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I am happy to assist you in the Purchase or Sale of your Property. Diana Ambia-Flamingos (479) 685 6518 DianaAmbia@gmail.com 3105 NE 11th St. • Suite 5 Bentonville, AR Follow me on Facebook & Instagram Instagram: @dianasellsnwa FB: dianasellsnwa PREP RALLY: Class 7A THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018 14 FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE GRIZZLIES 2017 RECORD 4-8, 2-5 7A Central COACH Mike Falleur RETURNING STARTERS 8 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Derrick Wise (Sr., 5-11, 190), WR Jackson King (Jr., 5-9, 180), OL Stevie Young (Sr., 6-5, 308), LB Anthony Travis (Sr., 6-2, 215), DB Elijah Tabut (Sr., 5-10, 185), DB Greg Washington (Sr., 6-1, 175), DE Raytel Rone (Sr., 6-2, 220). THE SKINNY Northside started a number of sophomores and juniors last season and struggled early before finally hitting its stride with wins against rival Southside in the season finale, and Springdale Har-Ber in the opening round of the playoffs. … Senior QB Derrick Wise has a full season of experience after making the move from running back and should put up big numbers this season after com- piling 2,400 offensive yards a year ago. … The Grizzlies are loaded on defense with DE Raytel Rone, LB Anthony Travis and lockdown defenders Greg Washington and Elijah Tabut. All are drawing college interest. … Northside faces a tough mid-season stretch where it plays four out of five games on the road. … Travis somehow flies under the recruiting radar but at 6-2, 215, he is a force with 130 tackles a year ago and 7.0 sacks. COACH SPEAK "We played a lot of young guys last year, a lot of juniors. We took our lumps early, but got better as the year went on. So we expect to have a good football team. You never know, and injuries play into it, but I really feel like if we can stay healthy, we've had a great offseason, a great summer and spring practice. This is a great class, so I really believe we can be in the hunt to win a con- ference title." — Chip Souza • @nwachip SCHEDULE Aug. 24 ............. Rogers Heritage Aug. 31 .....................Greenwood Sept. 7 ................... at Van Buren Sept. 21 ......................at Bryant* Sept. 28 ............... at LR Central* Oct. 5 ......................LR Catholic* Oct. 12 ..................... at Conway* Oct. 19 ...........North Little Rock* Oct. 26 .........................at Cabot* Nov. 2 ..................FS Southside* * — Denotes 7A-Central Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. FAYETTEVILLE BULLDOGS 2017 RECORD 7-5, 5-2 7A-West COACH Billy Dawson RETURNING STARTERS 6 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Darius Bowers (Sr., 6-2, 205), John Bandy (Sr., 6-2, 215), WR Connor Flannigan (Jr., 5-10, 155), WR Barrett Ad- ams (Sr., 5-11, 180), OL Cameron Ervin (Sr., 6-3, 250), DT Keondre Conley (Sr., 6-3, 245), DB J Beasley (Sr., 5-9, 185), Coleman Johnson (Sr., 6-2, 230). THE SKINNY Dawson begins his second season with the Bulldogs after arriving from Russellville, where he led the Cyclones to the Class 6A state championship in 2016. He also won three state champion- ships with Nashville. … Fayetteville lost four consecutive games then won six consecutive before losing to Bryant for the second time in the playoffs. The Bulldogs play at Bryant on Sept. 14. … Darius Bowers is drawing a lot of recruiting attention after passing for nearly 3,400 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior. Bowers said he won't announce a decision for college until after the season. …. Dawson calls offensive lineman Cameron Ervin the best in the league and says junior Connor Flannigan could develop into one of the league's best receivers. Flan- nigan caught 24 passes for 392 yards last season. …. Senior safety J Beasley heads an inexperienced secondary after making 54 tackles a year ago. COACH SPEAK "Barrett Adams and Connor Flannigan are two guys who bring a lot to the table. We've also got Luke Charboneau and some young kids at receiver who are going to be really good. I'm really pleased with our depth on the defensive line. We can play eight kids there and I like our linebacking crew. We're inexperienced in the secondary, but I think we're getting better back there." SCHEDULE Aug. 24 at St. John (Mo.) Vianney Aug. 31 ................ Owasso, Okla. Sept. 14 ........................at Bryant Sept. 21 .................. Bentonville* Sept. 28 ..... at Bentonville West* Oct. 5 ........................ at Rogers* Oct. 12 .........................Heritage* Oct. 19 ......................at Har-Ber* Oct. 26 .................at Springdale* Nov. 2 ...................... Van Buren* — Denotes 7A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. BENTONVILLE WEST WOLVERINES 2017 RECORD 9-2, 6-1 7A-West COACH Bryan Pratt RETURNING STARTERS 4 offense, 6 defense KEY PLAYERS WR Jadon Jackson (Sr., 6-2, 175), QB Will Jarrett (Sr., 6-0, 170), RB Tyrese Smallwood (Sr., 5-7, 160), TB/MLB Jonas Hig- son (Jr., 6-2, 205), LB/DE Kendall Young (Sr., 6-5, 200), DL Chris Busch (Sr., 6-4, 225), NG Ho'opono Doctorello (Sr., 5-8, 211), LB Nick Whitlatch (Jr., 6-0, 185), DB/WR Tucker Swoboda (Sr., 6-3, 175), PK Blake McDou- lett (Sr., 5-10, 160). THE SKINNY West will open its season at Wolverine Stadium for the first time after sharing Tiger Stadium with Bentonville the past two seasons. West's first home game is Aug. 31 vs. Fort Smith Southside. … Pratt needs only three more victories to reach 100 for his coaching career … QB Will Jarrett and WR Jadon Jackson are setting the bar high for any future Wolverines wanting to get into the school record books. Jarrett, who has started all but one of West's games, enters the season with career totals of 331-of-509 passing for 5,397 yards and 56 TDs, while Jackson — who has a number of offers from NCAA Division I colleges — has 120 receptions for 2,155 yards and 23 TDs. … Tyrese Smallwood led the team with almost 800 yards rushing after he joined the team a month before preseason workouts. … Kendall Young, who also has a number of college offers, finished second on the team last year with 85 tackles and had a team-high 14 quarterback sacks. … West will have five new starters on the offensive line after lone returning starter Brandon Beesley suffered an injury in the spring game and is out of the season. … Tucker Swoboda and Chase Pearson will move from the defensive backfield to provide help in the receiving corps. … Nick Whitlatch, who finished fourth in tackles with 74, switches from safety to inside linebacker. … PK Blake McDoulett was close to being automatic last year after connecting on 57 of 58 extra-point tries and 12-of-13 field-goal attempts. He hit a season-long of 43 yards, and his only miss came from 50 yards. COACH SPEAK "Everybody knows about our skill players and know we have some of the best skill guys around. We have some question marks up front that we have to answer, and that's something we have to work on. Our offensive line definitely has to step up and give us some time to make some plays, and I think there are some other people that are ready to have breakout years. We finally have a home stadium, and I think the kids are excited about it. You talk to them and ask them about it, and they know it's a place we can call home." — Henry Apple • @NWAHenry SCHEDULE Aug. 24 ................at Owasso, Okla. Aug. 31 ........ Fort Smith Southside Sept. 7 ..................................Bryant Sept. 21 .................. at Fayetteville* Sept. 28 ..............Springdale High* Oct. 5 ........................Rogers High* Oct. 12 .......at Springdale Har-Ber* Oct. 19 ............at Rogers Heritage* Oct. 26 ......................... Van Buren* Nov. 2 ............ at Bentonville High* * — Denotes 7A-West Conference game All kickoffs 7 p.m. except for Owasso, which has a 7:30 p.m. start BENTONVILLE HIGH TIGERS 2017 RECORD 10-3, 7-0 7A-West COACH Jody Grant RETURNING STARTERS 4 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS WR Harrison Campbell (Sr., 5-11, 185), WR Dylan Smith (Sr., 6-2, 180), RB Preston Crawford (Jr., 6-0, 180), OL Kenny Resta (Sr., 6-1, 270), OL Nick Brown (Sr., 6-2, 260), DE Bryant Parlin (Sr., 6-5, 215), DE Jack Boettner (Sr., 6-5, 220), LB Andrew Bartgis (Sr., 5-9, 170), S Ben Pankau (Jr., 6-1, 165), S Ben Sellers (Jr., 5-9, 160), CB Donté Jones (Sr., 6-0, 180), PK Sam Younger (Sr., 5-11, 160). THE SKINNY Bentonville's schedule features two Saturday games, and the Tigers will play a game in Louisiana for the first time when they travel to Shreveport and take on Aledo, Texas, in the Indepen- dence Bowl. … The Tigers' offense features returning starters Harrison Campbell and Dylan Smith at receiver. Campbell caught 37 passes for almost 600 yards and five touchdowns and gives his team trusty hands on punt returns, while Smith added 18 receptions for 329 yards and two scores. … Junior Preston Crawford was pressed into a starting tailback role in the postseason and had 480 yards and seven TDs, in- cluding 150 yards and two scores in the Class 7A state championship. … Easton Hughes assumes the starting QB role after he led the Tigers to one score and within 10 yards of a tying score against North Little Rock before time ran out. … The defense is led by LB Andrew Bartgis, who led Bentonville with 119 tackles last season. … The defensive line is the most experienced with Bryant Parlin and Jack Boettcher return- ing. … Starting safeties Ben Pankau and Ben Sellers combined for five of Bentonville's 14 interceptions last season. … Sam Younger returns as placekicker after hitting 51 of 53 extra-point attempts and 7-of-10 field-goal tries, with a season-long of 44 yards in the state semifinal against Bryant. Elliot Nimrod, who handled kickoffs, also returns after recording 30 touchbacks out of 81 kickoffs. COACH SPEAK "Our challenges are we are breaking in some new young faces — some new starters. They're ready. They've been in our program. We have some guys who have played, and we have a new core of leaders who have been led for two years. It's their time, so they are learning the process of our expectations of them. We're picking up some pieces that need to be cleaned up. We'll need those guys that we are counting on to step up, and the new faces are going to have to come on in a hurry." — Henry Apple • @NWAHenry SCHEDULE Aug. 25 ........ Midwest City, Okla. Aug. 31 ...................... at Conway Sept. 8 ...........vs. Aledo, Texas% Sept. 21 ......Springdale Har-Ber* Sept. 28 ............... at Van Buren* Oct. 5 .......... at Rogers Heritage* Oct. 12 .................... Fayetteville* Oct. 19 .................. Rogers High* Oct. 26 ........ at Springdale High* Nov. 2 ............ Bentonville West* * — Denotes 7A-West Conference game % — at the Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. All kickoffs 7 p.m. except for Aledo, which has a 3 p.m. start, and Midwest City, which has a 7:30 p.m. start. D. Wise R. Rone E. Tabut G. Washington A. Travis J. King J. Beasley D. Bowers J. Bandy K. Conley S. Younger A. Bartgis P. Crawford D. Jones K. Young N. Whitlatch T. Swoboda J. Higson Northwest Arkansas' Newspaper