5A EAST

Batesville Pioneers

2003 CLASS AAAA STATE CHAMPIONS

2008 Schedule

Date	H/A	Marion	194	Opponent	87	W/L	Record	Conf.
Sep.   5	A	Batesville	24	Newport	14	W	1-0
Sep. 12	H	Batesville	42	Searcy	14	W	2-0
Sep. 19	A	Batesville	29	Mountain Home	16	W	3-0
Sep. 26	H	Batesville	35	Nettleton	12	W	4-0	1-0
Oct.   3	A	Batesville	21	Paragould	7	W	5-0	2-0
Oct. 10	H	Batesville	29	Forrest City	12	W	6-0	3-0
Oct. 17	A	Batesville	14	Wynne	12	W	7-0	4-0
Oct. 24	H	Batesville		Blytheville
Oct. 31	A	Batesville		Greene Co. Tech
Nov.  7	H	Batesville		Helena-West Helena

2004 Schedule

Date	H/A	Batesville	301		Opponent	172	W/L	Record	Conf
Aug.30	LR	Batesville	7		Star City	0	W	1-0
Sep. 10	A	Batesville	24		Searcy	14	W	2-0
Sep. 17	H	Batesville	35		Newport	12	W	3-0
Sep. 24	H	Batesville	47		Nettleton	18	W	4-0	1-0
Oct.  1	A	Batesville	14		Paragould	7	W	5-0	2-0
Oct.  8	H	Batesville	28		Marion	6	W	6-0	3-0
Oct. 15	A	Batesville	21		Wynne	35	L	6-1	3-1
Oct. 22	H	Batesville	43		Blytheville	24	W	7-1	4-1
Oct. 29	A	Batesville	33		Greene Co. Tech	0	W	8-1	5-1
Nov.  5	H	Batesville	20		Beebe	14	W	9-1	6-1
Nov.12	H	Batesville	23		Siloam Springs	14	W	10-1
Nov.19	A	Batesville	6		Pulaski Robinson	28	L	10-2

2004 Archives

Pioneers beat Chickasaws, win homecoming 43-24 October 22, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com BATESVILLE - The Batesville Pioneers celebrated homecoming by beating the Blytheville Chickasaws 43-24 in an AAAA East conference game. Tim Childress began the scoring for the Pioneers (7-1, 4-1). Childress got 19 of his 218 yards rushing on the Pioneers' third play form scrimmage. Mason Reeves kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. Jeremy Thrasher doubled the Pioneers' score with a 39-yard touchdown run with 5:28 left in the half. After Batesville notched a safety, the Pioneers scored again on a 25-yard pass form Bo Reynolds to Reeves. Reeves added an extra point to make the score 23-0 with 2:03 left in the half. Blytheville (6-2, 3-2) got in the scoring column with eight seconds left in the half. Brice Beck found Brian Reed on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the halftime score 23-6. The Chickasaws scored the only points of the third quarter with 5:29 on the clock. Beck tossed a a 7-yard touchdown to Logan Rebstock to bring Blytheville as close as they would get to the Pioneers, 23-12. The Pioneers began the scoring in a 32 point fourth quarter. Reynolds sneaked in from two yards away early in the period to make the score 29-12. Childress scored the game's only defensive touchdown on a 42-yard interception return with 9:03 left in the game, putting the Pioneers up 36-12. Beck threw another touchdown pass to Rebstock for the Chickasaws, this time a 41 yard strike, to make the score 36-18. Reynolds called his own number again for the Pioneer's final touchdown, a 1-yard run with 2:09 left in the game. Beck set the final score with 28 seconds left on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Cecil Chew. Childress' 218 yards came on 30 carries. Beck completed 27 of 47 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns. 10 of those catches went to Rebstock for 147 yards.

Wynne halts Batesville streak October 15, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com WYNNE - The Batesville Pioneers' 18-game winning streak and 20-game unbeaten streak came to an end Friday night, as the Wynne Yellowjackets defeated the Pioneers 35-21 to take over first place in the AAAA-East. Batesville (6-1, 3-1) scored first on a 17-yard touchdown run from Tim Childress with 6:33 left in the opening quarter. Mason Reeves kicked the extra point to give the Pioneers their only lead, 7-0. Wynne (5-2, 4-0) answered on a 20-yard touchdown run from sophomore running back Terrance Boykin. Ryan Wood, 5 of 5 on extra points, kicked the score to a 7-7 tie. The Yellowjackets controlled the ball for all but 1:37 of the second quarter. Terrance Garrett, another sophomore back, capped a 15-play, 88-yard drive with a 16-yard touchdown run with 5:30 left in the half. After holding Batesville to a three-and-out possession, Wynne started another drive that consumed most of the remainder of the half. Quarterback Bo Glenn, on his only passing attempt of the night, found Boykin for a 44-yard touchdown with :25 left in the half. Wood's kick made the halftime score 21-7. The scoring did not resume until the fourth quarter. Courtney Williams ran for a 23-yard touchdown on the second play of the final quarter to put the Yellowjackets up 28-7. Courtney Williams (24) rushes for a handful of his 153 yards against Batesville. The Yellowjackets took the AAAA East lead with a 35-21 win. Photo courtesy of Mike Buhler, Eastridge Imaging 10/15/04 The Pioneers drove 71 yards in only 7 plays to get back on the scoreboard. Bo Reynolds scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper to make the score 28-14. Wynne's final score came defensively. Charles Wren fell on a Batesville fumble in the end zone to ice the game for the Yellowjackets. Batesville put together one more drive that used the remainder of the clock. Reynolds threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Addison Rayford with :53 left in the game to set the final score. "This was the best we have played all year," said Wynne coach Don Campbell. "We played fantastic. I'm very pleased." Williams carried the ball 26 times and gained 153 yards for the Yellowjackets. Reynolds completed 11 of 22 passes for 132 yards for the Pioneers.

Batesville's streak continues October 1, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com PARAGOULD - The defending Class AAAA state champion Batesville Pioneers extended their winning streak to 17 games, and their unbeaten streak to 19 games with a 14-7 AAAA East conference win over the Paragould Rams Friday night at Harmon Field. Batesville (5-0, 2-0) started its opening drive on the 44 yard line and drove 56 yards in 15 plays. Senior running back Tim Childress capped the drive on a three yard touchdown run with 7:00 left in the first quarter. Mason Reeves kicked the PAT to make the score 7-0. Childress scored again on the Pioneers' next possession. Childress sprinted 47 yards to the end zone with 3:48 left in the opening period. Reeves set what would be the halftime score at 14-0 with his extra point kick. Paragould (2-3, 0-2) controlled the ball for all but six plays of the third quarter, but could not come up with any points. The Rams started the second half from the 33 yard line and drove all the way to the Batesville two yard line in 18 plays before turning the ball over on downs. After holding the Pioneers to a three and out possession, Paragould took over again. The Rams drove as far as the Batesville 32 yard line before the Pioneers halted the drive with an interception. Turnovers marred the fourth quarter as Batesville fumbled twice and threw an interception, while Paragould succumbed to a fumble and an interception. The Rams got on the scoreboard with 12 seconds remaining in the game. Quarterback Chris Stidham threw a 74 yard touchdown pass to Seth Mitchell, and Shawn Brummett kicked the extra point to bring the Rams to within seven points. An onside kick attempt by Paragould failed. Childress gained 137 yards on 24 carries for the Pioneers. Tyler Garmrath led the Paragould ground game with 68 yards on 18 carries. The Pioneers' last loss came against Sylvan Hills on November 15, 2002, in the second round of the state playoffs.

Searcy defensive back Andy Garlington (60) drags Batesville's Josh Cox (2) down from behind for a sack. Batesville won the game, 24-14. Photo courtesy of Wally Jarratt, SearcySports.com  9/10/04

2003 Schedule

Date	H/A	Batesville	518		Opponent	147	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  7	A	Batesville	49		Newport	20	W	1-0
Sep. 12	H	Batesville	23		Searcy	23	T	1-0-1
Sep. 19	H	Batesville	27		Morrilton	6	W	2-0-1
Sep. 26	H	Batesville	28		Vilonia	21	W	3-0-1	1-0
Oct.  3	A	Batesville	44		Nettleton	0	W	4-0-1	2-0
Oct. 10	H	Batesville	49		Greene Co. Tech	0	W	5-0-1	3-0
Oct. 17	A	Batesville	48		Beebe	14	W	6-0-1	4-0
Oct. 24	H	Batesville	44		Paragould	14	W	7-0-1	5-0
Oct. 31	A	Batesville	41		Marion	0	W	8-0-1	6-0
Nov.  7	H	Batesville	29		Wynne	12	W	9-0-1	7-0
Nov.14	H	Batesville	42		Hope	10	W	10-0-1
Nov.21	H	Batesville	28		Stuttgart	7	W	11-0-1
Nov.28	A	Batesville	35		Pulaski Robinson	0	W	12-0-1
Dec.  6	LR	Batesville	31		Vilonia	20	W	13-0-1

2003 Archived Stories

Batesville claims AAAA East crown November 7, 2003 By David Grim NEARsports.com BATESVILLE - After going down 12-0 to start the game, the Batesville Pioneers reeled off 29 unanswered points to defeat the Wynne Yellowjackets, 29-12, for the AAAA East Championship. Wynne (8-2, 5-2) seemed to take control of the game early. Akeyon Reed returned the opening kickoff 89 yards to put the Yellowjackets up 6-0 with only 13 ticks gone from the clock. Batesville's opening possesion eneded when Wynne safety Brian Johnson intercepted a Batesville pass at the Yellowjacket 35 yard line. Nine plays and 65 yards later, Courtney Williams capped the drive with a 20 yard touchdown run to score what would be Wynne's final points of the ball game. The Pioneers (9-0-1, 7-0) got on the scoreboard with 3:39 left in the opening stanza. Antonio McCoy sprinted 53 yards for Batesville's first touchdown. Scott Wickliffe, a perfect three of three on the night, kicked the extra point to make it 12-7. Batesville's next drive took almost the entire second quarter. Quarterback Kyle Francis called his own number on a one yard sneak to finish up a methodical 14 play, 82 yard drive with 3:31 left before intermission. Francis passed to Jarrett Ramey for the two point conversion to give the Pioneers the lead for good, 15-12. Tim Childress scored two touchdowns for the Pioneers in the third quarter on runs of 5 and 12 yards respectively to set the final score. "I'm just so proud of these seniors," said Batesville coach Dave King. "They've showed great leadership all year. "It didn't look too good there in the first quarter, but our senior leadership pulled us through." McCoy led Batesville's 250 yard ground attack with 129 yards on 21 carries. Francis completed 8 of 13 passes for 82 yards to round out the Pioneers' 332 yards of total offense.

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