6A-West looks like wild finish

The 6A-West Conference’s seedings for the upcoming state tournament are simple at the top. Rogers has already clinched the top seed with its 12-0 mark in league play, while Springdale Har-Ber grabbed the No. 2 seed with its 8-4 mark.

The remaining four spots are anybody’s guess as the conference’s other six teams are separated by one game with two games left to play.

“I’ve said it before — everybody is good in this league,” Bentonville West coach Chip Durham said. “I feel that in this league, there are two good teams that are going to be left home. Man, our league is really, really good this year.

“Rogers did its job and took care of business, and the same thing with Har-Ber. For the rest of the league, three through eight, it’s going to be a dogfight. Monday and Tuesday will be two big days, and it’s going to be tough.”

Here are the best and worst situations for those six teams, based on their current conference records:

■ Fort Smith Southside (5-7) — The Mavericks can finish as the No. 3 seed if they sweep their series against Springdale and Bentonville either splits or sweeps against Bentonville West. Southside, however, could be eliminated with two losses to Springdale if Fayetteville wins at least one game against Springdale Har-Ber.

■ Bentonville (5-7) — The Tigers can finish as the No. 3 seed if they sweep their series with Bentonville West and Southside either splits or is swept by Springdale. Bentonville, however, could be eliminated with two losses to West and Fayetteville splits or sweeps with Har-Ber.

■ Bentonville West (57) — The Wolverines can finish with the No. 3 seed if they sweep the series from Bentonville and Rogers Heritage loses at least one game in its series with Rogers. West could be eliminated with two losses to Bentonville if Fayetteville sweeps Springdale Har-Ber.

■ Rogers Heritage (5-7) — The War Eagles can finish with the No. 3 seed with two wins over Rogers if Bentonville and Southside lose at least one game. Heritage can be eliminated with two losses if Fayetteville and Springdale both win their series.

■ Fayetteville (4-8) — The Bulldogs can finish with the No. 4 seed with two wins over Springdale Har-Ber, a Bentonville sweep of West and Southside to lose at least one game against Springdale. Fayetteville can be eliminated with two losses.

■ Springdale (4-8) — The Bulldogs can finish as the No. 4 seed with a sweep over Southside, a West sweep of Bentonville, a Rogers sweep of Heritage and Fayetteville with at least one loss against Har-Ber. Springdale is eliminated with two losses.