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Bears’ Malachi Henry picks up freshman national honors

Malachi Henry’s big first year with UCA lands him on FCS All-American team announced recently

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4 months ago

December 10, 2024

CONWAY, Ark. — In a disappointing season, Central Arkansas freshman wide receiver Malachi Henry picked up a big honor, being named to the FCS Freshman All-American team.

This team recognizes the best freshman players from across the subdivision. 69 players from 52 programs are recognized on the Freshman All-American Team.
Below are the best freshmen from across the FCS in 2024.

Henry, a 6-1, 185-pound, wide receiver from Van Buren, Ark., averaged 16.7 yards per catch, grabbing 41 passes for 683 yards and five touchdowns with a long reception of 79 yards.

2024 FCS Freshman All-American Team

Offense:

QB: Carson Conklin (Sacramento State)
QB: Elijah Owens (Indiana State)
QB: Taron Dickens (Western Carolina)
QB: Collin Hurst (Presbyterian)
RB: CharMar Brown (North Dakota State)
RB: Adam Jones (Montana State)
RB: Delon Thompson (Portland State)
RB: David Avit (Villanova)
RB: Jason Collins (Morgan State)
RB: Steve Hall (Lindenwood)
RB: Rodney Nelson (Monmouth)
WR: Mark Hamper (Idaho)
WR: Danny Scudero (Sacramento State)
WR: Marcus Calwise Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)
WR: Malachi Henry (Central Arkansas)
WR: Tra Neal (Monmouth)
TE: Jackson Pryor (Furman)
OL: Luke Moise (Wofford)
OL: Beau Smith (Brown)
OL: Carter Guillaume (SEMO)
OL: Tyler Murray (Mercer)
OL: Griffin Empey (North Dakota State)
OL: Cameran Rogers (Alcorn State)
OL: Tyler Dunn (Cornell)
OL: Tyrell Green (Eastern Kentucky)
OL: Ben Buxa (North Dakota)
OL: Teko Shoats (Bethune-Cookman)
OL: Brady Norton (Cal Poly)
AP: Matt Childs (Brown)
AP: Miequle Brock (Nicholls)

Defense:

DL: Andrew Zock (Mercer)
DL: Chancellor Owens (Northwestern State)
DL: Ty Gordon (William & Mary)
DL: Marion Smokes (Wofford)
DL: Bryce Hawthorne (South Dakota State)
DL: Kahmari Brown (Elon)
DL: Arenza Davis (Alabama A&M)
DL: Jamond Mathis (Southern Illinois)
LB: Sanders Ellis (Tennessee State)
LB: Zach Johnson (Idaho)
LB: Rick Mua’e (Utah Tech)
LB: Josh Anglin (North Alabama)
LB: Geno Calgaro (Saint Francis)
LB: Jaylen Dawson (Fordham)
LB: Ayden Jones (Prairie View A&M)
LB: Dallas Winner-Johnson (Missouri State)
DB: Cam Chapa (Northern Colorado)
DB: Christopher Jean (Central Connecticut State)
DB: Derek Ganter Jr. (Eastern Washington)
DB: TJ McGill (William & Mary)
DB: Zahmir Dawud (Villanova)
DB: Jayden Robertson (Southern Utah)
DB: Asa Locks (VMI)
DB: CJ Coombes (Wofford)
DB: Matthew Traynor (Richmond)
DB: Delvon Gulley (Alabama A&M)
DB: Sascha Garcia (William & Mary)
DB: Billy Lewis (Furman)

Special Teams:

K: Yousef Obeid (Missouri State)
P: Finn Lappin (McNeese)
P: Tom O’Hara (Murray State)
KR: Anthony Reagan Jr. (Howard)
KR: Robert Lockhart (Florida A&M)
KR: Jackson Williams (North Dakota State)
PR: Paul Kelly (Dayton)
PR: Mason Kuehner (Lafayette)
AP: Travis Terrell Jr. (Jackson State)
AP: Jaden Green (Lehigh)
AP: Sawyer Seidl (North Dakota)

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GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS
Following is the overall Top 10 girls high school basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending January 5. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week's rankings:
OVERALL		Record	Pts	Prv
1.	Conway (19)	27-1	199	1
2.	Farmington (1)	23-1	180	2
3.	Green Co. Tech	24-2	134	3
4.	Springdale Har-Ber	23-4	128	4
5.	Fort Smith Northside	21-4	108	5
6.	Springdale	23-3	105	6
7.	Pulaski Academy	28-0	89	7
8.	Mountain Home	23-4	41	9
9.	Little Rock Central	18-6	39	8
10.	Vilonia	19-7	21	—
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 17, Dover 11, Little Rock Christian 10, Valley View 8, West Side Greers Ferry 5, Marion 2, DeQueen 1, Nashville 1

CLASS 6A
1.	Conway (20)	28-1	100	1
2.	Springdale Har-Ber	23-4	67	2
3.	Fort Smith Northside	21-4	57	3
4.	Springdale	23-3	52	4
5.	Little Rock Central	18-6	19	5
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 5.

CLASS 5A
1.	Farmington (20)	23-1	100	1
2.	Green Co. Tech	24-2	77	2
3.	Mountain Home	23-4	45	3
4.	Vilonia	19-7	34	4
5.	Little Rock Christian	21-4	23	5
Others receiving votes: Valley View 19, Marion 2.

CLASS 4A
1.	Pulaski Academy (20)	28-0	100	1
2.	DeQueen	26-1	80	2
3.	Nashville	20-7	54	3
4.	Watson Chapel	20-4	38	4
5.	Arkadelphia	17-6	125	—
Others receiving votes: Forrest City 7, Stuttgart 4, Brookland 3, Pottsville 1, Pea Ridge 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Dover (20)	18-0	100	1
2.	Lamar	27-2	76	2
3.	Dumas	25-1	57	3
4.	Mountain View	22-7	31	4
5.	Harding Academy	20-2	14	—
Others receiving votes: Fouke 9, Elkins 4, Bergman 3, Centerpoint 3, Melbourne 1, Salem 1, Manila 1.

CLASS 2A
1.	Quitman (8)	27-1	83	1
2.	Riverside (6)	29-3	76	2
3.	Barton (6)	29-1	68	3
4.	Izard County	23-4	32	4
5.	Sloan-Hendrix	29-4	15	—
Others receiving votes: Poyen 14, Dierks 13, Cutter-Morning Star 1.

CLASS 1A
1.	West Side Greers Ferry (20)	32-3	100	1
2.	Earle	22-6	78	2
3.	Marked Tree	24-6	39	3
4.	Taylor	26-4	36	4
5.	Rural Special	27-6	32	5
Others receiving votes: Scranton 10, Jasper 4, Wonderview 1.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS
Following is the overall Top 10 boys high school basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending January 5. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week's rankings:
OVERALL		Record	Pts	Prv
1.	Springdale (15)	25-3	193	1
2.	Benton (3)	24-3	170	3
3.	Jonesboro (2)	23-3	167	2
4.	Little Rock Mills	26-1	139	4
5.	Bryant	17-9	118	5
6.	Maumelle	21-6	75	7
7.	Valley View	22-3	43	6
8.	Forrest City	22-2	40	8
	Fayetteville	19-7	40	9
	Harrison	23-5	40	10t
	Springdale Har-Ber	16-9	40	10t
Others receiving votes: Nettleton 14, North Little Rock 8, Little Rock Christian 8, Farmington 3, Bergman 1, Conway 1.

CLASS 6A
1.	Springdale (17)	25-3	97	1
2.	Jonesboro (3)	23-3	83	2
3.	Bryant	17-9	56	3
4.	Springdale Har-Ber	16-9	30	5
5.	Fayetteville	19-7	25	4
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 9, Bentonville 1, Conway 1.

CLASS 5A
1.	Benton (20	24-3	100	1
2.	Maumelle	21-6	72	3
3.	Valley View	22-3	39	2
4.	Harrison	23-5	38	4
5.	Little Rock Christian	21-5	23	5
Others receiving votes: Nettleton 12, Farmington 11, Sylvan Hills 4, Marion 1.

CLASS 4A
1.	Little Rock Mills (20)	26-1	100	1
2.	Forrest City	22-2	78	2
3.	Magnolia	16-1	53	3
4.	Morrilton	19-7	27	4
5.	Little Rock Hall	18-6	25	5
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 8, Joe T. Robinson 5, Blythevile 2, Brookland 1, Camden Fairview 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Bergman (20)	32-2	100	1
2.	Lamar	24-3	73	2
3.	Osceola	19-6	53	3
4.	Subiaco Academy	20-4	30	5
5.	Elkins	26-4	18	4
	Lincoln	24-4	18	—
Others receiving votes: Melbourne 4, Dumas 2, Newport 2.

CLASS 2A
1.	England (18)	26-3	90	1
2.	Cedar Ridge (1)	24-5	65	2
3.	Riverside (1)	30-6	59	3
4.	Izard County	21-9	46	4
5.	Ozark Catholic	32-4	23	5
Others receiving votes: East Poinsett County 13, Mount Vernon-Enola 2, Sloan-Hendrix 1, Hackett 1.

CLASS 1A
1.	Earle (20)	17-3	100	1
2.	Marked Tree	22-5	70	2
3.	Nevada County	25-7	50	3
4.	County Line	25-5	34	4
5.	Jasper	25-7	13	5t
Others receiving votes: Brinkley 10, Clarendon 8, Dermott 7.

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