Bentonville High had its five top boys runners finish in the top 22 Saturday night and opened the season by winning the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

The Tigers compiled 73 points, followed by Franklin, Tenn., with 146 while Ballwin (Mo.) Parkway West was third with 242. Conway took fifth out of 51 teams competing, while Rogers High was 11th with 321 points.

Junior Lukas Pabst led Bentonville with his sixth-place finish as he covered the 5-kilometer course in the 16 minutes, 8.13 seconds while senior teammate Coleman Wilson was ninth at 16:24.65. Dawson Mayberry was 18th, followed by Daniel Graham at 21st and Dylan Mayberry at 22nd.

Bentonville took second place in the girls division with 116 points, 10 behind Parkway West, while Rogers finished third at 149. Tori Willis led the Lady Tigers with a fifth-place finish and a time of 19:05.19, while Lainey Quandt was 12th at 19:32.33.

Anna Jeffcoat was Rogers' best finisher as she took 13th at 19:36.05, followed by Hailey Day at 19:44.85.
