Saturday, November 7, 2009
Bentonville’s defense recorded its fifth shutout of the season, and the Tigers earned the 7AWest’s No. 1 playoff seed with a 17-0 victory over previously undefeated Springdale Har-Ber.
In a matchup between the state’s top-ranked teams, the Tigers (9-1, 6-1) held Har-Ber to nine first downs and 210 total yards.
Arthur Flowers forced a fumble, Nick Gneiting and Dakota Baggett each intercepted Har-Ber’s Ryan Luther, and the Wildcats’ offense never could get in rhythm.
“The defense gave great effort all night,” Bentonville Coach Barry Lunney said. “It looked like they wanted to get to the football really bad. Har-Ber can give you a lot of problems with all the misdirections and motions, and I thought our ...
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Sports, Pages 26 on 11/07/2009