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LAMAR WARRIORS 2018 RECORD 10-3, 5-2 3A-1 Conference COACH Josh Jones RETURNING STARTERS 8 offense, 6 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Jacob Parmenter (Sr., 5-9, 165), RB Brady James (Jr., 5-10, 160), WR Steven Brown (Sr., 5-10, 200), TE Drake Bacchus (Sr., 6-4, 250), LB Josh Salinas (Sr., 5-7, 175), DB Nate Hinkle (5-10, 170). THE SKINNY The Warriors advanced to the third round of the Class 3A playoffs last season and posted 10 runs. A wealth of returning talent has coach Josh Jones excited about another deep playoff run. … Returning quarterback Ike Pelts decided to focus on baseball only after earning all-conference honors last season. … Jacob Parmenter slides over to quarterback after rushing for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns last season while also leading the team in receiving with 14 catches for 230 yards. … Brady James will take over at running back after rushing for 234 yards and 4 TDs last season. He'll be joined by Steven Brown, who rushed for 240 yards and 1 score in 2018. … Defensively, Drake Bacchus will be a handful for any team to block at defensive end. The 6-foot-4 senior had 4.0 sacks last season. COACH SPEAK "I feel like we should be able to build off last season and have another good season," Jones said. "We have a lot of kids back, and I feel like the pieces are there. If everything comes together, we should have a good season. It can always go either way. The 3A-1, the top six teams are incredibly tough. You have six teams that think they have a real shot at a conference title and one of those is the defending state champion." — Chip Souza • @nwachip SCHEDULE Sept. 6 .................... Danville Oct. 11 ......... West Fork* Sept. 13 .. Subiaco Academy Oct. 18 ..... at Greenland* Sept. 20 ....... at JC Westside Oct. 25 .......... Mansfield* Sept. 27 ............. Cedarville* Nov. 1 ....... at Booneville* Oct. 4 .....................at Paris* Nov. 8 ........ at Charleston * — Denotes 3A-1 Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. MANSFIELD TIGERS 2018 RECORD 8-4, 4-3 3A-1 Conference COACH Tim Cothran RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 8 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Ethan Stovall (Sr., 6-2, 205), WR Layton Howard (Sr., 175), WR Jaicy Griffin (Sr., 5-10, 145), WR Tyler Holmes (Sr., 6-2, 175), LB Randall Claude (Jr., 5-11, 180), OT/NG Jacob Brown (Sr., 6-3, 250), FB/TE Isaac Cothran (Sr., 6-2, 215). THE SKINNY Tim Cothran was promoted to head coach at Mansfield after Craig Bentley left for Mena, his alma mater. … Cothran has spent six years at Mansfield, including the last three as offensive coordinator. … The Tigers will take the field with 29 players for varsity football, which is about average at Mansfield. …Senior Ethan Stovall is a returning all-state quarterback who passed for 2,309 yards and 26 touchdowns last season. …. Stovall is being evaluated by a handful of colleges, including Middle Tennessee State and Missouri State. … Mansfield has four senior receivers, including three who started last year. … Tyler Holmes had 707 yards receiving on 39 catches (18.1 yards per catch) to lead the Tigers. … Isaac Cothran, the coach's son, will shift from center to fullback for the Tigers, who finished 8-4 and reached the second round of the playoffs last season. … Mansfield will open the season against Hackett Aug. 29 during Zero Week and take a week off before hosting West Fork in its conference opener on Sept. 27. COACH SPEAK "We've got a lot of experienced players coming back, guys who've been starting since they were sophomores. "We're going to run pretty much the same offense, same defense. So, if we stay healthy, we should be very competitive." — Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB SCHEDULE Aug. 29 .. Hackett (Thursday) Oct. 11 .. at Charleston* Sept. 6 ................ at Waldron Oct. 18 ....... Booneville* Sept. 13 .....................Lavaca Oct. 25 ......... at Lamar* Sept. 27 ..............West Fork* Nov. 1 .......... Cedarville* Oct. 4 ..............at Greenland* Nov. 8 ............. at Paris* — Denotes 3A-1 Conference games All kickoffs 7 p.m. PARIS EAGLES 2018 RECORD 0-10, 0-7 3A-1 Conference COACH Tyler Clark RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 6 defense KEY PLAYERS RB Blaise Woods (Sr., 6-0, 215), QB Chase Watts (So., 5-8, 140), TE/DE Luke Trusty (Sr., 6-0, 175), WR/CB Keller Keen (Jr., 5-6, 164), OL/LB Ethan Needham (Sr., 5-10, 250), OL/DL Jimmy Dikeman (Jr., 6-3, 310), OL/DL Adam Chandler (Jr., 6-2, 255) THE SKINNY Blaise Woods returns as a senior and looks to lead the offense from the running back position after rushing for about 750 yards last season … Chase Watts, who led the JV team to a winning record last season, became the clear cut signal-caller for Paris after Anthony Potts moved away to Michigan … Program is excited to see the development of Watts as a sophomore and expects him to make plays right away … Eagles only lost five seniors that played last year and just have four seniors entering this season … Clark says he loves the high caliber of athletes he has but admits depth might be an issue at some point … Eagles have won just four games in the past two seasons but look to bounce back following strong offseason … Clark says conference schedule is a grind but allows team to get better against the quality talent … Eagles were outscored by 305 points last year, but Clark says valuable experience was gained from playing time in year one of coaching the team. COACH SPEAK "The coaching staff is excited, but the more important thing is our kids are excited to bounce back this season. We tried to do a lot of things here to change our culture. We lost our last game to Mansfield and went right to work after that. The kids are getting strong. Kids want to be up here and don't have to be told to be here getting better. This process has happened quicker than I thought it would." — Harold McIlvain II • Special to the NWA Democrat-Gazette SCHEDULE Aug. 30 ........... at Perryville Oct. 11 .....at Cedarville* Sept. 6 ...........at Clarksville Oct. 18 ....... Charleston* Sept. 13 ............... Waldron Oct. 25 ........ West Fork* Sept. 27 ...... at Booneville* Nov. 1 ...... at Greenland* Oct. 4 .....................Lamar* Nov. 8 ...........Mansfield* * — Denotes 3A-1 Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. WEST FORK TIGERS 2018 RECORD 1-9, 1-6 3A-1 Conference COACH Justin Smith RETURNING PLAYERS 7 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Wayne Boyd (Sr., 6-0, 175), RB Xavier Hernandez (Sr., 5-8, 160), OL Kelton Center (Sr., 6-1 175), OL Connor McAdoo (Jr., 6-1 205), LB/RB Bren- nan Cash (Jr., 5-7 180), LB Dylan Byrum (Jr., 6-0 190), WR/DB Trent Hardeson (Sr., 5-6 160), OL Mason Allen (Soph., 6-1 215), OL Gage Torrey (Jr., 6-3 275), THE SKINNY The Tigers re- turn 14 starters from a team that snapped a 22-game losing streak with a 14-13 win over Paris in week eight last year. … But with only 22 players on the roster, depth is an issue. … There could be as many as five or six players going on both sides of ball. … Coach Justin Smith begins his second season with a program that's won only two games in the last three years after an eight-win season in 2015. … Quarterback Wayne Boyd brings some experience, along with running back Xavier Hernandez and receiver Trent Hardeson. … Kelton Center will be a two-way guy on the line, while junior Brennan Cash, an all-confer- ence selection, will play some tailback and linebacker. … Numbers are good in grades 7-9, and the junior high team experienced some success which could lead to a brighter future, Smith said. COACH SPEAK "More than anything we just came into this offseason and the kids have done a great job of buying into what we're trying to do," Smith said. "They worked hard. They knew there was gonna be some lumps. We just had to get things fixed in the weight room, the way we practice, the way we carry ourselves. Kudos to these seniors because they've been on the front end of this stuff. They're ready for a change and kinda rallied the troops and said 'let's go in and get this thing going.'" — Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB SCHEDULE Sept. 6 ............ at Berryville Oct. 11 .......... at Lamar* Sept. 13 ............... at Elkins Oct. 18 .........Cedarville* Sept. 20 ........ Green Forest Oct. 25 ............ at Paris* Sept. 27 ....... at Mansfield* Nov. 1 ......... Charleston* Oct. 4 .............. Booneville* Nov. 8 .......... 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