Stone Cold Lock Of The Week: Week 9

History was made, Peacocks strutted, the top teams from 3A to 7A made their claims to being the best in their class. These were just a few of the things that occurred between varsity games on Thursday and Friday. The season is winding down, and basketball is about to start for several teams. For some it is month of trying to keep the turn your stuff in monster from visiting their school in the play-offs.

Stone Cold Lock Of The Week

Booneville vs Charleston

Well last week was interesting, Charleston rolled over Cedarville, while Booneville took their first loss against Mansfield at home since 1949. It is a new week, and the Bearcats are now fighting for the #2 seed in the Class 3A playoffs, unfortunately so is Charleston. Last year, the Tigers and Bearcats fought a close battle, with Booneville coming out on top 48-45. The Tigers have averaged 43 points over the last three weeks but could get pushed by that tried-and-true Booneville offense.

The Rest

Greenland vs Mansfield

Mansfield made history Friday night going into Booneville in the pouring rain, lightning delays, and lights at the stadium going out and beating the Bearcats. While the long-term record of Mansfield and Booneville is lopsided in the Bearcats favor, it was good to see them get challenged in their place. This week the Tigers are one step closer to the ever-elusive undefeated regular season.

Dover vs Waldron

Someone is going to walk away with their first win on the season. The Bulldogs have struggled this season with numbers but have not given up on the season. A win Friday will be huge for the 2025 season.

Hackett vs West Fork

The Hornets make the trip up I-49 to exit 53, after wrapping up 4^th in the 3A-1 conference with a win over Lavaca last week. Hackett can finish the regular season with four wins after running through the top half of the conference in three consecutive weeks.

Southside vs Greenwood

A year ago, the Bulldogs were playing with heavy hearts when 2025 Senior Isaiah Arrington, his mother Wendy Medrano and sister Vivian Medrano passed away in a house fire. The result was a 70-28 throttling of the Mavericks, with Kane Archer setting the school record and tying the state record for passing touchdowns. This week, Archer has the opportunity to set another record as being the first QB in state history to pass for over 100 and rush for 50 touchdowns. He currently has 117 passing and 49 rushing with two games left in the season, with the play-offs looming. Greenwood can reach a milestone of seventy-five consecutive home victories on Senior Night.

Mayflower vs Salem

The Greyhounds have been rolling this season as well as they should be as they are the defending champs. But….. Mayflower is about to land in Salem. The Eagles have only given up twenty-seven points in eight games. Not average, total. Last week Mayflower scored a staggering eighty-three points against Episcopal. Now this could make the rankings interesting as Mansfield sits at #2 in a few rankings, but Mayflower sits just outside of the top 5. A big win over Salem, could the Eagles leapfrog several teams?

Mountain Pine vs Magazine

The Rattlers have an opportunity to make it in the playoffs with a win Friday, then a trip to Hector in week 10

Cedarville vs Lavaca

Lavaca needed to win against Hackett to get the 4^th seed in the playoffs but lost 20-6. A win Friday and then a trip to Booneville has them looking at 5-5 record for 2025.

Glen Rose vs Paris

The resurgent Eagles host the 3A-4 conference leader Glen Rose. Paris sits in 3^rd place in the conference with a 28-20 loss to Magnet Cove last week. Magnet Cove was defeated by Glen Rose 55-0 the second week of conference play.

Mountain Home vs Van Buren

It is a long drive for the Bombers to take on the Pointers. This could be a trap game for Mountain Home as Van Buren is coming off a tough loss to Greenwood, and the Bombers could be focused on their own Week 10 game against Greenwood as well. The Pointers have not beaten the Bombers since 2006, with Mountain Home winning five straight since 2020.