What We Learned Week 0 2023

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school football season in the state of Arkansas started off with some eye-opening victories. We are going to highlight several teams and players that had impressive performances over the weekend. From the Little Rock to Bentonville, we had impressive performances all across the state of Arkansas. Let's start our Monday off with a look back at week 0 in the state of Arkansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When we last looked at the Bentonville Tigers, they were playing in the state finals against the Bryant Hornets. On Friday night, the Tigers came out against Broken Arrow clicking on all cylinders. Bentonville signal caller [player_tooltip player_id='392411' first='Carter' last='Nye'] had no trouble connecting on touchdown passes to [player_tooltip player_id='321739' first='Luke' last='Coon'] and [player_tooltip player_id='320933' first='CJ' last='Brown']. The Tigers have come into the season looking to be on a mission and are a team to watch out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>&nbsp;Bentonville's cross-town rivals had a strong outing in Tulsa on Friday night against Booker T. Washington. The Bentonville West Wolverines opened plenty of eyes against Booker T. Washington on Friday night. [player_tooltip player_id='303140' first='Harris' last='Vinson'], [player_tooltip player_id='411132' first='Jaxson' last='Brust'], Cole Edmondson, and Judah Spence all found the end zone against Washington. This upcoming Friday, the Wolverines will make the trip to Cabot to take on the Panthers. The 7-A West is looking strong early in the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meanwhile, the Fayetteville Bulldogs picked up a win on Friday night last week. Fayetteville signal caller [player_tooltip player_id='149580' first='Drake' last='Lindsey'] looked to be in mid-season form last week. Lindsey threw for 343 yards and 4 touchdowns on the night. [player_tooltip player_id='256614' first='Mason' last='Spencer'] had a massive night from a receiving perspective. Spencer hauled in six receptions for 158 yards and one touchdown. The Bulldogs appear to be clicking on all cylinders and will be looking to keep the momentum rolling against North Little Rock this Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Greenwood Bulldogs have one of the most dangerous offenses in the state of Arkansas. Quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='202575' first='Kane' last='Archer'] put that fact on display last Friday night. Archer connected with [player_tooltip player_id='191634' first='Grant' last='Karnes'], [player_tooltip player_id='149593' first='LJ' last='Robins'], and [player_tooltip player_id='221709' first='Isaiah' last='Arrington'] on touchdown passes. Meanwhile, [player_tooltip player_id='221259' first='Cash' last='Archer'] on the defensive side of the ball is off to a strong start this season. The Bulldogs will be on the road against Fort Smith Northside on Friday night. Both Northside and Greenwood put up the points last week and this could be a fun game to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meanwhile, in Little Rock, the Pulaski Academy Bruins continue to reload every season. The Bruins did a great job of lighting up the Friday night skies with [player_tooltip player_id='192298' first='John' last='Mark Charette'] doing a great job of hauling in some tough receptions. Pulaski Academy defeated Joe T. Robinson last Friday night 37-13 and is looking to keep the momentum going this week. The Bruins will travel to Mississippi to take on Madison-Ridgeland Academy. Check back next week as we continue to go through the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->