Greenwood (Ark.) at Southside (Fort Smith, Ark.)
What to watch: Greenwood puts its 45-game winning streak – the fourth-longest in the nation among 11-man teams – on the line Friday night against a Southside squad eager to get the bitter taste of a 37-7 blowout loss to Conway out of its mouth. Led by Tulsa-bound quarterback
Jabe Burgess, Greenwood (7-0) is averaging nearly 44 points per game. Southside (5-2) will probably need a big effort from senior dual-threat quarterback
Isaac Jackson to have a shot at pulling off the upset.
Just the facts: Greenwood's 38-6 rout last week of Hall (Little Rock) put the Bulldogs' current 45-game winning streak in second place all-time in Arkansas history. … These teams have met only three other times since 2004. Greenwood won the most recent meeting (45-21) last season.
Mitch Stephens: Southside 21, Greenwood 20
Kevin Askeland: Greenwood 52, Southside 48
Jamie DeMoney: Greenwood 38, Southside 17
Stephen Spiewak: Greenwood 35, Southside 21
Leland Gordon: Greenwood 41, Southside 27
Colin Ward-Henninger: Southside 21, Greenwood 17
Jamie DeMoney is in his 20th season covering high school sports and recruiting. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and compiles the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate.
