LITTLE ROCK — Friday’s scores
CLASS 7A Fayetteville 23, FS Southside 20 Bentonville 31, North Little Rock 7
CLASS 6A Lake Hamilton 23, Pine Bluff 21 El Dorado 38, Jonesboro 28
CLASS 5A Greenwood 34, Camden Fairview 31 Batesville 47, White Hall 26
CLASS 4A Farmington 26, McGehee 23 Malvern 28, Nashville 16 Pine Bluff Dollarway 20 Gravette 13 Pulaski Academy 65, Pottsville 13
CLASS 3A Prescott 20, Earle 14 Barton 42, Arkansas Baptist 7 Charleston 35, Harding Academy 9 Fountain Lake 34, Rison 26
CLASS 2A Carlisle 13, Gurdon 12 East Poinsett County 12, Bearden 6 Junction City 9, Magazine 3 Strong 16, McCrory 14Highlights CLASS 7A
Bentonville cruises
BENTONVILLE - Bentonville wide receiver Desmond Smith caught a 66-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second half to help the Tigers pull away for a 31-7 victory over North Little Rock in the semifinals of the Class 7A state playoffs.
Bentonville (12-0) will try to capture its second consecutive state championship next Saturday against 7A-West rival Fayetteville, which beat Fort Smith Southside 23-20 in the other semifinal.
CLASS 6A
Lake Hamilton survives
PEARCY — Lake Hamilton fell behind by two touchdowns in the first half but battled back with a pair of third-quarter scores to slip past Pine Bluff 23-21 in the Class 6A semifinals. Lake Hamilton (12-1) will will play defending champion El Dorado, which beat Jonesboro 38-28, next Friday in the championship game.
CLASS 5A
Greenwood does it again
CAMDEN — Greenwood battled back from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to knock off Camden Fairview 34-31 behind a 27-yard field goal from Adam McFain on the final play of the game. The Bulldogs will attempt to win their second consecutive state title when they take on Batesville, a 47-26 winner of White Hall, next Saturday in the final.
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Sports, Pages 27 on 11/26/2011