Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Mounties returning to form
Coming off a poor offensive performance of 220 total yards in a 31-25 loss against Bentonville West on Oct. 6, Rogers Coach Chad Harbison said he felt the Mounties needed to dial things back a notch in order to get back on track offensively.
A lighter week on the field at practice seemed to do the trick as Rogers piled up 562 yards in a 52-12 win at Springdale last week.
“We tried to get more crisp in practice with more of an emphasis on meeting time and the knowledge end and less time on the field and get our guys more rested and healed up,” Harbison said. “We plan on playing Week 11 and Week 12 and so on. At some point, we have to be mindful of miles we put on our kids and be conscious about that and take care of these guys.”
Rogers scored on its opening possession against Springdale then recovered two onside kicks and scored on both possessions to take an early 21-0 lead. The Mounties (5-2, 2-2 7A-West) had 316 yards of offense in the first quarter and Dane Williams completed 13 of 15 passes for 214 yards. He finished with 377 yards and five touchdown passes.
Running back Jacob Jenkins had his first 100yard night since Week 1, and Graycen Cash, who missed two games early, had nine catches for 176 yards.
“We played a lot better the other night,” Harbison said.
Harbison also said he knows the Mounties will have to be clicking again to win again this week when they host Bentonville (4-3, 2-2).
“Bentonville is Bentonville,” Harbison said. “They don’t beat themselves. We’re going to have to do a really good job of taking care of the little things because they’re not going to put themselves in a bad spot. We’re going to have to go out and execute at a high level to give ourselves a chance.”