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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week? (9/9/2024)

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September 9, 2024

Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week? (9/9/2024)

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for Sept. 2-8. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Kiandrea Barker, Newport football

The senior rushed for 212 yards and 18 carries with 4 touchdowns in a 66-24 victory over Batesville.

Gabbie Bishop, Providence Classical Christian Academy girls cross country

The junior won the Take Flight Night 5K in Rogers in 18:07.14. She won the Class 1A-4A Division of the Shiloh Saints Invitational in Springdale in 18:18.83.

Trenton Cooley, Van Buren football

The senior caught 14 passes for 251 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 49-28 loss to Springdale.

Cody Cormican, Mountain Home boys golf

Cormican won medalist honors with a 70 at a match at Coopers Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne.

Titus Cramer, Springdale Har-Ber football

The junior rushed for 184 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 65-50 victory over Farmington.

Nick Cummings, Baptist Prep football

The junior threw for 435 yards and 6 touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over Two Rivers.

Gabriela DuPree, Fort Smith Southside volleyball

The senior had 19 kills and 13 digs in a 3-1 victory over Bentonville. She had 16 kills, 10 digs and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over Rogers Heritage.

Emma Fowlkes, Vilonia girls cross country

Fowlkes won the Little Rock Cross Country Classic at War Memorial Golf Course in 19:18.74.

Jackson Free, Mountain Home boys cross country

Free finished third and was the top finishing Arkansan at the Richard Clark Invitational in Bolivar, Mo., in 15:41.88

Asher Found, Little Rock Catholic boys cross country

The junior won the Bob Gravett Invitational in Arkadelphia in 15:36.48.

Harper Huckabee, Jonesboro boys cross country

The sophomore won the CBC Warrior Invitational in Jonesboro in 15:53.20.

Carter Little, Charleston football

The junior threw for 440 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 38-35 loss to Pottsville.

Abigail McCarty, Van Buren girls cross country

The senior won the Chaffee Strong Invitational in Fort Smith in 19:27.15.

Myson McFall, Cabot boys cross country

McFall won the Little Rock Cross Country Classic at War Memorial Golf Course in 16:11.35.

Virginia Milwee, Mount St. Mary girls cross country

The sophomore won the Bob Gravett Invitational in Arkadelphia in 18:36.48.

Aubrey Minton, Valley View girls cross country

The sophomore won the CBC Warrior Invitational in Jonesboro in 17:40.56.

Mileah Neal, Fort Smith Southside volleyball

The senior had 41 assists, 3 aces and 9 digs in a 3-0 victory over Bentonville. She had 31 assists and 3 aces in a 3-0 victory over Rogers Heritage.

Braden Palmer, Fort Smith Southside boys cross country

The junior finished 15th and was the highest finishing Arkansan at the McKinney Boyd Bronco Stampede in 16:29.

Asa Perry, Bauxite volleyball

The freshman had 54 assists, 14 kills, 13 aces, 16 digs and 3 blocks in 3-1 loss to Benton Harmony Grove and a 3-0 victory over Magnolia.

Annie Rush, Melbourne girls golf

Rush earned medalist honors with an 82 at a match at Coopers Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne.

Abigaile Simmons, Marion volleyball

The junior had 15 digs, 5 aces and 6 assists in a 3-0 victory over Nettleton. She had 13 digs, 3 assists and 1 ace in a 3-0 victory over Batesville.

Samantha Schmitt, Little Rock Christian Academy volleyball

The junior had 31 digs, 2 aces and 3 assists in a 3-2 loss to Bryant.

Emma Vertz, Prairie Grove volleyball

The senior had 40 assists and 8 assists in a 3-1 victory over Berryville. She had 9 aces, 7 kills, 22 digs and 82 assists in 5 matches at Little Rock Spikefest.

JaQuae Walden, Elkins football

The senior rushed for 222 yards and 4 touchdowns on 5 carries in a 51-0 victory over Dardanelle.

Grayson Wilson, Conway football

The senior threw for 326 yards on 19-of-26 passing for 4 touchdowns in a 55-21 victory over Bentonville.

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No. 20 Lady Vols Basketball vs. Arkansas: How to Watch, Prediction, More | Rocky Top Insider

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January 11, 2026

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No. 20 Lady Vols Basketball vs. Arkansas: How to Watch, Prediction, More | Rocky Top Insider

KNOXVILLE, TN – January 16, 2025 – “We Back Pat” on jersey during the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Food City Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

Lady Vols basketball is back in Knoxville for a matchup with Arkansas after a two-game road stand. Tennessee is not only looking to stay perfect in SEC play, but is hosting its annual ‘We Back Pat’ game.

Here’s everything to know about the matchup, from broadcast details to a prediction.

More From RTI: Everything Lady Vols HC Kim Caldwell, PG Mia Pauldo Said After Road Win At Mississippi State

How to Watch — No. 20 Lady Vols (11-3, 3-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas (11-7, 0-3 SEC)

Start Time: 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
Location: Food City Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Watch: SECN+ | PxP: Andy Brock, Analyst: Kamera Harris
Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
Vol Network radio crew: PxP: Brian Rice, Studio Host: Jay Lifford

Betting Odds

None listed yet

ESPN Matchup Predictor

Lady Vols – 98.3%

Arkansas – 1.7%

What Kim Caldwell Said After Mississippi State

“Good to get a win on the road. We know it’s a tough environment and we know that we got to win on the road in the SEC. It was good to do that. I wasn’t really proud of the rebounding, but I thought we looked a lot better in a couple different categories so that was good.”

Last Five Games

Lady Vols:

at Mississippi State, 90-90 W
at Auburn, 73-56 W
vs. Florida, 76-65 W
vs. Southern Indiana, 89-44 W
vs. Louisville (Brooklyn), 89-65 L

Arkansas:

vs. South Carolina, 93-58 L
at Alabama, 77-48 L
vs. Vanderbilt, 88-71 L
vs. Arkansas State, 81-72 L
vs. Stephen F. Austin, 82-73 W

Where They Land In Rankings

Lady Vols:

AP Poll – No. 20

Coaches Poll – No. 22

Bart Torvik – No. 13

Arkansas:

AP Poll – Unranked

Coaches Poll – Unranked

Bart Torvik – No. 107

Stat Leaders

Lady Vols:

Points: Talaysia Cooper – 14.9
Rebounds: Zee Spearman – 7.3
Assists: Talaysia Cooper – 4.3

Arkansas:

Points: Taleyah Jones – 16.9
Rebounds: Bonnie Deas – 9.7
Assists: Bonnie Deas – 2.6

Prediction

It’s been a rough start for Arkansas’ new coach, Kelsi Musick. The team is 0-3 in SEC games, and though it’s been against three good teams, the Razorbacks haven’t been competitive in any.

While neither side has been strong, Arkansas’ defense has been the weakest point. Not only is it coming off a game in which it gave up 93 points to South Carolina, but Arkansas State hung 81 in its win over the Razorbacks on the road.

If the Lady Vols don’t get in their own way, then they should be fine. It hasn’t been perfect, and against three teams not necessarily in the mix to win the league, but Tennessee has looked much improved in the SEC slate compared to the lumps it took in the out-of-conference schedule.

I’d think UT jumps on Arkansas in the first quarter and takes a comfortable lead into the second quarter. From there, the lead should continue to grow behind forced turnovers in the press and easy baskets on the other end.

Lady Vols 85, Arkansas 61

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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January 10, 2026

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Rex Nelson

rnelson@adgnewsroom.com

Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called “Southern Fried.”

After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia’s Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.

He returned to the Democrat as assistant sports editor in 1985. From 1986-1989, he was its Washington correspondent. He left to be Jackson T. Stephens’ consultant.

Rex became the Democrat-Gazette’s first political editor in 1992, but left in 1996 to join then-Gov. Mike Huckabee’s office. He also served from 2005-09 in the administration of President George W. Bush.

From 2009-2018, he worked stints at the Communications Group, Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, and Simmons First National Corp.

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