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Bentonville opens season with win
Posted: August 31, 2012 at 10:01 p.m.
STAFF PHOTO MARC F. HENNING -- Bentonville running back Tearris Wallace breaks away for a big gain on a carry during the third quarter of the Tigers' season opener Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, against Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst at Tiger Stadium in Bentonville.
BENTONVILLE — Bentonville scored 17 unanswered points to beat Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst 24-7 on Friday.
Dillon Wade's 39-yard field goal with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter gave the Tigers the lead for good.
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Bentonville (1-0) added two more scores in the fourth quarter on an 18-yard touchdown pass to Nate Gneiting and a 61-yard touchdown run by Tearris Wallace.
Rockhurst fell to 1-1.
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