STRONG - Easton Franks’ 83-yard interception return and Carson Young’s 53-yard touchdown burst helped the Woodlawn Junior Bears overcome an early deficit to knock off the Strong Junior Bulldogs, 30-14, in the South Conference opener Friday afternoon at Strong.Strong took an early lead when they returned a Woodlawn fumble 42 yards to the Junior Bears’ 21. Two plays later, the Junior ‘Dogs were on top, 6-0, with a 21-yard pass at the 2:534 mark of the opening period. Woodlawn’s Duke Scott stuffed the two-point conversion.The Junior Bears answered with an eight-play, 49-yard scoring drive, highlighted by a 22-yard run from Young and a one-yard quarterback sneak by Greyson Jones for the score. The two-point run was short, leaving the score tied, 6-6, with 7:58 left in the second quarter. Strong drove to the Woodlawn 5 late in the first half when back-to-back illegal motion penalties put the Junior Bulldogs to the 11 yard line. On the next play, Franks intercepted a pitch to the outside and went 83 yards for the touchdown with 3 seconds left in the half. Jones pushed through for the two-point conversion to make it 14-6 Woodlawn at the half.The Junior Bears quickly extended that lead in the second half when Young took the first snap of the third quarter 53 yards for a touchdown. Jones bulled in for the conversion to make it 22-6 with 7:32 left in the third.Strong made it a one-possession game late in the third quarter when the Junior ‘Dogs returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown. The conversion run closed it to 22-14.Woodlawn responded when Young raced for 32 yards on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, sparking a nine-play, 55-yard scoring drive. Jones pushed across the goal line on 4th-and-inches with 5:12 left in the game for the TD and Young added the conversion run to make it 30-14.Strong did drive to the Woodlawn 11 on its next series, but Logan Doss and Bentley Parker had tackles for losses...
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