Arkansas High School Football - Walnut Ridge overwhelms Palestine-Wheatley
September 22, 2023: Palestine, AR 72372 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR) and the host Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR), observed Walnut Ridge's football squad bounce Palestine-Wheatley by a count of 43-0.
The Bobcats now own a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Harmony Grove for a non-league contest on Friday, September 29. Walnut Ridge will play a Hornets squad coming off a 46-12 league win over Drew Central (Monticello, AR). The Hornets record now stands at 3-2.
Coming up next, the Patriots play the Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR) in a 3A Region 3 contest, on Friday, September 29. Palestine-Wheatley will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record. The Mustangs go into the contest with a 5-0 record after their 49-12 non-league win over Rison (Rison, AR).