Written by Charlie Beuttel
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The coronavirus has brought chaos upon the world of high school football. High school programs all over the country have been forced to readjust schedules which has brought about some out of state matchups between top programs. One of these battles will be played on September 18 as the Tigers of Bentonville High School from Bentonville, Arkansas, will travel to the Kansas City area to play the Jaguars of Mill Valley High School. Bentonville has won five state titles in their program’s history while Mill Valley has won three. In 2019, Bentonville finished 11-1 and advanced to the 7A state semifinals while Mill Valley won the 5A Kansas State Championship. Both teams have started this chaotic 2020 season 2-0 and are looking to show what they can do against a top program from another state.
Bentonville Tigers
The Tigers started off their season by knocking off Conway (AR) 47-21 on Sept. 4 then escaped past Rockhurst (MO) 21-17. This explosive offense, which has averaged 34 points through the first two games, is led by senior quarterback Andrew Edwards. Edwards has started the season out hot throwing for 348 yards and four touchdowns while having another score on the ground. Junior Chas Nimrod is featured at the wide receiver. Nimrod has caught three touchdowns to go along with his 158 receiving yards. Sophomore tailback Josh Ficklin is the star in the running attack chalking up 219 rushing yards and two scores on the ground.
On defense, Bentonville is led by three-star linebacker Cole Joyce, who is committed to Central Florida. Joyce is an explosive play-maker with 18 total tackles in the win over Conway and came up with some huge stops against Rockhurst. Two other players to watch on the defense are senior defensive back Kolbi Crawford and senior linebacker Keegan Stinespring.
Mill Valley Jaguars
The Jaguars have started the season by blowing out their first two opponents. Their first victim was Derby, who was beaten down 45-14 on Sept. 4 and then last Friday night they destroyed De Soto 70-21. This powerful offense is led by senior quarterback Cooper Marsh who has thrown for 340 yards and four touchdowns and has an additional 157 yards and three more scores on the ground.
Senior running back Quin Wittenauer has contributed with 283 rushing yards and five touchdowns while averaging 7.3 yards per carry. One of Mill Valley’s weapons at wide receiver Jacob Hartman who has caught eight passes for 154 yards and four touchdowns.
Senior linebacker Kolton Jegen is the leader of this defense as he’s racked 23 total tackles including five for a loss through two games. Two other players to watch on this defense include senior safety Hunter Gray, who has 17 total tackles including one for a loss and one pass deflected, and senior defensive lineman Ethan Kremer, who has notched eight total tackles including two for a loss and one sack.
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