The second week of high school football in the Natural State gave fans a glimpse of teams that will be contenders come November. Several teams that were not expected to perform well this season have taken steps forward and are proving to be contenders. We will focus on Little Rock Central and the Searcy Lions in this article.

Little Rock Central is one of the most storied programs in high school football in Arkansas. The Tigers have suffered some lean years over the past decade, but the potential is there to have a big season in 2019. The Tigers were impressive on Friday in gaining the win against a tough Rogers team. Little Rock Central has found an impressive quarterback in the form of Lawson Gunn. Gunn passed for almost 350 yards and four touchdowns against the Mounties. Next week the Tigers will open conference play against North Little Rock. The North Little Rock-Little Rock Central matchup will be a good measuring stick for the Tigers.