Arkansas high school football statewide rankings entering Week 5
George "Clay" Mitchell
The following are the overall top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, and 2A, as voted by a panel of the Arkansas sports media from around the state for games played through Sept. 24. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and previous ranking:
Overall
School Record Points Prv
1. Bryant (16) 3-1 196 1
2. Cabot (2) 4-0 168 2
3. North Little Rock (2) 4-0 148 3
4. Conway 3-1 112 4
5. Lake Hamilton 4-0 94 7
6. Bentonville 3-1 92 9
7. Pulaski Academy 3-1 88 5
8. Fayetteville 2-2 57 6
9. LR Christian 5-0 47 10
10. FS Northside 3-1 26 RV
Others receiving votes: LR Parkview 19. Greenwood 11. Benton 10. Springdale Har-Ber 6. Jonesboro 4. Shiloh Christian 4. Wynne 4. Sylvan Hills 2.
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CLASS 7A
School Record Points Prv
1. Bryant (16) 3-1 96 1
2. Cabot (3) 3-0 68 3
3. North Little Rock (1) 4-0 62 2
4. Conway 3-1 30 4
5. Bentonville 3-1 24 RV
Others receiving votes: Fayetteville 16.
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CLASS 6A
School Record Points Prv
1. Lake Hamilton (20) 4-0 100 1
2. Benton 3-1 60 3
3. LR Parkview 3-1 48 RV
4. Jonesboro 2-2 43 4
5. Greenwood 2-2 23 2
Others receiving votes: El Dorado 13; Sylvan Hills 9; Van Buren 4.
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CLASS 5A
School Record Points Prv
1. Pulaski Academy (12) 3-1 92 1
2. LR Christian (8) 5-0 86 2
3. Wynne 3-1 28 4
4. Harrison 3-1 22 3
(tie) Vilonia 4-0 22 RV
Others receiving votes: White Hall 18; Greenbrier 14; Camden Fairview 11; Farmington 9.
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CLASS 4A
School Record Points Prv
1. Shiloh Christian (16) 3-1 94 1
2. Warren (3) 3-1 65 2
3. Joe T. Robinson 3-1 54 3
4. Stuttgart 3-1 34 4
5. Ashdown (1) 4-0 32 5
Others receiving votes: Lonoke 12; Crossett 4; Arkadelphia 2; Crossett 2; Rivercrest 1.
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CLASS 3A
School Record Points Prv
1. Prescott (18) 4-0 98 1
2. McGehee 4-0 66 2
3. Harding Academy (2) 3-2 42 3
4. Booneville 4-0 38 4
5. Charleston 4-0 30 5
Others receiving votes: Hoxie 8; Paris 8; Osceola 6; Centerpoint 4; Newport 2.
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CLASS 2A
School Record Points Prv
1. McCrory (7) 4-1 78 2
2. Bigelow (10) 4-0 72 3
3. Des Arc 3-1 54 4
4. Clarendon 3-1 46 5
5. Fordyce (1) 2-2 32 1
Others receiving votes: Junction City 10; Gurdon 2; Hazen 2.
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