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7 12.31.2017 SCHOOL: Springdale High CLASS: Senior HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 275 POSITION: Defensive line THE SCOOP: Was selected All-NWADG preseason Defensive Player of the Year in August. … Recorded 69 tackles, 22 for loss, 11 sacks and 38 quarterback hurries while often being double- and triple-teamed. … Helped Springdale get off to a 4-0 start and guided Springdale to its first 6-win season since 2010. … Nichols signed with Arkansas on Dec. 20, and will enroll for the 2018 spring term. DID YOU KNOW?: Nichols graded out at 81 in Springdale's Week 1 win vs. Conway. The previous high mark for one of Springdale defensive coordinator Brett Hobbs' players was 52 while at Charleston. … Nichols broke his forearm in his first junior varsity game at Springdale in 2015, but returned midway through the season and cracked the varsity rotation. HE SAID IT: "Being able to be part of the first 4-0 Springdale team since 2005 is a big accomplishment and I know it speaks a lot to what we're doing to the program," Nichols said. "When it came out in the newspaper that I was preseason Defensive Player of the Year I told my mom that I'm not letting anybody take it from me. I played my heart out this season and left it all on the field. … I've been in contact with coach (Barry) Lunney and coach (Chad) Morris. I think we're going to have something great going with Arkansas' new staff." — Scottie Bordelon • @ NWAScottie We match competitor's prices! SUPPLEMENTS • FITNESS EQUIPMENT • ACCESSORIES APPAREL • RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL FAYETTEVILLE | 479.521.3481 ROGERS | 479.633.9837 LITTLE ROCK | 501.954.9837 www.ytfs.com