It’s a beautiful day in the Ozarks and it’s going to be a fabulous night for football.
According to weather.com, it should be partly cloudy and a comfortable 70 degrees at kickoff tonight. Temperatures could dip down to 62 for the drive home around 10 p.m.
The Greenland Pirates had to replace nine of 11 starters from last season’s squad, but head coach Tracy Sutton has been very pleased with the work of his secondary, citing the play of Ben Lilly and Brad Rogers as outstanding.
Greenland Pirates (2-0, 0-0)
Aug. 31 Greenland 28, Elkins 21
Sept. 7 Greenland 29, Lincoln 0
Sept. 14 West Fork
Sept. 21 at Gravette
Sept. [...]
High School Football Scores — Week 2
Russellville 14
Fayetteville 34
Ozark 13
Farmington 15
Prairie Grove 37
West Fork 0
Greenland 28
Lincoln 0
Elkins 57
Gentry 31
Alma 0
Springdale 33
Marion 2
Rogers 35
Stilwell, Okla. 7
Siloam Springs 44
Shiloh 49
Gravette 14
Har-Ber 48
Rockbridge, Mo. 33
The great thing about football is that there are no rainouts, but then again fans have to put up with wet weather.
Tonight is one of those nights.
The forecast is calling for temperatures to be a muggy 81 degrees at kickoff with scattered thundershowers.
So be sure to take a raincoat, poncho, rain boot and a hat [...]
1. LR Central (1-0) Until they lose, they’re No. 1. Period.
2. Bentonville (1-0) Defense impressed in opener
3. FS Southside (1-0) Took out Class 5A’s No. 1
4. Texarkana (1-0) Class 6A’s top team
5. Fayetteville (1-0) Hosts Russellville in home opener
6. Bryant (1-0) Solid in Week 1 win over Benton
7. Greenwood (0-1) Lost opener at FS Southside
8. [...]
Elkins and Farmington each dropped their openers after falling in big holes.
The Class 4A Cardinals lost to Class 5A Siloam Springs last week but will clash with Class 4A Ozark this Friday. It’s a match the Cards could and probably should win. Ozark, the No. 5 team in Hooten’s Class 4A preseason poll, is down [...]