North Little Rock opens its football season this Friday when the ‘Cats host Springdale Har-Ber.

Har-Ber (0-1) lost its season opener 35-28 to McKinney, Texas last Saturday, while North Little Rock played El Dorado in a varsity/junior varsity scrimmage on Friday night with the final being 38-28, but for the varsity portion it was 31-7 in the ‘Cats favor.

North Little Rock quarterback Malachi Gober threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns, while senior Johnny Lewis gave North Little Rock a charge and accounted for 181 yards of total offense even though he only touched the ball four times.

Lewis had three receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns, with one rush of 45 yards. 

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North Little Rock 38, El Dorado 28 | Game Sketch

• Play of the game: Quarterback Malachi Gober hit Javante Harris in stride for a 60-yard catch and run for a touchdown. It was one of Gober’s four touchdowns on the night.

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Here is what happens when you work on your craft. 2022 WR/ATH @johnnylew24 made the most of every one of his 4 touches last night. 181 yards, 2 TDs. #speedkills #resultsoverhype

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• Players of the game: Johnny Lewis, above, had 181 yards of total offense while Torrance Moore rushed for 79 yards on five carries. 

• What’s next: North Little Rock opens its regular season with a home game against Springdale Har-Ber at 7 p.m. this Friday.

Schedule

• Friday, Aug. 27: North Little Rock 38, El Dorado 28 (Scrimmage)

• Friday, Sept. 3: Springdale Har-Ber at North Little Rock

• Friday, Sept. 10: North Little Rock at Fayetteville

• Friday, Sept. 17: North Little Rock at West Memphis

• Friday, Sept. 24: North Little Rock at Little Rock Central

• Friday, Oct. 1: Conway at North Little Rock

• Friday, Oct. 8: North Little Rock at Little Rock Southwest

• Friday, Oct. 15: Little Rock Catholic at North Little Rock

• Friday, Oct. 22: Fort Smith Northside at North Little Rock

• Friday, Oct. 29: North Little Rock at Bryant

• Friday, Nov. 5: North Little Rock at Cabot

  All games kickoff at 7 p.m. unless noted

7A-Central standings

Bryant … 1-0

Cabot … 1-0

Fort Smith Northside … 1-0 

Conway … 0-1

Little Rock Catholic … 0-1

Little Rock Central … 0-1

Little Rock Southwest … 0-1 

North Little Rock … 0-0

#CollegeCats

In-State

• Carlos Gordon, Arkansas Tech

• Tobias Enlow, Central Arkansas

• Dwain Hunt, Central Arkansas

• Jaden Salley, Central Arkansas

• Dennis Carroll, Harding

• Frederick O’Donald, Henderson State

• Jordan Owens, Henderson State

Out-of-state

• Mason Carlan, Air Force

• Slayten Clark, Dodge City Community College (Kansas) 

• Chris Jefferson, Dodge City Community College (Kansas) 

• Damon Ball, Jackson State University

• Drew Martin, Memphis

• Brandon Thomas, Memphis

• Tony Collier, New Mexico

• Oscar Addaway, North Texas State

• David Chapple, North Texas State

• Kareame Cotton, Northwestern State

• Jaylon Glosson, Northwestern State 

• Erin Smith, SMU

#ProCats

• K.J. Hill, L.A. Chargers

• Martrell Spaight, Mass. Pirates (Indoor football league)

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