Prairie Grove Playoff Highlights

November 25, 2020 at 2:30 a.m.

by Mark Humphrey

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Icing on the cake. Prairie Grove junior Paytin Higgins returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Tigers' 59-34 Class 4A playoff victory over Blytheville Friday. Higgins also kicked 7-of-7 extra-points. He was given a break after the long runback and Cade Walker kicked that P.A.T.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Icing on the cake. Prairie Grove junior Paytin Higgins returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Tigers' 59-34 Class 4A playoff victory over Blytheville Friday. Higgins also kicked 7-of-7 extra-points. He was given a break after the long runback and Cade Walker kicked that P.A.T.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Icing on the cake. Prairie Grove junior Paytin Higgins returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Tigers' 59-34 Class 4A playoff victory over Blytheville Friday. Higgins also kicked 7-of-7 extra-points. He was given a break after the long runback and Cade Walker kicked that P.A.T.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Icing on the cake. Prairie Grove junior Paytin Higgins returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Tigers' 59-34 Class 4A playoff victory over Blytheville Friday. Higgins also kicked 7-of-7 extra-points. He was given a break after the long runback and Cade Walker kicked that P.A.T.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Icing on the cake. Prairie Grove junior Paytin Higgins returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Tigers' 59-34 Class 4A playoff victory over Blytheville Friday. Higgins also kicked 7-of-7 extra-points. He was given a break after the long runback and Cade Walker kicked that P.A.T.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove head football coach Danny Abshier and Defensive Coordinator Craig Laird discuss a game situation with a referee during the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A playoff game against Blytheville. The Tigers prevailed, 59-34, to advance into the second-round against Rivercrest on Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove head football coach Danny Abshier and Defensive Coordinator Craig Laird discuss a game situation with a referee during the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A playoff game against Blytheville. The Tigers prevailed, 59-34, to advance into the second-round against Rivercrest on Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove head football coach Danny Abshier and Defensive Coordinator Craig Laird discuss a game situation with a referee during the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A playoff game against Blytheville. The Tigers prevailed, 59-34, to advance into the second-round against Rivercrest on Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove assistant football coach John Elder gets the special teams unit ready following an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior Paytin Higgins. Prairie Grove knocked Blytheville out of the playoffs with a 59-34 win Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove assistant football coach John Elder gets the special teams unit ready following an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior Paytin Higgins. Prairie Grove knocked Blytheville out of the playoffs with a 59-34 win Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove assistant football coach John Elder gets the special teams unit ready following an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior Paytin Higgins. Prairie Grove knocked Blytheville out of the playoffs with a 59-34 win Friday.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove sophomore Ethan Miller hands the football to an official after electrifying the hometown crowd with a kickoff return to the Blytheville 43 setting up a short field and the first of 28 unanswered points by the Tigers in the fourth quarter. The outburst erased a 34-31 Chickasaw lead with Prairie Grove going on to a 59-34 victory, its first playoff win in three years.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove sophomore Ethan Miller hands the football to an official after electrifying the hometown crowd with a kickoff return to the Blytheville 43 setting up a short field and the first of 28 unanswered points by the Tigers in the fourth quarter. The outburst erased a 34-31 Chickasaw lead with Prairie Grove going on to a 59-34 victory, its first playoff win in three years.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove sophomore Ethan Miller hands the football to an official after electrifying the hometown crowd with a kickoff return to the Blytheville 43 setting up a short field and the first of 28 unanswered points by the Tigers in the fourth quarter. The outburst erased a 34-31 Chickasaw lead with Prairie Grove going on to a 59-34 victory, its first playoff win in three years.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Blytheville quarterback Jeremiah Northern hit a wall of Prairie Grove defenders, who stopped his progress and drove him backwards. Northern finished with 44 yards on 18 carries. Prairie Grove beat the Chickasaws, 59-34, in Friday's Class 4A playoff.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Blytheville quarterback Jeremiah Northern hit a wall of Prairie Grove defenders, who stopped his progress and drove him backwards. Northern finished with 44 yards on 18 carries. Prairie Grove beat the Chickasaws, 59-34, in Friday's Class 4A playoff.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Blytheville quarterback Jeremiah Northern hit a wall of Prairie Grove defenders, who stopped his progress and drove him backwards. Northern finished with 44 yards on 18 carries. Prairie Grove beat the Chickasaws, 59-34, in Friday's Class 4A playoff.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior halfback Cade Grant proved hard to bring down. Grant ran the football 19 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tiger offense in Friday's 59-34 Class 4A playoff win over Blytheville.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior halfback Cade Grant proved hard to bring down. Grant ran the football 19 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tiger offense in Friday's 59-34 Class 4A playoff win over Blytheville.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior halfback Cade Grant proved hard to bring down. Grant ran the football 19 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tiger offense in Friday's 59-34 Class 4A playoff win over Blytheville.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior wide receiver Jackson Sorters eludes a pair of Blytheville defenders after making an 11-yard reception. Sorters got out-of-bounds to set up Paytin Higgins' 33-yard field goal capping a 5-play, 39-yard drive accomplished in 27 seconds which put the Tigers ahead, 24-21, at halftime during Friday's home playoff contest.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior wide receiver Jackson Sorters eludes a pair of Blytheville defenders after making an 11-yard reception. Sorters got out-of-bounds to set up Paytin Higgins' 33-yard field goal capping a 5-play, 39-yard drive accomplished in 27 seconds which put the Tigers ahead, 24-21, at halftime during Friday's home playoff contest.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Prairie Grove senior wide receiver Jackson Sorters eludes a pair of Blytheville defenders after making an 11-yard reception. Sorters got out-of-bounds to set up Paytin Higgins' 33-yard field goal capping a 5-play, 39-yard drive accomplished in 27 seconds which put the Tigers ahead, 24-21, at halftime during Friday's home playoff contest.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove head football coach Danny Abshier and Defensive Coordinator Craig Laird discuss a game situation with a referee during the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A playoff game against Blytheville. The Tigers prevailed, 59-34, to advance into the second-round against Rivercrest on Friday.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove head football coach Danny Abshier and Defensive Coordinator Craig Laird discuss a game situation with a referee during the fourth quarter of Friday's Class 4A playoff game against Blytheville. The Tigers prevailed, 59-34, to advance into the second-round against Rivercrest on Friday.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove assistant football coach John Elder gets the special teams unit ready following an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior Paytin Higgins. Prairie Grove knocked Blytheville out of the playoffs with a 59-34 win Friday.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove assistant football coach John Elder gets the special teams unit ready following an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior Paytin Higgins. Prairie Grove knocked Blytheville out of the playoffs with a 59-34 win Friday.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove sophomore Ethan Miller hands the football to an official after electrifying the hometown crowd with a kickoff return to the Blytheville 43 setting up a short field and the first of 28 unanswered points by the Tigers in the fourth quarter. The outburst erased a 34-31 Chickasaw lead with Prairie Grove going on to a 59-34 victory, its first playoff win in three years.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove sophomore Ethan Miller hands the football to an official after electrifying the hometown crowd with a kickoff return to the Blytheville 43 setting up a short field and the first of 28 unanswered points by the Tigers in the fourth quarter. The outburst erased a 34-31 Chickasaw lead with Prairie Grove going on to a 59-34 victory, its first playoff win in three years.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Blytheville quarterback Jeremiah Northern hit a wall of Prairie Grove defenders, who stopped his progress and drove him backwards. Northern finished with 44 yards on 18 carries. Prairie Grove beat the Chickasaws, 59-34, in Friday's Class 4A playoff.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Blytheville quarterback Jeremiah Northern hit a wall of Prairie Grove defenders, who stopped his progress and drove him backwards. Northern finished with 44 yards on 18 carries. Prairie Grove beat the Chickasaws, 59-34, in Friday's Class 4A playoff.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove senior halfback Cade Grant proved hard to bring down. Grant ran the football 19 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tiger offense in Friday's 59-34 Class 4A playoff win over Blytheville.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove senior halfback Cade Grant proved hard to bring down. Grant ran the football 19 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tiger offense in Friday's 59-34 Class 4A playoff win over Blytheville.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove senior wide receiver Jackson Sorters eludes a pair of Blytheville defenders after making an 11-yard reception. Sorters got out-of-bounds to set up Paytin Higgins' 33-yard field goal capping a 5-play, 39-yard drive accomplished in 27 seconds which put the Tigers ahead, 24-21, at halftime during Friday's home playoff contest.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Prairie Grove senior wide receiver Jackson Sorters eludes a pair of Blytheville defenders after making an 11-yard reception. Sorters got out-of-bounds to set up Paytin Higgins' 33-yard field goal capping a 5-play, 39-yard drive accomplished in 27 seconds which put the Tigers ahead, 24-21, at halftime during Friday's home playoff contest.