Week 1 Offensive Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first official week of the high school football season is this week in the Natural State. Here are several week one offensive players to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295406' first='Vincent' last='Warren']-Running Back-Bentonville West-5'6” 150-Pounds-2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the past two seasons, Warren has proven to be one of the most explosive players in the state. He identifies the rushing lanes and explodes through the hole. Warren makes opposing defenders miss tackles and gets into the open field quickly. Last week against Greenwood, Warren had 28 carries for 178 yards and one touchdown. Bentonville West takes on Cabot this week in what should be a great game. Warren is a player to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1715900' first='Ryder' last='Cook']-Quarterback-Conway-6'0” 185-Pounds-2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1715900' first='Ryder' last='Cook'] is a signal caller who never fails to impress at the Prep Redzone camps we have hosted over the past few years. Cook threw the football with impressive accuracy against Capital (MO). He was 6 of 7 for 122 yards and two touchdowns. He tacked on ten yards on the ground. Conway plays host to Bentonville this week in what should be one of the best matchups of the week. Cook is a player to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1858209' first='Easton' last='Barksdale']-Quarterback-Sheridan-6'1” 210-Pounds-2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sheridan quarterback lit up the White Hall defense last Friday. Barksdale alone threw 408 yards and six touchdowns in the first half. Barksdale is accurate with the football and can fit the throw into tight coverage. Barksdale spreads the ball around to his receivers and is a player to watch out for this week. Sheridan takes on Warren this week in what has the potential to be a high scoring affair. Barksdale is a player to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CJ Lovelace-Quarterback-Jonesboro-6'0” 195-Pounds=2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CJ Lovelace helped the Jonesboro Hurricane earn a tough victory against Cabot last week 14-12. Lovelace has the accuracy to throw the ball to all areas of the field. Last week, he threw for 103 yards and tacked on 48 yards on the ground. The Hurricane take on Hot Springs Lakeside this week in what should be another close game. Lovelace is a player to watch out for over the next couple of seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2265878' first='Jayvon' last='Chaten']-Running Back-Dardanelle-5'10” 175-Pounds-2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2265878' first='Jayvon' last='Chaten'] had a fantastic game against Mansfield in week 0. Chaten makes opposing defenders miss tackles and he gets into the open field quickly. He found the end zone several times last week. Dardanelle takes on Elkins this week in what is a rematch of the 2025 state championship game. Chaten is a player to watch out for this week when goes up against another tough defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->