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Football: North Little Rock hosts Southside as playoffs start

Jeremy Peppas
Nov 10, 2022
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Football: North Little Rock hosts Southside as playoffs start

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Maumelle and Central Arkansas Christian both lost last week in the regular season finales and those seasons are complete and on to basketball.

North Little Rock also lost to Cabot but the ‘Cats were already assured of a playoff bid and will host Fort Smith Southside this Friday.

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Maumelle’s season is over

  • Record: Maumelle (3-7)

  • Streamer: Natural State Sports

  • Hootens.com Rankings: Maumelle ends the season ranked No. 24 in 5A.

  • Last week: Maumelle rallied in the second half against Beebe last week but it wasn’t enough as the Badgers held on for the 29-22 win. Quarterback Weston Pierce threw for 120 yards in the loss and the senior now has 1,295 yards on the season, while Alan Timmons led the team in receptions with five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. Timmons now has 501 yards on the season.

  • Class 5A Playoff bracket: The Hornets, with just one win in conference play, finished No. 8 in the nine-team 5A-Central.

For highlights click here.

Season schedule

  • Aug. 26: Maumelle 28, Sylvan Hills 27 (OT)

  • Sept. 1: Maumelle 35, Batesville 0

  • Sept. 9: White Hall 44, Maumelle 24

  • Sept. 23: Pine Bluff 26, Maumelle 0

  • Sept. 30: Mills 30, Maumelle 0  

  • Oct. 7: Robinson 35, Maumelle 30

  • Oct. 14: At Morrilton 35, Maumelle 14

  • Oct. 21: Maumelle 39, Watson Chapel 38 (OT)

  • Oct. 28: Vilonia 49, Beebe 28

  • Nov. 4: At Beebe 29, Maumelle 22

For the roster, click here.

CAC’s season is over

  • Records: CAC (2-8), Lamar (7-2)

  • Hootens.com Rankings: CAC ends the season at No. 37 in 4A.

  • Last week: CAC lost last week to Lamar, 59-28, and whiule the Mustangs only managed two wins this season, they lost in style averaging 25.5 points a game with an offense highlighted by sophomore quarterback Grayson Wilson, who passed for 1,737 yards and 19 touchdowns, while rushing for 530 yards and seven more scores. Wilson already has Division I scholarship offers from Illinois, among others.

  • Class 4A Playoff bracket: Five teams get in the 4A-4 and they’ll be: Harmony Grove, Pottsville, Bauxite, Lamar and Clinton.

Highlights

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Grayson Wilson @graysonrwilson
Sophomore Year- 143-245 1737 Yards 19 TDs Passing, 84 carries 530 Yards 7 TDs Rushing@kendalbriles⁩⁦@BarryLunneyJr⁩⁦@CoachShawnBell⁩⁦@CoachTimRattay⁩⁦@Coach_Leach⁩⁦@ckleincat7⁩⁦@Coach_Leb⁩⁦@kencollums⁩⁦⁦
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2:12 AM ∙ Nov 8, 2022
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Season schedule

  • Aug. 26: Lonoke 41, CAC 13

  • Sept. 2: Perryville 35, CAC 31

  • Sept. 9: Bauxite 37, CAC 14

  • Sept. 16 Harmony Grove 35, CAC 14

  • Sept. 23: CAC 21, Little Rock Hall 19

  • Sept. 30: Mayflower 33, CAC 14

  • Oct. 7: Pottsville 35, CAC 34

  • Oct. 14 Clinton 63, CAC 45

  • Oct. 21: CAC 41, Dover 14

  • Nov. 4: At Lamar 59, CAC 28

For the roster, click here

Fort Smith Southside at North Little Rock

  • Records: North Little Rock (5-5, No. 4 seed from the 7A-Central), Fort Smith Southside (4-6, No. 5 seed from the 7A-West)

  • Streamer: NLRTV

  • Hootens.com Rankings: North Little Rock stays at No. 8 in Class 7A, while Southside is No. 10.

  • Last week: Cabot jumped out early and the Panthers were up 35-0 in the third quarter to activate the running clock. North Little Rock scored a late touchdown to set the final margin at 35-7. Senior quarterback Malachi Gober threw for 108 yards in the

  • Class 7A Playoff bracket: North Little Rock is the No. 4 seed from the 7A-Central and will host Fort Smith Southside this Friday. In terms of common opponents, both teams lost to Fayetteville in the regular season but North Little Rock beat Fort Smith Northside, while Southside lost the season-opening Battle of Rogers Avenue.

For stats, click here.

Highlights

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Devin Jackson @DJackson2023
11/4/22 Player of the Game TB 2/2 PAT 1/1 Punt 6 - Avg 44 yards Inside 20 - 3 1 down on 1 yard line hudl.com/v/2Jjzx7 @NLRFB @OneOnOneKicking @_Mike_McCabe @BFentress @jamesedmondpaul @k_sutherlandAR @PrepRedzoneAR @randyr @ARPrepSports @ArRecruitingGuy @ArkNewsroom
2:04 AM ∙ Nov 9, 2022
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Season schedule

  • Aug. 26: Little Rock Catholic 23, North Little Rock 6

  • Sept. 2: Fayetteville 28, North Little Rock 10

  • Sept. 16: North Little Rock 28, Little Rock Parkview 27 (2 OT)

  • Sept. 23: North Little Rock 53, Little Rock Central 8

  • Sept. 30: At Conway 35, North Little Rock 0

  • Oct. 7: North Little Rock 50, Little Rock Southwest 8

  • Oct. 14: North Little Rock 28, Jonesboro 14

  • Oct. 21: North Little Rock 38, Fort Smith Northside 14

  • Oct. 28: Bryant 45, North Little Rock 14

  • Friday Cabot 35, North Little Rock 7

  • Nov. 11: First round of the Class 7A playoffs | Fort Smith Southside at North Little Rock … 7 p.m.

  • Nov. 18: Second round of the Class 7A playoffs | Winner travels to Bentonville… 7 p.m.

For the roster, click here.

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