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Woodlawn, Brinkley Have Habit of Meeting in Playoffs

News Staff
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
WOODLAWN - Since it’s playoff time, it must mean that Brinkley and Woodlawn will be squaring off again. That will certainly be the case this Friday when the Bears host the Tigers in the first round of the Class 2A eight-man playoffs at 7 p.m. at the Carl Jones Sports Campus.
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Bears Take Down Spring Hill, 34-14, for South’s 2-Seed

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
SPRING HILL - The week prior, Woodlawn Coach Zach Meyer walked away from his Bears’ 40-20 win at Marvell calling it one of their worst performances of the season. This past Friday, in a key South Conference battle at Spring Hill, he walked away calling it one of their best games of the year.

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Woodlawn Junior Teams Pick Up Early Hoop Wins

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn Junior Bears and Lady Bears split a non-conference basketball double-header with Hermitage on Tuesday night. Kendall Tooke and Jaci Hoyt both scored 11 points apiece to lead the Junior Lady Bears to a 37-30 win over the Hermitage Junior Lady Hermits.

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Junior Bears Fall In Season Finale

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
SPRING HILL - The Woodlawn Junior Bears closed out their season with a 24-0 loss to the Spring Hill Junior Bears in a South Conference game last Friday evening at Spring Hill. The game was called in the fourth quarter to due to lightning in the area.

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Junior ‘Cats Grab Early Lead, Cruise Past Junior Bears, 46-24

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
RISON - The Rison Junior High Wildcats ended their 2022 football season on a good note Thursday night of last week at George Walker Field of Champions, ripping the Barton Junior High Bears, 46-24. The win gave Rison a season record of 35 and 3-3 in the 6-3A Conference race.
YARDLEY RECOVERS FUMBLE - Rison senior defensive end Dolten Yardley (left, no. 64) pulls In a Barton fumble mid-air as teammates Avery Hopson (on ground, no. 8) and Ayden Laws (no. 50) during first half action of last Friday’s 6-3A clash at Barton. Wildcat Coach Clay Totty commended Yardley and Hopson for playing through sickness Friday night.

YARDLEY RECOVERS FUMBLE - Rison senior defensive end Dolten Yardley (left, no. 64) pulls In a Barton fumble mid-air as teammates Avery Hopson (on ground, no. 8) and Ayden Laws (no. 50) during first half action of last Friday’s 6-3A clash at Barton. Wildcat Coach Clay Totty commended Yardley and Hopson for playing through sickness Friday night.

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‘Cats ‘Turn Out the Lights’ on Barton for 29-16 Win

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
BARTON - On about as bizarre a night as you could imagine, Rison's offense made the most of its only two second half possessions with a pair of long touchdown drives, capped by a pick-6, and the Wildcats literally escaped Frank McClellan Field last Friday with a headshaking 29-16 victory over the...

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Rison Seeks Outright 6-3A Title, 9-0 Finish Against Drew Central

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
RISON - Battered and wounded but still fighting, the Rison Wildcats will seek the school's 17th undefeated regular season (including ties) and the outright 6-3A Conference title to add to a collection of over 30 league crowns, when they host the Drew Central Pirates for the annual homecoming game...

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Woodlawn Jr. Cross Country Teams Run at NW Arkansas

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn Junior High girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Class 1A-2A Regional Cross Country Championships held oct. 2 at Northwest Arkansas Community College at Bentonville. Junior Girls Preslee Mack, a 7th grader, finished 16th out of 38 runners with a time of 17:12.

Jr. Bears Close Out

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn Junior Bears will close out their season this Friday when they travel to Spring Hill to take on the Junior Bears at 5 p.m. Friday at Spring Hill. Woodlawn is has a 2-3 record overall.

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Woodlawn, Spring Hill Will Battle for No. 2 Seed Friday

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn Bears will have an opportunity to earn a home playoff game this Friday night when they make the trip to Hempstead County to face the Spring Hill Bears in a battle that will determine the South Conference playoff seedings for both teams.