Bentonville High at FS Southside

Jim Rowland Stadium

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Bentonville 4-0, 1-0 7A-West; Southside 1-3, 0-0

ON THE AIR The game will be live-streamed on each team’s school web site.

BETWEEN THE LINES Bentonville has compiled a perfect record with three road wins including wins against top teams in both Missouri (Kansas City Rockhurst) and Kansas (Mill Valley). The Tigers finall played a home game last Friday and throttled Springdale Har-Ber 45-6. … Southside had to scramble to final game last week after Rogers High was forced to cancel because of covid-19 issues. The Mavericks traveled to Texarkana and fell 21-6 to Class 5A Arkansas High. … Bentonville did not put up big offensive numbers against Har-Ber, but the Tigers’ defense did, limiting the Wildcats to fewer than 200 total yards and scoring a pair of defensive touchdowns on a scoop and score and a pick-six. … Southside, under first-year coach Kim Dameron, has won just twice in its past 14 games. … The Tigers’ only weakness is lacking a consistent run game. Against Har-Ber, Bentonville managed just 94 yards on 26 carries. The leading rusher was sophomore Josh Ficklin with 40 yards. … The Mavericks suffered six turnovers in the loss to Arkansas High including an interception at the goalline.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Bentonville, QB Andrew Edwards (Sr., 6-3, 195), WR Chas Nimrod (Jr., 6-2, 180), WR Cade Foster (Sr., 5-9, 165), LB Cole Joyce (Sr., 6-0, 220), LB Keegan Stinespring (Sr., 5-11, 205), LB Zane Ochoa (Sr., 6-1, 190), Kolbi Crawford (Sr., 6-1, 160), K Logan Tymeson (So., 5-9, 155). Southside, QB Luke Wyatt (Jr., 5-10, 155), DE Shawn Rogers (Sr., 6-1, 265), LB Landen Chaffey (Sr., 6-1, 220).

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Bentonville is No. 2 in Class 7A; Southside is No. 14.
