IT'S GAME DAY

The Booneville Bearcats complete a tour of the 4A-4 and nonconference play with a game against the Bearcats of Mena tonight. It is the Bearcats first trip to Mena since 2013.

Mena (2-1) is the defending 4A-4 conference champion and is coming off a 34-0 loss in Hot Springs. Mena’s Bearcats beat De Queen and Clarksville to open the year. Mena is able to play four nonconference games because Subiaco opted for 8-man football after conference assignments were released in 2020.

Last year Ty Goff ran for 216 yards on only 9 carries against Mena. The total included an 88-yard touchdown run.

Mena appearing on the schedule came after some confusion with Pottsville, who had previously occupied the week 2 slot for this cycle.

• MASCOTS: Booneville Bearcats; Mena Bearcats
• WHEN: 7 p.m., September 17, at Randall Whorton field in Mena
• SERIES: Booneville leads 42-19-1 (0.685)
• LAST MEETING: Booneville 43 Mena 12 on September 18, 2020
• STREAK: Booneville has won last 2
• FIRST MEETING: Booneville won in 1931 (score Unavailable)
• CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS: Booneville is 3A-4; Mena is 4A-4

THIS DATE IN BEARCAT FOOTBALL HISTORY: The Bearcats are 6-2-1 in games played on September 17 but were 0-2-1 in September 17th games with the wins all in the last six meetings on the date, most recently 40-0 over De Queen in 2010.

In 2004 against Clarksville Corey Carter returned a blocked field goal 59 yards for a touchdown and Daniel Shaw ran for 186 in the 48-17 win over the Panthers. The Bearcats amassed 486 yards of offense in the game. In 1999 the Bearcats scored in the 60s for the first time under Kenneth Rippy in a 61-19 win over Paris that featured 134 rushing yards by Zach Adair and 3 touchdown passes by Brandon Rowland. Talor Tatterson ran for 184 yards in the 2010 De Queen game.