CLASS 7A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bentonville West outlasts Fort Smith Northside, advances to quarterfinals with 38-35 win

November 11, 2023 at 3:30 a.m.

by Henry Apple

Coach Bryan Pratt will lead Bentonville West against Fort Smith Northside in a Class 7A first-round playoff game Friday night at Wolverine Stadium in Centerton. (Special to the NWA Democrat-Gazette/Brent Soule)
Coach Bryan Pratt will lead Bentonville West against Fort Smith Northside in a Class 7A first-round playoff game Friday night at Wolverine Stadium in Centerton. (Special to the NWA Democrat-Gazette/Brent Soule)


CENTERTON -- The word "fast" is commonplace throughout Wolverine Stadium and one of the mantras for Bentonville West's football team.

But for once, Wolverines Coach Bryan Pratt wanted his team to slow things down Friday night.

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