Fayetteville receiver Gionni Harris will ink a letter of intent to play football for Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wednesday at Bulldog Fieldhouse.
Harris will be the only Purple Dog who signs on or before national signing day this Thursday. While Harris will sign Wednesday at 3 p.m. another press conference is scheduled for Fayetteville junior left tackle Colby Berna Thursday at 3 p.m.
Harris committed to UAPB last Saturday after being offered a full ride and will have a chance to play right away, Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton said.
“I’m very excited for Gionni and this is a big opportunity for him,” Patton said. “He’s had a great career here and we will miss him.”
Harris set single-season school records last season in catches (64), receiving yards (1,218) and receiving touchdowns (14). He received offers from Tennessee-Martin, Elon (N.C.) University, Missouri Southern, Northeastern Oklahoma, Truman (Mo.) State, Missouri S&T and Arkansas Tech before committing to UAPB.
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Fayetteville High left tackle Cobly Berna was offered a scholarship by the Arkansas Razorbacks Thursday morning. Berna, who is just a junior, said he hasn’t officially accepted the offer but added that a decision could come as early as this weekend.
Berna confirmed he will meet with Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino, offensive line coach Mike Summers and running backs/tights ends coach Tim Horton Saturday at the Broyles Complex.
Berna (6-4, 270) spoke to Petrino and Horton Thursday on the telephone and Berna was offered a scholarship.
“We’re going to sit down and talk and seriously consider it,” said Scott Berna, Colby’s father. “I know Colby’s always wanted to be a Razorback and dreamed about running the ‘A.’ I know he will come to the decision he feels is best for him.”
Berna said he had spoken briefly with Horton last week but said Thursday’s offer came as a bit of a surprise. Berna, who is beginning to receive a lot of Division I attention, said Arkansas is his only official offer so far.
“I’ve thought about playing for the Razorbacks since I was little,” Colby Berna said. “I’m still a little shocked that they offered me already. My dream is at my fingertips and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I’m going to talk to [Arkansas] Saturday and [Thursday] I just told them I wanted to talk to my family and hopefully make a decision real soon.”
Berna has one more year to hone his skills before he makes the leap to the collegiate gridiron. Berna was an all-conference left tackle last season for the Purple Dogs and was a key cog in helping his team win its first-ever state title in football.
“We’ve never had an All-American at Fayetteville but Colby’s got a chance next year,” Fayetteville coach Daryl Patton said. “I think he can be that guy. He had an unbelievable year at left tackle. When you talk to coaches in the conference and around the state, they know who Colby Berna is. He was a dominator on the line of scrimmage.”
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Fayetteville rode junior fullback Cody Hammer to its first state championship in football Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.
Hammer ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries to spur Fayetteville (9-3-1) to a 28-7 win over Springdale Har-Ber in the Class 7A state championship. The victory avenged a 42-41 overtime loss to Har-Ber (10-3) in Week 9.
Hammer’s Herculean effort garned MVP honors. He carried the ball on 22 of Fayetteville’s 37 second-half snaps, including the final 16 plays of the game. An injury to quarterback Blake McDonald’s right ankle put the onus Hammer to carry the load.
McDonald, the 7A record holder for single-season passing yards, threw only three times in the second half. He finished the game 9 of 20 for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Har-Ber quarterback Patrick Calcagni was 12 of 19 for 139 yards and a touchdown. Josh Fohner was the Wildcats’ leading receiver, catching five passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.
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Blake McDonald is favoring the right foot he injured in the first quarter. The injury is affecting his footwork, as he completed 1-of-3 attempts for 4 yards in the third quarter. The Bulldogs have limited McDonald’s injury by operating exclusively from a power formation.
The formation features bruising fullback Cody Hammer, who’s ran for 170 yards with 7:55 remaining. His 5-yard touchdown gave Fayetteville a 28-7 lead. Hammer carried on all eight of the scoring drive’s plays, gaining 61 yards
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Alex Miller’s interception ended Har-Ber’s second series of the second half. An earlier muffed punt gave Fayetteville possession near midfield.
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Har-Ber hustled the 76 yards in 5 plays to cut Fayetteville’s lead to 21-7 early in the third quarter. The drive elapsed only 1:42 off clock. Patrick Calcagni’s 18 yard pass to Josh Fohner accounted for the touchdown
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The Bulldog defense ceded yards grudgingly in the first half, limiting Har-Ber to 6 rushing yards on 12 attempts. The Wildcats had 82 passing yards on 17 attempts.
Two of Har-Ber’s four first-half drives ended with turnovers on downs. A Justin Ternes’ interception ended a third possession. Har-Ber lost 6 yards on its opening series.
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Fayetteville:
Blake McDonald - 8-17-1 138 yards, 1 TD
Cody Hammer - 12 carries for 78 yards 1 TD
Gionni Harris - 3 carries for 24 yards; 5 catches for 89 yards
Michael Bowman - 1 catch for 16 yards 1 TD
Justin Ternes - 1 Int, 2 PBU
James Bornhoft - 1 sack
Blake Bozeman - 1 sack
Har-Ber
Patrick Calcagni - 5-10-0 45 yards
Zach Faust - 3-7-1 37 yards
Derek Brinker 7 carries for 18 yards
Steven Walters - 2 catches for 31 yards
Houston Pruitt - 1 Int, 1 fum rec, 1 PBU
Filed under: Fayetteville, Har-Ber by David Showers. Posted on: November 24, 2007 at 2:18 pm
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The Bulldogs entered the state championship game throwing the ball 56 percent of the time. Fayetteville flipped the ratio in the first half Saturday, rushing 21 times and throwing 16 times.
Fayetteville used a power formation on its last three series, with middle linebacker James Bornhoft lead blocking for Cody Hammer, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on 12 first-half carries.
The Bulldogs lead 21-0 at the half.
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After being held without a catch last week in Fayetteville’s semifinal win at Bentonville, Gionni Harris has four catches for 81 yards and three carries for 25 yards midway through the second quarter.
He got behind the defense on Fayetteville’s fourth series, employing a deft double-move, and adjusted to an under-thrown ball. The 34-yard completion set up a 1-yard Cody Hammer scoring run to give Fayetteville a 21-0 lead with 3:19 left in the first half.
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