Bentonville 42, Rogers Heritage 0

Bentonville 42, Rogers Heritage 0

Bentonville unleashed a deep cast to blank Rogers Heritage 42-0 on Friday at Tiger Stadium. Arkansas commit Blair “Tre” Irvin III opened the scoring on a reverse, and RB/CB Chris Ficklin added two first‑quarter touchdown runs. After halftime, QB Cole Slepecki rolled left and hit WR Conrad Schmitz to trigger a running clock, and RB James Pratt finished the Tigers’ night. K Kylee Sallee was perfect on PATs.

Heritage’s best answer came midway through the second quarter, when QB Braedon Carroll steered a 13‑play march featuring OL/DL Dillan Lackey aligning at H‑back, RB/MLB Evan Gordon on the edge, and RB Jayden Cortez on traps. The drive reached the 1 before Bentonville’s goal‑line stand. The War Eagles also flipped field position with multiple booming punts and forced a red‑zone drop to end the half.

Bentonville’s receivers stressed leverage all night: Arkansas commit Dequane Prevo turned a short throw into six, Irvin threatened vertically, and Schmitz kept chains moving. Up front, DE/TE Julian Grundy and the back end limited explosives and rallied to the ball.

Heritage showed fight defensively. WR/DB Jake Stout delivered several open‑field stops, DB Samuel Cline broke up a throw near the goal line, and a still‑developing line—anchored by OL Keola Arizmendi with veterans Sloan Hollis and FB/MLB Connor Autrand—generated movement at times against a veteran front.

Bentonville remains unbeaten in 7A‑West play; Heritage returns home next Friday for Hall of Fame Night against Fort Smith Northside. Heritage’s young backfield continues to develop within a downhill double‑wing package. attack.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
Bentonville – Blair Irvin III reverse (Kylee Sallee kick), 7-0.
Bentonville – Chris Ficklin run (Sallee kick), 14-0.
Bentonville – Ficklin run (Sallee kick), 21-0.

2nd Quarter
Bentonville – Dequane Prevo catch‑and‑run (Sallee kick), 28-0.

3rd Quarter
Bentonville – Conrad Schmitz pass from Cole Slepecki (Sallee kick), 35-0.
Bentonville – James Pratt run (Sallee kick), 42-0.

Players who stood out

• Chris Ficklin (RB/CB, Bentonville) – two rushing TDs.

• Dequane Prevo (WR, Bentonville) – explosive RAC TD.

• Conrad Schmitz (WR, Bentonville) – TD catch, chain‑mover.

• Braedon Carroll (QB, Heritage) – directed a 13‑play red‑zone march.

• Jake Stout (WR/DB, Heritage) – multiple open‑field tackles.