Berryville earns playoffs after GF win
Published 8:39 am Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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BERRYVILLE — It was only fitting that the Carroll County Super Bowl determined a playoff spot in the Class 4A State Football Playoffs.
Friday night in Berryville, the Bobcats had a one-two punch on the offensive side of the football that led the team to a 48-23 win.
The Tigers picked up 291 yards, but Berryville was able to gain 445 in the contest.
Green Forest won the first down battle, 23-18.
With the victory, the Bobcats move to a road playoff game on Friday night.
For the first time in 20 years, the Bobcats will be in the playoffs.
Unfortunately for the team, they are pitted to play the No. 1 team in Class 4A according to the Arkansas Sports Media Poll. Stuttgart is the top team in Class 4A.
Stuttgart won the 4A-8 with a perfect, 7-0 record. The team is 10-0 on the season.
Bobcats fans will part on the east side of the stadium on Crawford Drive. Entrance will be on the north side of the stadium.
Ticket prices can be found at the GoFan link on the Arkansas Activities Association website www.ahsaa.org. Tickets are $8.
Kick off for the game with the Ricebirds is at 7 p.m.
The Ricebirds come into the contest allowing only 15 points through the first four conference games. The 4A-8 winners gave up 58 in the final three league contests.
Their closest conference game of the season came against Hamburg. They won that game on Nov. 5, 52-28.
Scoring 45.3 points a game, the Ricebirds are giving up 9.9 points a game.
When playing Green Forest on Friday night,
John Butler led the team with 176 yards rushing in 19 carries. He had five touchdowns.
Quarterback C.T. Hicks had 157 yards rushing on 12 carries. H scored a touchdown and had a run of 86-yards.
Gavin Usrey had four carries for nine yards.
Hicks was 5-of-6 passing for 103 yards a score. The touchdown pass was caught by Butler.
Isaiah West had a pair of catches for 70 yards. Butler had one for 15 yards and Jordy Casey and Cade Decker had one each for nine yards each.
Green Forest’s ground attack was led by Jace Meador with 20 carries for 101 yards. Ywa Hay Moo had 16 totes for 87 yards; Hadley Maybee, nine carries, 38 yards; Jayston Miles and Cole Meador one carry each for three and two yards respectively.
Hadley Maybee was 8-of-14 passing for 50 yards and Cole Meador was 1-of-1 for 10 yards.
Hayden Hatman led the team with three receptions for 31 yards. Cole Meador had two and Jace Meador had two for 11 and two yards respectively.
Maybee had one catch for 10 yards and Miles had one catch for six yards.
Berryville’s defense was led by Jarod Changus with three tackles. Kone Angel and Butler had 2.5 tackles each; Usrey 1.5; Dwayne Lang, West and Isaac Kniess one apiece; and Colter Goforth, Aiden Burnett and Mason Rizzolla .5 tackles each.
Berryville team members are Kone Anjel, Dwayne Lang, Jordy Casey, Mason Rizzolla, CT Hicks, JR Lang, Joseph Jabnil, Colby Comer, Isaac Kniess, Caden O’Gorek, Kohen Talley, Cade Decker, TJ Wolfe, Isaiah West, Rendy Lazo, Checotah Adcock, Joe Abreo, Gavin Usrey, Blayk Thornburg, John Butler, Rob Lang, Izaiha Turpen, Josh Arichega, Alfredo Beltran, Alfredo Beltran, Wyatt Bigham, Aiden Burnett, Carson Summers, Elvis Beltran, Chris Noel, Coltor Goforth, Jesse Culling, Aiden Ford, Rubon Bobtak, CJ Lanje, Kason Mullholland, Eh Wah, Easton Elliott, Wyatt Butler, Layne Larpenter, Eddie Allen, Jarod Changes, James Hawkins, and Kayden Parton.
Green Forest team members are Abisai Reyes; Ywa Hay Moo; Jace Meador; Andy Andreski; Eli Kennedy; Talon Whetham; Taylor Peacock; William Cepeda; Naruto Langinbelik; Cole Meador; Hayden Hatman; Radon Lawrence; Jayston Miles; Hadley Maybee; Zeke Harlan; Weston Sparks; Christian Rosales; Dah Htoo; Gabe Nicol; Samuel Lopez; Axton Palmer; Gavin Tharp; Alec McGrew; Willis Owens; Randy Roberts; Rolley Kattil; Chris Vazquez; Klay Paw; Cesar Cepeda; Jacob Alvarado; Andrix Ryan; William Bing; Kason Compton; Be Htoo Wah; Trenton Blewett; A.J. Ramirez; Hsee Taw; Samuel Osborne; Bo Jack Forney; Julian Pedraza; Zach Carpenter; and Keenan Robinson.
