High School Football – Top Week One Games

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week one is here. There are multiple intriguing matchups with some of the state's top prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Salem vs Prescott </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Salem, the defending 3A champions, against a consistent 3A contender in Prescott. These teams played each other twice last season. They met once in the regular season and then again in round two of the playoffs. Salem won the one that mattered 16-10. Now the Curley Wolves look forward for the highly anticipated rematch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> QB [player_tooltip player_id='1216601' first='Jackson' last='Taylor'] (Salem), EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='893510' first='Keagan' last='Sanderson'] (Salem), EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1606959' first='Brian' last='Woodley'] (Prescott) &amp; LB [player_tooltip player_id='1516821' first='Mario' last='Brownlee'] (Prescott).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Shiloh Christian vs Little Rock Christian</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6A vs 7A. Title contenders against title contenders. Both teams return significant starters, as this will be a fun matchup to watch in week one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> RB [player_tooltip player_id='955836' first='Griffin' last='Mason'] (Shiloh Christian), OL [player_tooltip player_id='1340834' first='Maddox' last='Welborn'] (Shiloh Christian), QB [player_tooltip player_id='237071' first='Kemp' last='Keller'] (Little Rock Christian) &amp; WR [player_tooltip player_id='1329870' first='Tristian' last='Watson'] (Little Rock Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bentonville vs Conway</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A 7A heavyweight fight between two title contenders. Bentonville is the state runner-up coming off a big out-of-state win in week one. Conway, the consistent team with multiple D1 prospects. Who will come out on top? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> WR [player_tooltip player_id='1596286' first='Conrad' last='Schmitz'] (Bentonville), LB [player_tooltip player_id='1661147' first='Eli' last='Pearson'] (Bentonville), RB [player_tooltip player_id='1330286' first='Trey' last='Harris'] (Conway) &amp; EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1561638' first='Joe' last='Washington'] (Conway)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lakeside vs Sheridan</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This matchup features two high-powered offenses with multiple next-level prospects. Lakeside, a rising powerhouse against the veteran head coach Kevin Kelley and his D1 talent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> QB [player_tooltip player_id='1351436' first='Wally' last='Wolcott'] (Lakeside), WR [player_tooltip player_id='1696923' first='Derynn' last='Owens'] (Lakeside), QB [player_tooltip player_id='204462' first='Dax' last='McMellon'] (Sheridan), &amp; OL [player_tooltip player_id='1415593' first='Bradley' last='Sturdivant']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->