Note to Our Readers: This story was sourced in its entirety by Mr. Glenn Parrish, Director of Communications, Booneville Schools. Mr. Parrish is a RNN Sports contributor.
If Booneville at Dollarway sounds like a playoff game, that’s because it has been. Twice actually.
Between them Booneville and Dollarway have won nine state titles and 60 conference titles. They have combined for 132 postseason wins.
The Bearcats and Cardinals, who will battle it out Friday night at Cardinal Stadium in Pine Bluff in the season opener for both teams, last met in the semifinals of the 2013 playoffs, a year in which both won their respective leagues.
In that game, which was played at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Simmons Field, current Bearcat assistant Cody Harrel ran for 167 yards and the Bearcats won 43-12 then went on to win the Class 4A state title the following weekend over Warren. The other meeting between the two schools occurred in 2005, also a semifinal game played at Cardinal Stadium, Dollarway claimed a 22-21decision.
The Bearcats prepared for this year’s game by blasting Dardanelle 30-14 in two quarters of football on Tuesday as Trace Hall ran for 172 yards and scored on all three of his carries.
Dax Goff also ran for 61 yards and a touchdown Tuesday.
Booneville is coming off a 13-2 season in which they reached the Class 3A semifinals. Dollarway was also a playoff team in 2021, finishing 5-5 overall with a first round loss to Glen Rose.
Dollarway is projected as a Conference 3A-6 playoff team again in 2022 and Booneville is eyed as a state title contender.
