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Countdown: #1 Game Of 2014

Tigers rally in final minute to win second straight 7A championship

With high school football practice kicking off in less than a week’s time, 5NEWS is counting down the days with a countdown of our own.

We’ll recap the top 10 games from the Football Friday Night area each day at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

#1

Bentonville was expected to roll to a 7A state championship in December. After all, they were facing a team they had beaten 45-2 in the regular season. But things weren't quite as easy.

Fayetteville wasn't able to respond when the two teams met a month earlier but the War Memorial Stadium stage provided a different Bulldogs team. Fayetteville rallied to score on a Taylor Powell touchdown pass to take a 21-17 lead late in the game but Bentonville had one last chance.

The Tigers took advantage.

Bentonville marched down the field and Dylan Smith found the end zone with 26 seconds left as the Tigers posted a 24-21 win to claim their second straight 7A championship.

Top-10 Games From 2014
10 – Southside 30, Rogers Heritage 28 (7A quarterfinals)
9 – Siloam Springs 30, Alma 27 OT (week 5)
8 – Northside 27, Fayetteville 24 (week 4)
7 – Roland 32, Checotah 29 (3A playoffs)
6 – Fayetteville 42, Conway 35 (7A quarterfinals)
5 – Har-Ber 41, Springdale 34 (week 5)
4 – Bentonville 29, Northside 26 (week 5)
3 – Charleston 21, Booneville 14 (3A semifinals)
2 – Charleston 33, Smackover 26 (3A championship)
1 – Bentonville 24, Fayetteville 21 (7A championship)

 

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