The Prep Rally crew breaks down all the action from the past week, highlights the biggest wins, previews key rivalry matchups, and crowns the top performers with Gimmie Five and Top Five honors.

This week’s show features:
Fort Smith Northside girls’ thrilling comeback win over Fayetteville in a state-final rematch
A loaded 6A West girls race featuring Northside, Springdale Har-Ber, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and Bentonville West
Farmington sophomore Easton McCullough’s historic 53-point night against Greenwood
Van Buren boys staying undefeated with clutch wins over Russellville and Mountain Home
Fayetteville boys rallying for an overtime road win at Rogers
A buzzer-beater stunner as Fort Smith Northside knocks off Bentonville
Shiloh Christian girls taking sole possession of first place
Weather impacts, rivalry week previews, and games to watch across the region

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Drop a comment: Who are you rooting for this week?

On this special bonus episode, we welcome Hayden Gibson & Ella Butcher to the studio--two of the TOP swimmers in the state! They talk about all things swim, what motivates them, and what's in store.

Hayden Gibson is a multi-record holder, an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200M Backstroke, Junior Nationals qualifier, Straight-A Honor Roll student, and has committed to the Hogs! You can find her at @hayden.gibby on Instagram!

Ella Butcher is a heavily decorated swimmer, state champion, six-time finalist at Justin Futures, and has committed to swim at the University of Utah! You can find her at @ella_ranee12 on Instagram!

We can't wait to see where these swimmers go! If you love high school sports coverage in NWA and the River Valley, don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE!

Prep Rally is BACK! Basketball Edition is officially underway!
We’re tipping off the new year with a full breakdown of high school basketball across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. In our first episode back, hosts Sydney Ruth and Graham, joined by Leland, recap the opening stretch of conference play, spotlight early standouts, and preview a massive week of matchups.

In this episode:
• Breakdown of marquee rivalries, including Har-Ber vs. Fayetteville (boys & girls)
• Early contenders in the 6A West and 5A West conferences • Why Farmington, Northside, Har-Ber, and Van Buren are teams to watch
• A look ahead at one of the busiest basketball weeks of the season
• Debate on transfers, momentum, and why basketball seasons can flip fast
• A little fun with new gen slang

⭐ Top 5 & Gimmie 5: We crown the top performances of the week from both Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, including record-setting nights, game-winners, and our Players of the Week.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:01:07) - Conference play starts up, Fayetteville and Har-Ber are top contenders in NWA
• (00:04:27) - Farmington is killing it in the 5A West!
• (00:06:21) - Northside is defending state champions
• (00:08:19) - Thoughts on transferring at the high school level
• (00:12:52) - Sponsor! West Termite
• (00:14:19) - Upcoming Matches
• (00:24:41) - THE RIVER VALLEY GIMMIE 5!
• (00:27:23) - THE NWA TOP 5!