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THE SKINNY The Bulldogs came up short in the Class 6a state championship game for the second year in a row after a 12-0 start, losing to russellville 37-23. … No - land has committed to play football and baseball for the university of arkansas, Fayetteville. he passed for 2,095 yards and 18 touchdowns in splitting time at quarterback with graduated senior Luke hales. … senior running back Kenny Wood rushed for 1,164 yards and 18 touchdowns last fall. … Jones is in entering his 14th season at greenwood with a record of 150-23. COACH SPEAK "There probably is some satisfaction (on back to back 12-1 seasons), but not around here. Not that we're not proud of our kids, that's not the issue. We set a goal to be the best and when we fell short of it, it's disappointing. It's heartbreaking," Jones said. SCHeDule sept. 1 ................ Fs Northside Oct. 6 ................ siloam springs* sept. 8 ................ Fs southside Oct. 13 .................at russellville* sept. 15 ........................at alma Oct. 20 ....................... at Benton* sept. 22 .............. at Texarkana* Oct. 27 ........................ sheridan* sept. 29 .................. El dorado* Nov. 3 ..............at Lake hamilton* * — denotes 6a-West Conference game SIlOaM SPrINGS PaNTHerS 2016 RECORD 1-9 COACH Bryan ross RETURNING STARTERS 2 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Landon Ellis (Jr., 5-10, 157), rB Kaiden Thrailkill (Jr., 5-10, 186), OL Corbin Collins (Jr., 6-2, 273), OL Isaac Knudsen (sr., 6-2, 237), LB Chase Chandler (Jr., 5-9, 199), LB Jacob rowe (sr., 5-9, 178). THE SKINNY siloam springs rallied from 14-0 down to beat sheridan 24-21 to open 6a-West Conference play in Week 4 on a last-second field goal by Luke gumm, but it was the only win the Panthers would get all season. … siloam springs led both harrison and Van Buren in the second half before coming out on the losing ends in Weeks 2 and 3. … The Panthers lost their final six games of the year by 23 points or more. … Junior quarterback Landon Ellis takes over the reins of the Panthers' offense, though the coaches are very high on sophomore Taylor Pool, who missed all of his freshman season with a hand injury. … The Panthers host rogers on sept. 1, the fourth straight year they've played the Mounties to open the season. COACH SPEAK "I like what we've got. as far as our skill (po - sitions), I think we've improved there. We just don't have a lot of depth. We've got a lot of guys that are playing both ways some. It still comes down to staying healthy," ross said. SCHeDule sept. 1 ........................... rogers Oct. 6 ................... at greenwood* sept. 8 .....................at harrison Oct. 13 .................Lake hamilton* sept. 15 ....................Van Buren Oct. 20 ................... at El dorado* sept. 22 .................at sheridan* Oct. 27 ....................... Texarkana* sept. 29 ........................Benton* Nov. 3 ....................at russellville* * — denotes 6a-West Conference game Webb Escalante Chandler rowe Jones Wood the Razorbacks. On the other side of the state, Pine Bluff and Jonesboro are thought to be the top contenders after tying for the conference championship last year. The Zebras were state champions in 2015 and lost 31-30 at Greenwood in the state semifinals last year. "El Dorado, Pine Bluff and Jonesboro those guys have a ton of talent back," Jones said. "Benton is getting better ev- ery year. 6A is going to be plenty tough, a lot tougher than last year." Siloam Springs won a pair of first- round playoff games in its first three years playing in Class 6A, but the Pan- thers have missed the postseason the last two years, including slumping to a 1-9 season in 2016. The Panthers will lean heavily on several juniors, including quarterback Landon Ellis, running back Kaiden Thrailkill, offensive and defensive line- man Corbin Collins and linebacker Chase Chandler. Siloam Springs coach Bryan Ross said the challenges of the 6A-West Confer- ence were different than competing in the 7A-West, like the Panthers did in 2012 and 2013. "You do have a lot of speed (in the 6A-West)," Ross said. "I think a lot of it is we were down last year. I was looking back at those 2013 and 2014 teams, if we played that schedule last year with those teams, I think they match up pretty well in my opinion. But it doesn't work like that. It was just kind of a perfect storm I guess." Ross said Greenwood is the clear-cut favorite. "I think it's always Greenwood's to lose," he said. "When you do what they've done so consistently over the years, it's just automatic that it's theirs to lose." v Continued from preceding page 2016 Conference Standings 6A-West Team .............................. Conf.................. Overall 1. greenwood ....................7-0 ........................ 12-1 2. russellville ................... 6-1 ....................... 12-1 3. Lake hamilton .............. 5-2 ......................... 6-5 4. Benton .......................... 4-3 ......................... 8-5 5. El dorado ..................... 3-4 ......................... 6-6 6. Texarkana ..................... 2-5 ......................... 3-8 7. siloam springs ...............1-6 .......................... 1-9 8. sheridan ....................... 0-7 ......................... 1-9 Hooten's Coaches Poll 6A-West 1. greenwood 2. El dorado 3. Benton 4. Texarkana 5. russellville 6. Lake hamilton 7. sheridan 8. siloam springs NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF • @NWABENGOFF Corbin Collins (left), siloam springs defensive lineman, returns for the Panthers this year.