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Report and photo by Kevin Johnson The Mountain View Yellowjackets offense piled up 519 yards of total offense, and the defense forced five turnovers as the Yellowjackets rolled to a 32-13 victory over the Quitman Bulldogs in a non-conference game Friday night at Quitman High...

Report by Ronald Richardson The Batesville Pioneers fell to 1-2 on the season as the Mountain Home Bombers came from 17 down at halftime to defeat the Pioneers by a final score of 49-45. Eli Livingston threw for two scores and ran for two scores in...

Featured image (from left): Vicki Stephenson with Shelter Insurance, Seth Wojcik, Haleigh Belle Cummings, and Chris Vines, the "Voice of the Southerners" on Your FM 99.5. The Southside Southerners Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Vicki Stephenson Shelter Insurance and Triangle Cafe, are Seth Wojcik...

Report by Kevin Johnson/Photo by Justine Carter On Friday night at Yellowjacket Stadium, the Mountain View Yellowjackets picked up their second victory of the season defeating the Hector Wildcats by a score of 46-27. For the third consecutive game, Mountain View scored on its opening possession,...

Report by Blake Smith The Melbourne Bearkatz continued their winning ways Friday night, scoring early and often on their way to a 48-12 win over the Cave City Cavemen. It was the defense once again that set the tone in the first half, stifling an...

Report by Chris Vines Friday was a rough night for the Southerners as they wrapped up the non-conference schedule losing to Trumann 27-0 to drop to 1-2 on the season. The Southerners moved the ball well behind a strong offensive line but struggled to find...

Report by Ronald Richardson The Pioneers went toe-to-toe with the defending 6A state champion Searcy Lions, but came up on the short in of the stick and lost by a final score of 41-25. The Pioneers got a 14-yard touchdown run from Ethan Ridgel and a...

From the Associated Press, here's a rundown of final scores from Friday night high school football action across the state: PREP FOOTBALL Arkadelphia 35, Greenbrier 28 Ashdown 41, Hope 21 Atkins 42, Conway Christian 0 Benton 44, LR Southwest 6 Bentonville 21, Rockhurst, Mo. 17 Bentonville West 35, LR Central 13 Bigelow...

Report by Chris Vines/Photo by Vicki Stephenson The Southerners dominated both sides of the ball Friday night in Mayflower and walked away with a 28-13 win to give head coach Brian Reardon his first career win as a high school head coach in only his...

Report by Blake Smith The Melbourne Bearkatz overcame a sluggish offensive start to win their home opener over the Quitman Bulldogs by a score of 34-6. After forcing a three and out on the opening possession, it was special teams that got the Katz on...

Report and photo by Kevin Johnson On Friday night the Mountain View Yellowjackets suffered their first loss of the season, a 47-16 loss to the Hoxie Mustangs. The game started well for the Yellowjackets as they recovered an onside kick on the opening kickoff, then Junior...