Road warriors might not be a bad description for several Bearcat seniors.
As freshmen seniors like Seth Wilson and Clint Osborne (shown above making a tackle in Glen Rose) traveled in successive weeks to Smackover, Osceola, and Melbourne to earn an additional trip, to War Memorial Stadium.
As sophomores they made a Thanksgiving week trip to Camden (Harmony Grove Ouachita County) that eventually led to a War Memorial trip.
As juniors they made another playoff trip to Fordyce, which is where they will be going Friday night in attempt to recreate a 2022 playoff journey with a third straight road win.
Friday will mark their third Friday in a row and eighth non-neutral site game of their careers on the road with another trip to Fordyce on the heels of rides to Rivercrest and Glen Rose.
• Mascots: Booneville Bearcats; Fordyce Redbugs
• When: 7 PM, December 5, at Paul “Bear” Bryant Stadium in Fordyce
• Series: Fordyce leads 2-1
• Streak: Fordyce has won last 1
• Last Meeting: Fordyce 34 Booneville 26 on December 1, 2023
• First Meeting: Fordyce 22 Booneville 0 on November 26, 1991
• Last Week: Booneville 47 Glen Rose 14; Fordyce 28 Mayflower 14
• Conference Affiliations: Booneville is the 3 seed from the 3A-1. Fordyce is the regular season champion from the 3A-8.
TODAY IN BEARCAT FOOTBALL HISTORY: December 5th in Bearcat football is not a banner day. The Bearcats are 0-4 in games documented to have been played on the date.
On December 5, 2014 Bryson May ran for 224 yards and Matt Berry had two interceptions in a 21-14 semifinal loss to Charleston as the 1 and 2 seeds from the conference were on the same side of the bracket.
The first Bearcat semifinal game was 75 years ago to the date against Forrest City. The Bearcats led 7-6 at the half and felt like they scored just before the half but were marked short and the Mustangs dominated in the second half.
FOUR QUARTERS: 1st quarter: By scoring 7 points Friday the 2025 Bearcats will become the 13th team in school history to score 500 points in a season. 2nd quarter: Conner Droemer needs 79 yards to have the 59th 1000-yard season in school history (with his second such season Hunter Warren is already the 58th). 3rd quarter: With 3 more last Friday, the sack count for the season is at 35 and the interception was number 17. There have been 14 sacks and 4 interceptions in the postseason. 4th quarter: The Bearcats gained over 500 yards (514) in a playoff game for the 7th time last week. Glen Rose is a victim for the second time (510 in 2021).
THEME: The pep rally theme is Jungle.
BEARCAT SENIORS ACCUSTOMED TO ROAD TRIPS
