Conway Christian goes for football win at Quitman

By Charlie Livingston
UCA sportswriting

Conway Christian suffered a tough loss to Danville last week, but on Friday against Quitman, the Eagles will get a chance to bounce back and get back into the 2A-5 conference race.

CCS (2-2, 2-1) travels to take on the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-2).

Quitman is in its second year of varsity football and has already matched 2008's win total by winning its opener. Since then, it has been a different story, however, with the Bulldogs losing three straight by large margins. That does not mean that the Eagles will be taking them lightly, as any game in the conference is a big game, no matter the record.

“We've got to get healthy” CCS coach Chuck Speer said after the Danville game, as every player the Eagles get back will be important.

Stephen Hay hurt his hand in the second half of the Danville game but is expected to play.

“We'll probably tape him up and get him out there” Speer said.

The Eagles also hope to have Landon Legree available but are going with a wait-and-see approach and may make him a game-time decision.

Adam Ragland and Bates Isom should be back to full health after having some nagging injuries for the past few weeks.

Quitman, coached by former Arkansas Tech player Fritz Heidenreich, runs the spread offense, which usually sees three or four receivers on the field at any time. The spread is a complicated system, but with a quarterback with experience and talent, it can run smoothly. Quitman's quarterback Tim Smith has both. The senior had a good year in 2008 and hopes to improve even more in 2009.