RNN Sports: Stone Cold Lock Of The Week: Week 2

Picks last week were a lot closer to correct than the week before, although the Stone Cold Lock game of the week was FAR from correct. The second choice was Booneville vs Ozark and well that went as similar as Greenwood vs Northside. It is one last tune-up for some of these teams as their Conference run looms large in the coming weeks. Has anyone noticed the crazy number of “rankings” for these teams? Sure, glad we have not dabbled in that mess, maybe some time in the future.

This week we have another guest to the Stone Cold Lock Of The Week picks. Greyson Baggett, a Mansfield graduate, and member of the Mansfield Tiger Football team during his time there. We would like to thank Greyson for participating. He has some dang cool parents too.

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Stone Cold Lock Of The Week

Charleston vs Ozark

Both teams are coming off losses last week. Charleston dropped a close one to Pottsville, while Booneville took care of the Hillbillies of Ozark in convincing fashion. The Tigers are having to make another road trip this week, but will be at home against Heavener, Oklahoma next week. Charleston pulls this one out against their Franklin County rival.

The Others

Mansfield vs Lamar

Mansfield ended the happy party that Waldron was having after beating Paris in Overtime. The Tigers now set their sights on the Lamar Warriors. Lamar’s JV team played Magazine last Friday during their Bye Week but fell short 14-13. The Warriors took care of Huntsville in Week 0 49-12. This has the makings of a Stone Cold Lock Of The Week.

Springdale Har-Ber vs Greenwood

Har-Ber had to rally to beat Farmington 65-50. Greenwood was up 44-0 on Fort Smith Northside at the half. A question that will be asked all season, that I can essentially copy and paste on all these Greenwood previews is “Can ___________________ slow down Greenwood’s Offense” but the real question is, can Har-Ber do enough to keep Greenwood’s defense on its toes. Northside had -12 yards total Offense last week. Much improved from Week 0 to Week 1, very physical, very fast.

JC Westside vs Cedarville

Last week needs to be a distant memory for these two teams. Both teams took losses that saw them giving up 50 points. JC Westside fell to Danville 48-28, while Cedarville lost to Mountainburg 50-22. Once Cedarville gets past Friday night, they have two weeks to prepare for Booneville.

Hackett vs Gentry

Gentry has an offense that will test the Hackett defense, but the Hornets have had two weeks to prepare for this game. Hackett will have to take it one game at a time over the next few weeks as there is a gauntlet of teams, they have to go through in two weeks starting with Mansfield on Sept. 27th. Hackett shut out Danville in Week 0, while Gentry played Stilwell, Ok and Pea Ridge to get to 2-0.

Booneville vs Paris

Both of these teams won by large margins in Week 1. Stone Cold Lock Of The Week Booneville vs Ozark, did not live up to the hype I was anticipating. The Bearcats do what the Bearcats do and rolled to another victory 31-14. Paris hosted Lavaca and won 48-21. Can the Eagles soar in this one? Time will tell, but Booneville is still doing Booneville things and that is winning.

Magazine vs Two Rivers

The Florida Gator inspired uniforms from Two Rivers are nice. The Gators finished 0-10 in 2023 and are starting at 0-1 after a Week 1 loss to Baptist Prep, 42-28. Magazine played Lamar’s JV team and won 14-13 last Friday and are sitting at 1-1. The momentum continues as the Gators are snake bitten in this one by the Rattlers.

Lavaca vs Roland, OK

The Golden Arrows are starting the season at 0-2 and will be on the road in Week 2. Lavaca crosses over into Oklahoma to play the Roland Rangers. Roland was beat by the Muldrow Bulldogs 53-20 in Week 1. This could be a pivotal game for both teams. Roland’s last winning season was in 2021 when they went 7-3. Lavaca, while finishing 6-5 last year, were 4-0 before playing Hackett in the 2023 season. One gets to build upon the win, while the other has to wait another week.

Muldrow, Ok vs Waldron

A Bulldog battle in Waldron. Muldrow put up 53 points against their Hwy 64 neighbor Roland. While Waldron fell to their Hwy 71 neighbor Mansfield, 41-8. No clever phrase, just genuinely curious on how this game will go.

UAB vs Arkansas

I… well… Last week I was surprised by the Hogs and how they played Oklahoma State. Granted it was a loss, there were positives. They roll UAB for their home opener.