Spring Hill Outlasts Woodlawn In Battle For No. 3 Seed

  • BIG STOP FOR BEARS - After Spring Hill had scored on three cons ecutive possession in the first half, Goodlawn's Ryan Rauls (right) stopped Spring Hill's big All-State running back Terry Tipton for no gain on first down, eventually forcing a three-and-out. Goodlawn Coach Zach Meyer said it took them more than a quarter to figure out a better way to defend against a new wrinkle that Spring Hill had installed with its triple option. Closing in to assist on the tackle is Goodlawn's Brayden Kitchens (no. 77) ,
    BIG STOP FOR BEARS - After Spring Hill had scored on three cons ecutive possession in the first half, Goodlawn's Ryan Rauls (right) stopped Spring Hill's big All-State running back Terry Tipton for no gain on first down, eventually forcing a three-and-out. Goodlawn Coach Zach Meyer said it took them more than a quarter to figure out a better way to defend against a new wrinkle that Spring Hill had installed with its triple option. Closing in to assist on the tackle is Goodlawn's Brayden Kitchens (no. 77) ,
    WOODLAWN - Spring Hill used its off week before last Friday night's South Conference clash with the Woodlawn Bears to tweak its offense a bit. That tune-up paid off as the Bears from Hempstead County pulled away late for a 46-30 victory over the Bears from Cleveland County in a battle for the South's no. 3 seed at the Carl Jones Sports Complex. By virtue of its win, Spring Hill will go into this week's state playoffs at the South's no. 3 seed to face Brinkley, the no. 2 seed from the North Conference. Woodlawn, meanwhile, fell to the no. 4 seed and will travel to Rector to face the Cougars, the no. 1 seed from the North Conference. Woodlawn finished the regular season 3-3 in conference action and 5-4 overall. Spring Hill improved to 4-2 in league play and 6-3 overall. Woodlawn Coach Zach Meyer said after the game that it was apparent that Spring Hill had tweaked its playbook a bit during its bye week leading up to last Friday's game. While Spring Hill had run the triple option this season, Meyer said Friday night was the first time he had seen Spring Hill run it out of a pistol set with a jet sweep motion. Meyer admitted it caught them off guard and it took them about a quarter to adjust to it. That effectiveness was on full display as Spring Hill had four big runs that accounted for 200 of its 424 yards rushing in the game. Three Spring Hill players rushed for more than 100 yards: Terry Tipton had 168 yards on 24 carries, quarterback Levine McGuire had 129 on 11 attempts, and Zane Minton fin-ished with 120 yards on just five carries. "Assignment football," Meyer said about defending Spring Hill's triple option. "It's hard to give (Woodlawn's starting defense) a look with the option game because I knew my scout team wasn't giving a good enough look for them (in practice). "With the triple option, it's got to be assignment football," he said. "At times, we didn't play assignment football. Guys w...

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