COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S PRESEASON POLL
Jackson State, 255 voting points (19 first-place votes)
Alabama State, 238 (1)
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
Southern, 194 (1)
Alabama A&M, 190 (1)
Grambling State, 147
Texas Southern, 142
Alcorn State, 118
Bethune-Cookman, 101
UAPB, 98
Prairie View A&M, 93
Florida A&M, 91
Mississippi Valley State, 49
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Saturday’s games
UAPB at Arkansas, at Little Rock, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)
Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State, 1 p.m.
Florida A&M at Miss. Valley State, 3 p.m.
Prairie View A&M at Southern, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Alcorn State at Texas Southern, 7 p.m. (AT&T Sportsnet)
GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Saturday’s games
Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist, 1 p.m.
Henderson State at Arkansas Tech, 2 p.m.
East Central at SW Oklahoma State, 3 p.m.
UAM at Harding, 3 p.m.
Southern Nazarene at NW Oklahoma State, 3 p.m.
SE Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Baptist, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
SWAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Monday at Choctaw Trails, Clinton, Miss.
Men’s 8,000 meters
Team standings — 1. Jackson State 61; 2. UAPB 69; 3. Prairie View A&M 81; 4. Texas Southern 95; 5. Southern 121; 6. Grambling State 123; 7. Bethune-Cookman 162; 8. Alcorn State 177; 9. Alabama State 217; 10. Mississippi Valley State 236
UAPB top five — 8. Baron Freeman 26:43.09 (second-team All-SWAC); 12. Rio Williams 27:03.23; 15. Terrance Johnson 27:21.50; 16. Genesis Joseph 27:22.98; 18. Tarik Xavier 27:38.49
Women’s 5,000 meters
Team standings — 1. Alcorn State 68; 2. Alabama State 77; 3. Grambling State 88; 4. UAPB 112; 5. Jackson State 136; 6. Alabama A&M 158; 7. Prairie View A&M 170; 8. Southern 181; 9. Texas Southern 201; 10. Bethune-Cookman 215; 11. Florida A&M 241; 12. Mississippi Valley State 248
UAPB top five — 8. Zadie St. Louis 19:37.11 (second-team All-SWAC); 15. Ishmia Black 20:05.30; 17. Sarah Medcalf 20:13.71; 27. Joanna Rogers 20:50.71; 45. Shaunia McFarlane 22:32.69
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
6A-EAST CONFERENCE
Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.)
Pine Bluff at Marion
Jonesboro at Searcy
El Dorado at Sylvan Hills
Sheridan at West Memphis
5A-CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.)
Watson Chapel at Beebe
LR Christian at Pulaski Academy
Maumelle at White Hall
CONFERENCE 3A-6
Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.)
McGehee at Barton
Drew Central at Camden Harmony Grove
Smackover at Dollarway
Lake Village Lakeside at Rison
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
College soccer
UAPB at Alcorn State, TBA
College volleyball
NW Oklahoma State at UAM, 6 p.m.
Philander Smith College at UAPB, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
College volleyball
SW Oklahoma State at UAM, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
College soccer
UAPB at Mississippi Valley State, 1 p.m.
TUESDAY
College volleyball
Roar Classic at UAPB: UAM at UAPB, 2 p.m.; UAM vs. UA Fort Smith, 4 p.m.; UA Fort Smith at UAPB, 6 p.m.