HOPE, Ark.—It’s that time of the year when things get scary and the apparent dead come alive.

Five weeks into the high school football season the Hope Bobcats barely had a heartbeat and prospects of a 13th consecutive playoff appearance were bleak. However, back-to-back 5A Southwest wins over Pulaski Robinson and Hot Springs Lakeside have rallied the Bobcats from their 0-5 start back to the land of the living.

“If we keep winning we’ve got a chance to slip into the playoffs,” Hope coach Johnny Turner said. “We played some pretty tough people early, and took some bumps a...

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