Pea Ridge defeats Siloam Springs

PEA RIDGE -- Drew Winn didn't wait long to show what he could do Tuesday night in an Arkansas Activities Association benefit game against Siloam Springs.

Winn, Pea Ridge's all-state running back, rushed for a 96-yard touchdown on his second carry of the game and finished with 177 rushing yards on six carries as the Blackhawks defeated the Panthers 25-14 in a two-quarter scrimmage at Blackhawk Stadium.

Winn added a 54-yard run later in the scrimmage that set up another Pea Ridge touchdown. Pea Ridge quarterback Jakota Sainsbury threw for two touchdowns -- one to Jordan Witcher and another to Hayden Holtgrewe.

The Blackhawks, who were Class 4A state runners-up in 2016, piled up 381 yards of offense, including 216 on the ground.

"We needed to play against somebody else," said Pea Ridge head coach Stephen Neal. "It was about time for that to happen. We'll go back in and see what we need to improve on before we have to play a really, really good Hamburg team."

Siloam Springs answered both of Pea Ridge's first two touchdowns and led 14-12 in the second quarter.

Landon Ellis threw a 71-yard pass to Spenser Pippin which set up a 5-yard Kevin Canales run. Ellis also threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Tristan Moose.

"It looked like a scrimmage," said Siloam Springs head coach Bryan Ross. "I think the good things are we moved the ball at times, made a few big plays. Bad things are some holding calls early, some motion penalties. Defensively, and I'm not making excuses, but we didn't have two of our three starting defensive linemen, Corbin Collins and Kameron Greenlee. When we get those guys back it'll show."