America's Car Mart Football Report 2024 Week 0

tonight on the America's Kmart football report the calendar says we're Midway through the year but the Labor Day weekend and the beginning of September always feels like a new beginning in many ways the kids are on to a new grade taking on new classes and extracurriculars decked out in new school clothes with new backpacks and other accessories the local college is springing to life with new Vitality stores are stocking up with Halloween decorations and oh yeah perhaps most most importantly it's football time in Arkansas I'm David Wallace the football landscape looks much different for 2024 transformed by the Arkansas learns act that dramatically changed school choice rules and open the door for widespread transfers a number of coaches have transferred as well this offseason brought 48 coaching changes around the state well ready or not it's time to get started the America's Carmart football report Starts Now now the Arkansas Activities Association calls this week zero I'll never get used to that we'll just call this the opening week of the season and it should be Sensational we'll go into the year keeping an eye on defending 7A champ fville 6A King Greenwood with perhaps the best quarterback in the state in Kane Archer and two-time defending 5A champ Little Rock Parkview which just has it rolling under Brad baling I'm joined by it's not an exaggeration to say the preeminent expert on Arkansas high school football Barry Grooms all right Barry we kick it off with a rund down of the hootens.com class 7A top 10 and it starts with the defending state champions We alluded to the fville purple dogs right there at number one number two the Bryant Hornets had their streak of five straight state titles snapped last year in third we have Conway the Wampus cats have lost in the semi-finals now four consecutive Seasons at four is Benton Ville then palaski Academy moving up from class 6A making its debut in 7A at number five cabin is sixth in Bentonville West Little Rock Christian another one moving up from class 6A at number eight then Rogers at nine and North Little Rock which had 11 starters transfer in the off season is number 10 all right the game of the week on hootens.com for class 7A is the salt Bowl in War Memorial Stadium it's number two Bryant versus Benton the number two team in class 6A hootens.com is picking Bryant Barry will tell us why in a moment number three Conway goes to Jonesboro to take on one of the best teams in class 6A this is a battle of seconde head coaches Buck James of Conway and Tyler George at Jonesboro hon.com gives the nod to Conway number five pilas Academy will host a team from Class 5A Joe T Robinson pilas Academy has won eight state titles in the last nine years hootens.com gives the nod to the Bruins here L Rock Christian another team that jumps up from class 6A will be on the road at eloro this is the head coaching debut for Little Rock Christians Dustin grimit replacing Eric koho after a successful 8-year run hootens.com likes the Warriors to get an opening class 7A win all right in games involving the 7A West teams number four Bentonville hosting Tulsa Union hootens.com going with the Tigers there number one fville should have an easy time at cabitt Bentonville West will welcome the number one team in class 68 Greenwood Greenwood is expected to take that one Rogers is a road favorite at north of the rock hon.com think Springdale Harbor will be an underdog welcoming Broken Arrow Oklahoma in forsmith Northside is playing host to cross town rival for Smith Southside out of class 6A this the Battle of Rogers Avenue that sometimes takes place at the end of the year hootens.com is picking Southside there Springdale is the favorite at home over Little Rock Christian and Rogers Heritage playing at home against syum Springs of class 6A is an underdog Doug Lockridge taking over at syum Springs should pick up the victory all right Barry that's class 7A what do you like in that group well David let's hit on the salt B Bryant returned starters at 16 positions after losing to bville in the semi-finals last season but this bitten team is loaded eight starters back on offense seven back on defense the Panthers have been to the semi-final seven times in the past 10 seasons this is going to be a good salt bow but hoops.com takes the Brian Hornets good enough Barry let's move on to class 6A now we're number one the defending state champions the Greenwood bulldogs at two you have bitten followed by Shiloh Christian at number three now the Saints are moving up in classification after playing last year in Class 5A right behind Shiloh Christian Fort Smith Southside a team that drops down from class 7A then the meman Patriots at 5 Jonesboro checks in at number six the hurricane scrimmaged at class 7A pilas Academy last week elero is seven followed by Little Rock Catholic another team that has a new coach opening up this week Lake Hamilton is ninth and then Mountain Holm is number 10 the hootens.com class 6A game of the week is number five Maran at the number 12 team in Class 5A that's the win yellow jackets and hootens.com is picking Marion on the road to pick up that victory sharid in is home against another 58 team White Hall and hootens.com going with the yellow jackets another team debuting a new coach and Kevin Kelly West Memphis travels to Hot Springs of class 5ah hootens.com picking the Trojans of Hot Springs silven Hills traveling to Mal this is a rivalry game hoot.com picking the Hornets of Mal Little Rock Catholic is a road favorite at Tex Arcana out of Class 5A in games involving teams from the 6A West Van Buren traveling to Alma another Class 5A team hon.com likes the alma Aires Mountain Home is a home favorite over West Plains of Missouri third ranked Shiloh Christian at home against a 5A team Farmington and hon.com likes the Saints to open up with a victory there Lake Hamilton is a road Underdog against another 5A team hot springs lakeside in a rivalry matchup Russellville is a road favorite at Marlton another class 518 all right Barry tell us about some of the 6A highlights this week well David let's start in that battle of I40 that you mentioned Russellville at morlon Russellville has won 13 of the past 17 meetings in the series last year it was about a dozen points looking up in Mountain Home this is the Steve Ary Bowl Mountain Holmes coach was the coach at West Plains Missouri took over a win program in 2012 by the time he left in 2018 his team had won 12 games the big one you hit on Maran at Win w leads the alltime series but Maran won last year by 20 points Maran does not have a victory at win though since 2018 and of course the Battle of Highway 270 whiteall has beaten Sheridan four straight years and seven of the past eight but as you said David Sheridan has a new sheriff in town Kevin Kelly but so does wow and Daryl Patton ut.com did pick Sharon but we think this could be a premier matchup in the state this week good job Barry stay right there we're on to Class 5A as the America's Kmart football report continues I'm David Wallace for America's Kmart it's game day in Arkansas well it's always game day at America's Kmart for more than 40 years Kmart has helped hardworking Americans get into quality used vehicles Carmart works hard to ensure customers Drive way happy they give customers Peace of Mind by keeping them on the road and helping them succeed that's why Kmart was named to newsweek's list America's most trustworthy companies for 2023 Kmart in your town or community near you a proud sponsor of Arkansas high school football not all college ends with a bachelor's degree there are shorter-term programs that help students get to work in a profession they love best of all Arkansas needs qualified workers in these high demand Fields healthcare industry manufacturing and information technology there are scholarships such as Arkansas Workforce Challenge and our future that will help pay for classes welcome back to the America's Carmart Studios this is the America's Carmart football report where you get picks and Analysis every week for all of the high school football in Arkansas we're on to Class 5A now and let's look at the rankings on hooton it starts with the number one team who else the two-time defending state champions the Little Rock Park View Patriots at number two is a new team in Class 5A hardney Academy bumping up from class 4A the Wildcats have played in five consecutive State title games but never at this level number three is Joe T Robinson then Greenbrier dropping down from class 6A checks in at number four Pine Bluff is five Valley View is number six Blazers look to impressive in a scrimmage against Marion seven is Mel the Hornets didn't scrimmage last week but had a very good summer at number eight the Cersei Lions another team dropping down from class 6A at 9: is hot springs lakeside and Camden Fairview checks in at number 10 last year in uh Class 5A hootens.com correctly predicted 85% of all the games all year long we'll see how we do this year and it starts with a game involving a member of the 5A Central number eight Cersei traveling to Batesville hootens.com picking Cersei in this opening game Jacksonville travels to Malin of class 4A to open up and hootens.com likes the leopards at home Watson Chapel is a home favorite over Helena a class 418 number five Pine Bluff goes out of state to Milwood Oklahoma the zebras might have a tough time they're The Underdogs here and games involving members of the East number six Valley View should have a success trip to popler Bluff Missouri the Blazers are favored there Nettleton another road favorite at fruman Brooklyn at home a favorite over class 4A Jonesboro Westside h.com is making Green County Tech an underdog at home against class 4A Gosnell per gold is a home favorite over Manila a class 3A Team all right Barry before we go on tell us about some of those games start right there in perou David the Rams had two wins last year under firste coach Randy Phillips now he's in year number two looking for a little more success this season that valet view team that you mentioned very impressive in that scrimmage loss to Maran Valley View's beaten popler Bluff the past two meetings last year was by a dozen points the Blazers had 100 yards rushing and forced two turnovers in the first half of that scrimmage game against Maran and just down the road Nettleton and Truman should be a good one these teams though haven't played since nettleton's 47 to nothing Victory back in 200 and 13 the big one in the central is Cersei at Batesville this is the 25th consecutive season these two teams have played let's move on to the rest of Class 5A number one Park View goes out of state to Melissa Texas to take on the Melissa Cardinals hootens.com likes Parkview to Prevail there number 10 Camden fair viiew is a home favorite over Arkadelphia one of the top class 4A teams Magnolia is on the road and an underdog at Nashville another class 4A team the queen welcomes Mina out of class 4A and Mina is a road favorite in there according to hootens.com number four Greenbrier at home is a favorite over Warren another class 4A team Harrison goes to Branson Missouri and the Goblin should pick up a road win P Ridge favored at home over grait out of class 4A and Clarksville on the road is an underdog at Ozark David the game that really stands out port view at Melissa Texas Melissa won 10 games last year and their loss in the playoffs were to the eventual State Runners up in the state of Texas this will be a big challenge for Park View elsewhere Camden Fair viws beaten Elder Rao six of the past eight years they played and a big one in green BR the Warren Lumberjacks come to town Warren is ranked number one in class 4A got one of the best receivers in the state Antonio Jordan who's committed to Arkansas green Brer without their expected three-year starter at quarterback he moved to Texas uh earlier this summer but hon.com still picks the Panthers and then Harrison at Branson Missouri David 20 M separates these two towns but they've never played football against each other that takes care of Class 5A we move to 4A in a moment I'm David Wallace for America's Kmart who's feeling the football spirit America's Kmart proudly sponsors Arkansas high school football like our hardworking football players the team at Kmart works hard to keep you on the road Kmart knows that buying a vehicle is a a big decision that's why they take selling you a vehicle very seriously when you shop at car Mark they're there for you through the good times and the bad times until you drive away with a title to your vehicle save time at the dealership and start your car buying Journey online at car-mart.com America's Carmart keeping you on the road going to college may not look the same as it has before but you have the power to move forward there are over 1,000 Hands-On or online programs in Arkansas designed to put you to work and they qualify for State scholarships and grants Healthcare education computer technology industry technology and more take your next step forward visit explore Arc careers.com with instructions hey everyone it's Tony Romo and I'm here to remind you that it's grilling season and how do you make those summer cookouts extraordinary with beef whether you're slow roasting ribs or throwing a couple of hamburgers on the grill some top sirloin kebabs or wait what was I saying again oh yeah set your grilling season on fire this year with beef beef it's what's for dinner for more ideas visit beefit whats Ford dinner.com funded by beef farmers and ranchers welcome back David Wallace with you on the America's Kmart football report we move on to class 4A now and the rankings on hootens.com go this way at number number one the Warren Lumberjacks entering the season there with a load of talent at the skill positions number two is Arkadelphia the defensive minded Badgers are near the top again boxside debuts at number three and they are loaded four is Elin then you have Ozark at five the Comets of Mills drop from Class 5A to 4A and check in at number six then dwit at 7 followed by Prairie Grove at 8 the Highland Rebels expect to compete with a 348 title with 11 returning starters on offense and they're ranked ninth in the state Southside is 10th the seveners dropping from Class 5A to 4A all right hootens.com was correct on 84% of our picks for all of last year let's get it going this year with teams from the 14a number four Elkin travels out of state to Miami of Oklahoma and the Elks are favorite Lincoln is a road favorite at Greenland of class 3A Gentry also goes to Oklahoma to still well and gentry is picked to win that one green forest another road favored at Hollister of Missouri on the other side of the state number six Mills goes to blyville and Mills is favored there number 10 Southside is a home favorite over Forest City Highland gets the nod at class 3A pigot pocah is another road favorite facing another 38 Salem pocah is the pick there and cave city is a road favorite at Mountain View Bar before we check the other half of class 4A let's get your picks on that one with David for City at Southside should be an interesting game Southside scrimmage Nettleton trailed 16 to 14 in the fourth quarter of that game before Nettleton kind of pulled away late and Forest City rallied in their scrimmage game at boxside to get a victory and the Mustangs are flying high right now way up in Green Forest we don't talk much about the Tigers they've got a really good running back they should get that easy victory at Hollister holl went winless last season all right let's move on then and games involving teams from the 44A Pottsville goes to heever Springs now po will beat heever by a combined 92 to 42 in the only two previous meetings the Apaches are favored again Lamar is a home pick against Huntsville hon.com going with Dell at home against Hall steam Clinton travels to Harmony Grove hasal and the yellow jackets are favored there Waldren at home against class 3A Paris is an underdog Paris gets the nod and do likewise is a home Underdog against another 3A team lavaka hon.com though does like number three boxy facing Glenn Rose another 3A team in that game at the pit Genoa Central will travel to Spring Hill a class 218 but Spring Hill is favored there DT at home a favorite over Central Arkansas Christian stutgart travels to Lone Oaks the rice birds are f favored monacello gets the nod on the road at for ice a class 318 and Crossett playing another 318 preset this game at Crossett but Prescot is the favorite Barry David Clinton at hasell Clinton's got nine starters back on offense should really roll in this game hasal returns only one starter on offense and they've got a new head coach in Josh Smith down into Wht JD plumbley debuting as cac's head coach and this CAC roster to depleted by transfers after the Mustangs won nine games a year ago monel at for I should be interesting monel won 11 of the past 21 in the series our final segment of the America Carmart football report comes up next I'm David Wallace for America's Kmart you know America's Kmart is your number one fan when it comes to Arkansas high school football and when you drive away in a quality used vehicle from Carmart they're cheering for you all the way to the end zone from purchase to pay off Carmart is there for you they'll work with you and your situation to find a payment plan that fits your budget so go see for yourself why Kmart is different from all the rest stay connected by following Kmart on Facebook Instagram X YouTube and online at car-mart.com America's Carmart keeping you on the road not all college ends with a bachelor's degree there are shorter-term programs that help students get to work in a profession they love best of all Arkansas needs qualified workers in these high demand Fields healthcare industry manufacturing and information technology there are scholarships such as Arkansas Workforce Challenge and our future that will help pay for classes app we're moving on to the fourth quarter and checking class 3A now the rankings on hootens.com start with the Prescot curly wolves they finished as Runners up last year in the state but start the year at number one Boonville the defending state champions beat Prescot in last year's State title game Thriller and the beats are number two to start the Season River Crest drops down after playing in last year's class 4A title game the Colts start the year ranked number three Mansfield begins at number four after advancing to the semi-finals last year then Walnut Ridge at five Charleston is six McGee dropping from class 4A starts the year at number seven in class 3A Newport picked up some key moves over the summer and the Greyhounds are number eight Oola is ninth Robert hooks back as the seminol head coach and Salem is number 10 last year another good year for hootens.com 84% in class 3A let's look at the picks for week zero number two Boonville will open at home against poto of Oklahoma and Boonville is an underdog poto should get that win number four Mansfield travels to bismar it's the game of the week in class three 3A hootens.com picks Mansfield on the road Cedarville is a road favorite at magazine aass 2A hack at a home favorite over Danville Mayflower gets an on at Jessieville on hootens.com hawky playing at home against Melbourne hootens.com picks the Mustangs of hawy there Perryville plays host to Atkins hootens.com is picking Perryville Yellville Summit is a road favorite at isard County uh a class 2A team making it 11-man football debut Walnut Ridge will travel to another class 2A team he's Point set County Walnut Ridge the favorite there hon.com is going with number eight Newport at Mar tree to open the season Harrisburg travels to Cross County a class 2A team but cross county is the favorite over class 3A Harrisburg magnet Cove at home favored over giron another 28 in games involving members of the 73a harmony Grove was County travels to Junction City a class 2A team and hon.com picks Harmony Grove wash County Center Point is a road favorite at Murphreesboro another 2A team Falk gets the call at 2A Dirks Smackover at Episcopal is a road favorite as well and Parker's Chapel at home against another 28 team the foreman Gators Parker's Chapel is picked there Palestine Wheatley is a favorite over Clarendon that game at Clarendon Drew Central at home is the underdog to Carlile The bison's come in from class 2A and our road favorites there and finally Lake Village at home a favorite over West Boliver of Missouri so Barry that's class 3A run that down for us the big game of course Mansfield at bismar the last time these two teams faced off was in the 2010 playoffs great game then this one should be close Mansfield won 11 games last year bismar won 10 up in Northeast AR canas hawky hosting Melbourne this is a rematch of last year's first round playoff game which hawky Mercy ruled Melbourne and looking at iard County as you said isard County making its 11-man football debut just two years after winning the eight-man state championship Newport at Mark tree should be an interesting game Mark tree one of the more talented 2A teams Newport had a key move in Keandre Baker another key player Amman Ren moved back into the district from Greenwood this Newport Greyhound team is absolutely loaded down in southeast Arkansas Center Point at Murphy's buror Center Point pretty good offense Murphy's Burl the best defense in the state last year gave up just eight points a game all right let's run down the class 2A rankings on hootens.com Junction City dropping down from class 3A is in a familiar spot for the dragons at number one in the state carile favored to win the 42a checks in at number two then Conway Christian at three after winning nine games a year ago Mineral Springs is four Bigalow the defending State Champions start the year at number three Murphreesboro is six to begin the year the defending three daa champions seven is Mark treed then Hector at 8 East points at County at nine and at number 10 you have Cross County under van Pascal taking over as head coach all right let's look at class daa non-conference games that we haven't already mentioned Conway Christian at home is a favorite over Hazen hootens.com is going with Bigalow at home over England and that by the way is the hootens.com game of the week poen a road favorite at Mountain Pine and lefet County gets the nod at Hampton Barry you said David Bigalow the defending 2A Champion but they lost a great group of seniors and England returns 10 starters off that team could be a tighter game than it appears on paper then Po in at Mountain Pine Mountain Pine moving back into 11-man football after going four and four last year playing eight man thanks Barry let's close things out with a look at eight-man first the sanction division here are your first five on hootens.com number one strong number two Rector number three Cedar Ridge fourth is woodlon and number five is Brinkley in the unsan division Corning leads the way at number one followed by subo Academy at two Marshall at three and Rosebud at four now the picks for week zero Corning welcoming Brinkley and Corning favored there Marshall is a home favorite over guy Perkins Cedar Ridge gets the call at home against Rosebud and hootens.com is picking subiaco Academy against Southwest Christian Academy this game at The Abbey at subaco I'm David Wallace for mirus Kmart are you ready for game time with americaus Kmart just like in football getting pre-qualified for your vehicle financing is like making a game-winning play before even stepping onto the field Kmart's easy online pre-qualification process is as fast as a touchdown Sprint go to car-mart.com fill out the secure form and you'll know the amount you qualify for in minutes with no impact to your credit score 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