Tallahassee (Fla.) Rickards at Bentonville

Tiger Stadium

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Rickards is 3-0. Bentonville is 2-0.

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BETWEEN THE LINES Rickards is ranked fifth among Class 5A teams in the Florida’s Associated Press high school poll. … Despite their unbeaten mark, the Raiders have lived life on the edge. The combined margin of victory in their three wins is nine points, including last week’s 36-35 overtime decision over Choctawhatchee, Fla. … Sophomore QB Marcus Riley stepped in for injured starter DJ Phillips last week and completed 14 of 19 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns and added 125 yards on 15 carries, as well as the winning two-point conversion run. … Senior linebacker Jordan Brownlee (6-0, 225) leads the defense with 44 tackles (29 solos, 15 assists) and has seven tackles for loss and two interceptions, with one of them returned for a touchdown. … Bentonville compiled more than 400 yards in last week’s home opener and claimed a 41-22 victory over Highlands Ranch (Colo.) Valor Christian. … Tigers QB Kasey Ford is 36 of 48 passing for 378 yards and three TDs, and he needs 136 yards to reach the 4,000-yard mark for his career. … Ford’s main target, Clay Barganier, has 13 catches for 135 yards, while sophomore Kam’ron Mays-Hunt has nine receptions for 96 yards and two TDs. … Junior tailback Jacob Clark has back-to-back 100-yard games with 292 yards and four scores. … Linebacker Brandon Atchison leads the defense with 21 tackles (12 solos, 9 assists), followed by Logan Darby with 18 (10 solos, 8 assists). … Linebacker Destyn Adkins recovered a fumble in each of the Tigers’ two games. … Bentonville is on a current 11-game winning streak, the state’s second-longest active run.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Rickards — QB/WR Marcus Riley (So., 5-9, 156), QB DJ Phillips (Jr, 6-2, 190), WR/FS Chad Hunter (6-0, 160), FB/LB Jordan Brownlee (Sr., 6-0, 225), LB Josh Butler (Sr., 6-0, 220). 

Bentonville — QB Kasey Ford (Sr., 6-6, 272), RB Jacob Clark (Jr., 5-11, 180); OL Jacob Clark (Sr., 6-2, 275); LB Destyn Adkins (Jr., 6-0, 180); LB Brandon Atchison (Sr., 5-10, 196), WR-DB Logan Darby (Sr., 5-10, 167).
