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27 PREP RALLY: CLASS 4A | 8.22.2021 Shiloh Christian looks to stay hungry in 2021 CHIP SOUZA NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE SPRINGDALE — Shiloh Christian's biggest challenge in 2021 might not be listed on its schedule. In fact, it might not be an opponent at all. The Saints rolled to a 14-1 mark and the Class 4A state championship last season, missing a perfect season by just one point in a 27-26 nonconference loss to Sand Springs (Okla.) Page. The challenge for the loaded Saints, who return most of that championship team, will be to avoid complacency. "I think a lot of it depends on me," said Shiloh Christian coach Jeff Conaway. "If I remain hungry, if our staff remains hungry, and we keep that chip on our shoulder and that edge about us, I feel like that will carry over to our players. "So we're finding ways to do that, and I apologize to them often because I am over-the-top aggressive about that and it can wear on them. Complacency is not on our radar, from the weight room to the locker room to the practice field. We want to make sure that we are always preparing to the best of our ability. We have not arrived. This is a new team." It would be easy to go ahead and make reservations for Little Rock in December for the Saints, a program that has won eight state titles. A total of 15 starters return — 7 on offense and 8 on defense — and most of them were all-state caliber players a year ago. See Shiloh, Page 29 Shiloh Christian quarterback Eli Wisdom, who led the Saints to a 14-1 record and the Class 4A state championship as a sophomore in 2020, returns for Shiloh Christian this season. Wisdom passed for 2,100 yards and ran for 1,400 yards with a combined 47 touchdowns in 2020. He also starts at defensive back. Wisdom has a Division I offer from Central Florida. NWA Democrat-Gazette file photo Bentonville Glass Inc. serving nw arkansas since 1971 • residential • automotive • commercial 507 south main street, bentonville, arkansas 479-273-5545