September 14, 2019
Heber Springs 3rd-Graders fall to Midland
Category: Youth Football
Junior Panthers fall to Harding Academy
September 12, 2019
By PHILIP SEATON
SEARCY – Harding Academy quarterback Kade Smith rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats downed Heber Springs, 40-0, in junior high action Thursday night.
Heber Springs (0-2) held Smith in check early though he did manage a 44-yard touchdown run and successful 2-point rush with 4:50 left in the first quarter. The Wildcats first score came off a Panther turnover. Heber Springs took the opening kickoff and moved inside Harding Academy territory thanks in part to a 15-yard run by Xander Lindley, but an interception stalled the drive.
The Panthers picked up a first-down on their next possession when Conner Riddle connected with Kenan Sneed for an 18-yard pass completion, but the drive stalled and Heber Springs was forced to punt.
The Panthers got the ball back two plays later when Hunter Edwards stepped in front of a Smith pass and returned it 14 yards — late in the contest Edwards would be carted off the field with an apparent arm injury.
Heber Springs then proceed to move the ball deep into Wildcat territory. On third-and-1, Riddley again found Sneed, this time for 10 yards to put on the Harding Academy 27. A third-down run by Channer Smith moved it to the Wildcat 17 while Riddle followed on the next play with a 14-yard run to put on the 3. But from there the drive would stall and Heber Springs would turn the ball over on downs with 5:10 left in the first half.
From there, the Wildcats would go on a 13-play, 97-yard drive to go up 16-0 with 48 seconds left in the half as Smith kept for an 11-yard touchdown run and successful 2-point run.
The Wildcats wasted no time going up 24-0 in the second half using a three-play, 58-yard drive that Kyler Hoover capped off with a six-yard touchdown run.
Heber Springs’ best chance to score in the second half came after Riddle picked off Smith and returned it 36 yards to the Wildcat 33. After a first-down pass from Lindley to Dalton Yancey moved to the Wildcat 13, the drive would fizzle out three plays later when Lindley was intercepted.
Harding Academy would close out the third-quarter scoring on the next play when Smith raced 83 yards for the score on the quarter’s final play.
The Wildcats added another score with 1:30 left when Hoover ran in from 15 yards out.
Heber Springs will be idle on Thursday before return to play on September 26 when it travels to Lonoke.
Panther 7th-Graders claim win in final seconds
September 12, 2019
By PHILIP SEATON
SEARCY – Heber Springs scored a touchdown in the final minute to pull out an 18-14 victory over Harding Academy Thursday night in Searcy.
The Panthers improved to 2-0 with the win and will be off next week before returning to action on September 27 at Lonoke.
On Thursday, it was last-minute heroics that got the win for the Panthers.
After Harding went up 14-12 with 4:36 to play, Heber Springs marched the ball downfield mainly on the legs of quarterback Laim Buffalo, but the drive appeared to stall with the Panthers facing a fourth-and-5 from the Wildcat 17. Instead of going with the legs of Buffalo, it was his arm as he connected with Weston Warden who caught the short pass and did the rest racing 17 yards for the score with 53.7 seconds left. The two-point conversion failed.
The Panther defense held Harding Academy and Heber Springs came away with the win.
Heber Springs struck first as Buffalo connected with Warden with a 77-yard touchdown pass to put the Panthers up 6-0 with 11:21 to play in the first half.
After Harding Academy tied things up at 6-all with 5:41, Heber Springs struck right before halftime as Buffalo found Bryce Seigrest on a 60-yard touchdown pass.
Turnovers plagued Heber Springs in the second half leading to Harding Academy to taking the lead. After a turnover and the ensuing drive reached inside the Panther 25, Heber Springs’ defense stiffened and stopped the Wildcats on fourth down. But another turnover gave Harding Academy the ball back which led to Wildcat score.
Heber Springs falls in junior high opener
September 5, 2019
By PHILIP SEATON
CLINTON – It wasn’t the result that new Heber Springs junior high football coach Chase Roberts wanted, but the improvement was there from benefit game scrimmage against Vilonia almost two weeks ago.
However, that improvement was not quite enough as Heber Springs (0-1) fell to Clinton (1-0), 30-0, Thursday night at Tumlison Field.
The Panthers best chance to break the shutout ended at the Clinton 27 with a fourth-down interception late in the contest. After a 24-yard kickoff return by Conner Riddle, Heber Springs took over on their own 49. The drive appeared stalled before Peyton Talbert converted on fourth-and-1 from Clinton 42. After Wyatt Winchester completed a five-yard pass Hud Haggard, Talbert carried for 13 to push the ball to the Clinton 21. A six-yard run by Winchester moved the ball to the 15, before an incomplete pass, fumbled snap for a 12-yard loss led to the fourth-down play.
Heber Springs will be at Harding Academy on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Junior Panther Coach Chase Roberts
Improvement was there. Obviously getting beat 30-0 is never okay, but I think we did some positive things converting fourth downs, and tackling better. We did some silly stuff too, but did some good things. I thought we were more physical on both sides of the ball. We got a lot of work to do but definitely got better in the last week and a half. Offensively, we stopped ourselves. Only time we did anything negative (on offense), we either dropped a snap or had a penalty and you stall out when you do silly stuff. Defensively, we played more physically and had some guys step and make some big plays. Overall, improvement, but we have to keep working.
Scoring
First Quarter: Clinton, Harley Tobin to Zane Widener 49-yard pass (Vincent Ervin run), 6:11
Second Quarter: Clinton, Vincent Ervin 2-yard run (Tobin to Widener pass), 6:02
Third Quarter: Clinton, Tobin 5-yard run (Tobin to Dalton Lewis pass), 5:16
Fourth Quarter: Clinton, Landon Rose 4-yard run (Pass failed), 6:08
Heber Springs vs. Clinton Stats
Team
First Downs: Clinton 12, Heber Springs 5
Rushing: Clinton 25/140/5.6; Heber Springs 16/47/2.9
Passing: Clinton 4/4-77-1/0; Heber Springs 6/14-29-0/1
Third-Conversions: Clinton 3/4; Heber Springs 1/6
Fourth-Conversions: Clinton 1/1; Heber Springs 2/4
Penalties: Clinton 5/35; Heber Springs 4/25
Fumbles/Lost: Clinton 0/0; Heber Springs 3/1
Individual
Rushing: Heber Springs – Peyton Talbert 3/21; Channer Smith 4/20; Conner Riddle 1/4; Bauer Pruitt 1/4; Xander Lindley 5/4; Wyatt Winchester 2/(-6). Clinton – Brody Emberton 4/35; Zane Widener 2/31; Landon Rose 4/25; Vicent Ervin 5/25; Ricardo Solis-Garcia 4/21; Alex Longshore 3/6; Caleb Ward 1/1; Team 2/(-4).
Passing: Heber Springs – Xander Lindley 5/10-34-0/0; Wyatt Winchester 1/4-5-0/1; Clinton – Alex Longshore 4/4-77-1/0
Receiving: Heber Springs – Conner Riddle 3/14; Dalton Yancey 2/20; Hud Haggard 1/5. Clinton – Zane Widener 1/49; Brody Emberton 1/10; Spencer Banister 1/10; Dalton Lewis 1/8.
Kickoff Retuns: Heber Springs – Chandler Webber 3/29; Conner Riddle 2/24; Ricardo Solis-Garcia 1/20.
Punt Returns: Heber Springs – None. Clinton – Spencer Banister 1/13.
Punts: Heber Springs – Xander Lindley 2/64/32 avg. Clinton – None.
Panther Cubs open with win over Clinton
September 5, 2019
By PHILIP SEATON
CLINTON – Axley Davis’ three-yard touchdown run with 2:03 provided the go-ahead spark as Heber Springs downed Clinton, 18-12, in seventh-grade football action Thursday night at Tumlison Field.
After Heber Springs failed to score on its first possession of the game, Clinton struck first as Liam Hudson connected with Peyton Sellers for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 10:33 to play in the first half. The two-point run failed.
The Panthers tied things up with 4:33 left in half as quarterback Liam Buffalo kept the ball and raced 69 yards for the game-tying score. The two-point run failed.
Clinton was moving the ball down the field late in the first half before Lawson Greenwald stepped in front of a Hudson pass and raced 69 yards to give the Panthers a 12-6 lead with eight seconds left. The two-point run failed.
The Yellowjackets knotted things up at 12-all with 14:02 to play in the game on a 30-yard run by Sellers. The two-point run failed.
Clinton still had time to tie the game, but Heber Springs’ Weston Warden’s interception ended the threat and sealed the win.
Heber Springs will look improve to 2-0 on the season on Thursday in Searcy when the Panthers tangle with Harding Academy at 5:30 p.m. Clinton will be idle next week after Conway Christian canceled their scheduled contests. The Eagles are not fielding a seventh-grade or junior high teams this season after not having enough players.
Roster: Heber Springs Junior High Football
September 5, 2019
The 2019 Heber Springs Junior High Football Roster:
- 2 – Conner Riddle – 9th
- 3 – Hunter Warren – 8th
- 4 – Easton Cusick – 9th
- 5 – Xander Lindley – 8th
- 7 – Chandler Webber – 9th
- 8 – Chris Roberts – 8th
- 9 – Wyatt Winchester – 9th
- 10 – Gideon Tate – 8th
- 12 – Hud Haggard – 8th
- 13 – Hunter Edwards – 9th
- 14 – Chris Edwards – 9th
- 15 – Shawn Doyle – 9th
- 16 – Cedric Thissen – 8th
- 17 – Peyton Talbert – 9th
- 18 – Dalton Yancey – 8th
- 20 – Colton Turley – 9th
- 23 – Kenan Sneed – 9th
- 24 – Bauer Pruitt – 9th
- 25 – Tasker Singleton – 8th
- 26 – Jacob Townsend – 9th
- 28 – Hayden Johnson – 8th
- 29 – Zachary Parker – 8th
- 31 – Andrew Dill – 8th
- 32 – Ryan Bommarito – 9th
- 34 – Channer Smith – 8th
- 46 – Joshua Blanchard – 9th
- 51 – Peyton Oldham – 9th
- 57 – Braydon McFarland – 8th
- 58 – Jude Bray – 8th
- 59 – Kaden Long – 8th
- 62 – Tyler Yeakley – 9th
- 63 – Joenah Cordell – 8th
- 67 – Corbin Jones – 8th
- 68 – Garrison Brimhall – 9th
- 70 – Marshall Phillips -8th
- 76 – Michael Guffey – 9th
- 77 – Joseph Rose – 9th
- 78 – Chris Benton – 9th
- 79 – Tripp Young – 9th
Roster: Heber Springs 7th-Grade Football
September 5, 2019
The 2019 Heber Springs Seventh-Grade Football Roster:
- Adrian Garcia
- Axley Davis
- Brady Woodam
- Braidyn Ogle
- Bryce Seigrest
- Caleb Little
- Carter Julian
- Crimson Pettigrew
- Damien Standridge
- Daniel Townsend
- Dayton Wall
- Eli Presnull
- Gauge Owens
- Gavin Widner
- Harper Jones
- Jacob Golden
- Jacob McMullin
- Justin Newton
- Kaiden Henderson
- Landon Drew
- Lawson Greenwald
- Liam Buffalo
- Logan Rutledge
- Samuel Barton
- Ty West
- Weston Warden
- Zachary Maples
Coaches:
- Drew Lawrence
- Jay Bishop
- Hunter Davis
Heber Springs, Vilonia scrimmage in Junior High Football action
August 27, 2019
The 2019 Heber Springs Junior High Football Schedule
August 16, 2019
The 2019 Heber Springs Junior High Football Schedule
- September 5 at Clinton
- September 12 at Harding Academy
- September 26 at Lonoke
- October 3 vs. Stuttgart
- October 10 at Central Arkansas Christian
- October 17 vs. Bald Knob
- October 24 at Southside Batesville
- October 31 vs. Riverview
All Games Start at 7 p.m.
2019 Heber Springs 7th-Grade Football Schedule
August 16, 2019
The 2019 Heber Springs Seventh-Grade Football Schedule
- September 5 at Clinton
- September 12 at Harding Academy
- September 26 at Lonoke
- October 3 vs. Stuttgart
- October 10 at Central Arkansas Christian
- October 17 vs. Bald Knob
- October 24 at Southside Batesville
- October 31 vs. Riverview
All games start at 5:30 p.m.