Cabot showed Friday night why it has one of the top programs in the state. A stinging conference home loss the previous week was followed by a gutty performance at Blytheville. The Panthers know how to win. You could see flashes Friday at Conway. Offensively, Fair can run between the tackles but has the speed to get outside and go the distance.
Defense gets the highest marks, though.
Harrison will win the AAAA-West championship this fall. Harrison delivered the final blow Friday night by winning a defensive struggle at two-time defending state champion Alma. The next order of business for the Goblins is to complete a perfect regular season. Believe it or not, Springdale hasn't won a conference championship since 1992 and an outright conference title since 1989, the year Jarrell Williams won his fourth state championship. His Bulldogs could end that conference championship drought Friday night.