CLASS 7A PLAYOFFS: Fort Smith Southside At Bentonville

Class 7A State Playoffs

FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE AT BENTONVILLE

Tiger Stadium

KICKOFF: 7 p.m.

RECORDS: Fort Smith Southside 8-3; Bentonville 11-0.

BETWEEN THE LINES: It’s the 24th meeting between the two teams since 1991, when they became rivals in the former 4A-West Conference. .... Southside leads the series by a 14-9 margin, but Bentonville owns a 6-3 advantage since coach Barry Lunney left Southside to become the Tigers’ coach in 2005. ... The two schools have split their two playoff games (Bentonville 32-20 in the 2008 Class 7A State Championship; Southside 27-24 in the 2009 state quarterfinals). ... Southside quarterback Isaac Jackson has accounted for almost 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns this fall, including a three-touchdown performance in the Rebels’ 24-22 victory over Springdale Har-Ber last week. ... Bentonville QB Reese Dollins threw for a career-best four touchdowns in last week’s win over West Memphis and has thrown for more than 1,700 yards and 20 touchdowns this season. ... Tigers RB Tearris Wallace needs just 31 yards to match the 1,568 yards he gained during his sophomore season.

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS: Southside is No. 4 in Class 7A. Bentonville is No. 1

HOOTEN’S LINE: Bentonville by 20.

THE MATCHUPS

FS Southside Offense Bentonville Defense

Pos. Player Class Pos. Player Class

QB Isaac Jackson Jr. DE Nick Fernandez Jr.

RB David Price Sr. NG Jared Conover Jr.

FB Luke Bross Sr. DE Justin Fair Sr.

TE Jon Hunton Sr. OLB Jimmy Short Sr.

WR Austin Griffin Sr. ILB Garrett Kaufman Sr.

WR Reece Strickland Sr. ILB John Donald Sr.

LT William Jenner Jr. OLB Clay Wallace Sr.

LG Richie Savathvong Jr. CB Gavin Shadrick Sr.

C Brett James So. S Austin Haggard Sr.

RG Lane Fargo Jr. S Nate Gneiting Sr.

RT Joshua Dean Sr. CB Chris Mizelle Sr.

Bentonville Offense FS Southside Defense

Pos. Player Class Pos. Player Class

QB Reese Dollins Sr. DE Hayden Lockhart Sr.

RB Tearris Wallace Sr. NG Fredrick Holden Jr.

WR Trey Perkins Sr. DE Jacob Falleur Sr.

WR Jimmie Jackson Jr. LB John Moore Sr.

WR Kaleb Haney Sr. LB Ian Jackson So.

TE Jack Kraus Jr. LB Collin Moore Jr.

LT Ean Pfeifer So. LB Alex Hatwig So.

LG Zach McBride Sr. CB Spencer Schmidt Sr.

C Zach Brunetti Jr. CB Clayton Pankey Sr.

RG Jackson Hannah Jr. SS Jarrod Echols Sr.

RT Aaron Risenhoover Sr. FS Garrett Wolfe Sr.

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