WOODLAWN - Woodlawn's furious fourth-quarter comeback came up short last Thursday as the Class 4A Hamburg Lions held on to hand the Bears their first loss of the season, 71-65, inside the Woodlawn Gym.
Hamburg appeared to have the game in hand when the Lions outscored the Bears 22-8 in the second quarter to take a 38-24 lead at then half and then extend it to a 57-38 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
But Woodlawn's offense came to life in the final period as Gar- rett Weatherford and Ryan Rutledge both hit two 3-pointers apiece to spark a 27-14 run by the Bears in the fourth quarter.
Woodlawn Coach Logan Adair said the Bears had a chance to cut it four with about a minute left in the game but could not complete the alley oop to do it. He said Landon Ashcraft came up with a big steal late in the game to help Woodlawn stay within striking distance.
"We let them get off to too good of a start," Adair said, noting that Hamburg's Zion Stewart had more than half of his gamehigh 35 points over the first two quarters.
The loss spoiled a stellar night for Woodlawn's Raylon Lawson, who finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists. Jude Roberts followed with 22 points after hitting all six of his free throw attempts in the fourth quarter. The Bears fell to 2-1 with the loss. It was the season-opening game for the Lions.
Woodlawn 70, Hampton 44
HAMPTON - Jude Roberts and Raylon Lawson combined for 50 points as the Woodlawn Bears used a quick start to put away the Hampton Bulldogs, 70-44, for their first road win of the season last Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Hampton.
Woodlawn took control early, outscoring the Bulldogs 23-13 in the first quarter before stretching it to a 45-24 lead by halftime.The Bears continued to pull away in the second half, invoking the mercy clock with a 35-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Roberts finished with 27 points, sev...
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