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Little Rock Catholic football coach David Estes and former Rocket Chase Miller are among the people putting together special event to honor a fallen friend: former Rocket and Arkansas Razorback tight end Garrett Uekman. The Garrett Uekman Foundation will be the beneficiary of a 7-on-7 tournament planned in July for War Memorial Stadium. Uekman, a key contributor as a redshirt freshman for the Razorbacks last fall, died the day after the Mississippi State game of an previously undiagnosed heart ailment. read more >

Down by 8 and with the momentum clearly favoring Little Rock Central early in the fourth quarter, No. 2-ranked Fort Smith Southside caught a break on fourth down in its own territory when the Tigers were penalized two straight times for illegal substitution, giving the Rebels a first down. Southside took that cue to drive for the tying score, then added the go-ahead touchdown with 2:40 to play and held off a final Central drive for a 39-32 win Thursday night at War Memorial Stadium. read more >

It's unlikely the scoring explosion of the past few seasons will cease anytime soon. Rather, programs that were traditionally line-it-up-and-run are moving to quick-hitting attacks to keep up. read more >

Despite its large student body, Little Rock Central's football team didn't boast big numbers in recent years. The low numbers and a cycle-down in talent led to a losing streak that eventually led Hall of Fame coach Bernie Cox to step down. His replacement, Ellis "Scooter" Register, vowed to hit the high school's hallways and build up the numbers, and apparently has succeeded. read more >

Forget Van Buren's school district suing the Arkansas Activities Asssociation and its board of directors over its football playoff seeding structure. The folks who should be suing are the state's high school football fans. They are getting short-changed with the current bracket system. read more >