Welcome back to the Prep Rally Podcast – your go-to huddle for high school sports action in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley! This week, Graham, Leland and Sydney break down:

The biggest wins and wildest finishes from non-conference play

Bentonville’s hot start and Fayetteville’s wild comeback effort

Elkins, Hackett, and Southside making noise before conference matchups

A look ahead to conference season – Fayetteville vs. Bentonville West, Bentonville vs. Har-ber, and the massive Shiloh Christian vs. Greenwood showdown

Plus: a fun debate about polls, rankings, and whether Prep Rally should make its own Top 10 list

From Friday night lights to game predictions, interviews, and some laughs along the way, we’ve got everything high school sports fans need. D

rop your thoughts in the comments: Should Prep Rally make our own Top 10 poll?

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In this episode, Sydney, Graham, and Leland break down the biggest wins, wildest finishes, and top performances from the week, including:
Greenwood’s nail-biting one-point win led by star QB Kane Archer
Rogers’ explosive 84-point shootout vs. Sheridan
Bentonville West’s dominant performance against Muskogee
Charleston’s huge rivalry win over Ozark
Fayetteville, Bentonville, and other teams to watch heading into the next slate of games

We also dive into “Who You Got?” predictions, counting down the most anticipated matchups of the week, and reveal our Top 5 athletes from both Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

Featured Player Spotlight: Charleston QB Carter Little, our River Valley Player of the Week, after a lights-out performance in the Franklin County feud.

We’re back with another episode of the Prep Rally Podcast, your go-to huddle for everything high school sports in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley!

This week, Sydney, Graham and Leland break down the biggest wins and wildest finishes in our “Reel It Back” segment — from Bentonville’s dominant win over Conway to Fayetteville’s overtime thriller against Broken Arrow.

We also look ahead to the biggest matchups of the week:

• Greenwood at Springdale Har-Ber
• Farmington at Prairie Grove
• Lincoln Christian at Shiloh Christian
• Muskogee at Bentonville West
• Ozark at Charleston (Battle of the River Valley)

And of course, we’ve got our fan-favorites:

✨ Gimme 5 – spotlighting standout athletes across the River Valley

✨ Top 5 – breaking down the best performances in Northwest Arkansas

Featured Athletes & Highlights This Week:

• Kane Archer (Greenwood) – 7 TD performance
• Carson Hayter (Springdale) – 200+ yards + TD pass
• Tre Thompson (Bentonville West) – 6 TD passes
• Grace Abbruzzese – Hole-in-one + Athlete of the Week

…and more!

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The high school football season is here! Sydney and Graham break down Week Zero matchups, scrimmage highlights, predictions, and the Top 5 takeaways of the week in the Prep Rally Podcast.

This episode covers:

Fayetteville vs. Greenwood scrimmage recap

Battle of Rogers Avenue: Northside vs. Southside

Battle of the Bone: Alma vs. Van Buren

Bentonville, Har-Ber, Rogers & more big storylines

“Top 5” + “Gimmie 5” takeaways from scrimmage week

• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:00:55) - Reel it Back - Scrimmage Week
• (00:08:00) - The Look Ahead - Week 1 of High School Football
• (00:17:09) - Gimmie 5 (Takeaways from Scrimmage Week)
• (00:21:15) - Top 5 (Takeaways from Scrimmage Week)

We’re back! The Prep Rally Podcast kicks off a brand-new season with our Football Season Preview, breaking down everything you need to know before Friday night lights return across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. This week, Sydney and the crew are joined by special guest Walter Woodie to huddle up on all things high school football—conference by conference. From 2A battles to the heavyweights in 7A, we’re spotlighting the teams, players, and storylines to watch this fall.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

2A: Magazine, Mountainburg, Johnson County Westside, Subiaco Academy

3A: Booneville, Charleston, Mansfield + who else could shake things up

4A: Can Elkins repeat? Will Ozark break through in a tough league?

5A: Farmington vs. the field—can Alma or Harrison make a run?

6A: Greenwood and Shiloh lead the pack, but who’s next in line?

7A: Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville… and new coaches to watch We also bring you our “Gimme 5” segment, featuring the biggest questions in the River Valley and the top 5 players to watch in NWA this season.

We also bring you our “Gimme 5” segment, featuring the biggest questions in the River Valley and the top 5 players to watch in NWA this season.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:01:50) - Class 2A
• (00:04:58) - Class 3A
• (00:10:44) - Class 4A
• (00:15:56) - Road Trip Trailer
• (00:17:50) - Class 5A
• (00:22:42) - Class 6A
• (00:27:57) - Class 7A
• (00:34:15) - Leland's Top 5 Questions of the Season
• (00:37:30) - Graham's Top 5 Players to Watch
• (00:39:58) - Sydney's Top 5 Things to Look Forward To

Join our hosts Graham Thomas and Leland Barclay, as they look towards the upcoming finals in Softball, Baseball, and Soccer. All finals will take place starting this Friday, May 23rd at The University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR.

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• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:01:22) - Summary of Semi-Finals
• (00:08:44) - Upcoming Finals

Join our hosts Graham Thomas, Leland Barclay, and Sydney Ruth Mulvenon as they look back at last weeks' basketball games. They also dive into their predictions and thoughts about the upcoming finals, starting on Thursday and finishing with the 6A finals on Saturday in Hot Springs.