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

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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.The...
Pounding Away

Pounding Away

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Bears Use Dominating Run Game To Blow Out Dermott

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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.Woodlawn improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in South Conference play with the win while...
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

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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.

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Vereen: DC Potential Trap Game for ‘Cats

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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.Rison is off to a 6-0 start overall, and moved to 3-0 in league play with a huge 33-20 road victory last Friday...

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Bears To Face Athletic Rams Friday

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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.

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Junior Bears Hammer Hermitage, 54-6

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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...

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RHS Booster Club Looks To Launch Sports Hall of Fame

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
RISON - One thing that Dustin Prescott got to do while he was working as a high school football coach was see first hand what other schools were doing to cultivate their tradition.And one thing that he saw that he really liked were the Hall of Fames that some of the high schools he worked at had...
WALKER WITH THE STEAL - Rison sophomore cornerback Kyson Walker skies to intercept a Dumas pass in the end zone to leave the Bobcats empty handed on their first drive of the game. This was the first of two interceptions that Walker made in the game. He now has a total of five picks over the past three games. (Photo by Chris Phillips)

WALKER WITH THE STEAL - Rison sophomore cornerback Kyson Walker skies to intercept a Dumas pass in the end zone to leave the Bobcats empty handed on their first drive of the game. This was the first of two interceptions that Walker made in the game. He now has a total of five picks over the past three games. (Photo by Chris Phillips)

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Rison Wears Down Dumas For 38-6 Conference Win

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
RISON - Even after losing their starting quarterback to injury on just the tenth play of the game, underdog Dumas made things interesting for the first quarter of last Friday night’s 8-3A Conference battle at George Walker Field of Champions.
TOUGH RUNNING - Woodlawn senior fullback Ethan Oliver (center) fights for yardage against a big and fast Strong defense in first half action Friday night. Oliver ended up leading Woodlawn in rushing with 55 yards on 13 carries after the Bulldogs came after the Bears’ leading rusher, Garrett Weatherford. Also pictured for the Bears are (left to right) Dakota Campbell (66), Beau Watson (45), Aiden Powell (70) and Landan Johnson (72).

TOUGH RUNNING - Woodlawn senior fullback Ethan Oliver (center) fights for yardage against a big and fast Strong defense in first half action Friday night. Oliver ended up leading Woodlawn in rushing with 55 yards on 13 carries after the Bulldogs came after the Bears’ leading rusher, Garrett Weatherford. Also pictured for the Bears are (left to right) Dakota Campbell (66), Beau Watson (45), Aiden Powell (70) and Landan Johnson (72).

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Strong Uses Quick Start, Late Surge To Roll Past Bears

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
WOODLAWN - Going into last Friday’s South Conference match-up with top-ranked Strong, Woodlawn Coach Zach Meyer said his Bears had little room for error if they stood any chance against a Bulldog team that he says has the most talent of any team in eight-man football.While Woodlawn managed to close...