A ball carrier in a white and purple uniform runs past a fallen defender in red while a referee follows, with a packed grandstand behind.
Arkansas high school football: a ball carrier runs against Pine Bluff Dollarway in the Class AAA state championship game, December 2004. *

McGehee, Crossett and Lakeside Win Friday as SEARK Football Hits Conference Play

Friday night, Sept. 25, brought three notable results in Southeast Arkansas high school football.

McGehee 20, Drew Central 7. The Owls won at home, bouncing back from a road loss the week before and evening their record at 2-2. It was McGehee’s fifth straight home win going back to last season. Drew Central fell to 0-4.

Crossett 34, Star City 21. Crossett also rebounded at home from a road loss and moved to 2-2. Star City has lost two in a row and is also 2-2.

Lakeside 62, Dumas 52. Dumas scored its most points of the season but still lost to Lake Village’s Lakeside Beavers, dropping to 1-3. Lakeside improved to 4-1 with its fifth straight road win going back to last season.

Next Friday (Oct. 2): Lakeside plays McGehee, Dumas meets Rison, Drew Central faces Fordyce, Crossett takes on Stuttgart and Star City plays DeWitt, all at 7 p.m.

Sources: MaxPreps game recaps: McGehee vs. Drew Central · Crossett vs. Star City · Dumas vs. Lakeside (Sept. 25–27, 2026). Scores also appear in the Saline River News Doctor Joe Wharton scoreboard.

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