1. Bentonville (6-0) Top-ranked Tigers tussle against long-time rival Rogers High
2. FS Northside (5-1) Porous Grizzly defense will be challenged vs. Springdale High
3. Russellville (6-0) Cyclones won another 1-point thriller, this time over Bryant
4. FS Southside (5-1) Defense bends and breaks in snug win over Springdale High
5. West Memphis (5-0-1) Stingy Blue Devil D allowing [...]
Fayetteville sophomore wide receiver Demetrius Dean was offered a scholarship to play football for the University of Arkansas Monday. Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton and Dean took an official visit to Arkansas Monday, when they met with Arkansas offensive coordinator/receivers coach Paul Petrino and defensive tackles coach Bobby Allen.
Patton said Dean was offered a scholarship during [...]
Last season Fayetteville traded in the 3-5 for the 4-3 mid-season. There wasn’t much time to learn the ins and outs of every aspect of the new defense and Fayetteville defensive coordinator Wendell Harris said his players have labored diligently in the spring and summer to implement a more complex version of the defense to [...]
If Daryl Patton gets his wish, his Purple Dogs might just have another record-setting season on offense. Fayetteville scored 34 points and threw for 214 yards on 29 pass attempts in the first half of a 37-16 win over Shiloh Christian last Monday in a preseason scrimmage. Patton said he wants to maintain that level [...]
As Fayetteville dives deeper into the 4-3 defensive playbook, Purple Dog defensive coordinator Wendell Harris said communication on the field will help limit mistakes and keep the defense fresh later in the game.
“They’ve done a pretty good job communicating on the field,” Harris said. “We busted a few assignments in the scrimmage, two [...]
Fayetteville will vie to achieve a more complex scheme on defense this season as Daryl Patton’s pupils pick up the intricacies of the 4-3 defense after a mid-season switch from the 3-5 last year. Patton viewed the gamefilm from his Purple Dogs’ 37-16 win over Shiloh Christian in a preseason scrimmage last Monday. Patton said [...]
Fayetteville doesn’t have a Gionni Harris but it has a more receivers who can contribute on Friday night than possibly any group in school history.
Seniors Coy Holmes and Kellen Summers, junior Josh Hale and sophomore Demetrius Dean give Daryl Patton’s Purple Dogs the speed and the brawn as the starting four wideouts for receivers [...]
Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton said he was initially unhappy with the performance of his offensive line in a 37-16 win over Shiloh Christian in a preseason scrimmage last Monday. Upon further review of the gamefilm, Patton said it wasn’t as poor a performance as he had originally gauged.
“After the game was over, I [...]
Fayetteville Purple Bulldogs 2008 starters
OFFENSE
QB — Brandon Allen (6-2, 185) So.
RB — Michael Heintzman (5-10, 185) Jr.
C — Tim Heminger (5-10, 215) Sr.
LT — Colby Berna (6-4, 290) Sr.
LG — Tyler McKee (6-3, 275) Sr.
RT — Max Mulherin (6-0, 215) Sr.
RG — Nathan Watson (6-0, 240) Jr.
WR — Josh Hale (6-3, 215) Jr.
WR [...]
Fayetteville’s passing attack looked sharp as the Purple Dogs carved up Shiloh Christian in a preseason scrimmage Monday night. There was nothing sophomoric about sophomore quarterback Brandon Allen’s performance as he led the Purple Dogs to a 34-13, halftime lead before both teams plugged in their reserves.
Allen completed 18 of 29 passes for 214 [...]