Heber Springs travels to Stuttgart seeking first win
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. at Stuttgart
- Admission: $5
- Radio: Billy Morgan with handle the play-by-play with Lance Hamilton providing color on KSUG 101.9 The Lake. Panther Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the game. You can listen live here.
LAST SEASON
LAST WEEK
4A-2 CONFERENCE STANDINGS
W L CP W L PS PA Lonoke 1 0 13 2 2 138 135 Southside Batesville 1 0 13 3 1 144 101 Riverview 1 0 10 3 1 133 117 Bald Knob 1 0 7 1 3 42 113 Central Arkansas Christian 0 1 0 2 2 128 122 Little Rock Mills 0 1 0 1 3 66 91 Heber Springs 0 1 0 0 4 109 145 Stuttgart 0 1 0 0 4 98 161 Friday, September 27 Lonoke 32, Heber Springs 12 Bald Kno 14, Little Rock Mills 7 Southside Batesville 43, Stuttgart 21 Riverview 29, Central Arkansas Christian 19 Friday, October 4 Heber Springs at Stuttgart Southside Batesville at Riverview Bald Knob at Lonoke Central Arkansas Christian at Little Rock Mills
HEBER SPRINGS COACH WILL COX
GAME NOTES
THE SERIES: Stuttgart leads the all-times series, 10-3. The two teams first meet in 2006 when the Ricebirds dropped from class 5A down to 4A and were placed in the same conference with Heber Springs. Stuttgart won the first four meetings before the Panthers claimed a 20-14 win in 2010.
LAST TIME IN STUTTGART: The last time these two teams meet in Arkansas County, Stuttgart claimed a 20-7 victory on September 29, 2017. Heber Springs is 1-5 in games played in Stuttgart. The Panthers lone win came in 2011 with a 28-21 victory. The 28 points in that contest was the most points the Panthers have scored on the Ricebirds home turf.
WINLESS: This will be the first time Stuttgart and Heber Springs have played where both teams were winless.
0-4: The last time Heber Springs started the season with four consecutive losses was in 2013, Steve Janski’s final season as head coach. The Panthers finished that season with a record of 2-8, before that you would have to go back to the 2003 season when the Panthers started on 0-4 on their way to a winless campaign.
PLAYOFF SEEDINGS: The top two seeds out of the conference are paired with the 4A-8 conference (Crossett, DeWitt, Dumas, Hamburg, Helena-West Helena Central, Monticello, Star City and Warren) while the conference’s lower three seeds are paired with the 4A-1 conference (Shiloh Christian, Berryville, Gravette, Gentry, Green Forest, Lincoln, Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove). The No. 1 seed out of the 4A-2 hosts the No. 5 seed out of the 4A-8. The No. 2 seed hosts the No. 4 seed out of the 4A-8. The No. 3 seed hosts the No. 3 out of the 4A-1. The No. 4 seed travels to the No. 2 seed out of the 4A-1, while the No. 5 seed travels to No. 1 seed out of the 4A-1.
100-YARD STREAK: In the loss to Lonoke last week, it was the first time since a week 2 loss to Greenbrier in 2018 (a span of 13 games) that the Panthers failed to have a back rush for 100 yards or more. That was also the last time the Panthers were held to fewer than 20 points in a game.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: HARLEY HANNAH
SEASON STATS
Heber Springs 28 20 13 48 - 109 (27.3) Opponent 25 35 42 43 - 145 (36.3) TEAM First Downs by Rush: Heber Springs 54, Opponent 35 First Downs by Pass: Heber Springs 22, Opponent 35 First Downs by Penalty: Heber Springs 2, Opponent 4 Total First Downs: Heber Springs 78, Opponent 75 Third-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 31/57 (54.4), Opponent 12/35 (34.3) Fourth-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 10/18 (55.6), Opponent 3 /6 (50) Red-Zone Conversions: Heber Springs 9/10 (9 tds), Opponent 14/16 (13 tds, 1FG) Fumbles/Lost: Heber Springs 8/6, Opponent 5/1 Turnovers: Heber Springs 10, Opponent 2 Points Off Turnovers: Heber Springs 13, Opponent 21 Penalties/Yards: Heber Springs 28/187, Opponent 26/211 Plays/Total Offense/YPP: Heber Springs 268/1632/6.1, Opponent 209/1390/6.7 Rushing: Heber Springs 189/1042/5.5, Opponent 136/609/4.8 Rushing Per Game: Heber Springs 260.5, Opponent 152.3 Passing: Heber Springs 41/78-589-4/3, Opponent 53/85-761-10/1 Passing Per Game: Heber Springs 147.3, Opponent 190.3 Sacks/Yards Lost: Heber Springs 10/68, Opponent 7/33 Punts: Heber Springs 9/369/41, Opponent 13/446/34.3 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE RUSHING (ATT/YARDS/PER ATTEMPT/PER GAME/TDS): Adam Martin 85/465/5.5/116.3/2, Julio Rubio 82/397/4.8/99.3/7, Landon Johnson 26/122/4.7/30.5/3, Nathan McKee 1/6/6/1.5/0. BIG CAT RUNS (50+): Adam, Martin 1, Julio Rubio 1 RUNS OF 40+: Adam Martin 1, Julio Rubio 1 RUNS OF 30+: Julio Rubio 2, Adam Martin 2 RUNS OF 20+: Adam Martin 6, Julio Rubio 3 RUNS OF 10+: Adam Martin 14, Julio Rubio 10, Landon Johnson 3 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: Adam Martin 3, Julio Rubio 2 PASSING (ATT/COMP-YARDS-TDS/INT): Adam Martin 41/78-589-4/3 250-YARD PASSING GAMES: Adam Martin 1 RECEIVING (REC/YARDS/PER CATCH/TDS): Julio Rubio 9/122/13.6, Matthew Cook 8/86/10.8, Nathan McKee 7/75/10.7/1, Fate Berry 6/100/16.7/1, Hunter Kent 4/32/8, Tri Johnson 4/150/37.5/2, Landon Johnson 3/14/4.7 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES: Tri Johnson 1, Julio Rubio 1 TOTAL OFFENSE (OFFENSE/PER GAME): Adam Martin 1054/263.5, Julio Rubio 397/99.3, Landon Johnson 122/30.5, Nathan McKee 6/1.5 KICKOFF RETURNS: Matthew Cook 4/62/15.5, Tri Johnson 4/53/13.3, Hunter Kent 3/46/15.3, Julio Rubio 3/44/14.7, Levy Phillips 2/14/7, Nathan McKee 1/11/11, Diego Rubio 1/13/13, Harley Bresnahan 1/ 6, Jackson West 1/1, Tristan Thissen 1/0. PUNT RETURNS: Nathan McKee 1/ 3, Tri Johnson 1/(-3) INTERCEPTION RETURNS: Dalton McCollum 1/4 FUMBLE RETURNS: None ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YARDS/PER GAME): Julio Rubio 563/140.8, Adam Martin 465/116.3, Tri Johnson 200/66.7, Matthew Cook 148/37, Landon Johnson 136/34, Fate Berry 100/25, Nathan McKee 95/23.8, Hunter Kent 78/26, Levy Phillips 14/4.5, Diego Rubio 13/3.3, Harley Bresnahan 6/1.5, Dalton McCollum 4/1, Jackson West 1/.3 DEFENSE TACKLES (ASST/SOLO/TOTAL): Fate Berry 32/11/43, Landon Johnson 12/9/21, Lawrence Baureis 9/8/17, Levy Phillips 10/7/17, Hunter Kent 8/8/16, Kaden Hughes 10/5/15, Matthew Cook 12/3/15, Tri Johnson 6/5/11, Harley Bresnhan 6/3/9, Dalton McCollum 4/4/8, Julio Rubio 5/1/6, Jackson West 4/2/6,Nathan McKee 3/2/5, Diego Rubio 1/3/4, Trent Barnes 1/1/2, Preston Jones 1/1/2, Devon Doxey 2/0/2, Nathan Hitchcock 2/0/2, Jackson Harrod 1/0/1, Tristan Thissen 0/1/1, Gus Hannah 1/0/1. TACKLES FOR LOSS: Fate Berry 8, Landon Johnson 7.5, Kaden Hughes 2.5, Levy Phillips 2, Tri Johnson 1, Harley Bresnahan 1. SACKS/YARDS LOST: Levy Phillips 1/ 5, Kaden Hughes 1/ 4, Harley Bresnahan 1/ 4, Tri Johnson 2/ 18, Fate Berry 2.5/18, Julio Rubio .5/9 INTERCEPTIONS: Dalton McCollum 1 FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Nathan McKee 1 PUNTING (No./Yards/Avg./Inside20): Adam Martin 9/369/41/1 SCORING: Julio Rubio 54 (9 tds), Landon Johnson 18 (3 tds), Jackson Harrod 13 (13-14 PAT), Adam Martin 12 (2 td), Tri Johnson 12 (2 td), Fate Berry 6 (1 td), Nathan McKee 6 (1 td)
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: LEVY PHILLIPS
MARKEDTIME.COM PLAYERS OF WEEK
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
JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL
The Heber Springs Panther junior high team fell to 0-4 on the season with a 28-0 setback to Stuttgart Thursday night at Panther Stadium. Heber Springs travels to Central Arkansas Christian on Thursday.
SEVENTH-GRADE FOOTBALL
The Heber Springs seventh-grade team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday night with a 20-6 loss to Stuttgart. Heber Springs sets at 3-1 on the year.
PANTHER SPORTS THIS WEEK
- Monday, October 7 – 4A State Boys Golf Tournament at Red Apple
- Tuesday, October 8 – Cross Country at Bald Knob
- Tuesday, October 8 – 4A State Boys Golf Tournament at Red Apple
- Tuesday, October 8 – Volleyball vs. Clarksville, 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, October 10 – Volleyball at Joe T. Robinson, 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, October 10 – 7th-Grade Football at CAC, 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, October 10 – Junior Football at CAC, 7 p.m.
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