CONWAY AT BENTONVILLE WEST

Wolverine Stadium, Centerton KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Conway 10-2; Bentonville West 6-4

ON THE AIR Game will be livestreamed on bentonvillesportsnetwork.com

BETWEEN THE LINES It’s a rematch of last year’s playoff quarterfinal game, which Conway defeated West 48-40 and was the only meeting between the two schools. … It will be the first playoff game at West’s new stadium, which opened earlier this fall. … Conway defeated Rogers last week to advance while West had a first-round bye to the second straight year. … The Wampus Cats are led by QB Jovoni Johnson, who has passed for 1,258 yards and 10 TDs while running for 733 yards and 19 TDs, and RB Cary McClain, who has run for 1,170 yards and nine scores. … West QB Will Jarrett tries to bounce back from a performance where the Wolverines had just 123 yards total offense, but it must do so without receiver Stephen Dyson, who had surgery earlier this week and won’t return for the remainder of the season.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Conway — QB JoVoni Johnson (Sr., 6-5, 205), RB Cary McClain (Sr., 6-0, 185), WR Bryce Bohannon (So., 5-9, 155), WR Nick Richmond (Sr., 5-11, 149), LB Reed Hughes (Jr., 6-1, 195). West — WR Will Jarrett (Sr., 6-1, 170), WR Jadon Jackson (Sr., 6-2, 175), RB Tyrese Smallwood (Sr., 5-7, 160), ATH Tucker Swoboda (Sr., 6-3, 175), DE Chris Busch (Sr., 6-4, 225). HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Conway is No. 5 in Class 7A. West is No. 6.

HOOTEN’S LINE West by 1. OUR TAKE Conway 37, Bentonville West 28.