Hello, old friend.
Fayetteville was our No. 1 team overall in the preseason and during the first three weeks of the regular season with victories of 26-21 over Blue Springs from Missouri, 43-10 over Bryant and 35-25 over Bishop Dunne from Texas.
Then came the 24-21 loss to Bentonville in Week 3. We moved the Purple Dogs out of the top spot and elevated undefeated Cabot. The Panthers stayed there for a couple of weeks with wins of 35-10 over Little Rock Catholic in Week 4 and 27-23 over Fort Smith Southside in Week 5.
Last Friday, 5-0 Cabot took on 0-5 Conway.
Conway won.
Big.
37-14 big.
Cabot fell all the way to No. 9 after that thrashing, and Fayetteville moved back to No. 1 with its 54-17 victory over Rogers.
Here are the rankings with four weeks to go in the regular season:
Overall
- Fayetteville
- Greenwood
- North Little Rock
- Springdale Har-Ber
- Jonesboro
- Pulaski Academy
- Bentonville
- Russellville
- Cabot
- Wynne
Class 7A
- Fayetteville
- North Little Rock
- Springdale Har-Ber
- Bentonville
- Cabot
Class 6A
- Greenwood
- Jonesboro
- Russellville
- Pine Bluff
- West Memphis
Class 5A
- Pulaski Academy
- Wynne
- Sylvan Hills
- White Hall
- Batesville
Class 4A
- Warren
- Nashville
- Robinson
- Ashdown
- Pea Ridge
Class 3A
- Glen Rose
- Prescott
- Charleston
- Bald Knob
- Clinton
Class 2A
- England
- Danville
- Mount Ida
- Hector
- Des Arc