Searcy at Sheridan Live Updates: Arkansas High School Football

Follow along as the Lions take on the Yellowjackets in a Class 6A showdown between two 6-0 squads

Sheridan quarterback Easton Barksdale drops back to pass during the Yellowjackets' 59-49 win against Benton on Oct. 9, 2026. | Jimmy Jones/The Pine Bluff Commercial

A highly anticipated Arkansas high school football game between two undefeated squads is set for Friday night.

Undefeated and 6-0 Searcy travels to take on Sheridan, which is also 6-0 and unbeaten, in a game that will also decide first place in the 6A-East conference. Both squads are also ranked in the Top 10 in the latest High School On SI Arkansas Top 25 poll, with Searcy ranked No. 6 and Sheridan at No. 8.

Follow High School On SI correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Sheridan.

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- Live from Sheridan, it’s a highly anticipated 6A-East tilt as 6-0 Searcy takes on the 6-0 Yellowjackets of Sheridan.

ABOUT SEARCY

Through six games, the Lions have scored a total of 287 points. They have scored 50 or more points four times, including 52 in last week’s 52-27 win against Jonesboro.

Junior quarterback Jacob Miles has thrown for 1,552 yards and 19 TDs. Deandre Shockley, a senior tailback, has nearly 600 yards and 11 scores this season.

ABOUT SHERIDAN

The Yellowjackets also bring a high-octane offense with them into Friday’s showdown. They have scored 344 points through their first six games, with their lowest point total in a game 48 points.

Last week, Sheridan outlasted Benton, 59-49. 

Junior quarterback Easton Barksdale has completed 129-of-190 passes for 2,163 yards and 33 TDs. Another Sheridan skill standout is senior Zay Stephens, a North Carolina commit, who has rushed for 1,029 yards and 13 scores.