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21 PREP RALLY: CLASS 6A | 8.22.2021 GREENWOOD BULLDOGS 2020 RECORD: 14-0, 6-0 6A-West COACH: Chris Young RETURNING STARTERS: 3 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS: CB Colin Daggett (Sr., 5-11, 165), LB Parker Gill (Sr., 6-0, 220), LB Colt Owenby (6-1, 195), WR Luke Brewer (6-1, 170), QB Hunter Houston (Jr., 6-1, 170), OL Jeremiah Presson (Sr., 5-10. 250). THE SKINNY: The Bulldogs were undefeated last year and won their 10th state championship, the most of any team during the modern playoff era that began in 1968. … Greenwood defeated 6A-West foe Lake Hamilton, 49-24, in the Class 6A championship game. … The Bulldogs averaged 432 yards and 43 points per game last year but return just three starters from that offensive unit. … Receiver Luke Brewer returns after catching 60 passes for 921 yards and 13 touchdowns. … Junior Hunter Houston is the heir apparent at quarterback but the Bulldogs have them lined up behind him with sophomore Slade Dean, ninth-grader Kaylor Jasna, eighth-grader Kane Archer and sixth-grader Dabin Gaines. … Colt Owenby and Parker Gill will form one of the top linebacker tandems in the state after Owenby recorded 145 tackles a year ago to lead the team while Gill had 69 with four sacks. … Greenwood has changed up the schedule, adding a game for week zero at Muskogee, Okla., and playing its 6A-West opener at War Memorial Stadium against Little Rock Parkview on Sept. 23. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID: "We're excited about our football team. Defensively, we seem more athletic in the back seven than we have been. They get to the ball. Then they're so athletic when they get there they finish the play." – Chris Young SCHEDULE Aug. 27 ..... at Muskogee, Okla. Oct. 8 ..... Siloam Springs* Sept. 3 ...... FS Southside Oct. 15 ...... at Russellville* Sept. 10 .... at FS Northside Oct. 22 .............at Benton* Sept. 23 .... at LR Parkview#* Oct. 29 ........... Van Buren* Oct. 1 ........ Mountain Home* Nov. 5 ...... Lake Hamilton* #denotes at War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock * — Denotes 6A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted SILOAM SPRINGS PANTHERS 2020 RECORD 4-7, 2-5 6A-West COACH Brandon Craig RETURNING STARTERS 4 offense, 5 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Hunter Talley (Sr., 6-4, 212), OL Jace Sutulovich (Sr., 6-2, 278), OL Martin Reyes (Sr., 5-7, 281), TE Brendan Lashley (Sr. 6-0, 194), DL J.P. Wills (Sr., 5-8, 235), DL Tyler Johnson (Sr., 5-10, 168), LB Caden McHaney (Sr., 5-10, 195), WR/S Christian Ledeker (Sr. 5-10, 171). THE SKINNY All-state senior quarterback Hunter Talley leads the offense after rushing for 629 yards and 13 touchdowns and passing for 1,752 yards and 13 touchdowns. … Senior All-Conference offensive lineman Jace Sutulovich committed to play football at Air Force Academy in July. … The Panthers must replace the bulk of their production at running back and wide receiver. … Tight end Brendan Lashley (15 catches, 94 yards in 2020) is expected to shoulder a big load in the receiving game. … The Panthers expect to be led defensively by veterans J.P. Wills on the defensive line, Caden McHaney at linebacker and Christian Ledeker in the secondary. … The Panthers started the 2020 season with a 3-1 record, only to finish 1-6 with the only win being a come-from-behind 50-47 victory at Russellville in Week 10. … Siloam Springs ended a four-year losing streak against Harrison last season with a 34-14 victory at Panther Stadium. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID "We are excited about the leadership of our senior class and the goals they have set for our team." — Brandon Craig SCHEDULE Aug. 27 ..... at Rogers High Oct. 8 ............at Greenwood* Sept. 3 ...... Pea Ridge Oct. 15 ......... Lake Hamilton* Sept. 10 .... at Harrison Oct. 22 .. at Mountain Home* Sept. 24 .... at Van Buren* Oct. 29 ............ LR Parkview* Oct. 1 ........ Benton* Nov. 5 ................Russellville* * — Denotes 6A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted VAN BUREN POINTERS 2020 RECORD: 4-8, 1-6 6A-West COACH: Crosby Tuck RETURNING STARTERS: 3 offense, 5 defense KEY PLAYERS: WR/DB Connor Brady (Sr., 6-3, 195), RB Dominic Galvan (Sr., 150), WR/DB Dylan Barlow (Sr., 6-0, 180), DE Owen Lee (Sr., 5-11, 210), OL Sam Shepherd (Jr., 6-2, 285), WR/DB Malachi Henry (Jr., 6-1, 175). THE SKINNY: Van Buren won a playoff game for the first time since 2010 with its 37-14 win at Jonesboro in November. … The Pointers averaged 391 yards and 38 points per game last year but return only three starters off the offense. … Van Buren had at least 400 yards of offense in eight of its 12 games last year. … Running back Dominic Galvan ran for 476 yards last year and was second on the team in rushing. … Van Buren's defense forced 22 turnovers last year, including seven in the playoff win over Jonesboro … Defensive back Malachi Henry led the 6A-West in interceptions last year with five. … Dylan Barlow was third on the team in tackles last year with 77 and in tackles for loss with 10. … Van Buren plays three games in a row at home to close out September but plays three of its final four games on the road. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID: "From the leadership side, there are some guys really stepping up into those roles. We just have to do as good a job as possible in preparing these guys what it's like on a Friday night. The biggest thing is getting them comfortable with what we want to do schematically so that they can play fast." — Crosby Tuck SCHEDULE Aug. 27 ..... at Springdale Oct. 8 .... Mountain Home* Sept. 3 ...... Alma Oct. 15 .... at LR Parkview* Sept. 10 .... Rogers Heritage Oct. 22 ..... Lake Hamilton* Sept. 24 .... Siloam Springs* Oct. 29 ......at Greenwood* Oct. 1 ........ at Russellville* Nov. 5 ..............at Benton* * — Denotes 6A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted Talley Sutulovich Lashley Willis the graduation of Garrett Brown. Little Rock Parkview sent its quarterback, Landon Rogers, to the University of Arkansas. Russellville is under the direction of a new head coach, Dave Wheeler, and spent the summer adjusting to a new system as well as a new quarterback after Brayden Whitford graduated. The Cyclones definitely won't be as pass-heavy as they were last season when they accounted for just 414 yards rushing in 11 games. "I think, offensively, we're changing what we do to change our personnel," Wheeler said. "Our kids are not made to be a wide-open Spread offense with what we have at the skilled positions. I think we're pretty talented at our skilled positions especially our young guys but I just think how we block and what we're doing up front it fits us better." Lake Hamilton, although returning Bearden at quarterback, will remain run-heavy with the running back tandem of Owen Miller and Tevin Woodley returning. They combined to rush for 3,650 yards and 42 touchdowns last year. They'll run behind a massive offensive line anchored by All-State guard Chase Jessup. Mountain Home lost multi-faceted quarterback Bryce McKay to graduation as well as all-around playmaker Gage Hershberger. McHaney 2020 FINAL STANDINGS 6A-WEST TEAM CONFERENCE OVERALL Greenwood .................. 6-0 .................... 14-0 Lake Hamilton ............. 5-1 .................... 11-2 Benton ........................ 5-2 ...................... 6-5 LR Parkview ................ 4-1 ...................... 8-2 Mountain Home .......... 3-4 ...................... 6-6 Siloam Springs ........... 2-5 ...................... 4-7 Van Buren ................... 1-6 ...................... 4-8 Russellville .................. 0-7 .................... 1-10 Robert P Lewis, Agent 2832 Bella Vista Way Bella Vista, AR 72714 Bus: 479-855-6049 robert.lewis.b2zk@statefarm.com Supporting all our local football teams! Good luck this season! Call me for your insurance needs and see how it feels to be on a #1 team. State Farm Home Office, Bloomington, IL Webb Preston Gill Brewer Thomas MIller Clark Brady Beilharz Faces n Continued from Page 20