FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Do not have a look at the ultimate rating in Bryant’s 38-17 win over Benton final Friday night time.
The sport wasn’t that shut.
The highest-ranked Hornets led 31-7 at halftime, then simply did not need to do something to assist the Panthers within the second half and was the unanimous high crew within the Arkansas State Media highschool ballot after Week 0.
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(Ted McClenning / allHOGS Photos)
Conway stayed at No. 2 regardless of not having a recreation.
Bentonville moved up a spot after North Little Rock misplaced to Little Rock Catholic, 23-6, and disappeared from the ballot.
Pulaski Academy moved up two spots and Cabot went from eighth to fifth after a 31-28 win over Fayetteville, who dropped from fifth to eighth.
Bentonville West downed Tulsa Washington, 28-7, and went from No. 9 to No. 6.
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Greenwood was seventh, Little Rock Parkview ninth and Little Rock Christian rounded out the High 10.
Bentonville Tigers working again Josh Ficklin turns the nook of their win over Damaged Arrow on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Bentonville. (Craven Whitlow / allHOGS Photos)
Arkansas Sports activities Media Excessive College Soccer Ballot
Following is the General High 10 highschool soccer groups in Arkansas, the highest 5 in Courses 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the highest three within the two 8-man divisions, as voted by a panel of sports activities media from across the state for the week ending August 27. Rating is given with first-place votes obtained, data, complete factors and rating from final yr’s remaining ballot:
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1. Bryant (20) 1-0 200 1 2. Conway 0-0 168 2 3. Bentonville 1-0 148 4 4. Pulaski Academy 1-0 129 6 5. Cabot 1-0 105 8 6. Bentonville West 1-0 75 9 7. Greenwood 0-1 65 7 8. Fayetteville 0-1 58 5 9. Little Rock Parkview 1-0 55 – 10. Little Rock Christian 1-0 34 –
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Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 25, Benton 17, Fort Smith Northside 8, Shiloh Christian 5, Little Rock Catholic 5, Arkadelphia 2, Stuttgart 2, Prescott 1.
FAYETTEVILLE — Wide receiver signee Jace Brown has been released from his scholarship agreement with Arkansas football, a team spokesperson told WholeHogSports on Tuesday.
Brown, rated a 3-star in Arkansas’ 2025 recruiting class by 247Sports, was a high school teammate of former Arkansas quarterback Madden Iamaleava. The pair transferred from Warren (Calif.) High School to Long Beach Polytechnic High School ahead of their senior seasons and were denied eligiblity at their new school by the California Interscholastic Federation.
Both Brown and Iamaleava were committed to UCLA before flipping to Arkansas on the first day of the early signing period on Dec. 4.
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Iamaleava enrolled early and went through spring practices with the Razorbacks. Brown did not and was set to arrive on campus this summer.
After running the third-team offense for most of Arkansas’ spring practice slate, Iamaleava transferred to UCLA during the spring portal window to join his older brother, former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Madden Iamaleava is reportedly in a legal dispute with Arkansas Edge, the Razorbacks’ NIL collective, which is seeking $200,000 in repayment following his transfer, per multiple reports.
Asked in April whether Iamaleava’s departure from Arkansas would impact Brown’s signing, coach Sam Pittman said, “It could. We’ll see. It certainly could.”
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Christina Long
Christina Long is the editor of Hawgs Illustrated magazine. She has previously covered Arkansas athletics for the Southwest Times Record and Clemson athletics for the Greenville (S.C.) News. Long is a member of the Association for Women in Sports Media, Football Writers Association of America, U.S. Basketball Writers Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and a voter for the Heisman Trophy. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Jack Schnedler retired as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s deputy managing features editor in 2011. Since 2013, he has written weekly for the Style section about Arkansas attractions and activities. His wife, Marcia, takes the photographs. A longtime globetrotter, Jack has visited all seven continents.
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – E-Sports has become a worldwide phenomenon.
But did you know one of the nations best e-sports teams, was right here at Arkansas State?
These aren’t your average gamers.
“I think this week alone, I’ll shoutout Evo, he probably has 50 plus hours of recruiting, scouting and planning for this match,” says Esports director Fielding Belk.
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I know what you are thinking, 50 plus hours playing video games? but for the Arkansas State E-Sports team it’s just another day in the office.
These Red Wolves first started their gaming journey back in 2019 and now the club team is on the verge of winning it’s first national championship.
“I mean setting the stepping stone for other teams to eventually get to that point, especially winning it for TJ, he’s been doing this for a long time,” says Geoffrey Schaefer.
After talking with these guys, you can tell that this is deeper than just video games.
“I think video games looks like changed the entire globe. I think it’s one of the biggest communities out there,” says freshman Tra Guthrie.
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“Meeting all these people and connecting with them is building my connections and having friends you can talk to on and off campus, and keeping those connections,” said Jackson Facello.
The Red Wolves would go on to beat Wright State in a thrilling 3-1 match in Rainbow 6 Siege, bringing a National Championship home to Jonesboro.
Fielding Belk talked about the impact of gaming. “A lot of times when parents see video games, they think it’s a waste of time. In the collegiate competitive realm, there are more opportunities to improve, not only yourself, but the people around you. You come in every day and your work, you’re here to work. You put the work in you go to practice you do video review you communicate with your teammates, and it makes you a better person at the end of the day.
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