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4 A - 4 C O N F E R E N C E ELKINS ELKS 2018 RECORD 7-4, 4-3 4A-4 Conference COACH Bryan Hutson RETURNING PLAYERS 2 offense, 2 defense K E Y P L AY E R S Q B K a i n Johnson (Jr., 5-10 165), RB Trevor Shumate (Jr., 6-1 175), WR Dylan Hol- land (Sr., 6-2 150), OL/ DL Kelynn Daniel (Sr., 6-0 2 4 0 ) , D L B r y c e P a r r i s h (Sr., 5-10 185), DB Cody Drummond (Jr., 5-9 165), DB Tyler King (Jr., 5-11, 145), WR Dylan Holland (Sr., 6-2 150), WR Josh Al- lan (Jr., 5-10 150). THE SKINNY The Elks will have to deal with inexperi- ence, returning just two starters on both sides of the ball, but also they will be young with just two seniors on a roster of 30. … Junior Kelynn Daniel returns as a two-way starter on the line with Bryce Parrish on defense and Josh Allan on offense. … Daniel started as a freshman. … The senior class has been small, but that was made even worse when starting quarterback Quinn McClain transferred to Fayetteville in January. … Junior Kain Johnson will start at quarterback and saw action in other positions a year ago. Running back Trevor Shumate averaged six yards per carry last season . … Elkins could start as many as six players on both sides of ball. Lack of depth caused problems last year as the Elks were either tied or ahead in the fourth quarter of every game. COACH SPEAK "We got several that got some Friday night experience, but this is probably the youngest team I've ever coached," Hutson said. "We're not very big. We don't have very many kids over 200 pounds. I think we throw the ball and can run and catch. With that, we have to spread people out a little bit because we can't line up and three yards and a cloud of dust." — Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB SCHEDULE Sept. 6 .......... Greenland Oct. 11 at Subiaco Academy* Sept. 13 ........ West Fork Oct. 18 .................. Mena* Sept. 20 .....at Huntsville Oct. 25 .........at Pottsville* Sept. 27 ......... Waldron* Nov. 1 ............Dardanelle* Oct. 4 ................Dover* Nov. 8 ............... at Ozark* * — denotes 4A-1 Conference game All kickoffs at 7 p.m. OZARK HILLBILLIES 2018 RECORD 9-3, 7-0 4A-4 Conference COACH Jeremie Burns RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 8 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Harper Faulkenberry (Jr., 5-11, 180), RB Daniel Woolsey (Sr., 5-10, 200), RB Tyler Sanders (Jr., 5-7, 150), TE Bryant Burns (Sr., 6-3, 220), FB/ DE Eli Munnerlyn (Sr., 6-2, 200), LB Keystan Durning (Jr., 5-11, 165), OL Will Timmerman (Sr., 6-0, 265), WR Ethan Foster (Sr., 6-2, 170). THE SKINNY The Hillbillies rolled unbeaten to the 4A-4 Conference title and return 15 total starters for another title run. … Junior Harper Faulkenberry steps in at quarterback after Dawson Dietz, who accounted for 2,600 yards of offense, graduated. … The Hillbillies are blessed with abundance at running back. Daniel Woolsey, who missed most of last season with an injury, is fully healthy. Junior Tyler Sanders, who was the third-string back before the season, ascended to the starter's role and rushed for 1,187 yards and 13 touchdowns and added 15 catches for another 250 yards. … Bryant Burns is drawing college interest at tight end. Burns caught 27 passes for 637 yards and 10 TDs last season. On defense he recorded 48 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss and 8.0 sacks. … Ethan Foster caught 23 passes for 402 yards in 2018. … LB Key- stan Durning leads the defensive returnees. Durning recorded over 100 tackles and 5.0 tackles-for-loss. .. Eli Munnerlyn is a Swiss Army knife for the Hillbillies. On offense he is a short-yardage specialist. On defense he anchors the D-line. Munnerlyn had 32 tackles, 6.0 tackles-for-loss and a team-high 10.0 sacks. COACH SPEAK "Our depth is better than it was a year ago, especially at running back and receiver," Burns said. "We have seven offensive and seven defensive starters back and we won the 4A-4 last year, so that is our goal, to do it again. That was our focus going into offseason and the kids worked very hard toward that goal. Our second goal is to go deeper in the playoffs than we did last year, which was the third round." — Chip Souza • @nwachip SCHEDULE Sept. 6 ......... at Booneville Oct. 11 ...at Dardanelle* Sept. 13 ....... at Clarksville Oct. 18 .........Pottsville* Sept. 20 .......... Charleston Oct. 25 .......... at Dover* Sept. 27 .............at Mena* Nov. 1 ........... Waldron* Oct. 4 .Subiaco Academy* Nov. 8 ...............Elkins* * — Denotes 4A-4 Conference game All kickoffs at 7 p.m. SUBIACO ACADEMY TROJANS 2018 RECORD 1-9, 0-7 4A-4 Conference COACH Mike Berry RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS QB/LB Hayden Frederick (Sr. 5-9, 155), QB/CB Wesley Schluterman (So., 5-11, 145), OL/DL Ethan Strobel (Sr., 6-2, 240), WR/LB Cory Schluter- man (Sr., 5-8, 150), FB/LB Brandyn Brooks (Sr., 5-11, 195), TE/LB Mason Schluterman (Sr., 5-11, 210), OL/ DL Connor Phillips (Sr., 6-2, 205), RB/CB Payne Lee (Jr., 5-9, 140), OL/DL Seth Lisko (So., 5-11, 240), WR/CB Justin Post (So., 5-10, 145), WR/CB Chandler Burroughs (Jr., 5-8, 125) THE SKINNY Mike Berry, the school's athletic direc- tor, returns to lead the program with his 16 years of coaching experience with Subiaco after two head coaches left the program in offseason. … Former Sub- iaco coach Steven Moore, now at Hampton, left at the end of the school year. … A former assistant coach to Moore took over as interim head coach but then left July 12 for a position in Paris. … Wesley Schluter- man and Hayden Frederick are battling for the starting quarterback spot. … Offense switching to the spread from the wing-T. … Berry says he feels good about team speed and skilled positions but lack of depth on both lines might be an issue. … The defense, running a 4-3, will look to lead the team early with multiple returning starters on the line and at linebacker. … Mason Schluterman had 67 tackles a season ago from his linebacker position. COACH SPEAK "I have been out of coaching for about two years and kind of got used to that. But we were out of choices. There weren't many other options. I didn't think we could go out and get a top choice for the job late in the summer. It's been a whirlwind putting things together. But we are hoping to make the most of this season. We like the talent here and are excited for the kids." — Harold McIlvain II • Special to the NWA Democrat-Gazette SCHEDULE Sept. 6 ................ Lavaca Oct. 11..............Elkins* Sept. 13 ........... at Lamar Oct. 18.......... Waldron* Sept. 20 ......... at Lincoln Oct. 25.......Dardanelle* Sept. 27 ..........at Dover* Nov. 1 ........... at Mena* Oct. 4 ............. at Ozark* Nov. 8 ..........Pottsville* * — Denotes 4A-4 Conference game All kickoffs at 7 p.m. WALDRON BULLDOGS 2018 RECORD 2-8, 1-6 4A-4 CONFERENCE COACH Jonathan Bates RETURNING STARTERS 6 offense, 6 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Braden Williams (Jr., 6-2, 170), RB Carson Cain (Sr., 5-8, 160), RB Caden Fuller (Jr., 5-11, 160), C Joey Cardenas (Sr., 6-5, 357), DT Rylee Shupert (Sr., 6-1, 230), RB Bryson Bailey (Jr., 5-11, 155), OT Ethan Slater (Jr., 6-1, 250). THE SKINNY Jonathan Bates returns for his second year as coach of the Bulldogs, who finished 2-8 last season. …. Bates was an assistant coach for 10 years at Waldron before leaving to become head coach at Dierks. …. Junior Braden Williams returns for his second year at quarterback. He follows his brother, Trey Williams, who led the Bulldogs to the playoffs at quarterback as a senior in 2017. … The playoff appearance was Waldron's first since 2003. … Coach Bates likes the elusiveness of Braden Williams, who passed for 754 yards and rushed for over 500 yards last season. … Bates says Joey Cardenas (6-5, 357) has added muscle and improved his flexibility. … Rylee Shupert is a quiet leader who added 15 pounds during the off-season. COACH SPEAK "We've got to take care of ourselves, first and foremost. If we would've taken care of our- selves last year, we could've gone 5-5. We've got to finish and not do things like turn the ball over late in the game." — Rick Fires • @nwarick SCHEDULE Sept. 6 .......Mansfield Oct. 11 ............at Pottsville* Sept. 13 ........at Paris Oct. 18 at Subiaco Academy* Sept. 20 ....... Danville Oct. 25 ..................... *Mena Sept. 27 .... at Elkins* Nov. 1 ................... at Ozark* Oct. 4 .... 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