TOUGH GOING - Woodlawn junior fullback Ethan Olvier (center) tr ies to elude the tackle of Rector senior linebacker Drew Henderson during Friday night's first-round playoff game at Cougar Stadium in Rector. Henderson was part of a Cougar linebacker corps that Bears Coach Zach Meyer said is the best he has seen in two years. Once fumbles and other misques were figured in, Woodlawn finished the game with just 67 yards rushing on 36 carries, the Bears' lowest output of the season.

JUST THAT CLOSE - Rison's Braylin Bennett comes up just inches short of a touchdown after returning a kickoff 80 yards in the second quarter. Bennett's big return came just after Drew Central had scored a touchdown and converted a two-point conversion to make it 14-8 with 1:53 left in the first half. Wildcat quarterback Owen Morrison punched it in on the next play to give Rison a 21-8 lead at halftime. (Photo by Chris Phillips)

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) ,