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Razorback rally for seventh-place finish at ‘Darius Rucker’ in South Carolina
Sixth-ranked Arkansas used an even-par 71 from senior Kaylee Benton to spur a move up the team leaderboard to finish seventh at the Darius Rucker Invitational at Long Cove Club on Sunday afternoon.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Sixth-ranked Arkansas used an even-par 71 from senior Kaylee Benton to spur a move up the team leaderboard to finish seventh at the Darius Rucker Invitational at Long Cove Club on Sunday afternoon.
The Razorbacks began the day in 11th place but fired a 295 as a team to move up four spots. Benton was solid all day, turning in a one-under, bogey-free 35 on the front nine followed by a 36 on the back nine to finish with an even-par 213 over three rounds and tied for fifth overall.
Benton’s lone hiccup came on the par-four 11th when she carded a triple bogey but the Arizona native battled back to birdie the par-five 13th and par-four 18th.
Benton’s 71 was joined by Maria Fassi’s 72, Cara Gorlei’s 75 and Grace St-Germain’s 77 in the final round. Dylan Kim carded a team-high four birdies on the back nine but shot 78 on the afternoon.
No. 19 Florida State finished off a team victory as the only team to finish the weekend under par at 2-under (850) after a 1-over 285 on Sunday. No. 10 South Carolina, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 3 Duke, No. 11 Auburn and No. 7 Vanderbilt finished ahead of the Razorbacks in a loaded field that included 12 teams inside the Top 25.
The Lineup
T5. Kaylee Benton E 69-73-71=213
T22. Maria Fassi +6 76-71-72=219
T53. Dylan Kim +14 76-73-78=227
T69. Grace St-Germain +18 77-77-77=231
T75. Cara Gorlei +19 81-76-75=232
The Field
1. Florida State -2 284-281-285=850
T2. South Carolina +15 282-299-286=867
T2. Wake Forest +15 285-288-294=867
4. Duke +17 289-284-296=869
T5. Auburn +30 294-292-296=882
T5. Vanderbilt +30 298-288-296=882
7. Arkansas +34 298-293-295=886
T8. Furman +35 291-292-304=887
T8. UCLA +35 295-289-303=887
10. Virginia +36 291-299-298=888
11. Georgia +37 297-294-298=889
12. Northwestern +39 300-295-296=891
13. LSU +42 290-293-311=894
14. Alabama +47 309-292-298=899
15. Baylor +49 299-303-299=901
16. Oklahoma State +57 01-305-303=909
17. North Carolina +59 305-299-307=911
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | L, 20-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 PM SEC Network |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (25) | 10-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 10-0 | 234 | 3 |
| 30 | Conway | 9-1 | 202 | 2 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 9-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 162 | 5 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 111 | 7 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 89 | 8 |
| 9. | Rogers | 7-3 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 22 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway | 9-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. | Mountain Home | 8-2 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Shiloh Christian | 7-3 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 9-1 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (27) | 9-1 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 10-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Farmington | 9-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 8-2 | 20 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (20) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkadelphia (5) | 8-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 10-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-2 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Dardanell (1) | 9-1 | 23 | — |
| Southside Batesville | 10-0 | 23 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Bismarck (12) | 10-0 | 105 | 1t |
| 2. | Fordyce (10) | 10-0 | 96 | 1t |
| 3. | Prescott (1) | 9-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 4. | Osceola (2) | 8-1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5. | Booneville (1) | 9-1 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 10-0 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (7) | 10-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 8-2 | 59 | 5 |
| 4. | East Poinsett Co. | 7-3 | 52 | — |
| 5. | Bigelow | 6-4 | 18 | 3 |
| Murfreesboro | 7-3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (27) | 5-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 9-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 8-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||