock Catholic home speeds them you know at their play you know at down there and I'm like oh coach Jerry I told him he didn't install the wing team and I said maybe we can score a little points there he started laughing he goes I don't know if we could ever do that here but we we talked a little bit after that he's kind of gotten better each week yeah because I really I go man if you can't score you're gonna have trouble later on if your you know your defense finally gives a couple big plays up and so they've kind of worked on it and you know this week against Lake Hamilton which I thought Lake Hamilton has a really good football team I think um for them to go down you know for them to stop you know Lake Hamilton's offense like they did this week nobody's really stopped them a whole bunch and so for them to stop them like they did um I I'm going Mountain home and I know Coach Moe will have them ready.
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I know they'll have some different gimmicks but I know it's gonna be hard for them to run the ball and I know they like running the ball with that with their running back and so it's gonna put a lot of pressure on that quarterback and he's gonna have to make plays through the air and if he can then that's the only way I think they can beat Mountain Home.
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Well and I I agree with you in the defensive part that front seven you nailed it Van Buren likes run football.
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I mean they do and they'll they'll throw some tricks in there in that part I'm gonna go against the grain.
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I think the pointers get it done I think uh I just watched them all year long.
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Mountain home goes down there and wins does not surprise me but I'm just gonna go against the green a little bit and I'm gonna go with the pointers.
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All right headed to Central Arkansas Big 7A central matchup here we've got the Little Rock Christian headed over to Conway Darrell like we talked about your number one team Conway has been the most consistent team in the state especially in the biggest classification.
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Little Rock Christian had tough loss a couple weeks ago against North Little Rock but they're they're still in the mix right there.
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Talk to us.
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Well you know Little Rock Christian you know you come into this game and it's it's been the turnovers that have just literally just killed them and they've had a hard time stopping the run too they're going to Conway here they're averaging 255 yards through the air Conway's defense is playing lights out at this time and man they can run the football MJ Gibson's averaging 180 yards per game on the ground and they're playing three or four tailbacks in there too it's not like he's getting you know 40 carries a night here blackman keeps everybody honest and Ryder Cook just keeps making he is the perfect quarterback for Coach James because he will not throw it into coverage.
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He will throw it out of bounds he don't care about stats uh and if he gets in trouble he'll just take off running with it.
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So uh that guy's been coached up in that in that system and and uh coach reading that offensive line is is definitely a Clint Reed offensive line and and uh coach James and them are leaning on those guys a lot up front I think Conway stays perfect in this one I think they they uh take care of business at home uh and man set up the next two weeks to be really exciting football no doubt Daryl's going with Conway Matthew your thoughts on this one coach James and them can they keep rolling yes they can uh coach James is I don't know he's very very happy with this team this team plays Buck James football physical let's get after it let's don't turn the ball over quarterback don't make any crucial mistakes and we're gonna be fine I expect that formula to remain the same this week's going with the Wampus cats Tommy this one boy bucks had them rolling coach Grimmitt over there in Little Rock Christian's been in the mix they beat Brian earlier this year I mean they're still they're still right there huge game they can get right back in the hunt here no doubt I and I and I think Coach Grimm's done a great job of trying to elevate that from 68 to seven and I think he's done a good job of of getting some bigger kids on the on the front and that's what they needed to compete at that level.
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You know I talked about James earlier this year he finally feels like the weight room where they've always wanted to kind of compete at he's finally feels like the kids are where they need to be and I think for him it starts there in the weight room and then it and it transfers to the football field.
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So I think that he feels like the the team is finally he's got a team that well like like like the mouse said he finally got a team that does like he wants to do he wants to be physical play really good defense run the ball and then cash in on some big plays.
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I feel like you know overall I think Conway of what I've heard all summer too is they've got the talent to put it there.
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I think they got you know where it starts up front good offense the defensive lineman uh and so I feel like they have a better better chance of of you know competing for a state title I think Buck will actually have an opportunity to win this year at Conway and and I think Dustin Green is doing a good job.
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It'll be a good ballgame early but I think there's just when you late late in the third and fourth quarters when you pound the ball all the time some of those schools they don't like it.
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You know they don't like you hitting him in the face and when you hit them in the face they start going man I'm gonna I'm gonna whiff at his leg or tackle his shoes and they're not gonna put their nose in there like they need to coach Tommy's going with Conway.
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Well I I'm on Conway also and I'm gonna throw this out there I think this is a statement game.
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I think they're getting ready to make a run here and they're gonna coach James have them ready to go and I think it's a statement game and I like the Conway Wampus cats.
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All right guys up to Northwest Arkansas small school game of the week you got Elkins headed over to Gravit let's just be honest everybody's been up here in that conference has been waiting on this game all year should should crown the conference champion uh Daryl Elkins has had trouble stopping the run and grabbitt likes to pound the ball talk to me yes they do there's no doubt about it too uh grabbitt seven and one both these teams seven and one by the way uh Elkins beat Greenforest last uh week 39 to seven grabbit beat prairie grove 43 to boom shutout man uh grabbits uh explosive on the ground um rody bowl handon is their their wide receiver's kind of dynamic in that in that part when they go over the top but man they they really want to run the football with jd uh beam and the in the whole nine yards they have four starters up front that are all back yeah uh on the offensive line so they they are very physical up front elkins has had trouble with physical teams uh you know they they've got to get offensively they're so explosive they're averaging almost 45 points a game here this is Ed Gravit yeah this is that's that's a huge telltale too uh like I said they've probably been looking for each other the entire time this is going to be going on uh I don't think these guys like each other too much either it's one of those beat be the man uh both areas are growing too yes it's amazing how that's happening uh but there's a lot of people headed that way to grab it and Elkins living there uh facilities have took an uptick in both places I'm going to take grave and home in this one Daryl's taking grab it mouth your thoughts coach Watson you know coming off the state championship trying to make another run grab it standing in the way um you know Elkins Coach Watson coming off the state championship lost a but lost a bunch of players off that state championship team and they are flying high at a smooth seven and one you do the you do that after a state championship game team that's lost a lot of players you're doing something right and uh grab it to be the man you got to beat the man and right now elkins is the man and we're gonna take the we're gonna take the Elkins elk mouse taking Elkins Tommy your thoughts on this one everybody up here has been waiting on this one all year long oh yeah no doubt you know a little backstory on Zach Watson he was my quarterback at Hector High School in seventh grade and we went undefeated in seventh grade football I'm putting that on my record right there with Zach Watson at my quarterback and Hector running the dead T for Mike Harry.
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And so he's kind of grown up I've kind of watched him as he's gone and and worked at Morleton for a long time and then got one year at Greenwood next thing you know he's at Elkins and and and it seems like they started a little slow like Mouse said I think defensively they lost some really good players.
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Their linebackers were really good last year and I kind of held them early and then uh their offense kind of got better as the year went but it looks like at the scores that they've kind of gotten better but uh Gravit seems like that this is their year.
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I mean this feels like they're the year that you know these are the group they've been waiting for the mouth's right I mean you got to go to Elkins to beat beat the dogs the big dogs on the porch man you've got to really play really well they got to play you know perfect.
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You know the only loss I saw for for Grab was an uh Oklahoma team that I went back and looked at.
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They were they're like six and two and so I thought maybe it was a team that was eight and oh so I that didn't impress me much but I thought that their the record against everybody else is they're killing everybody and I think they're gonna both sides of the ball this is a hard pick because Zach's my boy and he's been you know coaching a long time but I actually feel like grab it has this is their year and I feel like this is the team that they can probably take Elkins off it.
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Coach Gillard's going to grab it I tell you what I've been back and forth hadn't made my pick but Elkins has had trouble stopping the run a little bit and that that worries me and going up to grab it and it'll come down to turnovers and coach watching them will have a great plan he always does I think does a phenomenal job.
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I'm going with grab it I just I think it's their year.
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I think just what you said, it's their year.
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They've got a group of seniors, and we'll see how it rolls.
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All right, big school game of the week, Central Arkansas.
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This one here has its it's this is kind of cool because this is back a little bit.
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You know, it went away for the last couple of years, but this one right here is back.
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You got the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats led by Brad Bowdy.
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Head over to Bryant.
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Bryant has really come on, Darrell.
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We've talked about that.
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Uh not scared of North Little Rock.
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Can North Little Rock play a great clean game to take care of this?
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Because if they don't play clean, Bryant's going to win this football game.
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Yeah, I think uh North Little Rock in the in the past couple games have done a lot better with the penalties.
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That's what's always kind of been the uh Achilles Hill there of North Little Rock.
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North Rock 7-1 coming this game, a huge, probably their best game of the year against Central.
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Uh 42-9 this past week, beat Central.
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Uh Bryant moves to four and four, might be the best four-and-four team in the history of football.
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Uh they beat Cav this past week, 40-10.
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Kyler Shelby.
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They're kind of playing two quarterbacks.
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Uh both of them give them something different, but Shelby's the senior, kind of doesn't turn the ball over.
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But here's what's happened.
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Uh, if you've watched Bryant's defensive line has come alive.
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Sam Nelson and Bryan Hendricks has made a living uh terror out of the front.
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And then they found two corners too, Aaron Austin and Terry Jones, uh, to kind of clean up the secondary, which they struggled early on, especially in coverage.
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Uh so you knew Quad was going to figure that out.
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Coach has done a great job defensively there.
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Bryant is at home.
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I I think it's been seven years since uh North Little Rock has beat Bryant at Bryant, which is a big key in here.
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But Robert Jackson for uh North Little Rock's playing great at the quarterback spot.
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You got a two-headed monster in Reeves and Smith.
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Jameer Lee, the wide receiver is just explosive in the passing game.
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And then defensively, they played really well this past week.
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Priest Simpson is kind of a do-it-all kid.
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He's an extremely intelligent dude.
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Plays linebacker too.
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Their defensive front's led by a guy named Corey Couch.
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They also, I don't know, they've got a freak show left tackle that's a freshman.
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Yes.
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He's got some genetics, too.
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Yes, yeah.
00:46:13.519 --> 00:46:14.800
He's got some genetics.
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His uh mom played for me.
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She was uh all-American.
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I mean, she was a phenomenal player.
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MJ Harshaw.
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So I think I don't know what my man Brad's got in playing, but we might be uh I have to move this guy up.
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He's I mean, I get kicked out.
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He might actually get kicked out of putting people in the bleachers.
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But uh, if you if you want to see a see an young offensive lineman that should be getting some power fours, I know nothing about football, but that MJ Harshaw is the guy to go see that guy.
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6'5, uh weighs about 300 pounds already, and he moves like a dancer.
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He's got dancer speak like his mom.
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His mom could move like that too.
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So North Little Rock's got them coming.
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I think North Little Rock makes a statement in this game.
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I think they go to Bryant and they get a victory.
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Daryl's going with North Little Rock.
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Math, your thoughts on this one.
00:46:58.000 --> 00:47:01.840
Coach Quad's got him bounced back and they're that he'll get them to the highest level.
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Can Coach Bolden come in there and steal a victory?
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No.
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I do not think so.
00:47:09.039 --> 00:47:14.000
Uh, Brad, Coach Bolton's done a great job at uh North Little Rock this year.
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But uh the people that were writing Brian off before the conference season started, they've had a rude awakening, if you know what I'm saying.
00:47:25.679 --> 00:47:38.480
Uh Coach uh I was watching, I'm gonna give a shout out to Wes Morse post-game show on YouTube on Friday nights, and he had Coach Sanders on.
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And Coach Sanders said, This is the this is the type of year, this is the time of year I live for right here.
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It's fixing to get good.
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And Bryant is really good on really good on defense.
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Uh their offense is a little bit is limited, but their defense is good enough to keep them in games and keep them working, and I expect Bryant to keep on rolling.
00:48:05.119 --> 00:48:06.880
Miles taking the Brian Horns.
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Tommy, your thoughts on this one.
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I mean, this is gonna be a physical battle, yeah, no doubt.
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Yeah, the two teams that want to run it.
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You know, the thing that I've noticed, I went back and watched some film on Bryant.
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You know, they're playing that other quarterback at some, and I think he gives them gives them a little more opportunity to score.
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I think he's a little more dynamic, you know, throwing the ball, and the other the seniors are better at running the ball.
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And I feel like he he it kind of probably limits their offense.
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I think he turned the ball over early, and I think that kind of got him in trouble some of those games, but it seems like they've kind of worked them both in the game.
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I think the other one does a better job of probably scoring, but you got that senior you want to lean on too.
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I think uh Brad's done a really good job.
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You know, his front his front four on defense and his five offensive linemen are really good.
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Yeah, and I think that's what you know, they're running the ball, and they have two running backs.
00:48:51.760 --> 00:48:58.000
I know they moved a ninth grader up and last year when I was going to the junior high game, he was an eighth grader and nobody touched him.
00:48:58.239 --> 00:49:00.000
We were playing flag football that night.
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We were just trying to pull the flag.
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We just had to hope I hope we'd run out of bounds.
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And he was playing for him this year, and I think he's number 22.
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Yeah, he is phenomenal.
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And we knew that kid.
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I was like, Brad, you gotta move that kid up so we can beat you in junior high, you know.
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And of course that it doesn't matter this year, but I was looking back at that.
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I think Brad's got him going in the right direction.
00:49:20.159 --> 00:49:24.079
I think Bright, you know, this year is they're probably is not as talented as they've been.
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I think defensively, the mouse right.
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I think defensively they're really good, and that's probably gonna help them out, you know.
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I think North Little Crawl wants to run the ball, and and and when you got four good guys up front and then our linebackers kind of coming on, I think it's gonna be a tough game.
00:49:36.480 --> 00:49:41.840
But I think North Little Rock, if I'm looking at the scores and stuff, I feel like they have more opportunity to win in this year.
00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:43.679
Tommy's going to North Little Rock.
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Well, I've been back and forth, and I could see where it goes, and I could see Bryant coming in there because I know I think Quad's gonna get them to the highest level.
00:49:51.440 --> 00:49:53.199
But I like but I like North Little Rock.
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I think they've their body of work over the year has been very you know outstanding, uh, besides over at Conway and you know, and played them pretty good.
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But I'm gonna go with North Little Rock all season.
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And on top of that, you know, you know, Bryant's played Blast Academy, who's at the bottom, they played Northside, who's at the bottom, and then they played Cabin who's at the bottom the last three weeks.
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And so they haven't played the top tier at all.
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They've played the bottom tier, and so I feel like they're you know, this will be a real test for them this week.
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Oh, there's there's no doubt about it.
00:50:21.679 --> 00:50:22.800
And then it'll get going.
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Well, guys, I want to thank our guest picker, Coach Tom McGiller, for coming on, man.
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Appreciate you.
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First time we'll have you back.
00:50:28.960 --> 00:50:29.760
Yeah, hey, man.
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Thanks.
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I appreciate it, man.
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I had a lot of fun.
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Oh, exactly.
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