PREP RALLY: CLASS 7A
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8.22.2021
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Fayetteville's Sategna
poised to run during
senior year
Photos by Spencer Tirey
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NWA Democrat-Gazette
Photo Illustration by Brian Huntley
RICK FIRES
NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
FAYETTEVILLE — Isaiah Sategna was still mostly unknown as a football player shortly
after his family moved to Fayetteville from Austin, Texas.
That changed in a flash his sophomore year when Sategna scored his first career touch-
down against Bentonville, a powerhouse program that annually produces some of the
state's top defensive units. The game was still close in the first half when Sategna got
several steps behind a defender at Harmon Field and hauled in a touchdown pass
from quarterback Hank Gibbs to complete an 80-yard play.
Fayetteville lost the game but Sategna, who had 157 yards receiving on
5 receptions against the Tigers, actually slowed down on the play before
making the catch and sprinting the final 20 yards into the end zone.
"It was actually my favorite play of the year," Sategna said. "I was
a sophomore at the time, and I didn't have any offers or (college)
coaches talking to me. I did that against the best team in our con-
ference, and that gave me the confidence I needed."
Bentonville coach Jody Grant remembers the play as
well.
"It was a big bomb and he got way behind people,"
Grant said. "That was kind of his coming-out party,
and he really hurt us that night. He's as special as
they come. He's going to be a nightmare this
year for every defensive coordinator in the
7A-West."
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