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High School FootballSunday, November 15

Bentonville West beats Little Rock Central 54-7 to open the playoffs

The Daily Rogers teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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Bentonville West rolled past Little Rock Central 54-7 in Centerton on Friday night, the first round of the Arkansas high school football playoffs. The Wolverines' defense pressured Central's quarterback into a three-and-out while West held a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Then V.J. Warren made a defender miss and raced 49 yards for a touchdown to make it 13-0.

Bentonville West beat Little Rock Central by 47 points

  • Little Rock Central7
    Bentonville West54
    Final

Sources: khbs, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Central answered in the second quarter, but the Wolverines kept pulling away to a 54-7 final. Senior Dane Rennick returned the next kickoff to the 20-yard line, and Sutton Mackey threw a touchdown pass to Ryan Adjam. 5NEWS has highlights from the game.

  • Next: Conway in the 7A state quarterfinals
  • Date: Nov. 20
  • Central's touchdown: a 1-yard score that made it 16-7

49 yardsV.J. Warren's touchdown run that made it 13-0

Warren's run came after West's offense took over near midfield.

Source: khbs

Sources: khbs, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 5NEWS

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