Ethan Hurst

SCHOOL Van Buren POSITION Left tackle CLASS Senior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 255 FIND ME ON X @ EthanHurst73 THE DIGITS Will be a three-year starter, benches 300 and squats 450, also is on the wrestling team and carries a 4.2 grade point average FAVORITE CLASS Science FAVORITE PREGAME MEAL Chicken Pasta I LISTEN TO YoungBoy I BINGE WATCH“ Suits” I’ M TERRIFIED OF Tornadoes I WOULD NEVER, EVER Lie to my coach I DRIVE Toyota Tundra MY HERO IS My father WHAT I LOVE ABOUT FOOTBALL IS The physicality IN 10 YEARS I WILL Be trying to find a job as a physical therapist

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LELAND BARCLAY SPECIAL TO RIVER VALLEY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

No conference in the state was impacted more by the Competitive Equity Factor than the 6A-West.

The Arkansas Activities Association rule for classifying private schools with a points system based on their success over a two-year span moved Little Rock Christian and Pulaski Academy out of

the 6A-West and on to Class 7A, which in turn bumped Fort Smith Southside out of the state’ s largest classification into the 6A-West. Shiloh Christian was also moved up to the 6A-West from the 5A-West due to the Competitive Equity Factor.

“ They keep changing these rules to eventually they’ re trying to put us to a place where we can’ t win any more at all,” Shiloh Christian Coach Tucker Barnard said.“ There’ s a point where our roster size really does hinder our chances, especially

in the sense with injuries and things like that. As much as I say that, the other side of the coin is I probably don’ t come back here if we’ re not moving up. … A whole new challenge to try to come and win in this environment at this level. I’ m really excited about it. I think that over the span of years, I think this will help Shiloh. I think the move will help Shiloh. In the past, we were kind of‘ Little Shiloh’ to the Springdale kids and Bentonville kids. They didn’ t want to go play 4A football at