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KDQN FM 92.1 – YOUR SOURCE FOR LEOPARD SPORTS

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Toney Stowers is the voice of Leopard Basketball on KDQN FM 92.1

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Darrell Coker (left) and Jim Cross (right) are the voices of the Ashdown Panthers on KILX FM 102.1.  They are pictured with Razorback signee, Shamar Easter.

The De Queen Leopards gave league-leading Camden Fairview all they wanted and more before falling 38-34 in Camden Friday night. Hunter Dinkins, our McDonalds Player of the Game, rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Dinkins also threw a 22-yard completion to Keegan McCoy and hauled in a 32-yard pass reception thrown by McCoy.
Dinkins would have had a fourth touchdown. However, Camden Fairview stripped the ball at the one-yard line. The ball bounced into the end zone where Logan Dallas alertly recovered it for a De Queen touchdown.
The Leopards were opportunistic on the night, converting two Cardinal turnovers into touchdowns. Leading 7-0, Camden Fairview was driving again inside the De Queen five-yard line early in the game. Landen Wise scooped up a Cardinal fumble and raced for 91 yards to the house to get the Leopards right back into the game. Wise also picked off a Camden Fairview pass to set up a score. Dallas also had an interception for the Leopards.
John Maturino was a beast on defense as he was credited with 11 tackles. Maturino also deflected a Cardinal pass which resulted in the Wise interception.
The tough-luck Leopards, who fell to 1-6 on the season, travel to Hot Springs Lakeside Friday night.

Two old rivals met Friday night at Dick Hayes Stadium for a 7-4A Conference battle.  Ashdown and Nashville went toe to toe in the first half with Ashdown leading the visiting Scrappers 7 to 6 at intermission on a 39 yard touchdown pass from Shooter Johnson to Bryson French.
However, in the second half, Nashville came out on fire with four touchdowns and a safety to defeat Ashdown 35 to 13.
For Ashdown Cordae Baker had 61 yards rushing and three receptions while steady senior Bryson French had eight catches for 109 yards and a touchdown.
On defense Logan Erwin was all over the field disrupting the Scrappers offense.  Luke Gill, Mario Lewis, and Sam Scroggins played well.
Ashdown fell to 3 and 4 overall and 2 and 2 in conference play. Ashdown hosts Arkadelphia Friday night at 7pm at Dick Hays stadium.  The game can be heard live on 105.5 The Good Path and you can watch live on PZTV Panthers Zone Television. The pregame show with Jim Cross begins at 6:30.

Friday Night High School Football Action 10-16

Camden Fairview held off De Queen 38-34

Nashville rallied past Ashdown 35-13

Smackover defeated Horatio 47-8

Centerpoint turned back Cossatot River 36-6

Dierks scored late to beat Junction City 32-28

Foreman was too much for Spring Hill 32-6

Pottsville outlasted Mena 28-26

Gurdon whipped Mineral Springs 55-16

Arkadelphia hammered Hope 58-7

Elsewhere in Class 5A-South:

Hot Springs slipped past Magnolia 36-33

Hot Springs Lakeside shut down Pine Bluff 22-7

Arkansas High walloped White Hall 48-12

And in Southeast Oklahoma on Thursday night:

Broken Bow shut out Hilldale 44-0

Idabel edged Pauls Valley 13-12

Valliant whipped Lexington 41-13

Sports Broadcast Schedule Week of 10/12

Wednesday, Oct 14th – Catch the one-hour “Ryan Silverfield Live” as the coach previews the Vanderbilt game at 6:00 on your Hogs Station – #1 Country 92.1.

Friday, Oct 16th – It’s seven hours of comprehensive high school football coverage from 5:00 until Midnight on #1 Country 92.1 and on 105.5 The Good Path:

5:00 It’s the “Southwest Arkansas Sports Page on the Air” as Greg Revels, Toney Stowers, and crew preview the matchups involving Southwest Arkansas teams.

6:00 It’s the “Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas High School Football Game Day Show” previewing action from all around the Natural State.

6:30 #1 Country 92.1 goes live to Camden with Jay Bunyard, Toney Stowers, and Jacob Bunyard as De Queen battles the Camden Fairview Cardinals at 7:00.

Also, at 6:30, 105.5 The Good Path goes live to Dick Hays Stadium with Jim Cross as Ashdown hosts the Nashville Scrappers at 7:00.

10:00 It’s the two-hour “Simmons Bank High School Football Scoreboard Show” as Rex Nelson and Richard Atkinson recap all the night’s action around Arkansas.

Saturday, Oct 17th – The Hogs travel to Nashville to battle the Vanderbilt Commodores at 6:00. Airtime with Chuck Barrett and crew is set for 3:00 on your Southwest Arkansas Hog Caller – #1 Country 92.1.

…Meanwhile, Ouachita Baptist hosts UA-Monticello at Cliff Harris Stadium in Arkadelphia at 1:00. Airtime with Rex Nelson and crew is set for 12 Noon on 105.5 The Good Path and on the KILX App.

For the fourth time in five losses this season, De Queen was unable to hold on to a two-score second half lead as Hot Springs rallied for a 34-31 victory in overtime Friday night at Leopard Stadium.

The Leopards took a 28-14 lead into the fourth quarter. But the Trojans rallied to tie the game at 28 after regulation. De Queen took the football first in Overtime but had to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Abraham Perez to take a 31-28 lead. After a holding penalty, the Trojans seemed to be in trouble on their Overtime try from the ten-yard line. But back-to-back face mask penalties set Hot Springs up at the Leopard three-yard line. Hot Springs punched it in from there to escape with the 34-31 win. The only time the Trojans led all night was after the final play in Overtime.

Hot Springs took the opening kickoff and drove inside the De Queen five-yard line. But Evan Wolcott recovered a bad snap on a field goal attempt to stop the Trojan drive. The Leopards put together a 74-yard drive capped on a 15-yard run by Hunter Dinkins to take a 7-0 lead. After Hot Springs tied the game at seven at the end of the opening quarter, Keegan McCoy connected with John Maturino on an eight-yard scoring pass. After the Trojans tied the game at 14, the Leopards took a 20-14 lead at intermission on a 23-yard touchdown run by Dinkins.

The Leopards extended the lead to 28-14 on a 27-yard pass from McCoy to Maturino and a two-point conversion run by McCoy. But Hot Springs outscored De Queen 20-3 the rest of the way to pull out the victory.

Landen Wise rushed for 146 yards to top the 1,000-yard mark in just the first six games of the season. Wise also grabbed four receptions for another 113 yards.

McCoy completed four of five passes for 71 yards and two scores. Dinkins rushed for 85 yards and two scores. Dinkins also completed two of five passes for 77 yards.

Defensively, Maturino, our McDonalds Player of the Game, was credited with 11 tackles, one sack for minus five yards, and a fumble recovery to go along with his two touchdown catches.

The Leopards, much better than their 1-5 record would indicate, hit the road to Camden Fairview to battle the Cardinals Friday night.

The Ashdown Panthers traveled to Malvern to battle the Leopards in a 7-4A conference game Friday night in a battle of two teams with undefeated conference records. A late Ashdown rally fell short as Malvern escaped with a 28 to 24 victory.

Malvern jumped out to a 28 to 12 first half lead. However, the Panthers held the Leopards scoreless in the second half and stormed back with two second half touchdowns to cut the lead to 28 to 24. The Panthers had the ball first and goal at the five yard line with a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. But Ashdown was unable to punch it in as the Panthers lost a heartbreaker 28 to 24.

Shooter Johnson threw three touchdown passes: two to Bryson French for 76 and 19 yards and one to Ahmari Spencer for 36 yards.

On defense, Luke Gill, Braden Erwin, Mario Lewis and Ethen Warner played well.

The Panthers dropped to 2 and 1 in conference play and 3 and 3 overall. The Panthers host the undefeated Nashville Scrappers Friday night at Dick Hayes Stadium. The game can be heard live with Jim Cross on 105.5 the Good Path. The pregame show begins at 6:30.

 

5A SOUTH CONFERENCE:

Hot Springs rallied past De Queen 34-31 in overtime
Hot Springs Lakeside turned back Texarkana 35-14
Camden Fairview outscored Magnolia 51-47
Pine Bluff pounded White Hall 41-14

CLASS 4A:

Malvern slipped past Ashdown 28-24
Nashville stayed unbeaten defeating Fouke 48-25
Mena edged Lamar 42-36
Hope whipped Genoa Central 39-20

CLASS 3A:

Parkers Chapel outscored Horatio 72-42
Bismarck blanked Cossatot River 56-0

CLASS 2A:

Dierks dominated Murfreesboro 42-6
Foreman shut out Mineral Springs 50-0

AND IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

Broken Bow beat Tulsa McLain Science & Tech 41-7
Sulphur crushed Idabel 48-7
Tishomingo tamed Valliant 50-14

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Sports Broadcast Schedule Week of 10/05

Wednesday, Oct 7th – Catch the one-hour “Ryan Silverfield Live” as the coach previews the Tennessee game at 6:00 on your Hogs Station – #1 Country 92.1.

Friday, Oct 9th – It’s seven hours of comprehensive high school football coverage from 5:00 until Midnight on #1 Country 92.1 and on 105.5 The Good Path:

5:00 It’s the “Southwest Arkansas Sports Page on the Air” as Greg Revels, Toney Stowers, and crew preview the matchups involving Southwest Arkansas teams.

6:00 It’s the “Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas High School Football Game Day Show” previewing action from all around the Natural State.

6:30 #1 Country 92.1 goes live to Leopard Stadium with Jay Bunyard, Toney Stowers, and Jacob Bunyard as De Queen hosts the Hot Springs Trojans at 7:00.

Also, at 6:30, 105.5 The Good Path goes live to Malvern with Jim Cross as Ashdown battles Malvern’s Leopards.

10:00 It’s the two-hour “Simmons Bank High School Football Scoreboard Show” as Rex Nelson and Richard Atkinson recap all the night’s action around Arkansas.

Saturday, Oct 10th – The Hogs host the Tennessee Volunteers in Fayetteville at 3:15. Airtime with Chuck Barrett, Quinn Grovey and crew is set for 12 Noon on your Southwest Arkansas Hog Caller – #1 Country 92.1.

…Meanwhile, Ouachita Baptist hosts Southern Nazarene at Cliff Harris Stadium in Arkadelphia at 12 Noon. Airtime with Rex Nelson and crew is set for 11:00 on 105.5 The Good Path and on the KILX App.

De Queen Drops 28-15 Decision at White Hall 10/02

It was a tale of two halves Friday night as White Hall won the second half decisively to defeat De Queen 28 to 15. The Leopards took the opening kickoff and drove 79 yards in 20 plays while taking over 14 minutes off the clock. However, they came away with no points as the drive ended with a fumble at the one-yard line. After a three-and-out stop by the De Queen defense, the Leopards drew first blood on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Dinkins to John Maturino. After Evan Wolcott, our McDonalds Player of the Game, forced and recovered a Bulldog fumble, Abraham Perez kicked a 27-yard field goal with seconds left and the Leopards looked to be in good shape heading into halftime with a 9 to 0 lead. The Leopards controlled the football for 20 out of the 24 first half minutes.

However, White Hall came out motivated in the second half. The Bulldogs scored 28 unanswered points to take a 28 to 9 lead capitalizing on a couple of interceptions. The Leopards executed a perfect fake punt in the fourth quarter which set up a Hunter Dinkins 18-yard scoring run to cap the night’s scoring as the Bulldogs rallied for the 28 to 15 victory.

Dinkins led the Leopards rushing attack with 114 yards on 28 carries. Landon Wise added 72 yards on the ground. Wise also had a 21-yard reception on the fake punt. Defensively, Wise led the tackle charts with nine. Gabe Cotton was credited with eight tackles. Wolcott had seven stops, a ten-yard quarterback sack, a forced fumble and recovery.

The Leopards return home on Friday to host Hot Springs at 7:00.

  

Friday Night High School Football Action 10-02

White Hall defeated De Queen 28-15

Ashdown rallied past Genoa 26-20

Prescott shut out Horatio 54-0

Camden Harmony Grove blanked Cossatot River 36-0

Dierks outscored Spring Hill 46-20

Foreman outlasted Murfreesboro 44-36

Nashville pulled away from Fountain Lake 49-20

Booneville whipped Mena 49-28

Mineral Springs turned back Junction City 30-22

Malvern hammered Hope 42-6

Elsewhere in Class 5A-South:

Pine Bluff slipped past Hot Springs 27-24

Hot Springs Lakeside rolled past Magnolia 42-10

Camden Fairview got past Arkansas High 26-14

And in Southeast Oklahoma:

Broken Bow doubled up Poteau 62-31

Idabel shut out Star-Spencer 12-0

Marietta blanked Valliant 31-0

Sports Broadcast Schedule Week of 09/28

Wednesday, Sept 30th – Catch the one-hour “Ryan Silverfield Live” as the coach previews the Texas A & M game at 6:00 on your Hogs Station – #1 Country 92.1.

Friday, Oct 2nd – It’s seven hours of comprehensive high school football coverage from 5:00 until Midnight on #1 Country 92.1 and on 105.5 The Good Path:

5:00 It’s the “Southwest Arkansas Sports Page on the Air” as Greg Revels, Toney Stowers, and crew preview the matchups involving Southwest Arkansas teams.

6:00 It’s the “Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas High School Football Game Day Show” previewing action from all around the Natural State.

6:30 #1 Country 92.1 goes live to White Hall with Jay Bunyard, Toney Stowers, and Jacob Bunyard as De Queen battles the White Hall Bulldogs at 7:00.

Also, at 6:30, 105.5 The Good Path goes live to Genoa Central with Jim Cross as Ashdown battles the Dragons.

10:00 It’s the two-hour “Simmons Bank High School Football Scoreboard Show” as Rex Nelson and Richard Atkinson recap all the night’s action around Arkansas.

Saturday, Oct 3rd – The Hogs travel to College Station to battle Texas A & M at 6:00. Airtime with Chuck Barrett, Quinn Grovey and crew is set for 3:00 on your Southwest Arkansas Hog Caller – #1 Country 92.1.

…Meanwhile, the Ouachita Baptist Tigers travel to Shawnee to battle Oklahoma Baptist at 2:00. Airtime with Rex Nelson and crew is set for 1:00 on 105.5 The Good Path and on the KILX App.

Leopards Come Up Short Against Pine Bluff 42-21

 Pine Bluff defeated De Queen 42 to 21 Friday night at Leopard Stadium in the 5A-South Conference opener. However, the game was much closer than the final score indicated. The Leopards and Zebras were tied at 14 at intermission. The game was tied at 21 with just under five minutes to go in the third quarter. But Pine Bluff’s size, speed, and depth advantages finally wore down De Queen.

Sophomore Hunter Dinkins, our McDonalds Player of the Game, led the Leopards with 147 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Quarterback Keegan McCoy connected with John Maturino on a nine-yard scoring pass to account for De Queen’s other score.

Defensively, Jordan Ledesma had a big interception and returned it 55 yards to set up a De Queen score late in the first half.

De Queen, now 0 and 1 in league play and 1 and 3 overall, will try to regroup as they travel to White Hall Friday night.

Friday Night High School Football Action 09-25

Pine Bluff defeated De Queen 42-21

Ashdown held off Hope 14-7

Prescott shut out Cossatot River 70-0

Elsewhere in Class 5A-South:

White Hall edged Hot Springs 26-22

Camden Fairview upset Hot Springs Lakeside 47-42

Arkansas High smashed Magnolia 49-14

Elsewhere in Class 4A:

Mena slipped past Waldron 38-31

Nashville rallied past Arkadelphia 42-22

Elsewhere in Class 3A:

Centerpoint blanked Horatio 28-0

Elsewhere in Class 2A:

Junction City outlasted Foreman 32-12

Mineral Springs whipped Spring Hill 42-24

Gurdon was too much for Murfreesboro 28-12

And in Southeast Oklahoma:

Sallisaw nipped Broken Bow 36-35

Kingston rolled past Idabel 35-21

Prague shut out Valliant 42-0