Dumas Throws TD Pass as Time Expires; Wildcats Fall 40-34

  • CORRALLING A BIG BOBCAT - Rison’s Bryce Phillips (43) and Camden Johnson move in to tackle Dumas’ 6-1, 220-pound sophomore quarterback Kyle Young during first half action Friday night. While the Wildcats contained the Dumas run game for the most part, Young managed to hit some touchdown passes, including the game winner as time expired. (Photo by Chris Phillips)
    CORRALLING A BIG BOBCAT - Rison’s Bryce Phillips (43) and Camden Johnson move in to tackle Dumas’ 6-1, 220-pound sophomore quarterback Kyle Young during first half action Friday night. While the Wildcats contained the Dumas run game for the most part, Young managed to hit some touchdown passes, including the game winner as time expired. (Photo by Chris Phillips)
  • BISHOP PULLS IN HUGE CATCH - Rison receive Bishop Bulter (7) pulls in a 13-yard touchdown pass from Kyson Walker over Dumas’ Chaysen Gordon to pull the Wildcats event, 34-34, with 6:47 left in game. The ‘Cats then recovered on onside kick to give themselves a chance to pull out the win. (Photo by Chris Phillips)
    BISHOP PULLS IN HUGE CATCH - Rison receive Bishop Bulter (7) pulls in a 13-yard touchdown pass from Kyson Walker over Dumas’ Chaysen Gordon to pull the Wildcats event, 34-34, with 6:47 left in game. The ‘Cats then recovered on onside kick to give themselves a chance to pull out the win. (Photo by Chris Phillips)
    DUMAS - The Rison Wildcats suffered a heartbreaking 40-34 loss to the Dumas Bobcats on the final play of the game Friday night, despite a strong start and a back-and-forth offensive battle that kept fans on edge until the last second.The game couldn’t have started better for Rison. On the first play from scrimmage, Dumas fumbled, and Tanner Collins recovered for the Wildcats. Jeremiah Marshall capitalized immediately, breaking free for a 29-yard touchdown run with 11:08 left in the opening quarter. The two-point attempt was stopped, but Rison led early, 6-0.After Dumas failed to convert on a fourth-and-20 pass deep in Rison territory, the Wildcats turned the ball over on an interception just three plays later. The Bobcats made them pay, scoring on a seven-yard run to tie the game at 6-6 with 4:23 left in the first.Rison answered quickly. Kyson Walker kept the ball on a 56-yard touchdown run, and Marshall added the conversion to put the Wildcats back on top, 14-6.The Bobcats responded early in the second quarter, scoring again but missing the two-point attempt, narrowing Rison’s lead to 14-12. An onside kick recovery set Dumas up for another score minutes later, and after converting the two-point try, they took a 20-14 advantage.Rison fought back with a nine-play, 77-yard drive capped by an 18-yard touchdown run from Jaquis Rauls. The two-point attempt came up short, tying the game at 20.The Wildcats struck first after halftime on a 19-yard touchdown keeper from Walker, regaining the lead at 26-20. But Dumas quickly answered with a 40-yard touchdown run to tie it again at 26.Dumas took its first two-score lead late in the third quarter after another touchdown and successful conversion, going ahead 34-26. But Rison refused to go away quietly. A 14-play, 61-yard drive — aided by a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty on Dumas — ended with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Walker to Bishop Butler. Rauls powered in the two-...

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