Fayetteville leads preseason poll

August 28, 2016 at 1:27 a.m. | Updated August 28, 2016 at 1:28 a.m.

by Associated Press

Nashville's Darius Hopkins runs for a touchdown against Shiloh Christian on Nov. 20, 2015, in Nashville, Ark. The Scrappers begin the season as Class 4A's No. 1-ranked team in the Associated Press' Arkansas preseason poll.
Nashville's Darius Hopkins runs for a touchdown against Shiloh Christian on Nov. 20, 2015, in Nashville, Ark. The Scrappers begin the season as Class 4A's No. 1-ranked team in the Associated Press' Arkansas preseason poll.

LITTLE ROCK-The top 10 overall high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of Associated Press-member sports writers and broadcasters. Each listing includes the current ranking, the ranking at the end of last year, team name, first-place votes received

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN --07/10/2013-- Joy Williams, right, laughs at the reaction of her friend Chloe Conners, center, after dirt gets in her face during a ground breaking ceremony for the new Our House Children's Center on Wednesday morning while participating with Yoni Moore, left, and other Our Club Summer at Our House students. Over $4 million was raised to build the new 19,000 square foot facility which will serve over 140 children of working homeless families.

and total points.

 

OVERALL

1 (1) Fayetteville (11) 117

2 (3) Spr. Har-Ber (1) 102

3 (-) Cabot 81

4 (4) Greenwood 65

5 (-) North Little Rock 59

6 (7) FS Southside 54

7 (6) Pulaski Academy 51

8 (5) Bentonville 40

9 (2) Pine Bluff 31

10 (-) Conway 19

Others receiving votes: Jonesboro 12, FS Northside 11, Bryant 8, Batesville 3, LR Catholic 3, Benton 1, Nashville 1, Springdale 1, Wynne 1.

 

Class 6A

1 (2) Greenwood (11) 59

2 (1) Pine Bluff (1) 47

3 (4) Jonesboro 32

4 (3) Benton 23

5 (-) El Dorado 14

Others receiving votes: West Memphis 3, Russellville 2.

 

Class 5A

1 (1) Pulaski Academy (11) 59

2 (2) LR McClellan 36

3 (4) Batesville (1) 35

4 (5) Alma 25

5 (-) Wynne 13

Others receiving votes: Morrilton 4, Hope 3, Watson Chapel 3, HS Lakeside 2.

 

Class 4A

w 1 (1) Nashville (11) 59

2 (-) Warren 46

3 (-) Cent Ark Christian 25

4 (-) Shiloh Christian 19

5 (-) Pocahontas 11

Others receiving votes: Ashdown 8, Dardanelle (1) 5, Pea Ridge 5, Hamburg 2.

 

Class 3A

1 (-) Glen Rose (7) 49

2 (-) Charleston (3) 39

3 (1) Harding Academy 29

w 4 (3) Prescott 24

5 (4) Smackover (1) 15

Others receiving votes: Junction City 15, Paris (1) 5, Centerpoint 2, Clinton 1, LR Episcopal 1.

 

Class 2A

1 (3) England (8) 54

2 (2) Rison (4) 39

3 (5) Mount Ida 30

4 (-) Hector 24

5 (1) McCrory 14

Others receiving votes: Danville 12, Earle 4, Camden Harmony Grove 2, Mountainburg 1.

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