Fayetteville (Ark.) at Bentonville (Ark.)
Blake Power and Fayetteville can officially erase the sting of an 0-2 start by securing the league title this week against Bentonville.
Photo by Richey Miller
This battle between the last two Class 7A state champions will decide the regular season title in the 7A/6A West division. Led by Arkansas-bound quarterback
Austin Allen, Fayetteville has bounced back from an 0-2 start to the year. The defending state champion Bulldogs beat Har-Ber (Springdale) last week for their seventh-straight win, 38-21. That broke a four-game losing streak to Wildcats.
This matchup was featured in our Top 10 playoff rematches we'd like to see storyBentonville aims to finish the regular season unbeaten for the third-straight year and extend its regular-season winning streak to 35 games overall. The Tigers (9-0) have surrendered just 50 points all season and their average margin of victory is 35 points. Their largest blowout of the season came last week in a smothering 63-0 win over Springdale. Senior standout
Tearris Wallace paced the offense with 120 rushing yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries,
according to NWAOnline.com.
Mitch Stephens: Bentonville 35, Fayetteville 21
Steve Montoya: Bentonville 45, Fayetteville 21
Stephen Spiewak: Bentonville 28, Fayetteville 17
Kevin Askeland: Bentonville 28, Fayetteville 14
Leland Gordon: Bentonville 32, Fayetteville 17
Jamie DeMoney: Bentonville 41, Fayetteville 21
