RISON - The Rison Junior Wildcats won back-to-back games for the first time this season with a 20-12 victory over Lake Village Lakeside Junior Beavers in 8-3A conference action last Thursday night at George Walker Field of Champions.Scoring began early as the Junior Beavers recovered an onside kick to open the game before Kyler Warren scored on a 40-yard quarterback keeper on a 4th-and-8 play with 5:05 remaining in the opening quarter. Warren attempted to run in the two-point conversion, but was stopped short of the goal line by Rison’s M.J. Chambers and Cam Johnson.The Junior ‘Cats answered on the next drive with a 51-yard pass from Logan McGarity to Isaiah Hamilton with 3:16 remaining in the opening quarter. Rison’s two-point try failed, tying the game up at 6-all.The Junior Wildcats held Lakeside to a four-and-out on the next drive, leading to a 43-yard touchdown pass from McGarity to Trent Southerland just two plays later. Another failed two-point try gave Rison the 12-6 lead with 6:52 remaining until halftime.The Junior Beavers were able to drive the field on the next possession. However, Southerland was able to pick off a Lakeside pass at the 2-yard line with 4:26 remaining in the half. The Junior ‘Cats were not able to capitalize on the next possession, and took a 12-6 lead into the halftime locker room.The second half started off with a bang for the Junior Wildcats as Dalton Matheson’s onside kick was recovered by Cam Johnson. Three plays later Payne Prescott broke loose for a 42-yard touchdown. Deion Jones added the two-point conversion to give Rison a 20-6 lead with 6:22 remaining in the third quarter.Lake Village scored its final touchdown on a 45-yard run by Demarion Lucas with 5:50 remaining in the third quarter. Bryant Branch and Payne Prescott combined to stop the two-point conversion.Lakeside had an opportunity to score once more with 4:09 remaining in the game when Warren threw an incompl...
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