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WE SUPPORT THE SILOAM PANTHERS! Come by and see us before the game! 100 E. UNIVERSITY • SILOAM SPRINGS • 479.524.2828 PREP RALLY: Class 6A THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018 21 OVERALL TOP 10 1. North Little Rock .... 7A-Central .........13-0 COMMENT RB Brandon Thomas returns for defending Class 7A state champions 2. Bryant ...................... 7A-Central .........10-2 COMMENT Hornets have reached 7A semifi- nals past two seasons 3. Bentonville West ...... 7A-West ............ 9-2 COMMENT High expectations for third-year Wolverines program 4. Fayetteville ................ 7A-West .............7-5 COMMENT Billy Dawson leads talented Bull- dogs, led by QB Darius Bowers 5. Bentonville ................ 7A-West ...........10-3 COMMENT Tigers will be in Class 7A conten- tion once again in 2018 6. Cabot ....................... 7A-Central .......... 6-6 COMMENT Mike Malham enters his 38th and final season with Panthers 7. Pine Bluff ....................6A-East ........... 11-2 COMMENT Zebras aim to return to Class 6A state championship game 8. Greenwood ............... 6A-West ...........13-0 COMMENT Connor Noland is gone, but ex- pect Bulldogs to still contend 9. Benton ....................... 6A-West .............7-5 COMMENT Panthers get early test vs. No. 2 Bryant in Salt Bowl 10. Pulaski Academy . 5A-Central .........14-0 COMMENT Four-time defending Class 5A state champions bring back TE Hudson Henry 7A NLR ............................... 7A-Central ..........13-0 Bryant ............................ 7A-Central ..........10-2 Bentonville West .............7A-West ............ 9-2 Fayetteville .......................7A-West ............. 7-5 Bentonville .......................7A-West ...........10-3 Cabot ............................. 7A-Central ........... 6-6 6A Pine Bluff ......................... 6A-East ............ 11-2 Greenwood .....................6A-West ...........13-0 Benton .............................6A-West ............. 7-5 West Memphis ................ 6A-East ............10-2 El Dorado ........................6A-West ............ 9-2 Russellville ......................6A-West ............ 6-6 5A Pulaski Academy .......... 5A-Central ..........14-0 Morrilton ..........................5A-West ............ 8-4 Little Rock Christian ...... 5A-Central ........... 9-2 Little Rock McClellan ..... 5A-South ...........10-4 Texarkana ....................... 5A-South ............ 6-6 Batesville ......................... 5A-East .............. 7-4 4A Warren................................8-4A ..............13-2 Joe T. Robinson ................. 7-4A ...............12-1 Arkadelphia ........................ 7-4A ...............14-1 Pea Ridge .......................... 1-4A ...............12-2 Southside Batesville ..........2-4A ..............10-2 Stuttgart ..............................2-4A ............... 8-4 3A Booneville........................... 1-3A ...............10-2 McGehee ...........................6-3A .............. 11-3 Clinton ................................2-3A ..............12-1 Prescott ..............................5-3A ..............10-2 Charleston .......................... 1-3A ...............12-1 Mayflower ...........................4-3A .............. 11-1 2A Foreman ............................. 7-2A ...............13-1 Junction City ......................8-2A ..............13-1 Mount Ida ........................... 7-2A ...............14-1 Conway Christian...............5-2A .............. 11-2 Hazen .................................6-2A ............... 9-3 Mineral Springs .................. 7-2A ................ 6-6 Arkansas Prep Football Polls By Jeremy Muck GREENWOOD BULLDOGS 2017 RECORD 13-0, 7-0 6A-West COACH Rick Jones RETURNING STARTERS 5 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS QB/WR Peyton Holt (Sr., 5-9, 176), WR Josh Barlow (Sr., 6-2, 197), DL Josh Maze (Sr., 6-2, 264), DL Morgan Hanna (Sr., 6-3, 214), DL Austin Archer (Sr., 6-1, 182), LB Travis Cox (Sr., 5-10, 182), DB Aaron Ohl (Sr., 5-11, 167), DB Trey Woods (Sr., 5-11, 147), K Grant Ennis (Sr., 6-0, 155). THE SKINNY The Bulldogs won their seventh state championship under Rick Jones in 2017, joining titles in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, 2011 and 2012. … Greenwood won its first state title under Ronnie Pea- cock in 2000. … Greenwood is picked to win the 6A-West Conference by the league coaches and ranked No. 2 in the state. … For the first time since 1973, Greenwood will not be playing its River Valley rival Alma. … The Bulldogs play at Fort Smith Northside and Southside in Weeks 1 and 2, respectively, and host Sand Springs, Okla., in Week 3. … Holt led the Bulldogs with 101 catches for 1,354 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2017, including 14 catches for 200 yards and two TDs against Pine Bluff in the 6A finals. … Senior kicker Grant Ennis connected on 74 of 76 extra points and hit 11 of 13 field goal attempts. … Senior defensive end Morgan Hanna led the team with 25 tackles for loss and had 74 tackles overall. … Senior linebacker Travis Cox also had a big year last year with 75 tack- les and 1.5 sacks. … Greenwood has won three consecutive conference championships — one 7A/6A-Central title in 2015 and two 6A-West titles. COACH SPEAK "Every group has considered getting complacent. We've won because we work. We don't win because we have great tal- ent. If they start believing they're winning because of talent, then we're in trouble. We win because we work. I think our kids are more committed than a lot of other kids are. They work like crazy guys. As long as they do that we have a chance." — Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham SCHEDULE Aug. 31 ..................at FS Northside Sept. 7 .................. at FS Southside Sept. 14 ..........Sand Springs, Okla. Sept. 21 ............................ LR Hall* Sept. 28 ....................at El Dorado* Oct. 5 ...............at Siloam Springs* Oct. 12 ........................Russellville* Oct. 19 ...............................Benton* Oct. 26 ........................at Sheridan* Nov. 2 ....................Lake Hamilton* * — Denotes 6A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted SILOAM SPRINGS PANTHERS 2017 RECORD 2-8, 1-6 6A-West COACH Brandon Craig RETURNING STARTERS 8 offense, 6 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Landon Ellis (Sr., 5-10, 174), RB/LB Kaiden Thrailkill (Sr., 5-9, 195), WR/DB Primo Agbehi (Sr., 5-9, 167), OL Dillon Conn (Sr., 5-11, 197), OL/DL Corbin Collins (Sr., 6-3, 286), LB Chase Chandler (Sr., 5-10, 223), HB/LB Spenser Pippin (Sr., 5-10, 206), LB Matt Avery (Sr., 5-10, 229). THE SKINNY Craig enters his first season at the helm of the Siloam Springs football program after a successful career at Oologah, Okla., where he went 77-34. … The Panthers return several skill position play- ers including starting quarterback Landon Ellis, who completed 97 of 199 passes for 1,563 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. … Ellis missed the final two games of the season after tearing his ACL for the sec- ond time. … All-State running back Kaiden Thrailkill rushed for 864 yards on 197 carries and caught 17 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns. … Senior linebacker Chase Chandler is the Panthers' top returning tackler with 66 tackles in 2017. … The Panthers open the season Aug. 31 with a new opponent at Pryor, Okla., and play familiar faces Harrison and Van Buren to complete the nonconference schedule. … Siloam Springs has won three games the past two seasons with two of those wins coming against Sheridan and the other against Van Buren. … Both Sheridan and Van Buren went 0-10 during the 2017 season. … The 6A-West Confer- ence has one change for the current cycle as Texarkana went down to 5A and was replaced with Little Rock Hall from the 6A-East. COACH SPEAK "It has been a very productive summer, and we are excited about the way our fall practices are going. We feel like the kids are grasping all the concepts we are installing offensively and defensively. Our kids are enthusiastic about the challenges we are facing ahead." — Graham Thomas • @NWAGraham SCHEDULE Aug. 31 .................... at Pryor, Okla. Sept. 7 .............................. Harrison Sept. 14 ..................... at Van Buren Sept. 21 ..........................Sheridan* Sept. 28 .........................at Benton* Oct. 5 ......................... Greenwood* Oct. 12 ...............at Lake Hamilton* Oct. 19 .......................... El Dorado* Oct. 26 .......................... at LR Hall* Nov. 2 .........................Russellville* * — Denotes 6A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted J. Barlow J. Maze M. Hanna P. Holt T. Cox T. Woods C. Collins D. Conn K. Thrailkill L. Ellis M. Avery P. Agbehi