7A-West
SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 42, VAN BUREN 7
VAN BUREN -- Springdale Har-Ber (7-2, 5-1 7A-West) scored twice on its first four plays and had touchdowns on its first six drives to pull away from Van Buren (2-7, 1-5) at Blakemore Field.
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Har-Ber forced a punt, then used just three plays to take a 7-0 lead with 9:30 left in the first quarter. Junior quarterback Payton Copher capped the drive with a 45-yard rush up the middle.
Har-Ber added to its lead on one play during its next drive when sophomore quarterback Grant Allen found senior wide receiver Trey Smith for a 56-yard pass to make it 14-0 with 7:00 left in the first quarter.
Sophomore running back Connor Sikes added the next two touchdowns with rushes of 2 and 22 yards to extend the lead to 28-0 with 5:35 left in the second quarter.
Allen passed for two touchdowns for the Wildcats. Sikes had 6 carries for 51 yards and the 2 touchdowns. Smith added 34 rushing yards with a touchdown and 74 receiving yards with a touchdown.
Van Buren was led by junior running back Walter Green, who finished with 10 carries for 139 yards.
Sports on 10/29/2016