Heber Springs marches to northwest Arkansas to battle Saints
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. at Shiloh Christian
- Admission: $5 (No passes accepted)
- Radio: Lance Hamilton with handle the play-by-play with Jamey Riddle providing the color on KSUG 101.9 The Lake. Panther Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the game. Listen Live Link
LAST WEEK
Heber Springs tops Mills, heads to playoffs
FINAL 4A-2 STANDINGS
W L CP W L PS PA Riverview 5 2 52 7 3 337 278 Southside Batesville 5 2 54 7 3 340 246 Central Arkansas Christian 5 2 59 7 3 296 220 Lonoke 5 2 47 6 4 293 297 Heber Springs 4 3 41 4 6 274 300 Bald Knob 3 4 13 3 7 160 310 Stuttgart 1 7 13 1 9 238 341 Little Rock Mills 0 8 0 0 10 202 264 Friday, November 1 Central Arkansas Christian 34, Bald Knob 6 Heber Springs 49, Riverview 35 Lonoke 35, Stuttgart 28 Southside Batesville 50, Little Rock Mills 23 Thursday, November 7 Lonoke 26, Riverview 14 Central Arkansas Christian 28, Stuttgart 6 Friday, November 8 Bald Knob 27, Southside Batesville 22 Heber Springs 28, Little Rock Mills 14
PLAYOFFS: No. 1 Riverview hosts Bauxite, No. 2 Southside Batesville hosts Star City, No. 3 CAC hosts Gentry, No. 4 Lonoke travels to Pea Ridge and No. 5 Heber Springs travels to Shiloh Christian.
NEXT WEEK: The winner of the Shiloh Christian/Heber Springs contest will face the winner of the Pocahontas/Gravette in a second-round playoff contest. If Shiloh Christian wins, they will be at home regardless of the opponent. If Heber Springs wins, they would travel to Pocahontas if the Redskins win or would host Gravette if the Lions win.
CONSECUTIVE STREAK: Heber Springs has qualified for the playoffs for six straight seasons, and 13 out of the last 14 years.
HEBER SPRINGS COACH WILL COX
GAME NOTES
THE SERIES: Heber Springs leads 2-1
SERIES HISTORY: The two teams first met during the 2011 season opener. Heber Springs defeated Shiloh Christian, 36-17, in a game played at the Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. The Panthers also faced the Saints in a first-round playoff game in 2011 at Panther Stadium – a 48-35 Heber Springs victory. Shiloh Christian would return to Panther Stadium in 2016 for a second-round playoff contest, a 42-7 Shiloh Christian victory. This will be the Panthers first contest at the “Field of Champions.”
WEBPAGE: The Shiloh Christian football team has an “official” website. www.shilohchristianfootball.com
PANTHER CONNECTION: The first football coach in Shiloh Christian history was Heber Springs High School graduate and former head coach Dennis DeBusk. DeBusk, who went 71-53 as head coach at Heber Springs from 1976 through 1987, coach the Saints from 1989-1995 compiling a mark of 38-35 (though the team had to forfeit 8 wins from the 1994 campaign due to an ineligible player). DeBusk was followed as head coach at the school by current Auburn coach Gus Malzahn.
STATE TITLES: Shiloh Christian has won seven state titles since launching its football program in 1989.
SHILOH BY THE NUMBERS: The Saints are averaging 308 passing yards per game and another 124 on the ground. Senior quarterback Eli Reece is 184 out of 252 passing for 2,676 yards with 27 touchdowns and only two interceptions. Reece’s favorite target has been senior Truitt Tollett, who has caught 82 passes for 1,336 yards and 21 touchdowns. Junior Cam Wiedemann is the Saints leading rusher with 584 yards on 91 carries with 12 touchdowns while senior Logan Raben has rushed for 11 scores.
FOUR TO GO: Heber Springs senior Julio Rubio needs four yards rushing to top the 1,000-yard mark on the season.
TEAM STATS (THROUGH 10 GAMES)
Heber Springs 54 90 54 76 - 274 (27.4) Opponent 46 97 90 67 - 300 (30) TEAM First Downs by Rush: Heber Springs 100, Opponent 110 First Downs by Pass: Heber Springs 64, Opponent 54 First Downs by Penalty: Heber Springs 7, Opponent 11 Total First Downs: Heber Springs 171, Opponent 174 Third-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 56/121 (46.2), Opponent 42/113 (37.1) Fourth-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 12/31 (38.7), Opponent 18/33 (54.5) Red-Zone Conversions: Heber Springs 25/34 (73.5) (25 tds), Opponent 29/39 (74.4) (27 tds, 2 FG) Fumbles/Lost: Heber Springs 16/8, Opponent 17/9 Turnovers: Heber Springs 16, Opponent 13 Points Off Turnovers: Heber Springs 48, Opponent 28 Penalties/Yards: Heber Springs 81/598, Opponent 71/699 Plays/Total Offense/YPP: Heber Springs 612/3527/5.8, Opponent 604/3270/5.4 Rushing: Heber Springs 395/1984/5.0, Opponent 434/1997/4.6 Rushing Per Game: Heber Springs 198.4, Opponent 199.7 Passing: Heber Springs 126/211-1542-12/8, Opponent 109/190-1311-17/4 Completion Percentage: Heber Springs 59.7, Opponent 57.4 Passing Per Game: Heber Springs 154.2, Opponent 131.1 Sacks/Yards Lost: Heber Springs 20/107, Opponent 12/64 Punts: Heber Springs 29/1120/38.6, Opponent 29/975/33.6 Blocked Punts: Heber Springs 1 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE RUSHING (ATT/YARDS/PER ATTEMPT/PER GAME/TDS): Julio Rubio 176/996/5.7/99.6/15, Adam Martin 161/727/4.5/72.7/8, Landon Johnson 52/239/4.6/23.9/5, Levy Phillips 4/21, Nathan McKee 1/6, Diego Rubio 1/2, Tri Johnson 1/(-2), Team 6/(-51) RUNS OF 50+: Julio Rubio 2, Adam, Martin 1 RUNS OF 40+: Julio Rubio 3 Adam Martin 1 RUNS OF 30+: Julio Rubio 5, Adam Martin 2 RUNS OF 20+: Julio Rubio 10, Adam Martin 7, Landon Johnson 1 RUNS OF 10+: Julio Rubio 25, Adam Martin 24, Landon Johnson 4, Levy Phillips 1 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: Julio Rubio 5, Adam Martin 3 PASSING (ATT/COMP-YARDS-TDS/INT): Adam Martin 126/211-1542-12/8 250-YARD PASSING GAMES: Adam Martin 1 RECEIVING (REC/YARDS/PER CATCH/TDS): Nathan McKee 24/274/11.4/3, Matthew Cook 22/198/9/1, Landon Johnson 21/261/12.4/2, Hunter Kent 16/211/13.2/3, Fate Berry 14/194/13.9/1, Julio Rubio 13/145/11.2, Tri Johnson 12/208/17.3/2, Jackson West 1/18, Dalton McCollum 1/9, Diego Rubio 1/8 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES: Hunter Kent 1, Tri Johnson 1, Julio Rubio 1 TOTAL OFFENSE (OFFENSE/PER GAME): Adam Martin 2269/226.9, Julio Rubio 996/99.6, Landon Johnson 239/23.9, Levy Phillips 21, Nathan McKee 6, Diego Rubio 2, Tri Johnson (-2), Team (-51) KICKOFF RETURNS: Tri Johnson 8/170/21.3, Nathan McKee 6/79/13.2, Hunter Kent 6/52/8.7, Matthew Cook 4/62/15.5, Julio Rubio 3/44/14.7, Levy Phillips 4/37/9.3, Jackson West 4/39/9.8, Diego Rubio 2/37/18.5, Lawrence Baureis 1/10, Harley Bresnahan 1/ 6, Tristan Thissen 1/0. PUNT RETURNS: Nathan McKee 3/12, Tri Johnson 1/(-3) INTERCEPTION RETURNS: Nathan McKee 2/26, Dalton McCollum 1/4, Fate Berry 1/2 FUMBLE RETURNS: Matthew Cook 1/4 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YARDS/PER GAME): Julio Rubio 1078/107.8, Adam Martin 727/72.7, Landon Johnson 499/49.9, Nathan McKee 397/39.7, Tri Johnson 373/57.3, Matthew Cook 264/26.4, Hunter Kent 263/26.3, Fate Berry 196/19.6, Diego Rubio 47/4.7, Jackson West 57/5.7, Levy Phillips 58/5.8, Lawrence Baureis 10/1, Harley Bresnahan 6/1, Dalton McCollum 13/1.3, DEFENSE TACKLES (ASST/SOLO/TOTAL): Fate Berry 73/26/99, Landon Johnson 70/26/96, Diego Rubio 47/13/60, Kaden Hughes 31/14/45, Hunter Kent 29/11/40, Nathan McKee 33/13/46, Levy Phillips 24/11/35, Lawrence Baureis 30/10/40, Matthew Cook 27/7/34, Nicholas Hitchcock 27/8/35, Jackson West 22/4/26, Tri Johnson 9/5/14, Dalton McCollum 11/5/16, Julio Rubio 13/6/19, Harley Bresnhan 6/4/10, Trevor Weathers 8/1/9, Preston Jones 2/2/5, Harley Hannah 3/2/5, Hunter Griffin 3/1/4, Devon Doxey 3/1/4, Tristan Thissen 1/2/3, Trent Barnes 2/1/3, Jackson Harrod 3/1/4, Nate Dearmond 0/1/1, Spencer Evans 1/0/1, Gus Hannah 1/0/1. TACKLES FOR LOSS: Fate Berry 15, Landon Johnson 15.5, Kaden Hughes 11.5, Diego Rubio 7, Nicholas Hitchcock 6.5, Julio Rubio 9, Lawrence Baureis 7, Levy Phillips 2, Jackson West 2, Tri Johnson 1.5, Hunter Griffin 1, Harley Bresnahan 1, Devon Doxey 1, Nathan McKee 1 SACKS/YARDS LOST: Fate Berry 4/28, Kaden Hughes 4/24, Tri Johnson 2.5/22, Levy Phillips 1/ 5, Harley Bresnahan 1/ 4, Diego Rubio 1.5/5, Julio Rubio .5/9, Landon Johnson 1/3, Matthew Cook .5/3, Nicholas Hitchcock .5/4. INTERCEPTIONS: Dalton McCollum 1, Nathan McKee 2, Fate Berry 1 DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Hunter Kent 2, Diego Rubio 3, Nicholas Hitchcock 2, Nathan McKee 1, Landon Johnson 1, BLOCKED PUNTS: Kaden Hughes 1 PUNTING (No./Yards/Avg./Inside20): Adam Martin 28/1087/38.8/7, Matthew Cook 1/33/33 SCORING: Julio Rubio 90 (15 tds), Adam Martin 54 (9 td), Landon Johnson 36 (6 tds), Jackson Harrod 34 (34-37 PAT, 0-1 FG), Hunter Kent 18 (3 td), Nathan McKee 18 (3 td), Tri Johnson 12 (2 td), Fate Berry 6 (1 td), Matthew Cook 6 (1 td)
MARKEDTIME.COM PLAYERS OF WEEK
WEEK 10 vs LITTLE ROCK MILLS
OFFENSE – Adam Martin. DEFENSE – Nathan McKee
WEEK 9 vs RIVERVIEW
OFFENSE – Hunter Kent. DEFENSE – Diego Rubio
WEEK 8 vs SOUTHSIDE BATESVILLE
OFFENSE – Julio Rubio. DEFENSE – Diego Rubio
WEEK 7 vs. BALD KNOB
OFFENSE – Landon Johnson. DEFENSE – Fate Berry
WEEK 6 vs. CAC
OFFENSE – Julio Rubio. DEFENSE – Kaden Hughes
WEEK 5 vs. STUTTGART
OFFENSE – Adam Martin. DEFENSE – Nathan McKee
WEEK 4 vs. LONOKE
OFFENSE – Fate Berry. DEFENSE – Landon Johnson
WEEK 3 vs. HARDING ACADEMY
OFFENSE – Tri Johnson. DEFENSE – Dalton McCollum
WEEK 2 vs. GREENBRIER
OFFENSE – Harley Hannah. DEFENSE – Levy Phillips
WEEK 1 vs. CLINTON
OFFENSE – Adam Martin and Julio Rubio. DEFENSE – Fate Berry
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