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PREP RALLY PLAYOFF: 21 CLASS 4A A look into the past didn't hurt, either. Beard also spent time watching his team's game film from last year and studied Drew Winn, who ran for almost 2,300 yards. Still, it took time for Beard to get comfortable in his new role. In his first game at tailback, he ran 13 times for 78 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Harrison, and he followed that with an 8-carry, 37-yard outing against Maumelle. "We threw the ball a little more to start the season, so it was a little difficult," Beard said. "I didn't feel I was making a huge impact, but as the season went on and I worked more in practice, I found myself with a bigger role." Even though Beard had 100-yard rushing games against Farmington and Gentry, it wasn't until the Oct. 12 game against Prairie Grove when everything fell in place. He finished that game with a season-high 213 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries as he helped Pea Ridge to a 38-29 victory that night. It helped him to accumulate 999 yards and nine touchdowns heading into this week's first-round playoff game at home against Helena-West Helena Central. "He had a monster game that night," Neal said. "It was one of those games where you say 'OK, I think he's got it. He finally figured it out and he's going to run with this' and he did. "He's done an extremely good job for us, and I'm looking forward to him to continue that during our playoff run and going into his senior season. We're excited about it. I think he'll be right there in a long line of Pea Ridge running backs." SHILOH CHRISTIAN Saints hoping for deep run Aer achieving its preseason goal of winning a conference championship, its first since 2010, Shiloh Christian's new collective mindset is to make a deep run in the playoffs. e No. 1 seed Saints (9- 1) will start with home matchup against Star City to open their postseason play. "What we see and what we've learned over the weekend is that they're a very physical football team," said coach Jeff Conaway. "ey do some really good NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE/CHARLIE KAIJO Shiloh Christian players enter the field before a football game on Aug. 24 at Champions Stadium. The Saints will host Star City in a Class 4A state playoff game. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 479.273.1355 1145 NW "J" St. Bentonville, AR 72712 Doug Parker, DVM Tammy Jones, DVM Stephanie Ensley, DVM Lindy O'Neal, DVM Sugar Creek Animal Hospital