Photo by Kevin Nagle
With an outside chance of still gaining a share of the Central Arkansas Junior High Conference championship, the Bryant Hornets freshman team will take on the Benton Panthers freshmen on Tuesday at the new Panthers Stadium.
The Hornets are 6-2 in the league, a game behind North Little Rock, whose lone loss was to Bryant, 12-0, on Sept. 26. Lake Hamilton and Cabot North are also at 6-2. With a Bryant win over Benton and a loss by North Little Rock to the underdog Catholic Junior Rockets, the Hornets would gain a share of the title. Wins by Cabot North over Cabot South as well as Lake Hamilton against Little Rock Central would create a four-way tie for the championship.
The Hornets come into the game with four straight wins after a 26-21 loss to Conway Blue on Oct. 3. Benton suffered a gut-wrenching 26-21 loss to Cabot North last Thursday.
The evening’s action will commence at 5:30 when Bryant Blue of Bethel Middle School takes on Benton in an eighth grade game. The freshman contest will follow.
Here are the updated standings in the CAJHC:
CENTRAL ARKANSAS JUNIOR HIGH CONFERENCE
2013 standings
Conf. Ovl.
North Little Rock 6-1 7-1
Bryant 6-2 7-2
Lake Hamilton 6-2 7-2
Cabot North 6-2 6-3
Conway Blue 4-4 5-4
Cabot South 4-4 5-4
Benton 3-5 4-5
LR Catholic 2-6 3-6
LR Central 1-6 1-6
Conway White 1-7 2-7
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Cabot North 27, LR Central 6
Thursday, Oct. 31
Bryant 34, Conway White 7
Cabot South 26, Benton 21
Lake Hamilton 42, LR Catholic 22
North Little Rock 6, Conway Blue 0
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Bryant at Benton
Cabot South at Cabot North
Conway Blue at Conway White
LR Catholic at North Little Rock
LR Central at Lake Hamilton