2018 5A WEST CONFERENCE
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Hello everyone once again this year. I hope that everyone had a great Spring and Summer. I personally watched a lot of very talented young men and women when Harrison hosted the 5A State Soccer playoffs. Congratulations to Hot Springs Lakeside boys and Little Rock Christian Academy girls on their State Championships. Though I don't follow Baseball that much, I did watch some of the Omahogs. I even watched the USA Men's and Women's Rugby teams (a very strange sport, I had to get hold of some Aussie Goblin fans to explain the game to me) and watching the USWNT getting ready for the World Cup next year. But Spring and Summer is almost past and Autumn is on the rise which means that High School Football, more importantly 5A West Football is about to start. Last year was very interesting on whom would get to go to the playoffs due to all the teams that had a tie in conference standings and what the seeding would be on the teams that did go. This year starts a new cycle where in Football, Maumelle moves to Central and Huntsville moves up to the 5A West. (Side note: Some of the 5A West teams will move to the 4A in all other sports, for instance - Harrison, Morrilton and others.)
Welcome back to all the old 5A posters and a special welcome to all the new posters. Let's get this started and feel free to discuss about your team and what they could do this season.
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Harrison Golden Goblins
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Coach Joel Wells starts his 4th year as Harrison's Head Football coach. His record for the Goblins has been one of the best records that the school has had in a long time and is as follows:
2017 J. Wells 8-4-0
2016 J. Wells 8-3-0
2015 J. Wells 4-6-0
He and his staff has turned this football team around, after a slow first season start, with his style of training and knowledge that has brought the Goblins to the playoffs in the last two seasons.
The Goblins come into 2018 with a preseason roster of 67 players which consists of 15 Seniors, 32 Juniors and 20 Sophomores. Some people have stated that the Goblins have had some good Junior High players move up, which according to the records, the 2018 Juniors were undefeated in their Freshman year and the 2018 Sophomores lost only one game in their Freshman year.
The Goblins have two QBs, one a Junior and the other a Sophomore. The Junior QB may not be as big as our former QB was, but I did see him play last year and IMO that he has a better passing arm and jet like speed like his RB Huskey. There are 8 RBs listed and that should give the coaching staff a variety of plays that can be called in at a moments notice. One thing that I have notice of Coach Wells playing style is that he does substitute his offense and defense lines in and out quite a bit. Preseason roster shows that there are 22 Line personnel available with 6 players under 200 lbs, 12 players in the 200-300 lbs range and 4 over 300 lbs. (one player is listed as 6-9, 355 lbs :o ).
I very anxious to see what the Coach, his staff and these players bring to the field this year, especially in this very competitive conference that we call the 5A West. Their first conference game in Week 4 is against the Devil Dogs at Morrilton, who is favored at spot #2 in most preseason top 10 polls. This should be a very good rule of thumb to see what the Goblins can do and what they need to do better for the rest of the season.
2018 Goblin Schedule
8-17 vs Berryville Bobcats (preseason scrimmage)
8-24 vs Pea Ridge Blackhawks
8-31 vs Mtn Home Bombers (Rivalry game)
9-7 @ Siloam Springs Panthers
9-21 @ Morrilton Devil Dogs
9-28 vs Clarksville Panthers
10-5 vs Vilonia Eagles
10-12 @ Greenbrier Panthers
10-19 @ Alma Airedales
10-26 vs Huntsville Eagles
11-2 @ Farmington Cardinals
Quote from: Go Postal on August 05, 2018, 02:35:29 pm
Some people have stated that the Goblins have had some good Junior High players move up, which according to the records, the 2018 Juniors were undefeated in their Freshman year and the 2018 Sophomores lost only one game in their Freshman year.
And the 2018 seniors only lost twice as freshmen..! ;D
GobTV just put this video out for Harrison High School. Goblins sports are about to start for the 2018-2019 season. GO GOBS!
https://youtu.be/AU22uVB3nRc
The terrible news of Morrilton's QB being out means the Goblins will hoist the 5A West crown at the end of the regular season....
I went to the scrimmage between the Goblins and Bobcats which consisted of each team did 12 plays on offense and then defense with their 1st squad.
Harrison special teams did their FGs. Those were 20 yd complete, 30 yd from the right hash complete, 40 yd from the middle incomplete, then 40 yds from the middle complete.
Then each team did 12 plays of offense and then defense with their 2nd squad.
Harrison cheerleaders did a half time show.
Then Harrison special teams did their punts. Those were for 35 yds, 30 yds, 35 yds, 35 yds and 30 yds.
Both teams then did 12 plays of offense and then defense with a mix of their 1st & 2nd squads.
Here is a short summary of game play, I didn't get all the names of the receivers and RBs. This is a unofficial view of the game.
1st squads start from their 30 yd line.
Berryville does first set of 12 offensive plays, Harrison's defense holds them scoreless.
Harrison goes next. Junior RB Huskey up the middle for a 70 yd TD run. PAT good.
Junior QB Johnson has a incomplete pass.
QB Johnson rushes for 10 yds.
QB pass incomplete.
Johnson pass for 9 yds.
Johnson pitch to Huskey for 51 yd TD run. PAT good.
QB Johnson 46 yd pass.
QB pass incomplete.
Johnson 24 yd TD pass. PAT good.
2nd squads start on their own 30 yd line.
Berryville goes first, Harrison holds them scoreless.
Harrison with Sophomore QB goes next, Berryville holds them scoreless.
Half time break, see info above.
Mixed squads start on their own 30 yd line.
Berryville goes first, Harrison holds them scoreless.
Harrison goes next, GOBS get offsides. Loss of -5 yds.
GOBS with 7 yd run.
QB Pass complete with -2 yd loss.
Junior QB Johnson 21 yd pass complete.
GOBS with 14 yd run.
Sophmore QB Keylon incomplete pass.
QB Keylon 35 yd TD pass. PAT good.
Goblins do another 6 plays to end game.
The Goblins offense looked pretty good for a first of the season scrimmage but there is some rushing miscues, incomplete passes and dropped long passes that need to be addressed. The defense looked pretty good rushing to the ball on both sides of the scrimmage line for a group effort tackle but they are capable of doing even better. Pass defense was decent but could be tweaked some more. Could have the Goblins have beaten the Devil Dogs if Criswell was healthy and this was the first game? It would have been close but Harrison still needs a very little bit more experience before they take on the some of the other 5A West teams and pull a win every game. I think though that it is possible for this team to gel in a very positive aspect with what they are doing and just get better each game.
Coach Wells said in the today's paper that the team was almost the same team we had last year but faster and working on being even faster. They have the Pea Ridge Blackhawks (I think they made it to the 4A Semifinals last year) next Friday here at home and we will see better in a full game on what we need to improve on.
Vilonia's Stockton Mallett will (assistant) coach against Harrison. Am sure ol' Calvin will try to be at the game.
GOBLIN GAMES ON RADIO 96.1
RADIO LIVE STREAMED ON KCWD WEBSITE AND AP, AS WELL AS, HARRISONGOBLINS.COM & MASCOT MEDIA GOBLIN AP. PREGAME STARTS AT 6:15
Quote from: Elvis Hoggoblin on August 22, 2018, 10:44:19 pm
GOBLIN GAMES ON RADIO 96.1
RADIO LIVE STREAMED ON KCWD WEBSITE AND AP, AS WELL AS, HARRISONGOBLINS.COM & MASCOT MEDIA GOBLIN AP. PREGAME STARTS AT 6:15
That's great that they are streaming online now. I can put away that old radio I had with the broken antenna now.
Quote from: beach bum on August 15, 2018, 09:15:55 pm
The terrible news of Morrilton's QB being out means the Goblins will hoist the 5A West crown at the end of the regular season....
The Injury bug can bite at anytime...and I figured you as a Harrison Fan would know that...
Quote from: STBruin on August 23, 2018, 10:52:37 am
The Injury bug can bite at anytime...and I figured you as a Harrison Fan would know that...
Yes we learned that the hard way last year before we played you guys.
We should learn alot more about the team this week when we play Pea Ridge. I think we will be pretty good this year but you never know until you strap them up and play the games.
The Blackhawks look pretty good in a lot of their stats. The Goblins should not overlook them by thinking that they are a just a 4A team. I believe they went 12-2 last year and lost in the semis. They, like Harrison, tied for 1st place in their conference last year. Though they lost to graduation a lot of their offense, their defense is still there. Here is what Hootens posted:
PEA RIDGE (3) at Harrison: This is the first meeting of these teams. Harrison drilled 67 players in fall camp and the Goblin freshman team has gone 27-3 the past three seasons. Harrison junior all-state running back Gabe Huskey ran for 1,862 yards and 27 TDs a year ago. Pea Ridge won 25 games over the past two seasons, and nine starters return on a defense that gave up a TD or less four times in 2017.
Quote from: Go Postal on August 23, 2018, 12:38:48 pm
The Blackhawks look pretty good in a lot of their stats. The Goblins should not overlook them by thinking that they are a just a 4A team. I believe they went 12-2 last year and lost in the semis. They, like Harrison, tied for 1st place in their conference last year. Though they lost to graduation a lot of their offense, their defense is still there. Here is what Hootens posted:
PEA RIDGE (3) at Harrison: This is the first meeting of these teams. Harrison drilled 67 players in fall camp and the Goblin freshman team has gone 27-3 the past three seasons. Harrison junior all-state running back Gabe Huskey ran for 1,862 yards and 27 TDs a year ago. Pea Ridge won 25 games over the past two seasons, and nine starters return on a defense that gave up a TD or less four times in 2017.
Pea Ridge looks to have lost A LOT offensively. The score of the scrimmage game with Siloam was 3-0 Siloam. Gabe Husky may be one of the top running backs in the state. Think Harrison wins by 3 scores.
Live streams of tonight's game:
Blackhawks video streams
http://www.esenetworks.com/live-events.aspx?id=51330
GobTV
https://youtu.be/49H2xuQRDX8
Live audio stream
https://www.kcwdradio.com/
http://harrisongoblins.com/broadcasts
Also on MASCOT MEDIA smart phone app
Arkansas>Harrison Goblins
Harrison Golden Goblins 38
Pea Ridge Blackhawks 0
Half
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This may be Harrison year
Harrison Golden Goblins 45
Pea Ridge Blackhawks 14
Final
Take that Hootens!
Huskey probably probably got his over 100 yards per game tonight. He definitely would have if they didn't call back his 75 yard punt return TD because of a block in the back penalty on Harrison.
Did Harrison look that good, or is Pea Ridge a little down? Impressive score.
Quote from: Rocket23 on August 24, 2018, 10:49:11 pm
Did Harrison look that good, or is Pea Ridge a little down? Impressive score.
My guess is a little of both. Huskey is a really good RB, and Pea Ridge lost its 3 biggest offensive weapons to graduation last year.
BTW, Postal - is Harrison's kicker really named Max Payne? If so, awesome.
Our defense looked nasty
Our offense looked good not great but hey it's the first game and usually defense is ahead of the offense the first game.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on August 24, 2018, 10:56:24 pm
My guess is a little of both. Huskey is a really good RB, and Pea Ridge lost its 3 biggest offensive weapons to graduation last year.
BTW, Postal - is Harrison's kicker really named Max Payne? If so, awesome.
Yes, it is. I heard other people in the stands saying the same thing.
I saw in the paper that we have 4 kickers.
If anyone didn't see or listen to the Harrison/Pea Ridge game, here is a copy/paste from the local paper of what happened. They didn't mention Huskey's 75 yard punt return TD because it was called back due to a Block in the Back penalty on Harrison.
Harrison has no mercy on PR
The new faster paced Harrison offense had nothing on the Harrison defense.
A balanced offensive attack led Harrison to an easy win over Pea Ridge Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Harrison defeated Pea Ridge, 45-14.
The Goblins ran and passed for 331 yards in the first half. The Goblins held Pea Ridge to 3 yards in the quarter. The Blackhawks had a 6-yard run play to finish the half and to place them into positive yardage.
The Goblins held Pea Ridge to -3 yards in the first quarter.
Harrison's defense also had a stellar first half. Bryant Ulrich had an fumble recovery and an interception. Hunter Holtby also had a first quarter pick.
Scoring 14 points in the first quarter, the Goblins kicked off to start the game.
It didn't take long to get the football back as Pea Ridge fumbled on the first play. Ulrich recovered the ball on the Blackhawk 14.
Gabe Huskey got his first touch of the season with an 11-yard run. He followed that up with a 3-yard touchdown run to give the Goblins the advantage. Harrison's first score of the season came just 44 seconds into the game.
It took Harrison 2:24 to score on its second possession.
Brooks Both took the ball 10 yards to cap a 73-yard drive that took the Goblins nine plays to complete.
After the Goblins spurted on the third drive, Harrison's defense stepped up again. Holtby picked off the pass to give the Goblins the ball at the Pea Ridge 20.
Harrison started in the Wild Gob set with Huskey picking up 2-yards. The Goblins used seven plays to garner only 11 yards.
Max Payne stepped on the field and completed a 26-yard field goal to move Harrison ahead, 17-0. The score came in the opening minute of the second period.
In the fourth drive of the season, Goblin quarterback Ben Johnson found his groove. Johnson had a 12-yard pass to Huskey and 18-yard pass to Kaden Jones. The 12-play drive was capped with Huskey squeezing into the end zone from a yard out.
After Ulrich's interception, Harrison took over the ball at the Blackhawk 41.
Colin Ballard started the the drive with a 5-yard pick up. Johnson then hit Holtby for 8 yards and then had hit first passing touchdown of the season with a 26-yard strike to Rilee Jones.
Harrison was hoping to add to the scoreboard to close out the first half, but a fourth-and-6 created a punting situation.
The Goblins gave the ball back to Pea Ridge with a minute left. Two incomplete passes and then the 6-yard run gave Harrison a chance to get the ball back for one last series with 34.3 seconds left before intermission.
With the ball on the Blackhawks 38 yard line, the Goblins turned to the Hook and Ladder. Johnson passed the to Colton Shaver who then tossed the ball to Huskey.
Huskey was able to move the ball to the 32 of Pea Ridge.
After a Pea Ridge penalty, Harrison had the ball on the 26-yard line with a chance for one last play.
The Goblins went back to the play with Rilee Jones in the end zone. This time the ball was in the hands of the defensive player, but Rilee Jones took the ball away from him and scored with 2.2 seconds left.
Payne capped a perfect 5-of-5 on point after attempts in the first half.
Harrison led at halftime, 38-0.
With the large lead, the Goblins activated the Arkansas Good Sportsmanship Rule for the entire second half of play. This rule runs the clock the entire second half.
Pea Ridge was the first team to score in the second half. The Blackhawks struck on a 34-yard pass play.
However, the Goblins had one last scoring drive left with the first team.
Johnson started the drive with a 7-yard run. Huskey picked up 8 yards before Johnson hit Holtby for a 1-yard pick up.
Johnson then connected with Shaver for 20 yards and then to Huskey for 5 yards.
Huskey then waited patiently for a hole to open and then the junior ripped through the line to score from 29 yards out. Payne stayed perfect with the PAT.
Harrison will be back in action next Friday when the team hosts Mountain Home at F.S. Garrison Stadium.
Johnson finished the game with 13-of-21 passing for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Cole Keylon was 2-of-2 for 19 yards and one interception.
Huskey had five catches for 56 yards; Rilee Jones, two for 52 yards; Shaver, two for 50 yards; Kaden Jones, one for 18 yards; Julius Scott one for 14 yards; Holtby two for 9 yards; and Trey Richardson one for 5 yards.
Huskey had 22 carries for 120 yards and three touchdowns. Ballard had five carries for 32 yards; Richardson five carries, 29 yards; Holtby, four carries, 25 yards; Scott, four carries, 21 yards; Johnson five carries, 16 yards; Both three carries, 13 yards and a touchdown; Jordin Welsh two carries, 13 yards; Ulrich, one carry, four yards; and Keylon, two carries, 1 yard.
I have no allegiance to Harrison. Harrison was a place you stopped to get gas or relieve yourself on the way to Branson from Batesville. Having said that I find myself pulling for them. Up until 3 years ago Batesville scrimmaged Harrison every year. About 7 years ago you started noticing the blowouts were diminishing. The last 2 were quite competitive. You always got the feeling Harrison was on a slow march to being an elite team. They were building a solid foundation. Every so often a school would have a class of gifted athletes and would spike, those rarely last. With Harrison it feels like they have built a tradition, it feels like the high ranking is justified. It you follow the trajectory of the program WMS can't be too far off.
They've had some great soccer and cross country for quite a while
Getting psyched for tonight when the Goblins take on the Bombers in their rivalry game!
https://youtu.be/9WzKNG6PMRM
Quote from: Go Postal on August 27, 2018, 06:34:51 pm
Harrison has no mercy on PR
Hopefully the same can be said about Maumelle tonight.
Quote from: Chief_Osceola™ on August 31, 2018, 02:02:32 pm
Hopefully the same can be said about Maumelle tonight.
If Maumelle plays clean you would think they would beat Pea Ridge somewhat comfortably.... Pea Ridge just graduated all their speed from the previous years which set them a cut above most of the 4A competition over that time. If I had to take a guess Pea Ridge is a playoff team in 4A, but would probably need a favorable match up to even get out of the 1st round this year in 4A.
Quote from: beach bum on August 31, 2018, 03:18:01 pm
If Maumelle plays clean you would think they would beat Pea Ridge somewhat comfortably.... Pea Ridge just graduated all their speed from the previous years which set them a cut above most of the 4A competition over that time. If I had to take a guess Pea Ridge is a playoff team in 4A, but would probably need a favorable match up to even get out of the 1st round this year in 4A.
I got a chance to watch them play at Booneville in the playoffs last fall. That running back was dynamite. Glad we don't have to see him, that QB, and that receiver. Those 3 made that offense go.
Harrison Goblins 35
Mtn Home Bombers 0
Half.
Harrison Goblins 56
Mtn Home Bombers 7
9sec in game. Mtn Home 1 yd TD run. Pat good.
Then Final.
Mtn Home had some big boys and ran with a full back and 2 half backs like we did in the 60s and 70s. No matter the score, they never gave up and kept pushing down the field. Turnovers hurt them bad which gave the momentum back to Harrison. The Goblins were on fire tonight. Their passing and rushing offense was much improved from a week ago. The defense did a fantastic job of causing turnovers and stopping the much larger running backs. PATs were 100%. We did have some penalties that called some TDs and great yardage runs back though and that needs to be addressed but all in all a great showing by the Goblins tonight. Unofficially, Huskey had 80+ yards in 11 carries but Johnson did have a 99 yard TD pass. Around 560 total yards tonight.
Update on Huskey's unofficial stats for this game: 219 yards 4 catches receiving 3 tds.
86 yds rushing 11 carries.
Recorded live stream
https://youtu.be/PqRhKfwsyv4
Around the 40 minute mark is the 99 yard TD.
Goblins make it look easy against MH
For the sixth year in a row, Harrison was victorious over Mountain Home.
This year, the Goblins won by their largest margin in this century. Harrison defeated Mountain Home, 56-7.
For the second week in a row, the mercy rule was activated after halftime. After pouncing on Pea Ridge, 38-0, in Week 0 action, the Goblins got on top of Mountain Home, 35-0, at intermission.
Harrison coach Joel Wells saw a lot of positives in the win.
"We played well," he started. "We improved offensively, especially up front. We did what we needed to do."
Wells was pleased with the progress of his new quarterback Ben Johnson.
"Ben had a really nice game," said the coach who also pointed to a couple of other players that excelled on the offensive end. "Gabe Huskey had over 200 yards of receptions and Colton Shaver caught two touchdown passes."
With the win, the Goblins move to 2-0 on the season. The Bombers drop to 0-2.
Harrison's defense is still controlling games. The Goblin defense is allowing 10.5 points a contest with 14 of the 21 points that the squad has allowed coming late in the game.
"Hayden Vanderpool really stood out at nose guard," said the coach. "Eric Arnold also played well for us."
The Goblins came out of the night injury free.
Quote from: Go Postal on September 05, 2018, 11:28:55 am
Goblins make it look easy against MH
For the sixth year in a row, Harrison was victorious over Mountain Home.
This year, the Goblins won by their largest margin in this century. Harrison defeated Mountain Home, 56-7.
For the second week in a row, the mercy rule was activated after halftime. After pouncing on Pea Ridge, 38-0, in Week 0 action, the Goblins got on top of Mountain Home, 35-0, at intermission.Dont get too excited everybody beats MH!!
Harrison coach Joel Wells saw a lot of positives in the win.
"We played well," he started. "We improved offensively, especially up front. We did what we needed to do."
Wells was pleased with the progress of his new quarterback Ben Johnson.
"Ben had a really nice game," said the coach who also pointed to a couple of other players that excelled on the offensive end. "Gabe Huskey had over 200 yards of receptions and Colton Shaver caught two touchdown passes."
With the win, the Goblins move to 2-0 on the season. The Bombers drop to 0-2.
Harrison's defense is still controlling games. The Goblin defense is allowing 10.5 points a contest with 14 of the 21 points that the squad has allowed coming late in the game.
"Hayden Vanderpool really stood out at nose guard," said the coach. "Eric Arnold also played well for us."
The Goblins came out of the night injury free.
The Goblins travel West on Friday to take on their old rivals, 6A Siloam Springs Panthers. This will be their 1st away game and we will see how they travel. Then they will have their bye week to prepare for the trip to the Devil Dogs Den in week 4 for conference play.
Highlights from last game.
https://youtu.be/e8Zdzx6v5kA
Harrison @ Siloam Springs
Live audio stream:
https://www.kcwdradio.com/
http://harrisongoblins.com/broadcasts
Also on MASCOT MEDIA smart phone app
Arkansas>Harrison Goblins
Live video streams:
GobTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6WOp0V2tA
Siloam Springs High School Athletics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1_KuFgnfYg
Updated the live links above.
Harrison Golden Goblins 28
Siloam Springs Panthers 7
Half.
QB Johnson went 5 of 5 for 86 yds passing.
Huskey 136 yds rushing.
Johnson 8 yds rushing.
B. Both 2 yds rushing.
222 total offensive yds.
Congratulations on the win for Harrison, they are very solid on offense and defense and should do well in 5A.
Harrison Golden Goblins 42
Siloam Springs Panthers 7
Final
Unofficial stats:
Siloam Springs QB went 6 of 15 for 42 yds passing with 3 int.
SS RB Thrillkill(?) had 30 carries for 167 yds.
Panthers with 224 total offensive yards.
Harrison QB Johnson went 8 of 10 for 88 yds passing.
Receiving: Huskey 62 yds, Lovell 13 yds, Shaver 6 yds, (didn't catch name) 7 yds.
Rushing yards we're 228 with Huskey 25 carries for 174, Johnson 9 carries for 33 yds, Both 2 carries for 7 yds, Ballard 1 carry for 4 yds, (didn't catch name) 10 yds.
Goblins with 316 total offensive yds.
Harrison defense stepped up once again to hold the other team to 7 points.
There was some mistakes in the 2nd half but the Goblins have a bye week to straighten any problems out before they start conference play at Morrilton.
Live recorded Audio only from Siloam Springs High School Athletics of last Friday's Goblins @ Panthers game.
https://youtu.be/RqvAkNEaUNo
This is from the local paper last week.
Harrison goes into open with 3-0 mark
For the third time in the last 11 seasons, the Harrison Goblins will be entering its fourth game of the season with a 3-0 mark.
Friday night the Goblins scored the last 42 points of the game to take a 42-7 win over Siloam Springs.
This marks the third straight win over the former conference rival.
The Goblins completed the game with 291 yards of total offense. The squad had 200 rushing and 91 yards passing.
Ben Johnson was 9-of-11 passing for 91 yards. Gabe Huskey had six receptions for 61 yards. Thailer Lovell had a catch for 14 yards, Bryant Ulrich one grab for 9 yards and Colton Shaver one catch, 7 yards.
Lovell and Shaver were also favorite targets of Siloam Springs. The Panthers had six receptions and four interceptions. Lovell had three of those and Shaver had one.
Huskey led the team in rushing. He had 162 yards on 23 carries. Johnson had 30 yards on nine attempts and Brooks Both had two carries for 6 yards.
Huskey had four rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown to lead Harrison. Both had the other Harrison score.
Max Payne completed all six point after attempts.
Harrison will be off on Friday night. The team will be in action again on Sept. 21 with a trip to 5A-West opponent Morrilton. It will be the first league game of the season.
Goblin coach Joel Wells is happy that his team is off to a 3-0 start, despite Siloam Springs scoring on the opening drive.
"We did not start well," he said. "But, we settled in and played after the first drive."
The coach saw improvement in an area where the team had been making adjustments.
"We saw improvement in our offensive line play," he said. "We made a few adjustments up there and it paid off."
Through three games, the Goblin defense is only giving up 9.33 points a contest. After giving up a short-field score on Siloam Springs' first drive of the game, the defense settled in again.
"The defense played hard," said Wells. "I think the running back from Siloam Springs is very good and they have a good offensive line. We needed to be challenged like that."
During the off week, the Goblins will be preparing to face the Devil Dogs on Sept. 21 and will be working on improving.
"We will work toward Morrilton," started the coach. "We will have more individual time to work on mistakes, but the majority of the time will be spent on Morrilton."
At the beginning of the season, Morrilton and Harrison were picked as the top two teams in the 5A-West race. The teams meet in the opening game of the league race.
"This game will be a great challenge for our team," said the coach. "We are excited to get the conference race started."
Just FYI for the local Goblins fans. Wally World in Harrison has big blanket throws with the new Golden Goblins mascot face on it at the end of aisle H25. 8)
Here is write-up from the local paper.
Goblins soak Devil Dogs
MORRILTON — It was a command performance for the Harrison Golden Goblins.
Friday night in game that saw nearly 1.5 inches of rain fall during the duration of the contest, the Goblins defeated Morrilton, 21-9, in a 5A-West opener for both teams.
"It was a great effort," said Harrison coach Joel Wells. "We continued to get better on that side of the ball. We know that to win championships you have to play great defense."
During the rain, the Devil Dogs had to revert to throwing the football against the Goblins. Morrilton was 11-of-37 passing in the game.
"We did a great job of stopping the run, so they had no choice," said Wells when asked about the amount of passes that Morrilton threw. "They only had one first down at half."
The Devil Dogs had only netted 1 yard in the first half until the final seconds of the second period. After picking off a Goblin pass, Morrilton had a 1 yard run and then passed for 20 yards. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts at the end zone, the Devil Dogs settled for a 34-yard field goal to make it a 14-3 halftime score.
Leading Harrison's defensive charge was Brooks Both with 8.5 tackles. He had one tackle for a loss.
Champ Saylors had seven tackles; Hunter Holtby and Bryant Ulrich four each, Colton Shaver and Thailer Lovell 2.5 apiece; Eric Arnold and Hayden Vanderpool 1.5 each; Rilee Jones, Landen Stephens and Logan King one each; and Cole Keylon and Seabastian Diffey .5 apiece.
Shaver had one interception.
The game between the two schools was moved to a 6 p.m. start time in hopes of avoiding the weather. Lightning was detected in the area twice creating a 45 minute delay for the opening kick off. The game was delayed once again early in the second half as a Morrilton player suffered what is believed to be a broken leg.
Harrison had practiced for the weather, but it is hard to bridge practice to what transpired on the field.
"We have worked wet ball drills this year, but nothing really can simulate this game," said Wells. "We did struggle at times in the game hanging to the football, but were fortunate to get on the football."
Wells serves as the team's offensive coordinator and he didn't care for the situation.
"It is not much fun as a play caller, but I think the players liked it better than the heat we have had this year," he stated.
The Goblins had 290 yards of offense during the game with 85 of those coming on one run by Gabe Huskey.
"I knew going in that Morrilton had a great defense and with very poor field position most of the night would really limit us," said Wells. "We had to run the ball, and play great defense. That is what we did.
"It was a big win," he continued. "Anytime you go on the road and beat a quality opponent, it is a big win. We need to carry that forward."
Wells continued to praise his team.
"It is nice when your best players play really well in a big game," he said. "That happened for us at Morrilton."
Harrison will venture into F.S. Garrison Stadium on Friday night to face Clarksville. It is homecoming for the Goblins.
Huskey led the Goblins offense with 230 yards of rushing. He scored two touchdowns on 30 carries. Collin Ballard had 21 yards of rushing on six carries; Brooks Both, 3 yards, one carry; Hunter Holtby, 2 yards, one carry; and Ben Johnson, -15 yards on 12 carries.
Johnson scored Harrison's third touchdown in the third period. He was 4-of-12 passing for 49 yards.
Ballard had two catches for 30 yards and Colton Shaver had two catches for 19 yards.
Harrison Golden Goblins. 42
Clarksville Panthers. 7
Half.
Unofficial stats:
Clarksville starting QB is not playing, 2nd QB went 0 of 2 passing. They had 115 yards rushing. PATs are 1 for 1.
Harrison Junior QB Johnson went 7 of 8 for 155 yds passing and 3 TDs. Sophomore QB Keylon went 1 of 1 for 55 yds passing and 1 TD. They had 159 total yds of rushing and 2 TDs. PATs are 6 for 6.
Harrison Golden Goblins. 42
Clarksville Panthers. 7
Final
Unofficial stats:
Clarksville had 204 yds total rushing and 1 TD. Main QB didn't play due to injury.
Harrison QB Johnson, QB Keylon and RB Huskey threw 9 of 11 for 211 yds passing with 4 TDs. GOBS had 209 yds rushing and 2 TDs. Total offense was 420 yds. Huskey only had 9 carries for 155 rushing yds and 2 TDs .
Harrison and Texarkana are the teams that will give the central teams the real challenge in the playoffs.
Hope I get to see Huskey play this year.
Quote from: Yellowcake on September 29, 2018, 12:10:33 am
Harrison and Texarkana are the teams that will give the central teams the real challenge in the playoffs.
Hope I get to see Huskey play this year.
I wouldn't discount McClellan and Morrilton if Criswell gets healthy.
GobTV highlights reel from the Clarksville game.
https://youtu.be/EsP5XFlAe1o
Harrison Golden Goblins 48
Vilonia Eagles 6
Half
Unofficial stats
Vilonia QB was 14 of 22 for 183 yds with 1 TD, 1 Interception. They had -9 rushing yds.
Harrison two QBs were 8 of 13 for 196 yds passing. They had 200 rushing yds to make it 396 total offensive yds in the 1st half.
Mr Husky
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Harrison Golden Goblins. 62
Vilonia Eagles. 6
Final
Unofficial stats
Vilonia QB went 15 of 25 for 192 yds. They had 33 yds rushing for a total of 225 offensive yds.
Harrison's two QBs went 9 of 14 for 202 yds. They had 349 yds rushing for a total of 551 offensive yds.
Huskey had 14 carries for 141 yds and 3 TDs.
This was on KY3 TV out of Springfield, MO.
http://www.ozarkssportszone.com/2018/10/06/video-harrison-62-vilonia-6/
Harrison is a heck of a ball team. Would like to see them go far in the post season
Highlights from the Harrison 40-7 win at Greenbrier
http://www.maxpreps.com/video/watch.aspx?videoid=3be07a42-5796-4653-b7ae-346382ae7020
Write up off last Friday's game:
There has been only one time before Friday that the Harrison Goblins had trailed on the scoreboard.
That happened in the first road game of the season for Harrison when the Goblins trailed Siloam Springs.
Friday night, the Goblins got another taste of being on the short end of the scoreboard when facing Greenbrier.
"We missed a couple of gaps," said Harrison coach Joel Wells about the opening drive of the game for Greenbrier. "It took us a while to catch up with the speed of their gap game. We practiced on it, but it is hard to simulate the speed. Once we made adjustments, we shut it down pretty good."
Greenbrier was on the board at the 10:29 mark of the first quarter with a 7-0 lead. That was the last time the Panthers scored in the game.
"They came out and jumped on us," said Wells. "It was the first time that we had faced adversity on defense in a while. I was really pleased with the way we responded. I think Greenbrier is a good team. They are well coached."
It took the Goblins two possessions before Brooks Both crossed the end zone line.
The score stayed there until Harrison got busy at the end of the second period.
"We caught a little momentum," said Wells. "We got an interception. It turned the game big time in our favor. Once we got up a couple of scores, I knew it was going to be tough on them."
Colin Ballard had two interceptions in the game with one giving the Goblins only 14 yards to find paydirt.
Harrison pulled into intermission with a 27-7 lead.
"(Gabe) Huskey had a big half," said Wells about the junior running back. "He had 22 carries for 160 yards. He had a big screen pass catch."
Bryant Ulrich made Greenbrier pay to begin the second half. The Panthers attempted an onside kick. What Greenbrier got was Ulrich coming up with the football and running untouched down the middle of the field for a touchdown.
Harrison's defense held Greenbrier the rest of the night.
"The one good thing with football is that defense travels," said Wells. "You can't always throw and catch it, but you can always play great defense. We can play great defense every Friday night."
Harrison has allowed 57 points this season. The season opener saw Pea Ridge score 14 points against the Goblins. No one else has reached double digits in the last six weeks.
Hitting the road against this week, the Goblins will be playing for perhaps a league title. Harrison will be pitted against Alma. Both teams are 4-0 in league play. The two teams have a two game lead over the closest foes in the 5A-West.
With the win, Harrison moves to 7-0. Greenbrier falls to 4-3.
Write up for upcoming game.
ALMA — The Harrison Goblin defense had better be ready for anything.
Friday night, the Goblin football team will be facing Alma in a game that should determine the top seed from the conference.
"The winner of this game has to only win one more game to be the top seed," said Harrison coach Joel Wells. "This is a big game."
Alma and Harrison come into the game with a 4-0 league mark each. Harrison is 7-0 overall and Alma is 4-3 overall.
Vilonia, Morrilton and Greenbrier are in a three-way tie for third place with a 2-2 mark. The top four teams from the conference move on to the state playoffs.
The No. 1 seed will host two playoff games and the No. 2 seed will host the opening round game. The third and fourth place teams will be on the road.
Alma will pose a big problem for the Goblins.
"They are big and physical," said Wells about the Airedales. "They are not as fast as Morrilton or Greenbrier, but they are bigger."
With the size, the Airedales will try and play North-to-South football.
"We will need to be able to stop the run and attack on offense," said the coach. "Alma is well coached and they will throw the whole playbook at us."
With the Airedales having a size advantage over the Goblins, Harrison will be looking for every advantage that they can find.
"We need to be able to use our speed on defense," started Wells. "They do a great job with using their talent. We think we have some advantages in matchups, but we need to take advantage."
Alma's stadium is the largest in the 5A-West and it offers a home field advantage.
"It is a hard place to play, but it is hard because they usually have a very good team," said Well. "We can't use that as an excuse. We need to go play well."
Heading into the game, the Goblins are working on things that the team needs to correct.
"We have played well, but we need to improve in some area's to go deep in the playoffs," said the coach. "I like our team. I believe we will bring a big effort. It should be a great game."
Follow the Daily Times Facebook page for up-to-date scoring. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Team members this season include: Colton Shaver; Michael Scott; Julius Scott; Evan Bailey; Thailer Lovell; Rilee Jones; Breckin Duck; Devin Mitchell; Kaden Jones; Noah Moix; Ben Johnson; Lane Johnson; Caleb Bartlett; Cole Keylon; Trey Richardson; Seabastian Diffey; Champ Saylors; Jacob Kendall; Landen Stephens; Gabe Paul; Carson Flippo; Gabe Huskey; Colin Ballard; Nathan Griggs; Eric Arnold; Garrett Underdown; Keaton Brown; Tyler Hutcheson; Maxwell Payne; Brooks Both; Anthony Allen; Hunter Holtby; Jordan Welsh; Trenton Smith; Bryant Ulrich; Jordan Foushee; Jacob Dean; Logan King; Cody Jones; Spencer Smith; Austin Hutton; Dylan Olson; Steven Chrisman; Dakota Adamson; Trey Stith; Tim Gass; Jakob Jones; Christian Combs; Zach Schaffer; Levi Schneider; Jonathon Santana; Hayden Vanderpool; Megan Oak; Gabe Roland; Justin Roland; Ty Phillips; Hunter Nadeau; Josh Gibbs; Kendred Thompson; Alex Quatman; Brandon Ricketts; Konner Mears; Zane Yacks; Dalton Moser; Zach Hampton; Logan Villines; and Harris Groberg. The manager is Gavin Kilbane.
https://youtu.be/GN7ou8abQIQ
Okay, now I'm a believer after the Alma game. This team plays one game at a time. They win with a excellent offense and outstanding defense. How far can they go, time will tell but I give fair warning to all teams that will play the Goblins this year and the next few years as I remember the words from a 1984 Deep Purple song:
Oh, it's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase
Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
It's not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you're learning
What's knockin' at your back door
This week's write up in that magazine from Little Rock.
Huntsville at HARRISON (35): Harrison is cruising to its first conference title since 2003. Junior Gabe Huskey ran 30 times for 269 yards last week, a 31-0 win at Alma. Harrison's vaunted D gives up 7.1 ppg and hasn't allowed two meaningful TDs in a game this year (gave up two late TDs in mercy-rule win over Pea Ridge Week 0). Goblin junior QB Ben Johnson has passed for 1,014 yards and 14 TDs this year and rushed for 279 yards and a pair of TDs, while classmate Gabe Huskey has 1,327 yards and 19 TDs.
I know the Coach and team only thinks about the upcoming game each week and practices for just that game but I think of it as a "Traveling the Road to PA" scenario. :D
The Fearless Friday Underground show has put Harrison at 2nd place below Pulaski Academy. The Great and All Powerful Lanny has also said that the size, speed and defense of the Goblins could be a problem for the Briuns, looking down the road. Congratulations Goblins on your hard work and dedication to have people start noticing you. One game at a time is what you do and you do that so well.
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Quote from: Go Postal on October 26, 2018, 02:41:24 pm
The Fearless Friday Underground show has put Harrison at 2nd place below Pulaski Academy. The Great and All Powerful Lanny has also said that the size, speed and defense of the Goblins could be a problem for the Briuns, looking down the road. Congratulations Goblins on your hard work and dedication to have people start noticing you. One game at a time is what you do and you do that so well.
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I figure that it will be a full 4 qtr endurance contest if PA and Harrison meet this year
Highlights from the Alma game thanks to GobTV.
https://youtu.be/bR1WqQO_tzo
Also the one from Greenbrier the week before. Enjoy.
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https://youtu.be/okI9V6rFKhQ
Streams for tonight...
Senior Night
GobTV
https://youtu.be/XQ4wMSwects
Kool 96.1
https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KCWD
Harrison Golden Goblins 42
Huntsville Eagles 0
Half. Eagles did a beautiful "Philly, Philly" reverse play.
Unofficial stats:
Huntsville QB McComb went 12 of 16 for 102 passing yds with 1 Interception. They had 8 rushing yds for a total of 110 offensive yds.
Harrison QBs went 5 of 6 for 104 passing yds and 2 TDs. They had 197 rushing yds for a total of 301 offensive yds. R. Jones had 30 yd pick 6. Huskey had 7 carries for 159 yds. JVs came in during 2nd quarter. Sportsmanship rule in effect.
Harrison Golden Goblins 56
Huntsville Eagles 14
Final.
No trouble for the Goblins tonight
Unofficial stats:
Huntsville QB McComb went 16 of 22 for 250(?) passing yds. They had 37(?) rushing yds for a total of 287(?) offensive yds.
Harrison QBs went 6 of 8 for 139 passing yds. They had 258 rushing yds for a total of 397 offensive yds
I almost forgot to add that Huskey played 1 1/2 quarters tonight with 7 carries for 159 yds which I believe makes him have around 1486 rushing yds for 9 games this season. Not bad for the Junior RB.
Did Huskey's older brother go play college ball anywhere?
That's a last name you love to hate when playing the Goblins. Had to listen to it non-stop in football and basketball when we played the Goblins.
Now we start all over with younger brother. They are good athletes.
Quote from: MoTownDog on October 30, 2018, 08:41:04 am
Did Huskey's older brother go play college ball anywhere?
That's a last name you love to hate when playing the Goblins. Had to listen to it non-stop in football and basketball when we played the Goblins.
Now we start all over with younger brother. They are good athletes.
the oldest brother Silas did not. Caleb is currently playing in MO I believe at Evangel. As good as Silas was Gabe is better. Truly a one of a kind athlete.
GobTV special:. Huntsville@Harrison senior night.
https://youtu.be/rfjcNm5Wovc
Enjoy
Quote from: Sasquatch71 on October 30, 2018, 08:52:12 am
the oldest brother Silas did not. Caleb is currently playing in MO I believe at Evangel. As good as Silas was Gabe is better. Truly a one of a kind athlete.
Don't think Caleb made it to Evangel.
Live streams from Farmington
KCWD Kool 96.1
https://cdnrf.securenetsystems.net/file_radio/stations_large/KCWD/v5/logo.png?cb=20181102193953
Farmcards Live
https://youtu.be/BTnPgPNEiko
GobTV
Pending
Harrison Golden Goblins 35
Farmington Cardinals 0
Half
Unofficial stats
Cards QB went 7 of 14 for 70 passing yds. They had 23 rushing yds for a total of 92 offensive yds.
GOBS QB went 7 of 10 for 218 passing yds. They had 164 rushing yds for a total of 382 total offensive yds.
I believe that is Harrison's 7th mercy rule of 10 games played this year. It is also Junior RB Gabe Huskey's 19th 100+ rushing yds game out of his 21 career games played.
Harrison Golden Goblins 35
Farmington Cardinals 6
Final GOBS are 10-0 (7-0)!
Unofficial stats!:
Cards QB went 11 of 22 for 86 passing yds. They had 142 rushing yds for a total of 238 offensive yds.
Goblins put in offense subs in 2nd half
GOBS QBs went 9 of 14 for 240 passing yds with 2 TDs and 1 interception. They had 189 rushing yds for a total of 429 offensive yds.
Huskey had 98 receiving yds and 105 rushing yds with 4 TDs tonight.
Goblins host White Hall next week for the 1st round of the playoffs. This is the 1st football playoff game in the new Stadium.
I heard on the radio that the only time that the Goblins have had a undefeated regular season are as follows:
1951: 8-0-1
1989: 10-0-0
1999: 10-0-0 (14-0-0) champs
2003: 10-0-0
2018: 10-0-0
Good luck. PA is hard to beat.
Quote from: bigchief72455 on November 02, 2018, 09:49:34 pm
Good luck. PA is hard to beat.
Goblins know this very well since they were Harrison's last loss. But we still have 2 games to play before we go Bear dancing.
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On the road to the Rock, one game at a time.
Go get em
Harrison vs Blythville 2nd round will be a dogfight.
Quote from: Ponca on November 02, 2018, 11:31:03 pm
Harrison vs Blythville 2nd round will be a dogfight.
I think that it may be Harrison vs Wynne. Blythville will get the devil dogs in 2nd round..
Quote from: doctor in the house on November 02, 2018, 11:38:53 pm
I think that it may be Harrison vs Wynne. Blythville will get the devil dogs in 2nd round..
Barry Grooms and Randy Rainwater saying other way right now.
Quote from: Ponca on November 02, 2018, 11:43:35 pm
Barry Grooms and Randy Rainwater saying other way right now.
Ok- Thanks.. That will be a dandy.. Glad it is at Harrison!
Quote from: doctor in the house on November 02, 2018, 11:49:45 pm
Ok- Thanks.. That will be a dandy.. Glad it is at Harrison!
I just got a text otherwise now. Who knows?
Here is some useful information from the paper. Just sharing it with all concerned.
State games has rules.
It has been well over a decade since Harrison High School has hosted a state playoff football game.
On Friday night that changes as the Goblins host White Hall.
With the game, the Arkansas Activities Association has several rules and guidelines that must be strictly enforced at the game. Harrison athletic director Chris Pratt wanted these rules to be addressed.
"There are several things that we will not be able to do that we do at regular season home games," said Pratt. "We will not have fireworks, intro videos or intro music. This is prohibited during the state playoffs."
Admission to the contest will also be addressed.
"AAA passes are the only passes accepted at the gate," stated the athletic director. "Everyone that is not directly involved with the game must pay the $6 admission fee."
While the AAA encourages spirit, there are some limitations for the game.
"No hand held signs are allowed," said Pratt. "Face painting or other ways of hiding one's identity is not allowed."
Even though Harrison has not had a problem with fans and supporters being close to the field, Pratt wanted to emphasize remaining out of the area.
"Fans, students and anyone not affiliated with the game will not have access to the track or playing field," he said.
Pratt wanted the community to support the Goblin football team.
"This will be an amazing event for our school and the community," he said. "We will be relying on the Goblin Nation, cheerleaders and the band to provide a home environment that makes Harrison a tough place to play for visiting teams."
Kickoff for the game will be at 7 p.m. at F.S. Garrison Stadium.
GobTV hype video compiled of all the games this year.
https://youtu.be/-ninPA5SOAc
Live streams for Bulldogs @ Goblins
GobTV
https://youtu.be/GUBIHBjcgTU
or
https://youtu.be/APGpA_UzT6g
KCWD Kool 96.1
https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KCWD
Not sure which GobTV link they are going to use but here is both above.
Harrison Golden Goblins 49
White Hall Bulldogs 7
Final. Goblins move to 11-0.
Unofficial stats
White Hall QB went 4 of 9 for 26 yds. They had 193 rushing yds for a total of 219 offensive yds.
Harrison QB went 6 of 7 for 131 yds and 2 TDs. They had 333 rushing yds for a total of 467 offensive yds.
Five different players had TDs. Jones, Shaver, Ballard had 1 each. Huskey carried 23 times for 144 yds and 2 TDs. Johnson ran 11 times for 99 yds and 2 TDs. Payne went 7 of 7 on PATs.
Side note: they called back a 90 yd kickoff return TD by Huskey because of penalty.
GobTV highlight video
https://youtu.be/0YDU8DqB5pM
Harrison Golden Goblins 49
Wynne Yellowjackets 14
Final.
Unofficial stats:
Wynne QB went 1 of 5 for 64 rushing yds They had 162 rushing yds for a total of 226 offensive yds.
Harrison QBs went 5 of 11 for 152 passing yds. They had 305 rushing yds for a total of 457 total yds. Huskey went 29 carries for 217 yds.
Goblins are 12-0!
GOBLINS ARE ON A MISSION ONE GAME AT A TIME
Way to goblins !!! Roll on see you in WMS !!!!!
Thank you for a great season Harrison Golden Goblins!
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LITTLE ROCK — It will be an all private school finale in the Class 5A State Football Playoffs this season.
Friday night Pulaski Academy defeated Harrison, 75-54, and Little Rock Christian Academy defeated Morrilton, 61-42.
Pulaski Academy won the 5A-Central this season with Little Rock Christian finishing second. Harrison won the 5A-West with Morrilton getting the No. 2 spot from the league.
During the regular season, the Bruins defeated Little Rock Christian in a lopsided affair. However, the Warriors were playing without their all-everything quarterback.
Harrison's game with Pulaski Academy was one of the highest scoring games in Arkansas playoff history.
The Bruins took a 20-14 lead after the first quarter, but could only watch as Harrison came back to take a double digit lead late in the frame.
After holding Pulaski Academy scoreless for the first 9:41 of the second frame, the home team scored three times in the final 2:19 of the period after collecting two onside kicks. The Bruins led, 46-35, at halftime.
It took PA only eight plays to score to start the third period and Harrison found itself down, 54-35.
The Goblins didn't give up. The team battled back and trailed, 60-48, heading into the final period.
The loss was Harrison's first of the season. The team ends the season with a 12-1 mark.
This was Harrison's sixth team to reach the semifinals of the state playoffs. This year was the Goblins' 21st conference title.
Harrison has won one state title and that was in 1999 when the team finished 14-0.
Pulaski Academy has won the last four state titles and has not lost a game to an instate team since Morrilton defeated them in the quarterfinals of the state tournament five seasons ago.
Harrison is coached by head coach Joel Wells and assistant coaches Dan Henderson, Greg Cross, Chris Keylon, Jacob Lisko, Doug Cross and Lucas Horn. Team members for Harrison this year include: Colton Shaver; Michael Scott; Julius Scott; Thailer Lovell; Rilee Jones; Breckin Duck; Devin Mitchell; Kaden Jones; Noah Moix; Ben Johnson; Lane Johnson; Caleb Bartlett; Cole Keylon; Trey Richardson; Seabastian Diffey; Champ Saylors; Jacob Kendall; Landen Stephens; Gabe Paul; Gabe Huskey; Colin Ballard; Nathan Griggs; Eric Arnold; Keaton Brown; Tyler Hutcheson; Maxwell Payne; Brooks Both; Anthony Allen; Hunter Holtby; Jordan Welsh; Bryant Ulrich; Jacob Dean; Logan King; Cody Jones; Spencer Smith; Austin Hutton; Dylan Olson; Steven Chrisman; Dakota Adamson; Trey Stith; Tim Gass; Jakob Jones; Christian Combs; Zach Schaffer; Levi Schneider; Jonathon Santana; Hayden Vanderpool; Megan Oak; Gabe Roland; Justin Roland; Ty Phillips; Hunter Nadeau; Josh Gibbs; Kendred Thompson; Alex Quatman; Brandon Ricketts; Konner Mears; Zane Yacks; Dalton Moser; Zach Hampton; Logan Villines; and Harris Groberg. The manager is Gavin Kilbane.
Nothing but respect for players, coaches and supporters of this team. Congratulations on a great season!!!
Quote from: Go Postal on November 27, 2018, 11:00:51 am
Thank you for a great season Harrison Golden Goblins!
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LITTLE ROCK — It will be an all private school finale in the Class 5A State Football Playoffs this season.
Friday night Pulaski Academy defeated Harrison, 75-54, and Little Rock Christian Academy defeated Morrilton, 61-42.
Pulaski Academy won the 5A-Central this season with Little Rock Christian finishing second. Harrison won the 5A-West with Morrilton getting the No. 2 spot from the league.
During the regular season, the Bruins defeated Little Rock Christian in a lopsided affair. However, the Warriors were playing without their all-everything quarterback.
Harrison's game with Pulaski Academy was one of the highest scoring games in Arkansas playoff history.
The Bruins took a 20-14 lead after the first quarter, but could only watch as Harrison came back to take a double digit lead late in the frame.
After holding Pulaski Academy scoreless for the first 9:41 of the second frame, the home team scored three times in the final 2:19 of the period after collecting two onside kicks. The Bruins led, 46-35, at halftime.
It took PA only eight plays to score to start the third period and Harrison found itself down, 54-35.
The Goblins didn't give up. The team battled back and trailed, 60-48, heading into the final period.
The loss was Harrison's first of the season. The team ends the season with a 12-1 mark.
This was Harrison's sixth team to reach the semifinals of the state playoffs. This year was the Goblins' 21st conference title.
Harrison has won one state title and that was in 1999 when the team finished 14-0.
Pulaski Academy has won the last four state titles and has not lost a game to an instate team since Morrilton defeated them in the quarterfinals of the state tournament five seasons ago.
Harrison is coached by head coach Joel Wells and assistant coaches Dan Henderson, Greg Cross, Chris Keylon, Jacob Lisko, Doug Cross and Lucas Horn. Team members for Harrison this year include: Colton Shaver; Michael Scott; Julius Scott; Thailer Lovell; Rilee Jones; Breckin Duck; Devin Mitchell; Kaden Jones; Noah Moix; Ben Johnson; Lane Johnson; Caleb Bartlett; Cole Keylon; Trey Richardson; Seabastian Diffey; Champ Saylors; Jacob Kendall; Landen Stephens; Gabe Paul; Gabe Huskey; Colin Ballard; Nathan Griggs; Eric Arnold; Keaton Brown; Tyler Hutcheson; Maxwell Payne; Brooks Both; Anthony Allen; Hunter Holtby; Jordan Welsh; Bryant Ulrich; Jacob Dean; Logan King; Cody Jones; Spencer Smith; Austin Hutton; Dylan Olson; Steven Chrisman; Dakota Adamson; Trey Stith; Tim Gass; Jakob Jones; Christian Combs; Zach Schaffer; Levi Schneider; Jonathon Santana; Hayden Vanderpool; Megan Oak; Gabe Roland; Justin Roland; Ty Phillips; Hunter Nadeau; Josh Gibbs; Kendred Thompson; Alex Quatman; Brandon Ricketts; Konner Mears; Zane Yacks; Dalton Moser; Zach Hampton; Logan Villines; and Harris Groberg. The manager is Gavin Kilbane.
3 Gabe's on the team Posty? Interesting
Quote from: Go Postal on November 27, 2018, 11:00:51 am
Thank you for a great season Harrison Golden Goblins!
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LITTLE ROCK — It will be an all private school finale in the Class 5A State Football Playoffs this season.
Friday night Pulaski Academy defeated Harrison, 75-54, and Little Rock Christian Academy defeated Morrilton, 61-42.
Pulaski Academy won the 5A-Central this season with Little Rock Christian finishing second. Harrison won the 5A-West with Morrilton getting the No. 2 spot from the league.
During the regular season, the Bruins defeated Little Rock Christian in a lopsided affair. However, the Warriors were playing without their all-everything quarterback.
Harrison's game with Pulaski Academy was one of the highest scoring games in Arkansas playoff history.
The Bruins took a 20-14 lead after the first quarter, but could only watch as Harrison came back to take a double digit lead late in the frame.
After holding Pulaski Academy scoreless for the first 9:41 of the second frame, the home team scored three times in the final 2:19 of the period after collecting two onside kicks. The Bruins led, 46-35, at halftime.
It took PA only eight plays to score to start the third period and Harrison found itself down, 54-35.
The Goblins didn't give up. The team battled back and trailed, 60-48, heading into the final period.
The loss was Harrison's first of the season. The team ends the season with a 12-1 mark.
This was Harrison's sixth team to reach the semifinals of the state playoffs. This year was the Goblins' 21st conference title.
Harrison has won one state title and that was in 1999 when the team finished 14-0.
Pulaski Academy has won the last four state titles and has not lost a game to an instate team since Morrilton defeated them in the quarterfinals of the state tournament five seasons ago.
Harrison is coached by head coach Joel Wells and assistant coaches Dan Henderson, Greg Cross, Chris Keylon, Jacob Lisko, Doug Cross and Lucas Horn. Team members for Harrison this year include: Colton Shaver; Michael Scott; Julius Scott; Thailer Lovell; Rilee Jones; Breckin Duck; Devin Mitchell; Kaden Jones; Noah Moix; Ben Johnson; Lane Johnson; Caleb Bartlett; Cole Keylon; Trey Richardson; Seabastian Diffey; Champ Saylors; Jacob Kendall; Landen Stephens; Gabe Paul; Gabe Huskey; Colin Ballard; Nathan Griggs; Eric Arnold; Keaton Brown; Tyler Hutcheson; Maxwell Payne; Brooks Both; Anthony Allen; Hunter Holtby; Jordan Welsh; Bryant Ulrich; Jacob Dean; Logan King; Cody Jones; Spencer Smith; Austin Hutton; Dylan Olson; Steven Chrisman; Dakota Adamson; Trey Stith; Tim Gass; Jakob Jones; Christian Combs; Zach Schaffer; Levi Schneider; Jonathon Santana; Hayden Vanderpool; Megan Oak; Gabe Roland; Justin Roland; Ty Phillips; Hunter Nadeau; Josh Gibbs; Kendred Thompson; Alex Quatman; Brandon Ricketts; Konner Mears; Zane Yacks; Dalton Moser; Zach Hampton; Logan Villines; and Harris Groberg. The manager is Gavin Kilbane.
3 Gabe's on the team Posty? Interesting
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Harrison finishes third in Class 5A
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The final polls of the Arkansas Sports Media High School rankings were released Monday evening.
The Harrison Golden Goblins were tapped as the No. 3 team in Class 5A.
Little Rock Christian was selected as the No. 1 team in the classification after a 52-38 win over Pulaski Academy in the Class 5A state finals. The Bruins were the No. 2 team.
Following Harrison was Class 5A-West teammate Morrilton at No. 4. Texarkana was the fifth team.
The Goblins also received votes in the overall polls.
Bryant topped the overall polls and Greenwood was second. North Little Rock was tapped as the No. 3 team followed by Little Rock Christian and Bentonville West.
Heading the second five was Benton, Fort Smith Northside, Fayetteville, Pulaski Academy and Class 4A champion Arkadelphia.
Greenwood was the top team in Class 6A; Arkadelphia in 4A; Booneville in 3A; and Junction City in Class 2A.
Members voting in the Arkansas Sports Media poll are newspaper reporters and full-time radio media members.
Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll
Following is the Overall Top 10 high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending December 8. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week's rankings:
OVERALL
Record Pts Prv
1 Bryant (24) 12-2 249 2
2 Greenwood (1) 12-1 205 4
3 North Little Rock 12-1 199 1
4 LR Christian 13-1 143 –
5 Bentonville West 7-4 114 8
6 Benton 10-2 109 10
7 FS Northside 8-5 96 –
8 Fayetteville 9-3 69 5
9 Pulaski Academy 12-2 49 7
10 Arkadelphia 10-5 42 –
Others receiving votes: Conway 34, West Memphis 25, Booneville 19, Bentonville 18, Junction City 10, Joe T. Robinson 4, Harrison 3, Sylvan Hills 1, Hazen 1
CLASS 6A
Record Pts Prv
1 Greenwood (25) 8-1 125 1
2 Benton 10-3 100 3
3 West Memphis 11-1 75 2
4 Jonesboro 7-5 27 –
5 Sylvan Hills 5-8 25 –
Others receiving votes: Marion 12, Searcy 9, Russellville 1.
CLASS 5A
Record Pts Prv
1 LR Christian (25) 13-1 125 3
2 Pulaski Academy 12-2 100 1
3 Harrison 12-1 74 2
4 Morrilton 8-5 38 –
4 Texarkana 10-2 31 4
Others receiving votes: LR McClellan 5, Blytheville 2.
CLASS 4A
Record Pts Prv
1 Arkadelphia (25) 10-5 125 –
2 Joe T. Robinson 12-3 103 1
3 Shiloh Christian 12-2 63 4
4 Dumas 12-2 53 –
5 Warren 9-2 11 2
Others receiving votes: Nashville 10, Stuttgart 6, Rivercrest 4, Ozark 4.
CLASS 3A
Record Pts Prv
1 Booneville (25) 15-0 125 1
2 Prescott 12-2 86 4
3 Osceola 12-3 84 –
4 Rison 12-1 53 5
5 Smackover 10-2 18 3
Others receiving votes: Clinton 5, McGehee 2, Camden Harmony Grove 1.
CLASS 2A
Record Pts Prv
1 Junction City (25) 12-2 125 3
2 Hazen 13-1 100 1
3 Foreman 10-2 73 2
4 Mount Ida 11-3 48 –
5 Conway Christian 10-3 14 5
Others receiving votes: Hampton 9, Earle 7, Gurdon 3, Des Arc 1, Salem 1.
Congratulations to Harrison Goblins Head Coach Joel Wells for getting the All-NWADG Division 1 football "Coach of the Year" and to Harrison Goblin Gabe Huskey for getting the All-NWADG Division 1 "Player of the year" awards
I don't know if this means a lot overall in the State of Arkansas but we are not a 7A powerhouse or a 6A Greenwood or a 5A private school. We are the Goblins. The third best 2018 5A team out of 32 5A teams. The best public 5A team in the State. This Northwest Democrat Gazette honors means a lot to Goblin fans.
This year was so close to being the Year of the Goblin
Beware 5A teams! Public or private. Be very aware next year! We are coming back.
The Goblins will get ya if ya don't watch out! ;)
Quote from: Go Postal on January 02, 2019, 08:42:24 pm
Congratulations to Harrison Goblins Head Coach Joel Wells for getting the All-NWADG Division 1 football "Coach of the Year" and to Harrison Goblin Gabe Huskey for getting the All-NWADG Division 1 "Player of the year" awards
I don't know if this means a lot overall in the State of Arkansas but we are not a 7A powerhouse or a 6A Greenwood or a 5A private school. We are the Goblins. The third best 2018 5A team out of 32 5A teams. The best public 5A team in the State. This Northwest Democrat Gazette honors means a lot to Goblin fans.
This year was so close to being the Year of the Goblin
Beware 5A teams! Public or private. Be very aware next year! We are coming back.
The Goblins will get ya if ya don't watch out! ;)
Congrats to Coach Wells and to Huskey. Great honor.
And I agree that Harrison will be one of the favorites next year. I wouldn't be surprised to see them hoisting the trophy next year.
Thanks PA Dad that means a lot from a fan of the Bruins, one of the best teams in the State.
I just saw this Semifinal game recap of the PA/Harrison game. Very good final season game video.
A great 12-1 season for the Goblins. We will be back
https://youtu.be/eBP2DryBBVo
Quote from: Go Postal on January 08, 2019, 09:06:40 pm
I just saw this Semifinal game recap of the PA/Harrison game. Very good final season game video.
A great 12-1 season for the Goblins. We will be back
https://youtu.be/eBP2DryBBVo
it was a great year for the Goblins.They should be back in the hunt next year