Stock Photo by Markus Spiske

Stock Photo by Jean-Daniel Francoeur

NO EASY YARDS - Rison's Jeramiah Marshall tries to shake off a couple of Jessieville defenders near midfield during second half action of last Friday's first round playoff game at George Walker Field of Champions. Rison finished the game with 147 yards rushing on 38 attempts to average 3.8 yards per run. Trailing on the play for the Wildcats is Eli Turner (no. 33) who caught a touchdown pass in the closing minutes for Rison's final score of the game. (Photo by Chris Phillips)

Canon is pictured here with his mother, Leslie Cope (left), and his father, Chad Cope (right), after signing his letter intent inside the library at Rison High School.

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)