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PREP RALLY: CLASS 5A | 8.22.2021 24 ran for 1,086 yards and 15 touchdowns. Moix hauled in 36 passes for 1,091 yards and 13 touchdowns. Keylon accounted for 48 percent of the team's total rushing yards, while Moix had 38 percent of the Goblins' receiving yards. Now enters quarterback Logan Plumlee, quarterback and running back Beck Jones, running back Brody Gilliam, wide receiver Dylan Block and company to step up and make plays for Harrison. Wells said that side of the ball is eager to keep the offensive success moving forward. "They've got a lot to live up to," Wells said. "They are used to winning, which is a good thing. We've been fortunate enough to have a lot of success with our current 22-game conference win streak. They want to keep that going. I have a tremendous amount of respect for our league. A lot of wins have been close ballgames. This run has been a tremendous accomplishment for our program. This year I see our league being really deep and really good. We are starting over." J.R. Eldridge, a Fayetteville native, returns to Northwest Arkansas to guide the Farmington Cardinals. He comes back to the area with plenty of recent success as well. In the past four seasons, Eldridge has guided his teams to state finals in three of those campaigns. He won state titles in 2017 and 2018 at Arkadelphia with a runner-up finish in 2020 with North Little Rock. All-conference running back Caden Elsik will again be a bright spot for Farmington's offense. He rushed 248 times for 1,155 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He went over the 100-yard rushing mark seven times in games last year and was a threat out of the backfield to catch the ball. He was third on the team with 232 receiving yards on 22 catches, with 3 going for touchdowns. Pea Ridge senior running back Joe Adams returns after earning all- conference honors last year to guide the offense in coach Brey Cook's first year as the head man. Cook, the former Arkansas Razorback and Springdale Har-Ber Wildcat, was promoted from being the team's offensive line coach. Adams ran for more than 700 yards last year and was key in the Blackhawks' lone win last year. Harrison n Continued from Page 23 2020 FINAL STANDINGS 5A-WEST TEAM CONFERENCE OVERALL Harrison ...................... 6-0 ......................10-2 Morrilton ..................... 4-2 ........................6-4 Greenbrier ................... 4-2 ........................7-5 Vilonia ......................... 3-3 ........................6-5 Farmington .................. 2-4 ........................5-6 Clarksville .................... 2-4 ........................4-8 Pea Ridge .................... 1-3 ........................1-7 Alma ............................ 1-5 ........................2-8 Harrison safety Dylan Block takes down Little Rock Christian's Jacob Morrison (7) gets taken down by Dylan Block (27) of Harrison at F.S. Garrison Stadium, Harrison in a Class 5A state semifinal game in 2020. Block was an all-state selection for the Goblins in 2020 after recording 70 tackles. Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette/ David Beach ALMA AIREDALES 2020 RECORD 2-8 overall, 1-5 5A-West COACH Rusty Bush RETURNING STARTERS 6 offense, 5 defense KEY PLAYERS POS RB/WR Conner Stacy (Sr., 5-11, 165), QB Joe Trusty (Jr., 6-1, 210), QB Jackson Daily (So., 6-0, 200), WR Brilee White (Sr., 5-8, 160), TE Matthew Schlegel (Jr., 5-10, 170), WR Derek Hatcher (Jr., 5-10, 165), RB/LB Devin Poole (Sr., 6-1, 170), RB Brady Noyes (Jr., 6-0, 160), RB/LB Reagan Birchfield (Jr., 5-8, 190), RB/DB Eric Dover (Sr., 5-7, 165), LB Landon Burkhart (Sr., 5-11, 180), LB Dillon Flanagan (Jr., 5-9, 170), DL Zander Pulido (Sr., 6-4, 260), OL/DL Nathan Smith (Sr., 6-3, 275), OL/DL R.J. Billingsley (Sr., 6-3, 260), OL Ethan Thrift (Sr., 6-0, 245), OL Judson Parker (Sr., 6-7, 295). THE SKINNY Coach Rusty Bush enters his second season with the program after the Airedales fell just short in the first round of the playoffs, losing 28-24 to Texarkana. … Team returns plenty of talent but will miss because of graduation all-state running back Logan Chronister (over 1,000 yards and school-record 281-yard performance in a single game last year) and all-conference safety Jacob Coursey (110 tackles). … Senior RB/WR Conner Stacy returns after earning all-conference honors passing, rushing and receiving for 984 total yards with 7 touchdowns last year. … The staff loves the production it gets from Stacy but will need other playmakers to step up this season on offense. … Junior QB Joe Trusty, a transfer from Greenwood, and sophomore QB Jackson Daily, son of former Airedale and Arkansas Razorback Adam Daily, battle for the starting QB position. … Senior linebacker Landon Burkhart had a team-high 114 tackles a season ago. … Secondary is new after every 2020 starter graduated but has been tested often throughout the summer in 7-on-7 play. … Strength of the team this year is on the offensive line and linebacker positions. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID "We have an identity on offense and we have an identity on defense. We just didn't have that last year. It has given our kids some confidence. The staff shares that confidence as well. We had a great offseason in the weight room. We want to be physical because we can't always be the fastest team on the field." — Rusty Bush SCHEDULE Sept. 3 ...... at Van Buren Oct. 8 ..............Clarksville* Sept. 10 .... Poteau, Okla. Oct. 15 ......... at Morrilton* Sept. 17 .... Rogers Heritage Oct. 22 ............. at Vilonia* Sept. 24 .... at Pea Ridge* Oct. 29 ........... Greenbrier* Oct. 1 ........ Harrison* Nov. 5 .......at Farmington* * — Denotes 5A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. unless noted. Thrift Billingsley Stacy We support Blackhawks Football!!! We hope your season is full of victories on and off the field. Guthrie Heating & Air 221 Barris Ln. • Pea Ridge, AR 72751 479-640-3256