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The Benton Panthers 2025 season finished with another conference championship, this one shared with the Sylvan Hills Bears as co-champions of the 6-A East Conference. The Panthers finished 9-3 with a fourth consecutive trip to the Class 6-A Semifinals. Head Coach Brad Harris, the team, and the Benton Touchdown Club would like to congratulate the following Panthers on earning post-season honors: 6-A All-State: Will Carter – WR (6-A East Receiver of the Year), Karson Collatt –

A historic  Benton Panther season came to a disappointing end on Black Friday with a 63-45 loss to the Greenwood Bulldogs at Smith Robinson Stadium. The Panthers end the year 9-3 overall. The Panthers went 6-1 in the Class 6-A East Conference earning them a third consecutive championship, shared this season with the upstart Sylvan Hills Bears. The senior class garnered 29 wins in their three-year high school careers, tying them with last year’s senior class for the most wins

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! Tonight at Smith Robinson Stadium in Greenwood, the Benton Panthers (9-2) and Greenwood Bulldogs (11-0) will tangle in a 6-A State Semifinal game at 7:00. The other semifinal pairing will match the Shiloh Christian Saints (9-2) at the Sylvan Hills Bears (10-1). The winners will meet on Saturday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium for the 6-A State Championship. The Panthers and Bulldogs will play for the 10 th  time, the fir

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! The second season for the Panthers begins tonight when the Mountain Home Bombers come to the Palace for a 6-A State Playoff Quarterfinal matchup. Gates open at 5:00 and kickoff will be at 7:00. The Panthers (8-2) earned the number two seed from the 6-A East and earned a first round bye. Mountain Home (9-2) is the three seed from the 6-A West and defeated Sheridan 78-42 in last Friday’s opening round of the playoffs. Brad Harris’ Panthers

The Benton Panthers broke a 14-14 halftime tie with the Marion Patriots on the opening drive of the second half on a nine-play, 66-yard drive. Senior quarterback Drew Davis scored on a three-yard run and Gabe Wilbur kicked the PAT to give Benton a 21-14 lead with 9:35 remaining in the third quarter.   Panther senior safety Cordell Payne intercepted a Patriot pass on their ensuing possession, Payne’s seventh pick of the season to set up Benton at the Marion 37-yard line.   Wit

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! Tonight is Senior Night as Benton High School will honor the Class of 2026 on the final regular season home game at the Palace. 23 Senior Panthers and their parents/guardians will be introduced prior to the game. These senior Panthers have racked up 27 wins in their careers, two shy of tying the school record for most wins by a senior class. In addition, these senior Panthers are going for their third consecutive 6-A East Conference cham

Friday night, the Benton Panthers took care of business by dispatching the West Memphis Blue Devils 49-19 at Hamilton-Schultz Field. The win improves the Panthers to 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the 6-A East and allows them to keep pace with Sylvan Hills for at least a share of the conference championship. Panther senior safety Cordell Payne forced a fumble on West Memphis’ third snap of the game that Benton turned into points in just one play when Drew Davis connected with Karson Col

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! Tonight, the Panthers (6-2, 4-1) hit the road for the long trip on I-40 East to take on the winless West Memphis Blue Devils (0-8, 0-5) at Hamilton-Schulz Field. Kickoff will be at 7:00 p.m. Benton looks to keep pace with Sylvan Hills (7-1, 4-1) atop the 6-A East Conference standings with two games remaining in the regular season. Sylvan Hills hosts Sheridan tonight. Last week, the Panthers pasted LR Catholic 63-0 as Brad Harris became t

If there’s a silver lining to the loss Benton suffered to Sylvan Hills in week five, it’s that it set the stage for history to happen at the Palace on Friday night. The Panthers hosted their oldest rival, the LR Catholic Rockets, in the 62nd all-time game between the two teams. And that bit of past history turned into a history-making night in the Panthers 63-0 shutout of the Rockets. The win gave Benton Head Coach Brad Harris his 84th win, passing Dwight Fite as the all-time

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! Tonight, the Panthers (5-2, 3-1) return home to the Palace on what could be a historic night in Panther football to take on the oldest rival in Panther history, the LR Catholic Rockets (2-5, 1-3). Tonight marks the 62 nd game all-time between the Panthers and Rockets, making LR Catholic the most played opponent in Benton High School history. And new history can be made tonight on the field. With this first touchdown pass this evening, D

The Benton Panthers traveled to El Dorado on Friday night and came home with a big 60-36 win over the Wildcats in an important 6-A East matchup. Benton (5-2, 3-1) surpassed 50 points and 500 yards of total offense for the third time in four conference games. The Panther offense separated from El Dorado in the second half, thanks to a strong effort led by the offensive line. With a 29-21 halftime lead but just 31 first half rush yards, the Panthers exploded for 219 yards on th

It’s time for Benton Panther Football! Tonight, the Panthers travel to south Arkansas and Union County to face a long-time foe, the El Dorado Wildcats. Both teams enter tonight’s game with identical 4-2 overall records, 2-1 in the 6-A East. The Panthers come in to the game on a high following last Friday’s record-setting 87-42 win over Sheridan. The 87 points marked the second most in Benton High School football history (behind a 105-0 win over Mabelvale in the 1930 season op