5A EAST

Nettleton Raiders

2008 Schedule

Date	H/A	Nettleton	173	Opponent	287	W/L	Record	Conf.
Sep.   5	ASU	Nettleton	18	Jonesboro	49	L	0-1
Sep. 12	A	Nettleton	41	Trumann	35	W	1-1
Sep. 19	A	Nettleton	12	Bentonville	48	L	1-2
Sep. 26	A	Nettleton	12	Batesville	35	L	1-3	0-1
Oct.   3	H	Nettleton	6	Blytheville	43	L	1-4	0-2
Oct. 10	H	Nettleton	22	Paragould	35	L	1-5	0-3
Oct. 17	A	Nettleton	62	Greene Co. Tech	42	W	2-5	1-3
Oct. 24	H	Nettleton		Forrest City
Oct. 31	A	Nettleton		Helena-West Helena
Nov.  6	H	Nettleton		Wynne

2006 Stories

Jonesboro outlasts Nettleton, 48-34 August 29, 2006 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - Jonesboro quarterback Delta Cleary put on a clinic at Arkansas State University Tuesday night. Cleary passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Jonesboro Hurricane defeated the Nettleton Raiders 48-34. Cleary connected with Nick Mason on passes of 44 and 29 yards in the first quarter to give Jonesboro (1-0) a 14-0 lead. Carter Callahan performed the extra point duties. Nettleton (0-1) answered in the second quarter. Quarterback Nic Schaaf scored on an 8-yard run with 5:50 left in the half, and Derek Lawson scored on a 22-yard run with 2:17 left to tie the score. Matt Johnson's foot made sure the score was tied. Cleary answered immediately. On the next play from scrimmage, he ran 55 yards for a touchdown to give the lead back to the Hurricane, 21-14. The Raiders, undiscouraged, tied the game up with one second left on the clock before intermission. Lawson dove over from a yard away to make the score 21-21. Nettleton took its only lead of the game when Jessie Murphy returned the second half kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. Johnson kicked the score to 28-21. Jonesboro scored three unanswered touchdowns to seal return the lead to the Hurricane for good. Cleary connected to Mason one more time for 69 yards with 11:23 left in the third quarter. Then, Cleary scored on a 16 yard run with 7:24 remaining in the period. With 1:18 left in the same quarter, David Terrell ran in a 13-yard touchdown, making the score 41-28. Nettleton battled back, pulling to within a touchdown when Schaaf passed 20 yards to Caleb Gragg with 8:42 left in the game. Terrell iced the game and set the final score for the Hurricane when he scored a 7-yard touchdown with 3:56 left to play. Cleary completed 6 of 8 passes for 221 yards and rushed for 89 yards on 7 carries. Terrell led the Hurricane ground attack with 153 yards on 23 carries. Mason hauled in 3 catches for 142 yards. Lawson led all rushers with 193 yards on 29 carries.

2005 Schedule

Date	H/A	Nettleton	195		Opponent	262	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  2	H	Nettleton	28		Trumann	18	W	1-0
Sep.  9	H	Nettleton	7		Pocahontas	31	L	1-1
Sep. 16	A	Nettleton	44		Jonesboro Westside	0	W	2-1
Sep. 23	H	Nettleton	0		Batesville	50	L	2-2	0-1
Sep. 30	A	Nettleton	14		Blytheville	38	L	2-3	0-2
Oct.  7	A	Nettleton	27		Paragould	7	W	3-3	1-2
Oct. 14	H	Nettleton	27		Greene Co. Tech	12	W	4-3	2-2
Oct. 21	A	Nettleton	20		Marion	35	L	4-4	2-3
Oct. 28	H	Nettleton	28		Beebe	30	L/OT	4-5	2-4
Nov.  4	A	Nettleton	0		Wynne	41	L	4-6	2-5

2005 Stories

Nettleton blasts Paragould, 27-7 October 7, 2005   By David Grim NEARsports.com   PARAGOULD - Derek Lawson rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries to lead the Nettleton Raiders over the Paragould Rams, 27-7, in an AAAA East conference game. Nettleton quarterback Seth Allison added 54 yards on 10 carries and scored 2 touchdowns.   Nettleton's Derek Lawson (2) takes a handoff from Seth Allison (14) in the Raiders' 27-7 win over Paragould. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 10/07/05   Paragould (1-4-1, 0-3) held Nettleton (3-3, 1-3) without a first down on the Raiders' first two possessions. Nettleton began its third drive after Cooper Holmes intercepted an errant Ram pass at the Raider 30-yard line and returned it 11 yards to the 41. 59 yards and 10 plays later, Nettleton found the end-zone on the first play of the second quarter. Nic Schaff ran in from 13 yards out and Matt Johnson kicked the point after to make the score 7-0.   Allison scored the next two Raider touchdowns. He scored on a 4-yard run with 7:13 left in the half, and on an 11-yard run with 4:52 remaining before intermission. Johnson's kicks were good both times and Nettleton led 21-0 at the break.   After a scoreless third quarter, Paragould got on the scoreboard with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Chris Stidham to Kelsey Reely. Shawn Brummett's extra point made the score 21-7.   Kelsey Reely catches Paragould's only touchdown in a 27-7 loss to Nettleton. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 10/07/05   Nettleton wasted no time on the following possession. Allison passed a 54 yard strike to Matt Akers with 9:22 left in the game to put the Raiders up 27-7 and set what would be the final score.

JV Raiders end Blazers' streak October 3, 2005   By David Grim NEARsports.com   JONESBORO - Quarterback Nic Schaff rushed for 111 yards on 10 carries and scored three touchdowns as the junior varsity Nettleton Raiders stopped the Valley View Blazers 36-12. The loss marked the end of Valley View's five game winning streak.   The Raiders (1-2) held the Blazers (5-2) to two three-and-out possessions in the first quarter. Schaff scored his first touchdown on a 2-yard run with 4:10 left in the opening stanza. The two-point try failed, and Nettleton led 6-0.   Schaff got his second score early in the second quarter on a 10-yard run. Schaff passed to Matt Akers for the two-point conversion, making the score 14-0.   Schaff got his final touchdown with 3:36 left in the half, running in from 3 yards away. Schaff connected with Akers again on the two-pointer and set the halftime score at 22-0.   Valley View held the Raiders to a three-and-out to start the second half, then mounted a 4 play, 44-yard drive to get the Blazers' first touchdown. Kevin Burgi passed 22 yards to Blake Kennedy to make the score 22-6, but the Blazers fumbled on the two-point try.   David Bassi replaced Schaff at the quarterback position in the second half. Bassi extended the lead to 28-6 when he scored on an 8-yard run with 1:46 left in the third quarter.   Chad Clayton scored the Raiders' final touchdown with 2:05 left in the game on a 26-yard sprint to the end-zone. Skyler Dickson ran in for two points and made the score 36-6.   Valley View mounted a scoring drive that would use the remaining time on the clock. The Blazers quickly marched 86 yards in 7 plays and scored as time expired. Burgi threw a screen pass to Austin Byrd at the Raider 36-yard line and Byrd sprinted in for the score.   Valley View's Chase Cooper (40) hauls down a pass from Kevin Burgi (6), while Nettleton's Billy Coleman (80) closes in. The JV Raiders defeated the Blazers 36-16. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Bice, 10/03/05   Burgi completed 17 of 23 passes for 168 yards and both of Valley View's touchdowns. Kennedy caught 3 of the passes for 57 yards, while Byrd caught 5 of them for 55 yards.   The victory marked the final junior varsity game of the season for Nettleton. Valley View hosts Paragould on Monday. The Blazers beat the Rams last week, 10-6.

Blazers win fourth straight September 19, 2005 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - The Valley View Blazers capitalized on turnovers and methodically controlled the junior varsity Nettleton Raiders Monday night, only allowing one touchdown in the closing seconds and winning the game 20-8. The victory marked the fourth straight for the Blazers. Valley View (4-1) scored its first touchdown with 3:34 remaining in the half. Adam Cloinger recovered a Nettleton fumble at the Raider 7-yard line. Three plays later, Austin Byrd scored on a 3-yard run and then kicked the extra point to give the Blazers a 7-0 halftime lead. Another Blazer fumble recovery, this time by Chase Cooper, started the next Valley View scoring drive. Quarterback Kevin Burgi capped an 8 play, 46 yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left in the third quarter. The extra point was mishandled, and the score remained 13-0. Late in the game, Nettleton (0-2) turned the ball over on downs at the Valley View 4-yard line. The Blazers went 96 yards in only 8 plays and finished the drive with a 55 yard touchdown sprint by Iain Bailey. Byrd's kick made the score 20-0 with 1:39 left to play. The Raiders averted the shutout when Josh Wiley passed a 50 yard touchdown to Matt Akers with 54 seconds remaining in the game. Akers ran in the two-point conversion to set the final score. "We're getting better," said Valley View Coach Randy Coleman. "Win or lose, it's good for us to play good schools like Nettleton. It helps us get better. And it's good to win those games. Valley View travels to Paragould next Monday to face the junior varsity Rams.

Redskins dominate Nettleton, 31-7 September 9, 2005 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - Pocahontas running back Chase Cissell rushed for 115 yards on 28 carries and scored three touchdowns as Class AAA Redskins manhandled the Class AAAA Nettleton Raiders Friday night, 31-7. Chase Cissell (7) takes a handoff from Michael Creason (17) and gains a handful of his 115 yards in the Redskins 31-7 win over Nettleton. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 09/09/05 Pocahontas (2-0) scored on the opening drive of the game after traveling 63 yards in just 6 plays. Cissell finished the drive with a five yard touchdown run. Ryan Broyles kicked the extra point, making the score 7-0 with 9:18 left in the first quarter. Redskin quarterback Michael Creason doubled the score with an 18 yard keeper in the second quarter. Broyles' kick was good. Nettleton (1-1) cut the lead in half with its only touchdown of the night. Seth Allison passed eight yards to Tyler Dorton. Matt Johnson's PAT made the score 14-7 with 1:37 left until halftime. Cissell scored his second touchdown with 6:52 left in the third quarter on a four yard run. Broyles kicked the score to 21-7. Nettleton's Jessie Murphy (31) is surrounded by Pocahontas defenders Philip Davis (8), Josh Ashcraft (54) and Chris Casey (56). The Redskins dominated the Raiders 31-7. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 09/09/05 Broyles added a 30 yard field goal as the fourth quarter began to increase the Redskin's advantage to 24-7. Cissell got his final touchdown on a three yard run with 2:56 remaining in the game. Broyles' kick set the final score. "We played a lot better this week," said Pocahontas Coach Dave Williams. "Our special teams were sensational." Creason completed 7 of 12 passes, tallying 138 for the Redskins.

Jonesboro, Nettleton battle to preseason tie August 23, 2005 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - Big yardage plays were abundant as the Jonesboro Hurricane and the Nettleton Raiders fought to a 21-21 tie in a preseason scrimmage at Arkansas State University Tuesday night. The Hurricane, 5-5 last year, got on the board first after Cody Pace intercepted a Nettleton pass on the Raiders' second play from scrimmage. 13 plays and 64 yards later, Jonesboro scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Bennett to Carter Harbuck. The extra point attempt missed and the Hurricane led 6-0. Jonesboro's Bryce Bennett looks for an open man in a 21-21 preseason tie with Nettleton. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 08/23/05 The Raiders, coming off a 1-8-1 record last season, took the lead early in the second quarter when quarterback Seth Allison dove over from a yard away. Matt Johnson kicked the Raiders into the lead, 7-6. Jonesboro's Eddie Price recovered a Nettleton fumble midway through the second quarter to set up the Hurricane's next score. After a drive of 10 plays and 43 yards, Bennett scored on a three yard quarterback keeper. Bennett, injured on the touchdown play, was replaced by Delta Cleary. Cleary called his own number for the two-point conversion and put the Hurricane up 14-7 with 2:10 left in the half. The big yardage plays began there, as there would not be a touchdown play that went for less than 80 yards the for remainder of the game. The Raiders followed the Jonesboro touchdown by scoring on their next play from scrimmage. Allison passed to Nic Schaaf for an 80 yard touchdown. Johnson set the halftime score with his extra point. The Hurricane continued the big play trend as soon as play resumed. Pace returned the opening kickoff of the second half 95 yards for a touchdown. John Miller kicked the extra point and gave the Hurricane a 21-14 lead. After a three-and-out possession, the Raiders were forced to punt. Jonesboro began another methodical drive of 53 yards on 10 plays. That's when, with 3:09 left in the third quarter, Nettleton brought the drive to a dramatic halt. Schaaf intercepted a Hurricane pass from a yard deep in his own end-zone and returned it 101 yards for a Raider touchdown. Johnson set what would be the final score with another accurate extra point attempt. Jonesboro had one more chance to take the lead late in the game. The Hurricane began its last possession on its own 19-yard line and drove to the Raider 43. As time was running out, Jonesboro attempted a pass that would secure the victory, but Schaaf came up with another interception at the Nettleton two-yard line to preserve the tie. "We've changed our offense this season," said Jonesboro head coach Jim DeVazier. "We are going through some growing pains with this new offense. We've still got to work some things out, but we'll get better. I think this (game) will help us get better." "Our guys battled the whole game," said Nettleton head coach Donnie Tennison, "and that's what I asked them to do. I told them that we would be looking for 11 guys that would battle for us and that do what we ask them to do. I think we saw what our guys could do tonight. I'm proud of the effort they gave." Schaaf tallied 197 all purpose yards for the Raiders on the ground, in the air and on returns. Bennett completed 6 of 8 passes for 68 yards before leaving the game. Nettleton's Nic Schaff (1) is pursued by Jonesboro's Sam Waddell (5) and Grant Cook (72) while gaining a handfull of his 197 yards. The two squads battled to a 21-21 tie in a preseason scrimmage. Photo courtesy of Ric Keefer, Keefer's Photography 08/23/05 The Hurricane will begin its season on Friday, September 2, at home against Camden Fairview. Nettleton will launch its season the same night, hosting the Trumann Wildcats.

2004 Schedule

Date	H/A	Nettleton	175		Opponent	337	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  3	A	Nettleton	26		Trumann	20	W	1-0
Sep. 10	A	Nettleton	16		Pocahontas	41	L	1-1
Sep. 17	H	Nettleton	12		Jonesboro Westside	12	T	1-1-1
Sep. 24	A	Nettleton	18		Batesville	47	L	1-2-1	0-1
Oct.  1	H	Nettleton	24		Blytheville	33	L	1-3-1	0-2
Oct.  8	H	Nettleton	30		Paragould	50	L	1-4-1	0-3
Oct. 15	A	Nettleton	22		Greene Co. Tech	28	L	1-5-1	0-4
Oct. 22	H	Nettleton	21		Marion	50	L	1-6-1	0-5
Oct. 29	A	Nettleton	6		Beebe	35	L	1-7-1	0-6
Nov.  5	H	Nettleton	0		Wynne	21	L	1-8-1	0-7

2004 Archived Stories

Nettleton jumps Pocahontas in scrimmage, 29-15 August 27, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - The Nettleton Raiders looked like a well oiled machine at times Friday night. The Raiders dismantled the Pocahontas Redskins in a four-quarter scrimmage at ASU's Indian Stadium, winning 29-15. The Raiders struck first with 2:35 remaining in the opening quarter. Senior quarterback Nick Holley scored the first of his two rushing touchdowns on a one yard plunge into the end zone. Cooper Holmes kicked the PAT to make the score 7-0. The Redskins tied the score early in the second quarter. Senior running back Eric Dunham ran in from 13 yards away, and the successful PAT made the score 7-7. Holley notched his second TD on a four yard run with 5:44 left in the half. The score remained 13-7 after a missed extra point attempt. After a Nettleton interception on the next Redskin possesion, senior receiver Dennis Virgies took a handoff and ran 28 yards for the score. Nic Schaaf ran in the two point conversion to give the Raiders a 21-7 halftime lead. After a scoreless third quarter, Pocahontas closed to within six points on a 17 yard run from sophomore quarterback Justin Bennett. Jesse Meeks gave the Redskins two more points to make the score 21-15 with 7:33 remaining in the game. Nettleton answered on their next play from scrimmage. Holley passed 80 yards to Virgies, and Jessie Murphy chalked up two more points to set the final score. Holley completed six of seven passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. Virgies caught two passes for 94 yards and ran for another 49 yards on five carries. Derick Lawson led the Raider rushing attack with 68 yards on seven carries. "He (Virgies) is a diamond in the rough," said Nettleton's first year head coach Donnie Tennison. "He's probably the best athlete on this team, but he hasn't had as much experience. We are going to rely on him to score a lot of points for us this year." Meeks led all rushers with 85 yards on 12 carries for the Redskins. "We were out classed tonight," said Pocahontas head coach Dave Williams. "They beat us up one side and down the other. They just knocked our socks off. We'll take this and learn from it and get better." Both teams open their seasons next week on the road with Nettleton traveling to Trumann, and Pocahontas playing at Jonesboro Westside.

2003 Schedule

Date	H/A	Nettleton	114		Opponent	275	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  5	H	Nettleton	27		Trumann	7	W	1-0
Sep. 12	H	Nettleton	6		Pocahontas	20	L	1-1
Sep. 19	A	Nettleton	14		Jonesboro Westside	13	W	2-1
Sep. 26	A	Nettleton	14		Wynne	34	L	2-2	0-1
Oct.  3	H	Nettleton	0		Batesville	44	L	2-3	0-2
Oct. 10	H	Nettleton	0		Vilonia	37	L	2-4	0-3
Oct. 17	A	Nettleton	35		Greene Co. Tech	32	W	3-4	1-3
Oct. 24	H	Nettleton	6		Beebe	27	L	3-5	1-4
Oct. 31	A	Nettleton	6		Paragould	21	L	3-6	1-5
Nov.  7	H	Nettleton	6		Marion	40	L	3-7	1-6

2003 Archived Stories

Vilonia halts Nettleton, 37-0 October 10, 2003 By David Grim NEARsports.com JONESBORO - The Vilonia Eagles scored early and often en route to a 37-0 AAAA East victory over the Nettleton Raiders here Friday night. Vilonia (5-1, 2-1) wasted no time in taking control. The Eagles forced the Raiders (2-4, 0-3) to punt on their opening possesion. Carl Clites blocked it and the Eagles recovered on the Raiders' one yard line. Eagle quarterback Nick Cowger dove in on the next play, and Scott Brooks kicked the score to 7-0. Vilonia scored its next touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. Josh McEntire made it 14-0 on an eight yard touchdown run with 11:54 left in the second quarter. Brooks kicked a 33 yard field goal to make it 17-0, and the Eagles scored on their next drive on a 22 yard pass from Cowger to Matt Stewart. Nettleton blocked the PAT and the halftime score was 23-0. Cowger scored again to start the third quarter on a 45 yard naked bootleg with 11:24 showing on the clock. Seth Wright wrapped up the scoring on a five yard touchdown with 1:44 left in the third stanza. "We played really good team defense," said Vilonia head coach Jim Stanley. "We worked hard all week and played hard tonight. I'm really proud of them. This was a big game for us." "Obviously they dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage," said Nettleton head coach Darrel Dover. "Three yards and a cloud of dust doesn't work when you don't block anybody." McEntire led all rushers with 102 yards on nine carries. Vilonia plays host to Marion next week. Nettleton, still trying to pick up their first conference victory in two years, travels to Greene County Tech.

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