Bentonville West at LR Central

KICKOFF 7 p.m. Friday

RECORDS Bentonville West 1-1, LR Central 0-2

COACHES Bentonville West — Bryan Pratt; LR Central — George Shelton.

KEY PLAYERS Bentonville West — QB Jake Casey (Jr., 6-4, 180), RB Carson Morgan (Sr., 6-1, 205), WR Ty Durham (Sr., 6-0, 180), OL Lane Jeffcoat (Jr., 6-9, 285), RB/LB Braden Jones (Sr., 6-1, 205), CB Nick Bell (Sr., 5-9, 165), DB/P Josh Buxton (Sr., 5-9, 175), DE Grant Overman (Sr., 6-3, 220), DB Thomas Willbanks (Sr., 5-10, 165). Central — QB Adrian Bing (Jr., 5-10, 195), FB Cameron Hood (Sr., 5-11, 200), OL Cameron Lewis, (Sr., 5-4, 270), LB Marcus Johnson Jr. (Jr., 5-10, 215), DB Jaymion Hardin (Jr., 5-10, 165).

THE SCOOP This is the fifth meeting between the two schools. West has won the last three meetings, including a 40-20 victory last year at Wolverine Stadium. … The return of Morgan, who missed last week’s game because of illness, should help a Wolverine run game that managed only 78 yards in their loss to Cabot, and 65 of those yards came on the final drive. … Casey has thrown for 445 yards in two games, with his favorite target being Jaxson Brust (16 catches, 165 yards, 1 TD). … Since Central’s unbelievable last-second victory over Fayetteville in the 2020 Class 7A State Playoffs, the Tigers have lost their last 13 games, including a 38-6 decision against Pine Bluff last weekend. … Central fumbled the ball four times and lost two of them in the first half against Pine Bluff and also suffered an interception.

OUR TAKE Bentonville West 35, LR Central 13