Prairie Grove searching for significant win

Beating up on the 1-4A Conference’s also-rans have Prairie Grove poised for the playoffs again. Winning next week at first-place Gravette will mean more. The Tigers haven’t beaten a team with a winning record this year. A win over the Lions is the boost they need to propel them into the playoffs.
Prairie Grove (5-3, 3-2)
Aug.31 Prairie […]

Pirates on Parade

Since falling 52-20 to Gravette in Week 4, Tracy Sutton’s Greenland Pirates have been on a scoring spree. Greenland has won three games in a row, outscoring their opponents, 150-45.
The points may not come as easy in the Pirates’ game with Prairie Grove a 7 tonight. Danny Abshier’s Tigers are only allowing 11 points a […]

1-4A race tightens

Prairie Grove can improve to 3-1 in the 1-4A conference with a win at Berryville (3-3, 1-2). The victory will give Prairie Grove a share of second place with the loser of the Gravette-Farmington game, a battle for first place, and Greenland if the Pirates beat Huntsville. It will also keep Prairie Grove among the […]

Pirates Chart Course for Playoffs

The Greenland Pirates are 3-1-1 on the season and 1-1 in 1-4A play.Head coach Tracy Sutton would like for that record to be better, but his Pirates are still charting a course for the playoffs. A home date with Gentry Friday night and then a trip to Huntsville awaits.
If the Pirates can win both, […]

Improving at linebacker

Greenland had to replace nine of 11 starters from last year’s defense, but the Pirates are holding their own with 2-0-1 record entering 1-4A play this week at Gravette (1-2).
The Pirates are allowing just 11.6 points per game and an 252 yards of offense.
A key to that has been the play of rover Ben Lilly, […]

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

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.

Second to none

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. […]

Shipp powers Pirates’ ship

Darren McFadden and Felix Jones aren’t the only dynamic backfield dyad in Northwest Arkansas. Greenland’s has a pair of backs, led by senior bruiser Matt Shipp, that’s helped propell the Pirates to a 2-0 start.

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