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Southeast Arkansas Football Playoff Brackets, 2023–2025

Fordyce played Mansfield for the 3A state title last December, and Warren, Monticello and Hamburg all won 4A playoff games. These are the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Arkansas state football playoff brackets for the classes Southeast Arkansas teams play in, with every round and final score.

Southeast Arkansas team Southeast Arkansas schools are shaded gold and bold, and their names link to the team page. Winners are in bold with the score; on a phone, swipe the bracket sideways to see later rounds.

2025 Arkansas State Football Playoffs

2025 Class 4A

State final, Dec. 13: Elkins 31, Dardanelle 14.

  • Hamburg beat Mena 42–21 in the first round, then lost to Dardanelle 35–34 in the second round.
  • Monticello beat Lonoke 42–25 in the first round, beat Gravette 48–41 in the second round, then lost to Dardanelle 35–14 in the quarterfinals.
  • Warren beat Gentry 42–23 in the first round, beat Gosnell 44–42 in the second round, beat Prairie Grove 47–40 in the quarterfinals, then lost to Dardanelle 56–36 in the semifinals.

First roundNov. 14

    • Won, StuttgartBye
    • —
    • Won, Blytheville42
    • Lost, Pottsville27
    • Won, Mills University Studies40
    • Lost, Central38
    • Won, Bauxite28
    • Lost, Ozark26
    • Won, Elkins52
    • Lost, Forrest City14
    • Won, Southside42
    • Lost, Huntsville14
    • Won, Arkadelphia44
    • Lost, Highland6
    • Won, Clinton62
    • Lost, Fountain Lake32
    • Won, GosnellBye
    • —
    • Won, Warren42
    • Lost, Gentry23
    • Lost, Nashville13
    • Won, Pocahontas32
    • Lost, Heber Springs14
    • Won, Prairie Grove34
    • Won, Dardanelle56
    • Lost, Malvern14
    • Won, Gravette64
    • Lost, Central Arkansas Christian14

Second roundNov. 21

    • Won, Stuttgart51
    • Lost, Blytheville12
    • Lost, Mills University Studies28
    • Won, Bauxite40
    • Won, Elkins24
    • Lost, Southside21
    • Won, Arkadelphia23
    • Lost, Clinton18
    • Lost, Gosnell42
    • Won, Warren44
    • Lost, Pocahontas20
    • Won, Prairie Grove27
    • Won, Dardanelle35
    • Lost, Hamburg34

QuarterfinalsNov. 28

    • Won, Stuttgart49
    • Lost, Bauxite21
    • Won, Elkins13
    • Lost, Arkadelphia10
    • Won, Warren47
    • Lost, Prairie Grove40

SemifinalsDec. 5

    • Lost, Stuttgart21
    • Won, Elkins55
    • Lost, Warren36
    • Won, Dardanelle56

ChampionshipDec. 13

    • Won, Elkins31
    • Lost, Dardanelle14

Champion 

  1. Elkins

2025 Class 3A

State final, Dec. 13: Mansfield 40, Fordyce 30.

  • Drew Central beat Paris 43–6 in the first round, then lost to Osceola 49–21 in the second round.
  • Dumas lost to Walnut Ridge 70–33 in the first round.
  • Fordyce beat Jessieville 46–0 in the first round, beat Charleston 36–35 in the second round, beat Mayflower 28–14 in the quarterfinals, beat Booneville 18–13 in the semifinals, then lost to Mansfield 40–30 in the state final.
  • McGehee beat Magnet Cove 46–8 in the first round, then lost to Bismarck 35–12 in the second round.
  • Smackover beat Hackett 54–8 in the first round, then lost to Mayflower 34–7 in the second round.

First roundNov. 14

    • Won, MansfieldBye
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    • Won, Walnut Ridge70
    • Lost, Dumas33
    • Won, Bismarck57
    • Lost, Lavaca0
    • Lost, Magnet Cove8
    • Won, McGehee46
    • Won, Salem54
    • Lost, Fouke7
    • Won, Newport48
    • Lost, Melbourne14
    • Lost, Cutter-Morning Star22
    • Won, Osceola56
    • Won, RivercrestBye
    • —
    • Won, Booneville69
    • Lost, Quitman27
    • Won, Glen Rose49
    • Lost, Harrisburg12
    • Lost, Prescott6
    • Won, Atkins27
    • Won, Fordyce46
    • Lost, Jessieville0
    • Won, Charleston71
    • Lost, Barton48
    • Won, Mayflower43
    • Lost, Harmony Grove7

Second roundNov. 21

    • Won, Mansfield51
    • Lost, Walnut Ridge22
    • Won, Salem40
    • Lost, Newport20
    • Lost, Rivercrest13
    • Won, Booneville41
    • Won, Glen Rose19
    • Lost, Atkins9
    • Won, Fordyce36
    • Lost, Charleston35

QuarterfinalsNov. 28

    • Won, Mansfield50
    • Lost, Bismarck21
    • Won, Salem32
    • Lost, Osceola6
    • Won, Booneville40
    • Lost, Glen Rose14

SemifinalsDec. 5

    • Won, Mansfield48
    • Lost, Salem22
    • Lost, Booneville13
    • Won, Fordyce18

ChampionshipDec. 13

Champion 

  1. Mansfield

2025 Class 6A

State final, Dec. 5: Shiloh Christian 70, Greenwood 50.

  • El Dorado beat Lake Hamilton 28–10 in the first round, then lost to Shiloh Christian 24–21 in the quarterfinals.

First roundNov. 14

    • Won, Sylvan HillsBye
    • —
    • Lost, Van Buren29
    • Won, Marion32
    • Won, Shiloh ChristianBye
    • —
    • Won, GreenwoodBye
    • —
    • Won, Jonesboro42
    • Lost, Southside34
    • Won, BentonBye
    • —
    • Won, Mountain Home78
    • Lost, Sheridan42

QuarterfinalsNov. 21

    • Won, Sylvan Hills34
    • Lost, Marion32
    • Won, Greenwood59
    • Lost, Jonesboro21
    • Won, Benton63
    • Lost, Mountain Home49

SemifinalsNov. 28

    • Lost, Sylvan Hills28
    • Won, Shiloh Christian52
    • Won, Greenwood63
    • Lost, Benton45

ChampionshipDec. 5

    • Won, Shiloh Christian70
    • Lost, Greenwood50

Champion 

  1. Shiloh Christian

2024 Arkansas State Football Playoffs

2024 Class 4A

State final, Dec. 14: Arkadelphia 28, Elkins 0.

  • Hamburg beat Gravette 48–28 in the first round, then lost to Monticello 35–14 in the second round.
  • Monticello beat Forrest City 47–26 in the first round, beat Hamburg 35–14 in the second round, then lost to Southside 24–7 in the quarterfinals.
  • Warren beat Central Arkansas Christian 35–13 in the first round, beat Pocahontas 35–6 in the second round, then lost to Mills University Studies 47–40 in the quarterfinals.

First roundNov. 15

    • Won, DardanelleBye
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    • Lost, Lonoke33
    • Won, Prairie Grove37
    • Lost, Ozark12
    • Won, Arkadelphia57
    • Won, Gentry42
    • Lost, DeWitt41
    • Lost, Harmony Grove0
    • Won, Southside42
    • Lost, Blytheville20
    • Won, Heber Springs30
    • Won, Mills University StudiesBye
    • —
    • Lost, Gosnell12
    • Won, Clinton42
    • Lost, Central Arkansas Christian13
    • Won, Warren35
    • Won, Pocahontas28
    • Lost, Nashville13
    • Lost, Central6
    • Won, Elkins52
    • Lost, Green Forest14
    • Won, Mena49
    • Lost, Pottsville27
    • Won, Malvern28
    • Lost, Ashdown7
    • Won, Highland10

Second roundNov. 22

    • Won, Dardanelle52
    • Lost, Prairie Grove27
    • Won, Arkadelphia46
    • Lost, Gentry14
    • Won, Southside42
    • Lost, Heber Springs34
    • Won, Mills University Studies42
    • Lost, Clinton10
    • Won, Warren35
    • Lost, Pocahontas6
    • Won, Elkins35
    • Lost, Mena16
    • Won, Malvern34
    • Lost, Highland7

QuarterfinalsNov. 29

    • Lost, Dardanelle27
    • Won, Arkadelphia35
    • Won, Mills University Studies47
    • Lost, Warren40
    • Won, Elkins45
    • Lost, Malvern31

SemifinalsDec. 6

    • Won, Arkadelphia35
    • Lost, Southside6
    • Lost, Mills University Studies22
    • Won, Elkins33

ChampionshipDec. 14

    • Won, Arkadelphia28
    • Lost, Elkins0

Champion 

  1. Arkadelphia

2024 Class 3A

State final, Dec. 14: Salem 42, Bismarck 34.

  • Dumas beat Harmony Grove 28–14 in the first round, beat Glen Rose 27–13 in the second round, then lost to Mansfield 36–6 in the quarterfinals.
  • Fordyce beat Hoxie 52–14 in the first round, beat Jessieville 46–8 in the second round, beat Booneville 34–26 in the quarterfinals, then lost to Bismarck 49–12 in the semifinals.
  • McGehee lost to Newport 54–18 in the first round.
  • Rison beat Walnut Ridge 49–21 in the first round, then lost to Rivercrest 52–34 in the second round.

First roundNov. 15

    • Won, BismarckBye
    • —
    • Lost, Perryville7
    • Won, Atkins10
    • Lost, Centerpoint22
    • Won, Osceola41
    • Lost, Melbourne35
    • Won, Charleston66
    • Lost, Palestine-Wheatley15
    • Won, Jessieville38
    • Lost, Magnet Cove7
    • Won, Booneville48
    • Lost, Lavaca6
    • Won, Mayflower48
    • Won, Glen RoseBye
    • —
    • Won, Dumas28
    • Lost, Harmony Grove14
    • Lost, Paris7
    • Won, Mansfield42
    • Lost, West Fork7
    • Won, Salem46
    • Lost, Quitman3
    • Won, Prescott35
    • Lost, Fouke7
    • Won, Rivercrest35
    • Lost, Walnut Ridge21
    • Won, Rison49

Second roundNov. 22

    • Won, Bismarck55
    • Lost, Atkins14
    • Won, Osceola50
    • Lost, Charleston28
    • Won, Fordyce46
    • Lost, Jessieville8
    • Won, Booneville35
    • Lost, Mayflower13
    • Lost, Glen Rose13
    • Won, Dumas27
    • Won, Mansfield34
    • Lost, Newport14
    • Won, Salem16
    • Lost, Prescott10
    • Won, Rivercrest52
    • Lost, Rison34

QuarterfinalsNov. 29

    • Won, Bismarck28
    • Lost, Osceola17
    • Won, Fordyce34
    • Lost, Booneville26
    • Lost, Dumas6
    • Won, Mansfield36
    • Won, Salem50
    • Lost, Rivercrest18

SemifinalsDec. 6

    • Lost, Mansfield20
    • Won, Salem38

ChampionshipDec. 14

    • Lost, Bismarck34
    • Won, Salem42

Champion 

  1. Salem

2024 Class 6A

State final, Dec. 7: Greenwood 61, Shiloh Christian 35.

  • El Dorado beat Russellville 38–31 in the first round, then lost to Greenwood 48–0 in the quarterfinals.

First roundNov. 15

    • Won, GreenwoodBye
    • —
    • Won, CatholicBye
    • —
    • Lost, Sheridan50
    • Won, Mountain Home57
    • Won, BentonBye
    • —
    • Lost, Jonesboro27
    • Won, Lake Hamilton41
    • Won, Shiloh ChristianBye
    • —
    • Won, Van Buren29
    • Lost, Marion26

QuarterfinalsNov. 22

    • Lost, Catholic14
    • Won, Mountain Home42
    • Won, Benton57
    • Lost, Lake Hamilton14
    • Won, Shiloh Christian63
    • Lost, Van Buren35

SemifinalsNov. 29

    • Won, Greenwood42
    • Lost, Mountain Home0
    • Lost, Benton32
    • Won, Shiloh Christian45

ChampionshipDec. 7

    • Won, Greenwood61
    • Lost, Shiloh Christian35

Champion 

  1. Greenwood

2023 Arkansas State Football Playoffs

2023 Class 4A

State final, Dec. 9: Harding Academy 43, Rivercrest 35.

  • Crossett lost to Nashville 41–36 in the first round.
  • McGehee lost to Bauxite 42–17 in the first round.
  • Monticello beat Highland 21–20 in the first round, then lost to Elkins 56–6 in the second round.
  • Warren beat Trumann 42–12 in the first round, beat Bauxite 28–21 in the second round, beat Ozark 45–7 in the quarterfinals, then lost to Rivercrest 24–14 in the semifinals.

First roundNov. 10

    • Won, ArkadelphiaBye
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    • Won, Mayflower34
    • Lost, Bald Knob20
    • Won, Rivercrest36
    • Lost, Mena0
    • Won, Gravette55
    • Lost, Stuttgart10
    • Won, Warren42
    • Lost, Trumann12
    • Won, Ozark35
    • Lost, Lamar20
    • Lost, Heber Springs28
    • Won, Lincoln39
    • Won, Central Arkansas ChristianBye
    • —
    • Won, Elkins63
    • Lost, Clinton27
    • Won, Harding Academy49
    • Lost, Gentry12
    • Won, Malvern48
    • Lost, Lonoke14
    • Lost, Blytheville20
    • Won, Ashdown38
    • Won, DeWitt29
    • Lost, Pocahontas28

Second roundNov. 17

    • Won, Arkadelphia22
    • Lost, Mayflower7
    • Won, Rivercrest40
    • Lost, Gravette0
    • Won, Warren28
    • Lost, Bauxite21
    • Won, Ozark49
    • Lost, Lincoln14
    • Won, Central Arkansas Christian59
    • Lost, Nashville50
    • Won, Harding Academy58
    • Lost, Malvern34
    • Won, Ashdown30
    • Lost, DeWitt28

QuarterfinalsNov. 24

    • Lost, Arkadelphia12
    • Won, Rivercrest36
    • Lost, Central Arkansas Christian15
    • Won, Elkins53
    • Won, Harding Academy42
    • Lost, Ashdown14

SemifinalsDec. 1

    • Won, Rivercrest24
    • Lost, Warren14
    • Lost, Elkins27
    • Won, Harding Academy41

ChampionshipDec. 9

    • Lost, Rivercrest35
    • Won, Harding Academy43

Champion 

  1. Harding Academy

2023 Class 3A

State final, Dec. 9: Booneville 25, Prescott 22.

  • Drew Central lost to Booneville 56–14 in the first round.
  • Fordyce beat Gurdon 37–0 in the first round, then lost to Prescott 7–6 in the second round.
  • Rison lost to Jessieville 40–27 in the first round.
  • Smackover lost to Newport 36–8 in the first round.

First roundNov. 10

    • Won, Harmony GroveBye
    • —
    • Won, Osceola64
    • Lost, Fouke0
    • Won, Glen Rose51
    • Lost, Lavaca0
    • Won, Perryville34
    • Lost, Magnet Cove7
    • Won, Walnut Ridge54
    • Lost, Quitman35
    • Won, Junction City52
    • Lost, Manila6
    • Won, SalemBye
    • —
    • Lost, Rison27
    • Won, Jessieville40
    • Won, Hoxie41
    • Lost, Melbourne6
    • Won, Mansfield57
    • Lost, Centerpoint22
    • Won, Prescott42
    • Lost, Palestine-Wheatley0
    • Won, Charleston49
    • Lost, Barton28
    • Won, Bismarck42
    • Lost, Hackett13

Second roundNov. 17

    • Won, Harmony Grove56
    • Lost, Newport0
    • Won, Booneville52
    • Lost, Osceola20
    • Won, Glen Rose37
    • Lost, Perryville0
    • Lost, Walnut Ridge50
    • Won, Junction City63
    • Won, Salem44
    • Lost, Jessieville16
    • Lost, Hoxie13
    • Won, Mansfield14
    • Lost, Charleston27
    • Won, Bismarck35

QuarterfinalsNov. 24

    • Lost, Harmony Grove16
    • Won, Booneville44
    • Won, Glen Rose50
    • Lost, Junction City12
    • Lost, Salem22
    • Won, Mansfield26
    • Won, Prescott42
    • Lost, Bismarck13

SemifinalsDec. 1

    • Won, Booneville34
    • Lost, Glen Rose25
    • Lost, Mansfield7
    • Won, Prescott28

ChampionshipDec. 9

    • Won, Booneville25
    • Lost, Prescott22

Champion 

  1. Booneville

2023 Class 6A

State final, Dec. 1: Greenwood 41, Little Rock Christian Academy 23.

  • El Dorado lost to Pulaski Academy 41–13 in the first round.

First roundNov. 10

    • Won, BentonBye
    • —
    • Won, Greenbrier42
    • Lost, Searcy21
    • Won, Little Rock Christian AcademyBye
    • —
    • Lost, West Memphis32
    • Won, Van Buren55
    • Won, GreenwoodBye
    • —
    • Lost, Catholic16
    • Won, Mountain Home21
    • Won, MarionBye
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QuarterfinalsNov. 17

    • Won, Benton62
    • Lost, Greenbrier21
    • Won, Little Rock Christian Academy52
    • Lost, Van Buren28
    • Won, Greenwood56
    • Lost, Mountain Home14
    • Lost, Marion26
    • Won, Pulaski Academy27

SemifinalsNov. 24

    • Lost, Benton35
    • Won, Little Rock Christian Academy42
    • Won, Greenwood56
    • Lost, Pulaski Academy26

ChampionshipDec. 1

    • Lost, Little Rock Christian Academy23
    • Won, Greenwood41

Champion 

  1. Greenwood

Sources for These Playoff Brackets

Brackets are drawn by iSEARK from the Arkansas Activities Association playoff results as posted by MaxPreps, Arkansas Prep Football and High School on SI. Every score shown matches on at least two of the three. Three games had one source off by a point or more; the score two sources agree on is shown: 2023 3A Perryville 34, Magnet Cove 7; 2023 4A Bauxite 42, McGehee 17; 2024 3A Dumas 27, Glen Rose 13. Lake Village Lakeside, Star City and Crossett (after 2023) did not reach these brackets. Records and scores are checked as of Oct. 4, 2026.

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