Blake McDoulett's penalty kick late in the first half snapped a 2-2 tie, and Bentonville West held off Van Buren on the road.

McDoulett took the penalty kick after Brayden Douthit drew the foul as he slashed toward the goal. Tom Shultz added a goal with less than a minute left to give the Wolverines (3-4-1, 1-0) a 4-2 halftime lead, then Van Buren scored the only second-half goal.

Tyler Guentz and Collin Higgins each had a goal to give West a 2-0 lead before Van Buren (4-4-2, 0-1) rallied and tied it with about 8 minutes left in the first half.