For the second straight year the Booneville-Charleston game is likely to determine the second seed from Conference 3A-4.
Both the 2- and 3-seeds have first round home games in the Class 3A playoffs which begin on November 15. A win a first-round game likely sends either on long road trips the following Friday, Nov. 22.
Last year’s game at Bearcat Stadium was a shootout that included a career best and the second most in school history 301 rushing yards by Hunter Warren.
• Mascots: Booneville Bearcats; Charleston Tigers
• When: 7 PM, October 31, at Alumni Field in Charleston
• Series: Booneville leads 50-14-2 (.773)
• Streak: Booneville has won last 2
• Last Meeting: Booneville 48 Charleston 45 on November 1, 2024
• First Meeting: Charleston 39 Booneville 0 on October 15, 1920
• Conference Affiliations: Both are 3A-1
TODAY IN BEARCAT FOOTBALL HISTORY: The Bearcats are 9-5 all time in games documented to have been played on Halloween night.
On October 31, 2008 with the score tied at 14, Juan Rios intercepted a pass and returned it into Dardanelle territory, then kicked a 36-yard field goal with 0:06 to play that won it.
On October 31, 1969 the Bearcat defense tied a then record with 5 interceptions during a 34-7 win over Clarksville. Gary Thomas had two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and Dennis Jones, Dennis Adair, and Conway Massey all had one.
On October 31, 1975 Al Bradley set a still standing record by throwing 5 touchdown passes in a 30-3 win over Charleston. The first 3 scoring passes were to Kean Cunningham, the fourth was to Ricky Nelson, and the record setter was to Melvin Adair. Bradley threw for 190 yards that night. Charleston’s only points came on a field goal by future Razorback and NFL kicker Steve Cox.
On October 31, 2003 now the Bearcat defensive coordinator, Arron Kimes had a career long 60-yard run in a 49-21 win over Greenland.
FOUR QUARTERS: 1st quarter: Friday’s meeting with Charleston is meeting number 6-7. 2nd quarter: The Bearcats held Mansfield to 16 yards and did not allow a third down conversion in the second half Friday. 3rd quarter: Charleston is one of five schools to have at least 50 losses to Booneville with Mansfield still the most often beaten at 62. 4th quarter: Clint Osborne (2, above) and Lathen Shaffer both had season highs in tackles last week with 7.
THEME: The pep rally theme is Halloween.
TWO SEED ON THE LINE IN MEETING 67
