TAT: Familiar Faces in MLB Playoffs

This article originally appeared on October 9, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.

The Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing and as students and Arkansas fans watch their favorite teams, they are likely to see some familiar faces on the pitcher’s mound.

Seven pitchers that have appeared in this year’s playoffs faced the Razorbacks while in college. There was a stretch from 2005 to 2012 in which Arkansas faced at least one of these pitchers.

Together, they have appeared in 19 games and have a 7-3 record with a 2.34 ERA against the Razorbacks.

Here is a look at each pitcher and how they did versus Arkansas.

Photos from thegoldensombrero.com (top) and bleacherreport.com (bottom)

Sonny Gray - Oakland Athletics (Vanderbilt)

• 5/20/10: Win, 8 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
• 5/26/10: Win, 7 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• 5/25/11: Loss, 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 12 K
  TOTALS: 2-1, 23 IP, 20 H, 5 ER (1.96 ERA), 8 BB, 29 K

  

  Photos from spokeo.com (left) and zimbio.com (right)

Lance Lynn - St. Louis Cardinals (Ole Miss)

• 5/14/06: ND, 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• 5/18/07: ND, 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• 4/25/08: Win, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
  TOTALS: 1-0, 17.2 IP, 18 H, 4 ER (2.04 ERA), 8 BB, 20 K

  

  Photos from t-g.com (top) and usatoday.com (bottom)

Mike Minor - Atlanta Braves (Vanderbilt)

• 3/24/07: Save, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• 3/29/08: ND, 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
• 4/10/09: Win, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
  TOTALS: 1-0, 1 save, 14.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER (3.68 ERA), 6 BB, 22 K

  

  Photos from vucommodores.com (top) and msn.foxsports.com (bottom)

David Price - Tampa Bay Rays (Vanderbilt)

• 4/10/05: Loss, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
• 4/7/06: Win, 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 17 K
• 3/23/07: ND, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
  TOTALS: 1-1, 20 IP, 15 H, 7 ER (3.15 ERA), 11 BB, 31 K

  

  Photos from gatorcountry.com (left) and zimbio.com (right)

Steven “Paco” Rodriguez - Los Angeles Dodgers (Florida)

• 4/27/12: Relief, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• 4/29/12: Relief, 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
  TOTALS: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 2 BB, 4 K

  

  Photos from tigalaya.com (top) and nydailynews.com (bottom)

Brian Wilson - Los Angeles Dodgers (LSU)

• 5/5/01: Relief, 0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• 5/6/01: Relief, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• 4/27/02: Win, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
  TOTALS: 1-0, 11 IP, 5 H, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 6 BB, 9 K

  

  Photos from bleacherreport.com (top) and chattanoogan.com (bottom)

Alex Wood - Atlanta Braves (Georgia)

• 4/29/11: Loss, 5.1 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

• 4/6/12: Win, 9 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

TOTALS: 1-1, 14.1 IP, 18 H, 5 ER (3.14 ERA), 5 BB, 15 K

COMBINED: 7-3, 1 save, 104 IP, 88 H, 27 ER (2.34 ERA), 46 BB, 130 K

TAT: Hines Out At Least Six Weeks

This article originally appeared on October 7, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.

Five players on the Arkansas football team suffered injuries in Saturday’s 30-10 loss at No. 18 Florida, but only one should miss playing time, head coach Bret Bielema said at his weekly Monday press conference.

Sophomore cornerback Will Hines broke his arm in the second half of the game and was carted off after his arm was put in an air cast.

His arm was set in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday night and he had surgery Sunday in Fayetteville, Bielema said.

Initially, it was thought that Hines would miss the rest of the season, as he tweeted Sunday, “Can’t believe my season ended this early.”

However, Bielema said that he should only miss six weeks if the recovery goes well.

“Will is a tremendous tweeter,” Bielema said. “I know he said his season was done, but he was informed today that there was a very good chance he could make it back for the last two regular season games.”

In his place, the Razorbacks will use a rotation of three players. Junior Carroll Washington is listed at the top of the depth chart, with freshmen D.J. Dean and Jared Collins listed as backups.

The only other player that could miss practice time because of an injury suffered against the Gators is senior center Travis Swanson.

Swanson suffered a slight MCL injury in the third quarter and did not return to the game. Although he was “a little tender” Sunday and might be held out of Tuesday’s practice, Bielema said he should be able to play Saturday.

Sophomore running back Jonathan Williams, freshman tight end Hunter Henry and sophomore quarterback Brandon Allen also suffered minor injuries Saturday, but all were able to return to the game.

Henry was hit on a bruise he has been battling since the Sept. 7 game against Samford and Williams was a “little banged up” during the Florida game, Bielema said. Both will play Saturday.

Junior AJ Derby played one series Saturday after Allen’s hand was stepped on, but Allen came back in and finished the game at quarterback. It was the first game action he missed since missing the entire Rutgers game with a shoulder injury suffered in the Southern Miss game.

“(Allen) is as good as he’s been since the (shoulder) injury,” Bielema said. “We have to protect him and do things better up front to make sure he doesn’t take any hits.”

The Razorbacks play No. 14 South Carolina in the Homecoming game Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:21 a.m. and the game will air nationally on SEC TV.

Worst Sports Weekend Ever

Being a graduate of Springdale High School, a student at the University of Arkansas and a fan of these teams, as well as the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals, has its advantages and downfalls.

All four teams have enjoyed at least some success in my lifetime, but every once in a while, a perfect storm results in great disappointment. This weekend had to be one of the worst sports weekends of my life.

Here's a day-by-day breakdown of how the Bulldogs, Razorbacks, Cowboys and Cardinals broke my heart this weekend.

Friday

The Cardinals got things started Friday afternoon, getting demolished by the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 in Game 2 of the NLDS.

After scoring nine runs in Game 1, the only run the Cardinals could muster came on a solo home run by Yadier Molina. They only had four hits the entire game. FOUR.

It got worse Friday night, when Springdale lost to Fayetteville High in the Battle of the Bulldogs 38-14. It was the fifth consecutive year Fayetteville beat Springdale, which last happened from 1938-1942. That was 71 years ago. SEVENTY-ONE.

The Red 'Dogs played well for two and a half quarters, as they scored a touchdown with 5:54 left in the third quarter to pull within three points, but it was all Purple 'Dogs after that.

Saturday

The Razorbacks kept the ball rolling Saturday night at "The Swamp." Arkansas looked really good for one and half quarters, before Brandon Allen threw a pick-six and they never regained the lead.

There was a stretch of only a few plays in which Will Hines broke his arm, Travis Swanson injured his knee, Brandon Allen injured his hand and Hunter Henry had to come out of the game with an injury.

Even ESPN didn't want to finish the game, as they experience "technical difficulties" during the last couple of minutes that caused the television audience to miss a little bit of Arkansas' last gasp effort to cut into the Gators' lead. It came up short and Florida won 30-10.

Sunday

Game 3 of the NLDS and the Cowboys-Broncos game started almost simultaneously and mirrored each other down the stretch.

I spent most of the afternoon flipping back and forth between the Cardinals game on TBS and the Cowboys game on CBS.

Much to my surprise, the Cowboys played really well against the undefeated Broncos and Peyton Manning. Tony Romo played a heck of a game, throwing for 506 yards and five touchdowns, but in the end, he was still Tony Romo and threw the interception that led to the game-winning field goal for the Broncos.

The Cardinals got behind early, as the Pirates scored two runs in the first inning, but they responded with a pair of runs in the fifth to tie the game. They got behind again in the sixth and Carlos Beltran tied it in the top of the eighth with a solo home run.

Right after flipping back to the Cowboys game after Beltran's home run, Romo threw a touchdown to take the lead against the Broncos.

I was ecstatic, but my joy was short lived. I flipped back to the baseball game in time to see the Pirates not only take the lead, but also add an insurance run. Then, you guessed it, I flipped to the football game to see Peyton Manning throw his fourth touchdown pass of the game and tie the game.

Later, I saw the Pirates make the final out of the game to take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS and 53 seconds after that, I saw the Broncos kick the game-winning field goal as time expired against the Cowboys. FIFTY-THREE SECONDS. I know because I timed it.

All in all, it was a depressing weekend. I can only hope the next will be better.

TAT: Hogs Cap Razorback Classic With Pair of Doubles Wins

This article originally appeared October 6, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.

The Arkansas women’s tennis team ended the Razorback Classic in Fayetteville with a pair of wins in doubles play and one in singles play Sunday.

For the weekend, the Razorbacks were 3-3 in doubles and 4-8 in singles.

Freshman Shannon Hudson won her first two singles matches and advanced to the U.S. Open Flight championship, but fell to Auburn’s Reka Muller in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

In the Wimbledon Flight, sophomore Brittany Huxley defeated Auburn’s Ashley Kitchen Friday, but lost her final two singles matches.

The only Arkansas athlete to collect a victory in singles play Sunday was sophomore Flavia Araujo, who beat Kitchen in straight sets.

After the Razorbacks won only one doubles match in the first two days of competition, they won both of their doubles matches Sunday.

Araujo teamed up with Tulsa’s Carol Benito to beat a doubles team from Northwestern State, while Hudson and Huxley defeated a pair from Auburn.

"We definitely finished strong in doubles today," head coach Michael Hegarty said. "It was an excellent tournament overall and we continue to develop good habits during these critical fall events."

Sophomore Kristen Mee was the only athlete for Arkansas that failed to pick up a singles victory in the tournament.

The Razorbacks return to action Oct. 18 at the ITA Central Regional championships in Norman, Okla.

College Football Games of the Week - Oct. 5

Like many people, I love college football. However, unlike most people, I don't only care about how the top 25 does or even just the FBS.

The last several weeks, I have looked at the scores across ALL levels of football: FBS, FCS, DII, DIII, NAIA and NJCAA. While I have no idea who any of these teams are, you see some interesting scores.

This is the first of what I hope to make a weekly edition of "College Football Games of the Week."

Comeback of the Week

• Charlotte over Gardner-Webb 53-51 (FCS)
• Gardner-Webb led 45-24 after the first three quarters
• Charlotte outscored Gardner-Webb 29-6 in the fourth quarter
• Charlotte outscored Gardner-Webb 22-6 in final 5:20 of the game
• Charlotte took a 53-45 lead on a 56-yard TD run with 2:19 left in the game
• Gardner-Webb answered with a TD with 31 seconds left in regulation, but a 2-point conversion that would have tied the game failed
• Charlotte gained 586 total offensive yards, Gardner-Webb gained 577 total offensive yards
• QB Matt Johnson (Charlotte): 27-for-46, 342 yards, 5 TD, 10 rushes, 73 yards
• QB Lucas Beatty (Gardner-Webb): 35-for-52, 389 yards, 4 TD, 1 int.

Shootouts of the Week

• No. 11 Scottsdale CC over New Mexico Military Institute 77-56 (NJCAA)
• 133 total points
• QB Blake Decker (SCC): 31-for-51, 689 yards (!), 10 TD (!), 1 int., 7 rushes, 35 yards, 1 TD
• 10 touchdown passes broke the old NJCAA record of 7
• Three WR had 100+ receiving yards for SCC
• Anas Hasic: 7 receptions, 167 yards, 3 TD
• Beau Tanner: 5 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
• Braedon Bowman: 6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
• QB Quinn Billerman (NMMI): 23-for-39, 494 yards, 6 TD, 2 int.
• RB Greg Morris (NMMI): 27 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD
• WR Delvon Carpenter (NMMI): 7 receptions, 187 yards, 4 TD
• Aurora University over Maranatha Baptist Bible College 84-41 (DIII)
• 125 total points
• Aurora scored 45 points in the first QUARTER
• Aurora only gained 468 total offensive yards
• RB Jake Apple (AU): 9 rushes, 105 yards (11.7 yds/rush), 2 TD
• Aurora used 4 QBs
• Combined: 12-for-20, 214 yards, 2 TD, 1 int.
• First win of the season for Aurora
• No. 7 Iowa Western CC over Arkansas Baptist College 84-40 (NJCAA)
• 124 total points
• QB Connor Bravard (IWCC): 5 TD passes, 1 rush TD
• RB Akise Teague (IWCC): 26 rushes, 260 yards (10 yds/rush)
• Iowa Western had 57 rushes for 395 yards as a team (6.9 yds/rush)
• Martin Luther College over Iowa Wesleyan College 68-51 (DIII)
• 119 total points
• Martin Luther gained 615 total offensive yards
• Iowa Wesleyan gained 413 total offensive yards
• QB Luke Rothe (MLC): 9-for-13, 183 yards, 4 TD, 30 rushes, 257 yards (!), 3 TD
• Total offense: 440 yards, 7 TD
• No. 17 Baylor over West Virginia 73-42 (FBS)
• 115 total points
• Baylor gained 864 total offensive yards (Big 12 and school record)
• Scored 28 points in first AND second quarter
• QB Bryce Petty (Baylor): 17-for-25, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 int., 4 rushes, 23 yards, 1 TD
• RB Lache Seastrunk (Baylor): 15 rushes, 172 yards (11.5 yds/rush), 2 TD
• RB Shock Linwood (Baylor): 14 rushes, 126 yards (9.0 yds/rush), 1 TD
• WR Antwan Goodley (Baylor): 7 receptions, 170 yards, 1 TD
• WR Kevin White (WV): 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
• Baylor 1st half drive results: TD-TD-TD-TD-TD-Int.-TD-TD-TD-End of Half

Most Points of the Week

• No. 13 Rochester Community & Technical College over Minnesota State Community & Technical College 91-7 (NJCAA)
• Broke NJCAA single-game scoring record with 3:49 left in the game
• Rochester gained 645 total offensive yards
• QB Tanner Menke (RCTC): 13-for-20, 263 yards, 4 TD, 1 int.
• RB Kevin Monkam (RCTC): 5 rushes, 123 yards (24.6 yds/rush), 1 TD
• RB Alexander Schliesmann (RCTC): 4 rushes, 104 yards (26 yds/rush), 1 TD
• WR Evan Bungum (RCTC): 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
• 10 different Rochester players combined for 12 TD

Defensive Battles of the Week

• Gallaudet University over Mount Ida College 7-6 (DIII)
• 13 total points
• Mount Ida scored first, in the 2nd quarter, but missed the PAT
• Gallaudet scored with 2:11 left in the 3rd quarter and made the PAT
• Gallaudet: 0 passing yards (7 attempts), 317 rushing yards
• Mount Ida: 284 passing yards, 2 rushing yards (20 attempts)
• Mount Ida forced 4 fumbles (recovered 3)
• 5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss by Gallaudet
• 6 tackles for loss by Mount Ida
• Gallaudet missed 2 FG
• Mount Ida missed a 33-yard FG with 15 seconds left in the game
• Waldorf College over Trinity Bible College 13-2 (NAIA)
• 15 total points
• Couldn't find stats, but obviously there was a safety
• Wayne State College (Neb.) over Augustana College (S.D.) 10-7 (DII)
• 17 total points
• Wayne St. scored 10 points in the first quarter
• Augustana didn't score until there was 3:46 left in the game
• Wayne St. gained 224 total offensive yards, Augustana gained 294 total offensive yards
• Each team had one interception
• Wayne St. forced 2 fumbles (recovered 1), Augustana forced 1 fumble (didn't recover)
• Augustana missed 2 FG
• Combined for 14 total punts
• 3 sacks, 11 tackles for loss by Augustana
• 2 sacks, 8 tackles for loss by Wayne St.
• Wayne St. stopped Augustana in the red zone three times
• Briar Cliff University over Hastings College 12-7 (NAIA)
• 19 total points
• Briar Cliff intercepted 4 passes, Hastings intercepted 2 passes
• Briar Cliff won time of possession 30:04-29:56
• Neither team scored in the first half
• Briar Cliff scored first, but missed the PAT
• Hastings answered and made a PAT to go up 7-6 with 55 seconds left in the 3rd quarter
• Briar Cliff scored with 2:11 left in the game (2-point conversion failed) to win 12-7
• Both teams missed a FG
• Combined for 11 total punts
• Briar Cliff gained 331 total offensive yards, Hastings gained 298 total offensive yards

Shutout of the Week

• No. 4 West Texas A&M over Central State 72-0 (DII)
• West Texas A&M gained 663 total offensive yards
• West Texas A&M intercepted 2 passes and forced 2 fumbles (recovered 1)
• QB Dustin Vaughan (WTA&M): 32-for-40 (80%), 401 yards, 7 TD
• WR Anthony Johnson (WTA&M): 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
• WR Torrence Allen (WTA&M): 7 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Overtime Games of the Week

• Pennsylvania over Dartmouth 37-31, 4OT (FCS)
• Game tied 21-21 at the end of regulation
• No score in first OT, exchanged TDs in second OT, exchanged FGs in third OT
• RB Dominick Pierre (Dartmouth): 21 rushes, 151 yards, 1 TD, 5 receptions, 43 yards
• Dartmouth missed 3 FG
• Harvard over Holy Cross 41-35, 3 OT (FCS)
• Game tied 21-21 at the end of regulation
• Exchanged TDs in first two OT periods
• QB Pete Pujals (Holy Cross): 33-for-50, 345 yards, 4 TD
• Rutgers over SMU 55-52, 3 OT (FBS)
• Game tied 28-28 at the end of regulation
• Exchanged TDs in first two OT periods, SMU got FG in 3rd OT, but Rutgers scored TD
• SMU scored 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to force OT (including incredible catch on 2-point conversion after TD with 1:19 left in the game)
• QB Garrett Gilbert (SMU): 45-for-70, 484 yards, 5 TD, 11 rushes, 14 yards, 2 TD
• WR Jeremy Johnson (SMU): 18 receptions, 217 yards, 3 TD
• RB Justin Goodwin (Rutgers): 24 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
• No. 6 Georgia over Tennessee 34-31, OT (FBS)
• Game tied 31-31 at the end of regulation
• Tennessee took the lead with a TD with 1:54 left in the game, but Georgia tied it up with a TD with 5 seconds left in the game
• Tennessee appeared to score a TD in OT, but after replay review, it was determined that the RB fumbled the ball out of the end zone for a turnover and touchback
• RB Rajion Neal (Tenn): 28 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
• RB J.J. Green (UGA): 17 rushes, 129 yards
• San Diego State over Nevada 51-44, OT (FBS)
• Game tied 44-44 at the end of regulation
• Nevada scored 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to force OT (including TD with 1:38 left in the game)
• QB Cody Fajardo (Nevada): 33-for-51, 393 yards, 2 TD, 17 rushes, 49 yards
• QB Quinn Kaehler (SDSU): 23-for-32, 286 yards, 3 TD
• RB Adam Muema (SDSU): 24 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
• RB Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU): 11 rushes, 112 yards (10.2 yds/rush), 1 TD

Embarrassing Loss of the Week

• Ball State over Virginia 48-27 (FBS)
• Virginia is not a very good team, by any means, but they're an ACC team, at home, playing a MAC team. That should be a victory. Instead, they lost by three touchdowns.
• QB Keith Wenning (Ball St.): 23-for-41, 346 yards, 2 TD, 1 rush TD
• RB Jahwan Edwards (Ball St.): 24 rushes, 155 yards, 3 TD
• RB Kevin Parks (Virginia): 16 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
• WR Jordan Williams (Ball St.): 9 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD
• WR Willie Snead (Ball St.): 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

TBH: SEC Refs

This article originally appeared in the November 2010 issue of The Bulldog Herald.

(NOTE: I wrote this column during my junior year at Springdale High School after the Arkansas-Auburn game. With Arkansas playing Florida tonight, it made me remember the terrible calls the last time they visited the Swamp. Hope you enjoy; this is one of my all-time favorites.)

SECond to All None

As a die-hard Razorback fan, I just absolutely HATE love the atrocious fabulous refereeing by the SEC officials. The calls they have made the past few years have been completely awful fair.

In particular, I’d like to strangle commend the refs from the Florida game last year and the Auburn game this year. The way they choked under handled the pressure of calling a game with national championship implications was truly amazing.

Malcolm Sheppard was only playing football obviously unsportsmanlike when he hit the Florida lineman and deserved to be on Sports Center’s top ten plays penalized. The refs were also blatantly wrong correct in their no-calls of pass interference in the end zone and delay of game on one of Florida’s field goals.

The replay officials in the Auburn game did a horrific an excellent job with the upheld touchdown run and fumble recovery for a touchdown. It was sad nice to see such a wonderful piece of technology like instant replay being used to destroy the chances of Arkansas winning for the integrity of the game.

Like any good fan, I wanted to shoot the referees after both of these games enjoyed the fair, hard fought battles between Arkansas and their highly ranked conference foes. The SEC did an outstanding job in paying off choosing their referees in these big games.

How they have protected treated their Heisman Trophy candidates the way a mother protects her young same as any other normal player should also be addressed commended. The refs solidified Tim Tebow and Cam Newton as Heisman candidates by helping their teams win. Tim Tebow and Cam Newton solidified their Heisman candidacy with big wins for their teams.

It is perfectly understandable unfortunate that fans in Arkansas have been upset about these games. I mean, an eye doctor offering the refs free eye surgery? Give this guy a raise! That is just immature and unprofessional. A church with a sign reading “There is hope for the SEC refs: Jesus makes the blind see”? I want to go to church there! Although we live in the south, churches should not be concerned with a football game.

So thank you SEC refs, for screwing Arkansas over providing us with such fair, thrilling games. I will always remember the Florida and Auburn games as the games that proved to me that the SEC gets their referees from the nearest School of the Blind made me fall in love with the sport of football all over again.

NWA Times: Bentonville Black vs. Springdale Southwest

This article originally appeared in the September 27, 2013 issue of The NWA Times.


Bentonville Black 21, Springdale Southwest 14

THE GAME: Bentonville Black (2-2) used a steady rushing attack by Jacob Clark and Tyler Pike to edge Springdale Southwest (0-4) at Tiger Stadium on Thursday.

The Cougars got on the board first with a 38-yard run by Trey Smith, but Clark answered on the Tigers' next offensive play, running 70 yards for a touchdown.

On Black's next possession, it drove 96 yards on 13 plays, capped by an 11-yard run by Pike

After Southwest tied the game on a 5-yard run by Smith in the third quarter, the Tigers gave the ball to Pike. He gained all 39 yards on Black's game-winning drive with two and a half minutes left.

"Tyler Pike stepped up and ran the ball hard in the second half," Black coach Chris Hutchens said. "We weren't very diverse. They knew what was coming and we were still able to do it."

Pike and Clark combined for 247 yards rushing for the Tigers, while Smith had 138 all-purpose yards for the Cougars.

Southwest beat Bentonville Lincoln 42-7 in the eighth-grade game.

UP NEXT: Bentonville Black travels to Fayetteville Ramay next week, while Southwest returns home to face Springdale Lakeside.
--ANDREW HUTCHINSON