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19 PREP RALLY SPRING SPORTS | 2.26.2023 Best of Northwest Arkansas the Fayetteville | 479-521-6611 RogeRs | 479-636-2200 Bentonville | 479-250-9393 TOP10 Top players to watch in 2023 BASEBALL SOFTBALL BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER BOYS TRACK GIRLS TRACK NOAH EMBREY GREENWOOD GRADE Senior HEIGHT 6-0 THE SCOOP Defending 3,200-meter champion in the Meet of Champs with his personal-best time of 9 minutes, 32.07 seconds. … Was the 5A-West Conference champion in the 3,200 with his time of 9:49.56, then finished third at the Class 5A state meet despite cutting his time by more than 8 seconds. … Defending 5A-West Conference champion in the 1,600, where he had his season-best time of 4:22.48. … Finished third in the Class 5A state meet with his time of 4:25.07 HUDSON BETTS FAYETTEVILLE GRADE Senior HEIGHT 6-3 THE SCOOP The defending Class 6A state champion in the 3,200 meters (9 minutes, 27.74 seconds). … Ran a personal-best 9:16.39 in the 3,200 during the 33rd annual Jock's Nitch/PSU Gorilla Relays. … Won the 1,600 during the 6A-West Conference meet with a time of 4:15.23, and finished second during the Class 6A state meet (4:16.72). … Ran personal- bests of 4:09.96 in the 1,600 during the Texas Distance Festival and 1:56.94 in the 800 during the McDonalds Relays in Fort Smith. … Has signed a national letter of intent to run track and cross country at Tennessee. ISAAC CHAPMAN ROGERS GRADE Junior HEIGHT 6-0 THE SCOOP Finished third in the shot put with a toss of 48 feet, 2 inches at the Class 6A state meet and third at the 6A-West Conference meet at 46-8.5. … Had a personal-best of 53-3.25 in the shot at the West Relays. … Took third in the discus (138-6) during the 6A-West meet and seventh at the Class 6A state meet (124-10). … Had a personal-best of 142-7 in the discus during the Arkansas high | decathlon, where he finished second in the event and sixth overall with 5,470 points. … Will be expected to do more events for the Mounties this spring thanks to his versatility he showed in the decathlon.