Springdale dominates Fayetteville, 7-0

Springdale High had some business to take care of before accepting a plaque Tuesday for winning the 7A-West Conference championship. The Bulldogs did so with a dominating performance on Senior Night against their oldest rivals. Springdale grabbed a 3-0 lead at halftime and rolled to a 7-0 victory over Fayetteville at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium. The victory was the sixth consecutive for Springdale (17-1-1, 12-1), which had already clinched the conference champion. "This is validation for all the hard work the kids have put in," Springdale coach Donald Beeler said during a presentation at midfield between the boys and girls games. "It gives us the best opportunity in the state tournament to be successful." Springdale will play its final conference game on Friday at Rogers, which defeated the Bulldogs 5-4 on April 10. "It's a little bit of a balancing act," Beeler said of his team's strategy. "You want everybody to stay healthy but, at the same time, you want to keep some momentum going into the state tournament." Jose Vega and Danny Maldanado each scored two goals for Springdale, which increased its lead to 5-0 early in the second half. Vega got the rout started on a goal with 31 minutes and 58 seconds left in the first half. He scored again minutes later before Manuel Soto contributed a goal with 14:20 left in the first half. "The fast start was big," Beeler said. "I was really pleased with the sense of urgency to start the game." Springdale came out even stronger in the second when Maldanado booted one past the Springdale goalie then followed with a header into the net to put Springdale ahead 5-0. The only mystery for the final 35 minutes was whether Springdale could maintain the shutout and the Bulldogs did so with Andres Aldaco in goal.

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 5/2/2018

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