Maumelle is no stranger to the road this season as the Hornets head to Shreveport, Louisiana for a Thursday night game against the Byrd Yellow Jackets.

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The Hornets are coming off a tight 34-32 loss at Vilonia last Friday and are now 1-2 on the season.

Byrd is 2-0 on the season after beating Tioga, 18-3, last Friday. Byrd competes in Class 5A, Louisiana's largest classification and the Yellow Jackets are considered one of the state's better programs this season.

Maumelle, down 34-19, in the fourth quarter, scored 13 consecutive points against 5A-West member Vilonia down the stretch but it wasn’t enough to get the win.

History is repeating itself for the Hornets as they played no home games until October in the first season at the high school. Now, on season 11 and with new turf, the road trips are back and Maumelle won’t play at home until Oct. 1 when they host Beebe. It is one of just three home games this season for Maumelle.

In between this week’s game and then is a trip to Little Rock Christian.

Vilonia 34, Maumelle 32 | Game Sketch

• Play of the Game: Vilonia set the tone early with an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the game’s first play. Maumelle returned the favor with a 36-yard interception return by Maurice Mosby with 10:40 remaining in the first quarter to tie the game, but Maumelle never led in the contest.

  

  Weston Pierce @Weston_Pierce1

  Highlights of the first 3 games and stats: 570 total yards 11 total tds 8 passing tds 3 rushing tds @the1nss @rocktownsports @ahall1881 @Steve_NSS @PrepRedzoneAR @tctabler @EarlGill10

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• Player of the Game: Weston Pierce passed for two touchdowns and 151 yards in the loss. The last score was to John Bruchhagen for 49 yards and it was Bruchhagen who kicked the extra point for Maumelle to set the final score.

  

  Kevin Miller @big73miller

  Maumelle QB Weston Pierce passes to John Bruchhagen for the 49 yard TD against Vilonia. @Weston_Pierce1 @ARPrepSports @PrepRedzoneAR @tctabler @rocktownsports @Jr2mbs @Steve_NSS @MHSHornet @CrunkdOutEnt

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• What’s next: Maumelle (1-2) travels to Shreveport Byrd (2-0) at 7 p.m. this Thursday

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Maumelle football schedule

• Friday: Maumelle 21, Ozark 7 (Scrimmage)

• Aug. 26: Maumelle 31, Sylvan Hills 21

• Sept. 3: Robinson 47, Maumelle 44 (OT)

• Sept. 10: Vilonia 34, Maumelle 32

• Thursday, Sept. 16: Maumelle at Shreveport Byrd

• Friday, Sept. 24: Maumelle at Little Rock Christian

• Friday, Oct. 1: Beebe at Maumelle

• Friday, Oct. 8: Maumelle at Jacksonville

• Friday, Oct. 15: Pulaski Academy at Maumelle

• Friday, Oct. 22: Maumelle at White Hall

• Friday, Oct. 29: Watson Chapel at Maumelle

All games kickoff at 7 p.m. unless noted, BOLD indicates 5A-Central conference game

5A-Central Standings

Little Rock Christian ... 3-0

Pulaski Academy ... 2-1

White Hall ... 2-1

Maumelle ... 1-2

Watson Chapel ... 0-1

Jacksonville ... 0-2

Beebe ... 0-3

#CollegeHornets

• Dashaire Ford-Burton, Southern Arkansas

• Nathan Juhl, Arkansas Monticello

• Charles McRae, Arkansas State

• Houston Motes, Arkansas Tech

• Jonathan Reyes, Iowa Wesleyan

• Zyon Slade, College of the Canyons, a junior college in California

#ProHornets

• Kendall Donnerson, was cut by Carolina Panthers on Aug. 24 and has yet to sign with a new team.

Have any additions to this list? Email us at Arkansas@substack.com

Click #HighSchoolHornets for the current roster

Watch Horton in Action

Sports streamer Natural State Sports will have a Coach’s show with Kirk Horton, broadcasting live from American Pie Pizza at 7 p.m. this Tuesday night. The show will be weekly and should be every following Tuesday at 7 p.m. until the season is over.

Natural State Sports will also be streaming Maumelle football games this season and the YouTube channel can be found by clicking here.