SPRINGDALE HIGH AT ROGERS HERITAGE

David Gates Stadium KICKOFF 7 p.m. RECORDS Springdale 0-3. Rogers Heritage 1-2.

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BETWEEN THE LINES The game has large playoff implications. … Heritage has won the last three meetings by a combined 58 points, including a 40-35 victory last year. … Springdale senior quarterback Jack Lindsey has thrown for a conference-best 920 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception. … Springdale junior receiver Kyler Williams leads the 7A-West with 32 catches for 543 yards and also has three touchdowns. He is coming off a career-high 13-catch, 264-yard, two-touchdown performance against Bixby, Okla. … Springdale’s defense has allowed 670 or more yards in two of its three games, including 671 last week against Bixby. … Of the 20 touchdowns allowed by Springdale’s defense, 13 have been 20 yards or longer. … Heritage has committed seven turnovers in the their last six quarters of play, which translated into back-to-back losses. … Sophomore Dylan Qualls was moved from receiver to the backfield last week and rushed for 107 yards and a TD at Pulaski Robinson. … Senior linebacker Joel Brackett leads the Heritage defense with 29 tackles through three games. … The War Eagles will get senior defensive end Jed Wilson back from injury Friday. … Wilson, a returning starter, has not played in a game yet this year but he was cleared by doctors last week, after experiencing heat-related symptoms during preseason workouts. … Heritage quarterback Jake Qualls has thrown for 387 yards and six touchdowns this season. … Senior receiver Collin Christian leads the War Eagles with 16 receptions, including all six TD passes from Qualls.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Springdale — QB Jack Lindsey (Sr., 6-4, 180), WR Kyler Williams (Jr., 5-10, 165), WR Hunter Necessary (Sr., 5-9, 170), DE Chris Arevalo (Jr., 6-0, 215), FS Jayden Minchew (Jr., 6-0, 170). Heritage — QB Jake Qualls (Sr., 6-0, 201), RB Cameron Moss (Sr., 5-6, 180), WR Collin Christian (Sr., 6-3, 190), DL Andy Mendoza (Sr., 6-2, 254), LB Garrett Sheetz (Sr., 6-0, 200).

HOOTEN’S RANKINGS Springdale is No. 13 in Class 7A; Rogers Heritage is No. 11.

HOOTEN’S LINE Springdale by 3. OUR TAKE Springdale High 20, Rogers Heritage 18