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TAKING DOWN A PIRATE - Rison’s Jaquis Rauls (center, no. 6) makes contact with the Drew Central quarterback before teammate Eli Turner (left, no. 33) comes in to assist on the 14-yard sack on fourth-and-seven in the second quarter. The Wildcats drove the 56 yards in 16 plays to take a 27-13 lead into halftime. Rauls had a huge game defensively, recording nine tackles, five solo tackles and one turnover.

TAKING DOWN A PIRATE - Rison’s Jaquis Rauls (center, no. 6) makes contact with the Drew Central quarterback before teammate Eli Turner (left, no. 33) comes in to assist on the 14-yard sack on fourth-and-seven in the second quarter. The Wildcats drove the 56 yards in 16 plays to take a 27-13 lead into halftime. Rauls had a huge game defensively, recording nine tackles, five solo tackles and one turnover.

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Turnovers Galore, But ‘Cats Pull Away From Pirates

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
RISON - A rash of five balls on the ground, three of them lost fumbles, along with a pass interception, allowed Rison’s homecoming guests to hang around for almost 32 minutes of Friday night's 8-3A Conference contest at George Walker Field of Champions.

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Turnovers Very Costly For Jr. Bears As Jr. Rams Cash In For 50-0 Win

News Staff
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
DERMOTT - Dermott returned two interceptions and a fumble for touchdowns, recovered two other fumbles and came up with two onside kick attempts as the Junior Rams capitalized early and often in a 50-0 win over the Woodlawn Junior Bears last Friday afternoon at Sportman's Field in Dermott.
Pounding Away

Pounding Away

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Bears Use Dominating Run Game To Blow Out Dermott

News Staff
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
DERMOTT - What little hope the Dermott Rams had of upseting Woodlawn was quickly extinguished last Friday night as the Bears used a 32-point first quarter enroute to a 54-6 romp at Sportman's Field in Dermott.
PAVING THE WAY - Rison’s lineman James Jacobs (no. 55, center) sets up a block for running back Christian Reeves (no. 22, left) in this file photo from the Wildcats’ game with Dumas on Oct. 4. Jacobs graded out the highest among the Rison offensive linemen at 93 percent followed by Thomas Wilson at 90 percent and Dylan Dedman at 88 percent. The Wildcats rushed for 332 yards against the Bobcats, averaging 6.2 yards per run. (File photo by Christine Phillips)

PAVING THE WAY - Rison’s lineman James Jacobs (no. 55, center) sets up a block for running back Christian Reeves (no. 22, left) in this file photo from the Wildcats’ game with Dumas on Oct. 4. Jacobs graded out the highest among the Rison offensive linemen at 93 percent followed by Thomas Wilson at 90 percent and Dylan Dedman at 88 percent. The Wildcats rushed for 332 yards against the Bobcats, averaging 6.2 yards per run. (File photo by Christine Phillips)

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Long Drives, Big Plays Propel ‘Cats Past Owls, 33-20

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
McGEHEE - Long first half scoring drives, spiced with big plays by the offense, and another stellar defensive job helped propel the Rison Wildcats to a key 33-20 victory over the McGehee Owls at Rex Denton Stadium last Friday night. Five different players scored Rison's five touchdowns.

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Vereen: DC Potential Trap Game for ‘Cats

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
RISON - Friday night’s homecoming game against the Drew Central Pirates has all the potential to be a trap game for the Wildcats, and that fact is not lost on Rison Coach Chris Vereen.

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Bears To Face Athletic Rams Friday

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
WOODLAWN - After playing four of their first five games at home, the Woodlawn Bears will be hitting the road for their final three regular season games starting this Friday with a trip to Dermott to face the Rams in a South Conference game. The junior high teams are scheduled to play at 5 p.m.

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Big Second Quarter Lifts Jr. Owls Past Jr. Wildcats

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
RISON - The Rison Junior Wildcats suffered a 36-12 loss to the McGehee Junior Owls last Thursday in an 8-3A conference game at the George Walker Field of Champions. The Junior ‘Cats fell to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play with the loss.

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Junior Bears Hammer Hermitage, 54-6

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
WOODLAWN - Griffin Manes rushed for 116 yards and scored three touchdowns, and 7th grade quarterback Bentley Hoyt had 107 yards of total offense as the Woodlawn Junior Bears blew out the Hermitage Junior Hermits, 54-6, last Friday evening in a South Conference game at the Carl Jones Sports Complex.