Fayetteville rode junior fullback Cody Hammer to its first state championship in football Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.
Hammer ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries to spur Fayetteville (9-3-1) to a 28-7 win over Springdale Har-Ber in the Class 7A state championship. The victory avenged a 42-41 overtime loss to Har-Ber (10-3) […]
Blake McDonald is favoring the right foot he injured in the first quarter. The injury is affecting his footwork, as he completed 1-of-3 attempts for 4 yards in the third quarter. The Bulldogs have limited McDonald’s injury by operating exclusively from a power formation.
The formation features bruising fullback Cody Hammer, who’s ran for 170 yards […]
Alex Miller’s interception ended Har-Ber’s second series of the second half. An earlier muffed punt gave Fayetteville possession near midfield.
Har-Ber hustled the 76 yards in 5 plays to cut Fayetteville’s lead to 21-7 early in the third quarter. The drive elapsed only 1:42 off clock. Patrick Calcagni’s 18 yard pass to Josh Fohner accounted for the touchdown
The Bulldog defense ceded yards grudgingly in the first half, limiting Har-Ber to 6 rushing yards on 12 attempts. The Wildcats had 82 passing yards on 17 attempts.
Two of Har-Ber’s four first-half drives ended with turnovers on downs. A Justin Ternes’ interception ended a third possession. Har-Ber lost 6 yards on its opening series.
Fayetteville:
Blake McDonald - 8-17-1 138 yards, 1 TD
Cody Hammer - 12 carries for 78 yards 1 TD
Gionni Harris - 3 carries for 24 yards; 5 catches for 89 yards
Michael Bowman - 1 catch for 16 yards 1 TD
Justin Ternes - 1 Int, 2 PBU
James Bornhoft - 1 sack
Blake Bozeman - 1 sack
Har-Ber
Patrick Calcagni - 5-10-0 […]
The Bulldogs entered the state championship game throwing the ball 56 percent of the time. Fayetteville flipped the ratio in the first half Saturday, rushing 21 times and throwing 16 times.
Fayetteville used a power formation on its last three series, with middle linebacker James Bornhoft lead blocking for Cody Hammer, who rushed for 78 yards […]
After being held without a catch last week in Fayetteville’s semifinal win at Bentonville, Gionni Harris has four catches for 81 yards and three carries for 25 yards midway through the second quarter.
He got behind the defense on Fayetteville’s fourth series, employing a deft double-move, and adjusted to an under-thrown ball. The 34-yard completion set […]
Blake McDonald felt no ill effects from the injured foot that forced him off the field for Fayetteville’s second series. McDonald engineered a 10-play, 81-yard scoring drive to increase the Bulldog lead to 14-0 with 6:02 left in the second quarter. A 16-yard touchdown pass on a fade route to Michael Bowman capped the drive.
Fayetteville […]
James Bornhoft’s fourth-down sack of Har-Ber quarterback Patrick Calcagni ended a 16-play drive that advanced to the Fayetteville 4. Har-Ber appeared poised to score until Calcagni’s haphazard option pitch on third down. Har-Ber’s Andrew Vongvone recovered the fumble for a 6-yard loss.