Heber Springs heads to Bald Knob in need of win
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. at Bald Knob
- 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. Listen Live Link.
LAST WEEK
Heber Springs struck first but Central Arkansas Christian responded back with 24 unanswered points in handing the Panthers a 24-6 setback at Panther Stadium. The six points scored by Heber Springs were the fewest it has scored in a game since the 2013 season. Bald Knob handed Stuttgart a 28-27 setback.
LAST SEASON
Big returns helps Panthers mercy-rule Bulldogs
4A-2 Standings
W L CP W L PS PA Riverview 3 0 33 5 1 205 151 Southside Batesville 2 1 26 4 2 199 157 Lonoke 2 1 15 3 3 197 218 Bald Knob 2 1 8 2 4 106 178 Central Arkansas Christian 1 2 13 3 3 187 166 Little Rock Mills 1 2 3 2 4 131 163 Heber Springs 1 2 1 1 5 143 196 Stuttgart 0 3 0 0 6 152 217 Friday, October 11 Central Arkansas Christian 24, Heber Springs 6 Bald Knob 28, Stuttgart 27 Southside Batesville 48, Lonoke 21 Riverview 37, Little Rock Mills 27 Friday, October 18 Heber Springs at Bald Knob Southside Batesville at Central Arkansas Christian Lonoke at Little Rock Mills Riverview at Stuttgart
HEBER SPRINGS COACH WILL COX
GAME NOTES
THE SERIES: Bald Knob leads 37-22-2
SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 62nd time these two schools have meet on the football field. Heber Springs and Bald Knob first played during the 1929 season, a 26-2, Panther victory. It would be 11 more seasons before the two teams played again, a 1940 12-0 victory by Heber Springs. Heber Springs would win the first three games in the series before Bald Knob would win 18 out of 20 games played (a 1950 34-13 win by the Panthers broke a five-game losing streak in the series while a 1964 12-7 win broke a 10-game losing streak). The series would be fairly even before Heber Springs won eight straight from 1976 through 1983 before the Bulldogs closed out the 1980s winning six-in-a-row. In the 1990s, the teams would meet seven times with the Panthers getting wins during the 1990 and 1999 seasons. Since the 2005 season, Heber Springs and Bald Knob have played eight times with the Panthers winning six of those contests.
CONFERENCE WOES: After putting up good offensive numbers in nonconference play, the offense has sputtered the past few weeks. Heber Springs is averaging 15.3 points in 4A-2 action with 293.7 yards of total offense (149.3 rushing/144.3) while converting only 8 out of 37 third-down attempts (21.6 percent). Part of the problem plaguing the offense has penalties, Heber Springs is averaging 11.7 penalties per game in conference play for a loss of 83.3 yards.
SIX YEARS, SIX POINTS: The six points scored by Heber Springs last week in a 24-6 loss to Central Arkansas Christian were the fewest points a Panther team has scored in game since the 2013 season, a 35-0 loss at Newport on October 18.
SLOW START: The 1-5 start by Heber Springs is the Panthers worst start to a season since the 2013 campaign, that team started the year at 1-5 and finished the season at 2-8. Since 1950, there have been 22 Panther teams to start the season 1-5 or worse, only one of those teams managed to win more than two games (the 1963 squad finished 3-7-1).
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.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: TRI JOHNSON
SEASON STATS
Heber Springs 41 34 13 55 - 143 (23.8) Opponent 25 56 62 53 - 196 (32.7) TEAM First Downs by Rush: Heber Springs 65, Opponent 55 First Downs by Pass: Heber Springs 37, Opponent 43 First Downs by Penalty: Heber Springs 6, Opponent 6 Total First Downs: Heber Springs 108, Opponent 104 Third-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 36/78 (46.2), Opponent 20/62 (32.3) Fourth-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 10/22 (45.5), Opponent 8/13 (61.5) Red-Zone Conversions: Heber Springs 11/16 (11 tds), Opponent 20/23 (18 tds, 2 FG) Fumbles/Lost: Heber Springs 10/8, Opponent 9/2 Turnovers: Heber Springs 14, Opponent 5 Points Off Turnovers: Heber Springs 13, Opponent 28 Penalties/Yards: Heber Springs 54/390, Opponent 42/366 Plays/Total Offense/YPP: Heber Springs 381/2228/5.9, Opponent 345/2013/5.8 Rushing: Heber Springs 257/1327/5.2, Opponent 232/1057/4.6 Rushing Per Game: Heber Springs 221.2, Opponent 176.2 Passing: Heber Springs 67/123-900-5/6, Opponent 81/133-994-12/3 Passing Per Game: Heber Springs 150, Opponent 165.7 Sacks/Yards Lost: Heber Springs 19/107, Opponent 9/44 Punts: Heber Springs 19/775/40.8, Opponent 23/828/36 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE RUSHING (ATT/YARDS/PER ATTEMPT/PER GAME/TDS): Julio Rubio 110/551/5/91.8/10, Adam Martin 113/551/4.9/91.8/3, Landon Johnson 34/175/5.1/29.2/3, Nathan McKee 1/6/6/1/0, Tri Johnson 1/(-2)/(-2)/(-.4)/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 3, Adam Martin 2 RUNS OF 20+: Adam Martin 6, Julio Rubio 5, Landon Johnson 1 RUNS OF 10+: Adam Martin 17, Julio Rubio 13, Landon Johnson 4 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: Adam Martin 3, Julio Rubio 2 PASSING (ATT/COMP-YARDS-TDS/INT): Adam Martin 67/123-900-5/6 250-YARD PASSING GAMES: Adam Martin 1 RECEIVING (REC/YARDS/PER CATCH/TDS): Matthew Cook 12/148/12.3, Tri Johnson 11/198/18/2, Julio Rubio 11/139/12.6, Nathan McKee 10/133/13.3/2, Fate Berry 10/141/14.1/1, Landon Johnson 7/79/11.3, Hunter Kent 5/46/9.2 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES: Tri Johnson 1, Julio Rubio 1 TOTAL OFFENSE (OFFENSE/PER GAME): Adam Martin 1451/241.8, Julio Rubio 551/91.8, Landon Johnson 175/29.2, Nathan McKee 6/1.2, Tri Johnson (-2)/(.4) KICKOFF RETURNS: Tri Johnson 8/170/21.3, Matthew Cook 4/62/15.5, Hunter Kent 3/46/15.3, Julio Rubio 3/44/14.7, Levy Phillips 2/14/7, Jackson West 2/11, Nathan McKee 1/11/11, Diego Rubio 1/13/13, 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 1/10, Dalton McCollum 1/4, Fate Berry 1/2 FUMBLE RETURNS: None ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YARDS/PER GAME): Julio Rubio 734/122.3, Adam Martin 551/91.8, Tri Johnson 363/72.6, Matthew Cook 210/35, Landon Johnson 254/42.3, Nathan McKee 172/28.7, Fate Berry 143/23.8, Hunter Kent 92/15.3, Levy Phillips 14/2.3, Diego Rubio 13/2.2, Jackson West 11/1.8, Lawrence Baureis 10/1.7, Harley Bresnahan 6/1, Dalton McCollum 4/.7, DEFENSE TACKLES (ASST/SOLO/TOTAL): Fate Berry 43/18/61, Landon Johnson 29/19/48, Lawrence Baureis 17/9/26, Kaden Hughes 17/9/26, Diego Rubio 19/6/25, Hunter Kent 15/9/24, Matthew Cook 19/5/24, Levy Phillips 11/8/19, Nathan McKee 11/7/18, Tri Johnson 9/5/14, Harley Bresnhan 6/3/9, Dalton McCollum 4/4/8, Jackson West 6/2/8, Julio Rubio 6/1/7, Nicholas Hitchcock 5/2/7, Preston Jones 1/2/3, Tristan Thissen 1/2/3, Trent Barnes 1/1/2, Devon Doxey 2/0/2, Jackson Harrod 1/1/2, Harley Hannah 1/2/2, Spencer Evans 1/0/1, Gus Hannah 1/0/1. TACKLES FOR LOSS: Landon Johnson 11.5, Fate Berry 11, Kaden Hughes 6.5, Nicholas Hitchcock 3.5, Lawrence Baureis 2, Levy Phillips 2, Tri Johnson 1.5, Diego Rubio 1, Lawrence Baureis 1, Harley Bresnahan 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, Julio Rubio .5/9, Landon Johnson .5/3, Matthew Cook .5/3, Nicholas Hitchcock .5/4. INTERCEPTIONS: Dalton McCollum 1, Nathan McKee 1, Fate Berry 1 FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Nathan McKee 1, Landon Johnson 1 PUNTING (No./Yards/Avg./Inside20): Adam Martin 19/775/40.8/6 SCORING: Julio Rubio 72 (12 tds), Adam Martin 18 (3 td), Landon Johnson 18 (3 tds), Jackson Harrod 17 (17-18 PAT), Tri Johnson 12 (2 td), Nathan McKee 12 (2 td), Fate Berry 6 (1 td)
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: KADEN HUGHES
MARKEDTIME.COM PLAYERS OF WEEK
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
JUNIOR PANTHERS
The Heber Springs junior high football team claimed its first win of the season with a 22-12 victory over Central Arkansas Christian Thursday night at Mustang Mountain in North Little Rock. The Panthers set at 1-4 on the season.
SEVENTH-GRADE PANTHERS
The Heber Springs seventh-grade team fell to 3-2 on the year with a 30-0 setback to CAC on Thursday.
PANTHER SPORTS THIS WEEK
- Saturday, October 19 – Cross Country at Hot Springs
- Tuesday, October 22 – Volleyball at Morrilton, 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, October 24 – Volleyball vs. Conway St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, October 24 – 7th-Grade Football vs. Southside Batesville, 5:30
- Thursday, October 24 – Junior Football vs. Southside Batesville, 7 p.m.
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