Van Buren at Bentonville High

Tiger Stadium

KICKOFF 7 p.m.

RECORDS Van Buren 3-1, 1-0 7A-West; Bentonville 4-0, 1-0 ON THE AIR The game will be live-streamed on vanburenathletics.com and bentonvillesportsnetwork.com.

BETWEEN THE LINES Bentonville has won all 11 meetings since the 2002 season, including a 44-0 victory last year at Blakemore Field. … This could be the last conference meeting between the two schools for a while because Van Buren drops to Class 6A next season. … Van Buren QB Gary Phillips needs 133 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark this season, and he’s also run for 287 yards and seven TDs. … Jaiden Henry is the Pointers’ leading receiver with 14 catches for 222 yards and a score. … Bentonville currently has a 19-game conference win streak. … The Tigers have the league’s stingiest defense, allowing an average of just 222.5 yards total offense per game. They also forced five turnovers last week against Springdale Har-Ber. … Bentonville tailback Preston Crawford, who sat out Bentonville’s game against Tulsa Booker T. Washington, ran for 109 yards and three TDs in last week’s victory.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Bentonville — QB Andrew Edwards (Jr., 6-2, 185), RB Colby Reid (Sr., 5-11, 160), RB Preston Crawford (Sr., 5-11, 190), WR Trenton Kolb (Sr., 5-11, 170), LB Cole Joyce (Jr., 6-0, 215). Van Buren — QB Gary Phillips (Sr., 6-0, 180), ATH Jaiden Henry (Jr., 5-10, 155), RB Brayden Rivas (Sr., 5-6, 170), Jude Bartholomew (Sr., 6-1, 200), LB Devin Swearingen (Sr., 5-11, 180)

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Van Buren is No. 12 in Class 7A. Bentonville is No. 2. HOOTEN’S LINE Bentonville by 13 OUR TAKE Bentonville 31, Van

Buren 14