Defending state 7A champion Bryant starts No. 1 while riding a 17-game win streak.
The anticipation for high school football in Arkansas is mounting as the season is one week away with games kicking off Aug. 28 around the Natural State. After a 13-0 season and 7A state title, Bryant starts the 2020 season season at the top of the state rankings.
The Hornets enter the season on a 17-game win streak and though they lost top college prospects Catrell Wallace, Kajuan Robinson and Ahmad Adams to graduation, they should have more than enough talent to repeat as 7A champions.
North Little Rock, coming off an 8-5 season, enters as the No. 2 team in the state after losing to Bryant in the state 7A finals. The Charging Wildcats won a state 7A championship in 2017 and have been state runners-up in 2016, 2018 and last season. Over the last decade, they've been ranked among the top 25 teams all 10 seasons, including No. 1 in 2017.
The most dominant team in Arkansas over the last decade, Pulaski Academy is ranked No. 5 heading into 2020. The Bruins, who have won seven state titles since 2010, including last season in 5A, return six starters, three on offense and three on defense.
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Arkansas High School Football Top 25
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Bryant, 13-0 record in 2019
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Fayetteville, 6-6
Hunter Smith, who rushed for 1,922 yards and 19 touchdowns for No. 3 Robinson last season, is also a receiving threat out of the backfield.
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