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Wildcats Looking at No. 6-7 Seed For 8-2A Tourney

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
RISON - The Rison Wildcats will go into next week's 8-2A District Tournament at Woodlawn as either a no. 6 or no. 7 seed pending the outcome of Friday night's game against county rival Woodlawn.
TO THE HOOP - Woodlawn’s Raylon Lawson (no. 1) goes to the basket during the Bears’ win over the county rival Rison Wildcats last Thursday in side the Woodlawn gym. Lawson led the Bears with 17 points. (Photo by Kelvin Scott/Cardboard Sports)

TO THE HOOP - Woodlawn’s Raylon Lawson (no. 1) goes to the basket during the Bears’ win over the county rival Rison Wildcats last Thursday in side the Woodlawn gym. Lawson led the Bears with 17 points. (Photo by Kelvin Scott/Cardboard Sports)

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Bears’ Late Rally Falls Short at Junction City, 56-51

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
JUNCTION CITY - Woodlawn’s Jude Roberts hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left to cut Junction City’s lead to four, but the Dragons were able to hang on for a 56-51 victory over the Bears in a crucial 8-2A showdown Tuesday night at Junction City.
POTTER FUELS LADY ‘CATS - Rison junior Layne Potter (right) prepares to launch a jumper over Woodlawn’s Lillie Faye McWhorter (left) during last Thursday’s game between the county rivals inside a packed Woodlawn gym. Potter had one of her best games of the year, leading all scorers with 20 points. (Photo by Kelvin Scott/Cardboard Sports)

POTTER FUELS LADY ‘CATS - Rison junior Layne Potter (right) prepares to launch a jumper over Woodlawn’s Lillie Faye McWhorter (left) during last Thursday’s game between the county rivals inside a packed Woodlawn gym. Potter had one of her best games of the year, leading all scorers with 20 points. (Photo by Kelvin Scott/Cardboard Sports)

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Potter, Johnson Fuel Lady ‘Cats In 56-52 Win Over Lady Bears

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WOODLAWN - Layne Potter scored 20 and Carlese Johnson added 17 as the Rison Lady Wildcats used a strong finish to get past the Woodlawn Lady Bears, 56-52, in a back-and-forth clash between the Cleveland County rivals last Thursday at the Woodlawn Gym.

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Wildcats Beat Gurdon For First Victory

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
RISON - First-year Rison boys basketball coach Eli Dawson picked up his first victory last Friday when his Wildcats blew out the Gurdon Go Devils, 52-35, inside the Rison gym. The Wildcats’ victory broke a 17-game losing skid, making them 1-7 in 8-2A conference play and 1-17 overall.

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Bears Bomb Wildcats

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WOODLAWN - Landon Ashcraft and Ryan Rutledge both made three 3-pointers apiece as the Woodlawn Bears rolled to a 73-38 win over the cross-county rival Rison Wildcats last Thursday night inside the Woodlawn Gym. Woodlawn led 14-4 after the first quarter before going into the half with a 30-16 lead.

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Fordyce Builds on Early Lead To Beat Lady Bears

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WOODLAWN - Fordyce continued to build on its early lead throughout the game as the Ladybugs handed the Woodlawn Lady Bears their fifth straight loss, 56-39, in an 8-2A conference game last Friday night at Woodlawn. The loss dropped the Lady Bears to 9-13 overall and 2-6 in league play.

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Jr. Wildcats Blow Past Jr. Bears, 43-16

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WOODLAWN - Kyson Walker scored 18 points as the Rison Junior Wildcats blew by the Woodlawn Junior Bears, 43-16, last Thursday at Woodlawn.  In addition to the 18 from Walker, Kyson Fletcher had eight points while Deion Gray and Ethan Saeler both had six apiece for Rison.
Jude Rauls with his recording-breaking lift

Jude Rauls with his recording-breaking lift

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Woodlawn’s Jude Rauls Sets New AHSPLA Record

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
MONTICELLO - Woodlawn’s Jude Rauls set a new Arkansas High School Powerlifting Association (AHSPLA) record in the bench press and tied the record in total lift weight for the 148-pound classification at the Monticello Power Meet held Saturday at Monticello High School.

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Lady Cats Fall to Ouachita; Beat Junction City 59-37

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
RISON - Ouachita sophomore Brea Biley proved to be too much for the Rison Lady Wildcats to overcome last Friday as she led the Lady Warriors to a 65-41 victory in an 8-2A conference match-up inside the Rison Gym.

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Jr. Lady Wildcats Rally Past Woodlawn

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
WOODLAWN - T. Miller scored six of her team-high eight points in the fourth quarter to lead the Rison Junior Lady Wildcats to a 22-20 come-from-behind win over the Woodlawn Junior Lady Bears last Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Woodlawn Gym.