It is Semi-Final week in Greenwood, and the Bulldogs are thankful to be practicing on Thanksgiving.
Tradition
This will be the Bulldogs 11th consecutive trip to the Semi-Finals, which also coincides with their home game winning streak which now stands at 76. The Bulldogs have now made it to the semi-finals twenty-five times in the modern play-off era. With eighteen of those resulting in a trip to War Memorial for a State Championship game appearance.
The last time the Bulldogs were not in the Semi-Finals the current junior class was in kindergarten.
The Bulldogs will hold their traditional Thanksgiving practice at 9 A.M. at Smith-Robinson Stadium. The Community is welcome to the practice and enjoy donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate as the Bulldogs prepare for the Benton Panthers. This will be the tenth meeting of the two Class 6A titans, where Greenwood holds a 7-2 record on the Saline County team.
Awards and Records
While conference and state awards will be announced by the school after the Bulldogs last game. The Little Rock Touchdown Club announced that University of Central Oklahoma commit Cody Johnson was their 2025 Dan Hampton Award winner. Given to the top Defensive player in the state. The 6’4” 240lbs Defensive End has fifty-five solo tackles and fifteen tackles for a loss with seven sacks. On a defense that lost several Seniors like current UCA player Cash Archer, Cody Johnson was one of a few returners.
2024 MaxPreps and Gatorade Arkansas player of the year, Kane Archer is in an outstanding position to repeat those feats. The Senior signal caller gained 1000-yards rushing on the season Friday night. Archer is forty-one yards away from gaining 3000-yards passing on the season. Career numbers, he is fifty-three yards away from 10,000. He is 129-yards away from breaking the twenty-seven-year-old record of 10,075 yards career passing set by Brooks Coatney in 1998. It will mark just the second time in school history a quarterback has thrown for 10,000 yards in their career. He has already eclipsed the 100 passing TD’s and 50 rushing TD mark against Southside in Week 9. With a max of two games remaining or a minimum of one, the TD total sits at 125 passing and 54 rushing. Once again, Archer is in range to etch his name in the National Federation of State High School Associations or NFHS record book. Last year, Archer set the single season record with 81.5% completion percentage. The current career record is 76.1%, and Kane sits at 75.4%.
Recruiting
The big news out of Greenwood over the weekend was the decommitment of Kane Archer from University of Central Florida. Senior Offensive Lineman Cody Taylor remains committed to University of North Carolina – Charlotte. Several Bulldogs have taken visits this season as they look to their playing future. Seniors Landon Billy and Akira Fujibayshi took a visit to Henderson State. While the latter also took Official Visits to Hendrix, Southern Nazarene, Lyon, and attended the Battle of the Ravine between Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State. Senior Cornerback D.J. Dobbins took a visit to Arkansas Tech. Sophomore QB Dabin Gaines visited University of Tennessee – Martin and McPherson College in Kansas. National early signing day is December 3-5, while regular signing day is February 4th, 2026.
