Arkansas High School Football Week 3 Top Game Results
Posted by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
Arkansas high school football pulled in the national spotlight on Friday night with ESPNU picking up No. 1 ranked Pulaski Academy’s game in Little Rock against the visiting Parkway Panthers from Bossier City, Louisiana. The Bruins did not disappoint fans in the stands or watching the telecast putting on an offensive display winning 62-21.
The Bruins have kicked off the season with out of state wins against Oklahoma’s Page (59-21), Memphis’ Rideway (56-20), and now Parkway. The winning ways have launched PA up the MaxPreps’ standings now ranked No. 27 nationally before heading into 5A action against Arkansas competition. Teams like Sylvan Hills, Parkview, and McClellan get regular season shots to try to derail the state champs.
No. 2 ranked Greenwood improved to 3-0 with a 54-28 road win over Alama. Senior quarterback Connor Noland put on a show hitting 21-of-31 pass attempts for 226 yards with three touchdowns and ran nine times for 76 more yards.
One of the pleasant surprises to the 2017 season has been Conway. The Wampus Cats improved to 2-1 with a 35-16 win on the road over then- No. 9 Bentonville. The Cats dropped their season opener to Springdale but have chalked up back-to-back wins over ranked teams in Jonesboro and Bentonville. Southside and North Little Rock are next.
The game of the night belonged to No. 7 Catholic High against no. 11 Jonesboro. The game went down to the wire with Jonesboro pulling out the hard-fought home victory 28-26. Another exciting game pitting an in-state powerhouse against an out of state power was the Bishop Dunne vs. Fayetteville game. Bishop Dunne pulled out the win 34-33 in overtime dropping the Bulldogs to 1-2 on the year after a loss last week to Bryant. The Bulldogs look to break a two-game losing streak with archrival Bentonville coming to campus on Sept. 22.
One of the top performances of the night came from Class of 2018 quarterback Mason Schuker. Searcy’s gunslinger had 455 yards passing with five touchdowns hitting 14-of-29 attempts in a 51-17 win over Morrilton.
The odd final score of the night – Gentry 71, Greenland 76. A whole lot of offense in that game.
Top Scores from around the State
*All rankings per MaxPreps
Friday, Sept. 15
Parkway (LA) 21, No. 1 Pulaski Academy 62
No. 2 Greenwood 54, Alma 28
Parkview 21, No. 3 North Little Rock 29
Bishop Dunne 34, No. 4 Fayetteville 33 OT
Jenks (OK) 0, No. 5 Bentonville 29
No. 6 Wynne 35, Beebe 14
No. 7 Catholic High 26, No. 11 Jonesboro 28
Lake Hamilton 7, No. 8 Bryant 56
No. 13 Conway 35, No. 9 Bentonville 16
No. 10 Springdale 31, Russellville 28
Morrilton 17, No. 12 Searcy 51
Final Scores from around the State
Fort Smith Northside 7, Pine Bluff 14
Rogers Heritage 17, Fort Smith Southside 50
Bentonville West 43, Muskogee (OK) 35
Farmington 7, Pea Ridge 24
Harrison 41, Little Rock Christian Academy 48
Jacksonville 3, Sylvan Hills 28
Fair 0, Cabot 44
West Memphis, 41, Little Rock Central 15
McClellan 63, Hall 8
5A
Malvern 67, Hot Springs Lakeside 58
Mills 0, Maumelle 37
Warren 20, Watson Chapel 12
Sheridan 13, White Hall 49
4A
Hot Springs 0, Arkadelphia 49
Robinson 65, Baptist Prep 0
Elkins 38, Huntsville 33
Fordyce 30, Monticello 24
Shiloh Christian 49, Pottsville 0
Prairie Grove 40, West Fork 6
3A
England 46, Episcopal Collegiate 44
Harmony Grove 7, Glen Rose 14
Gentry 71, Greenland 76
Strong 36, Marianna 8
Photo credit: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; No. 3 Layne Hatcher on the PA sidelines