http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool High School Sports News and Information from the NWA Times Sports Staff Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:14:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/10/15/my-point-exactly%e2%80%99s-arkansas-high-school-top-10/ 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/09/15/hogs-offer-fayetteville-sophomore-receiver-dean-scholarship/ Fayetteville will open the season at home against Little Rock Central Sept. 5. But the Purple Dogs won’t see the Friday night lights at Harmon Field against until Week 6 at home against Fort Smith Northside. “We played Van Buren, Bryant, Bentonville and Har-Ber on the road last year ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/09/02/purple-dogs-look-to-make-themselves-at-home-on-the-road-early/ 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/defensive-overhaul-from-3-5-to-4-3-still-progressing/ 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/pattons-goal-a-faster-pace-for-fayetteville-offense/ Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton said it will be defensive line by committee this year. “They’ve just got to keep plugging,” Patton said. “We don’t have a guy who’s going to be Joe Stud on everyone’s scouting report. I want them to say all our guys up front are good ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/fhs-defensive-line-linebackers-must-step-up/ It’s no secret that Fayetteville Sam linebacker Cody Hammer will be the leader of this year’s defense. Hammer, though, will be a key cog in the Purple Dogs’ backfield, which puts pressure on the reserves to step up. “We’ll rotate as many people as we can,” said Wendell Harris, ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/conditioning-vital-component-for-purple-dog-linebacker-production/ 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/communication-key-for-fayetteville-defense/ Fayetteville’s first team rushed for just 28 net yards and nearly abandoned the running game in the first half of a 37-16 win over Shiloh Christian in a preseason scrimmage last Monday. Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton, though, said he isn’t too concerned just yet. “What happened against Shiloh was that ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/fayetteville-running-game-strives-for-improvement/ 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 ... http://nwanews.com/blogs/highschool/2008/08/28/purple-dogs-look-to-get-more-complex-on-defense/