Arkansas High School Football - Palestine-Wheatley nips Cross County
September 5, 2025: Cherry Valley, AR 72324 The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR) and the host Cross County Thunderbirds (Cherry Valley, AR), witnessed Palestine-Wheatley's football squad nip Cross County by a final score of 14-12.
With the win, Palestine-Wheatley advances its record to 2-0 on the season. The Patriots travel to Westside (Jonesboro, AR) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league bout on Friday, September 12. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Westside lost 20-0 in their recent non-league bout against Hoxie (Hoxie, AR)
The Thunderbirds now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Piggott for a non-league contest on Friday, September 12. Cross County will battle a Mohawks squad coming off a 46-36 non-league loss to Doniphan (Doniphan, MO). The Mohawks record now stands at 0-1.