It was a rough first round of the playoffs as Maumelle and North Little Rock were eliminated.
Central Arkansas Christian, which had a bye, will host the Nashville Scrappers this Friday at Mustang Mountain.
Class 5A
This started promisingly for Maumelle in its road to Valley View last Friday, then the Blazers caught their and rolled to a 38-14 win.
Maumelle took the early lead, 8-0, on a Elijah Newell 34 yard catch and run from quarterback Andrew Bjork. That was followed by a Bjork two-point conversion with 8:43 remaining in the first quarter.
Then Valley View (10-1) reeled off three consecutive touchdowns before Bjork found Newell for a 13-yard touchdown catch. The two-point conversion was no good as the Hornets were held scoreless from that point while Valley added a first half field goal, then touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to set the final margin.
Maumelle finishes the season 7-4 under second-year coach Bryan Maupin.
Valley View hosts Shiloh Christian this Friday while Little Rock Parkview has Little Rock Mills in the second round.
Also in the second round from the 5A-Central is Pine Bluff as the Zebras host Hot Springs Lakeside.
Class 7A
Rogers rolled past North Little Rock, 44-6, as the 'Cats finished the year 3-8.
Rogers travels to Bryant this Friday, while on that side of the bracket, Cabot will be at Bentonville.
The other two games remaining in 7A are Fort Smith Southside st undefeated Fayetteville and Bentonville West at Conway.
Class 4A
CAC (8-2) hosts Nashville (8-3) in what could be an offensive show. The Scrappers, No. 9 in the Class 4A poll from Hootens.com are averaging nearly 39 points a game on offense, while giving up not quite 23.
The Scrappers went 3-2 in the six-team 4A-7 to finish third.
CAC's offense has been spectacular this season for 48.1 points a game while giving up 27.9. The Mustangs are ranked No. 10 in the same poll, one spot behind Nashville.
The Hootens.com prognosticators have CAC picked to win.
The winner of Friday's game will host the winner of Elkins and Monticello on Friday, Nov. 24.
A possible matchup against undefeated Harding Academy looms in the semifinals., but, arguably, the two best teams in 4A are Elkins and Harding Academy.
Both are undefeated and the other perfect team in 4A is Warren, and the Lumberjacks host Bauxite this Friday and the winner of that game will likely host Ozark as the Hillbillies face Lincoln, in a rematch from earlier this season that was won by Ozark, 44-6.
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Maumelle, North Little Rock eliminated from playoffs; CAC hosts Nashville this Friday
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It was a rough first round of the playoffs as Maumelle and North Little Rock were eliminated.
Central Arkansas Christian, which had a bye, will host the Nashville Scrappers this Friday at Mustang Mountain.
Class 5A
This started promisingly for Maumelle in its road to Valley View last Friday, then the Blazers caught their and rolled to a 38-14 win.
Maumelle took the early lead, 8-0, on a Elijah Newell 34 yard catch and run from quarterback Andrew Bjork. That was followed by a Bjork two-point conversion with 8:43 remaining in the first quarter.
Then Valley View (10-1) reeled off three consecutive touchdowns before Bjork found Newell for a 13-yard touchdown catch. The two-point conversion was no good as the Hornets were held scoreless from that point while Valley added a first half field goal, then touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to set the final margin.
Maumelle finishes the season 7-4 under second-year coach Bryan Maupin.
Valley View hosts Shiloh Christian this Friday while Little Rock Parkview has Little Rock Mills in the second round.
Also in the second round from the 5A-Central is Pine Bluff as the Zebras host Hot Springs Lakeside.
Class 7A
Rogers rolled past North Little Rock, 44-6, as the 'Cats finished the year 3-8.
Rogers travels to Bryant this Friday, while on that side of the bracket, Cabot will be at Bentonville.
The other two games remaining in 7A are Fort Smith Southside st undefeated Fayetteville and Bentonville West at Conway.
Class 4A
CAC (8-2) hosts Nashville (8-3) in what could be an offensive show. The Scrappers, No. 9 in the Class 4A poll from Hootens.com are averaging nearly 39 points a game on offense, while giving up not quite 23.
The Scrappers went 3-2 in the six-team 4A-7 to finish third.
CAC's offense has been spectacular this season for 48.1 points a game while giving up 27.9. The Mustangs are ranked No. 10 in the same poll, one spot behind Nashville.
The Hootens.com prognosticators have CAC picked to win.
The winner of Friday's game will host the winner of Elkins and Monticello on Friday, Nov. 24.
A possible matchup against undefeated Harding Academy looms in the semifinals., but, arguably, the two best teams in 4A are Elkins and Harding Academy.
Both are undefeated and the other perfect team in 4A is Warren, and the Lumberjacks host Bauxite this Friday and the winner of that game will likely host Ozark as the Hillbillies face Lincoln, in a rematch from earlier this season that was won by Ozark, 44-6.
Maumelle cumulative offensive stats
Rushing
Name ... Carries ... Net ... TDs ... Long
Jaiden Worsham ... 137 ... 916 ... 6 ... 80 ... 6.7
Andrew Bjork ... 107 ... 394 ... 3 ... 22 ... 3.7
Bubba Johnson ... 60 ... 294 ... 3 ... 36 ... 4.9
Elijah Newell ... 38 ... 269 ... 5 ... 31 ... 7.1
Passing
Name … Cmp / Att / Int ... Yds ... TD ... Long
Andrew Bjork 147 / 284 / 17 ... 2037 ... 20 ... 63
Receiving
Name … No. ... Yds ... TD ... Long
Elijah Newell ... 45 ... 643 ... 7 ... 46
Alan Timmons ... 43 ... 605 ... 7 ... 57
Johnathan Frost ... 20 ... 262 ... 2 ... 52
Jason Barham ... 16 ... 211 ... 0 ... 24
Karsten Hilliard ... 6 ... 183 ... 2 ... 63
Cato Hunter ... 13 ... 167 ... 2 ... 34
Scoring
Name ... Total points
Elijah Newell ... 90
Alan Timmons ... 77
Jaiden Worsham ... 36
Andrew Bjork ... 30
Bubba Johnson ... 26
Johnathan Frost ... 24