Fayetteville goes back-to-back in 7A

TOPICS:Arkansas Fayetteville High School high school football North Little Rock High School Savana Melton state championship state champs Taylor Powell

Fayetteville football

Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 2, 2016

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Fayetteville (12-1) is now the two-time Arkansas high school football Class 7A champs. The Bulldogs, who began the season ranked in the High School Football America National Top 50 and are currently #1 in our statewide rankings, beat North Little Rock 53-19 Friday night for the school’s second straight title.

NLR actually had a 20-19 lead early in the second half. Fayetteville senior quarterback Taylor Powell, who has given his verbal commitment to Wake Forest, was 15-of-26 for 265 yards and four touchdowns.

Savana Melton became the first female football player to score in an Arkansas state championship game when she kicked an extra point for North Little Rock in the first quarter.

W/the made extra point, NLR’s Savana Melton becomes the first female player to score a point in state championship history #5NEWSFFN
— Tyler Cass (@5NEWSTyler) December 3, 2016

North Little Rock finishes 2016 with a 12-1 overall record. The Wildcats were looking for their first state title since 1972. Fayetteville has now won four state titles since 2011.

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.