Elks face large task

Elkins’ postseason hopes are against the wall as the Elks (2-5, 1-3) need to win all three of their regular-season games to lock up a playoff spot.
The Elks travel to Green Forest tonight to face the Tigers at 7 p.m. The Elks close the regular season out with home games against Cedarville Oct. 26 and […]

Elks See the Light

The Elkins Elks have fallen on hard times with low numbers and several key injuries, but they have come to a point in their season where the schedule isn’t as quite demanding. There could be light at the end of the tunnel
The Elks play at West Fork on Friday and then host Lincoln before another […]

Elks aiming to topple Dragons

With 1-3A conference play beginning tonight, the Elkins Elks have an important battle with undefeated Mountainburg on the slate. With such a balanced leaugue, playoff implications are already on coaches minds. For Elkins, Drew Clark is making his second start of his career.

High School Scores (Final)

High School Football Scores — Week 3
Pine Bluff 28
Fayetteville 28
Farmington 7
Clarksville 6
Lincoln 8
Prairie Grove 53
West Fork 14
Greenland 14
Elkins 9
Huntsville 13
Springdale 36
Siloam Springs 30
Shiloh Christian 21
Greenwood 52
Har-Ber 56
Alma 10
Rogers 17
Shawnee, Okla. 37
Bentonville 28
Russellville 27

Valdez is a stat machine

Elkins Antonio Valdez is on schedule for another huge year. He’s on pace to rush for more than 1,200 yards and score 20 touchdowns after finding paydirt 20 times last year. I wish he was my fantasy football running back. He’d be good for at least 25 points every week.

Friday Night Forecast

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.

New starter at QB

Drew Clark will be the starter for Elkins at quarterback when the Elks travel to Huntsville Friday night. Regular starter Jordan Auslam had an appendectomy on Monday and will miss the next two to four weeks of practice and games. Clark is not the runner that Auslam is but he is a more proficient passer.
Elkins […]

High school football scores - Week 2

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

Get out the rain gear

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 […]

Fightin’ Elks

Elkins coach Aaron Clark said Thursday he was impressed with his team’s resilience in its 28-21 loss to Greenland last week. The Elks trailed 21-0 after the first quarter, but fought their way back in the game.
“I told the kids Monday while watching film that you can teach a kid how to tackle, you can […]