This article originally appeared in the November 1, 2013 issue of The NWA Times.
Bentonville
Gold 14, Springdale Southwest 7
THE
GAME: Bentonville Gold running back Destyn Adkins carried a heavy load Thursday
at Tiger Stadium, rushing 32 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the
Tigers’ victory.
On
Gold’s first possession, the Tigers (8-1, 4-1) went 81 yards in 12 plays, but
faced a fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Head coach Toma Whorton elected
to go for it and Adkins rewarded the call with a touchdown.
“I
felt like our line was doing a great job upfront,” Whorton said. “We were
getting a lot of movement and I thought we could punch it in.”
Adkins
also capped Gold’s first possession of the second half with a 4-yard touchdown
run.
Southwest
(2-7, 2-3) pulled within a touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a 68-yard
touchdown run by Trey Smith. However, an interception on the Cougars’ final
drive ended any hope for a comeback.
Smith
finished with 119 yards on 18 carries.
Bentonville
Fulbright beat Southwest 26-8 in the eighth-grade game.
UP
NEXT: Bentonville Gold travels to Fayetteville Ramay next week, while Southwest
returns to Tiger Stadium to face Bentonville Black in the season finales.
-ANDREW
HUTCHINSON
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