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Story Archives: Lions gear up for playoffs


Lions gear up for playoffs
by Cody Futrell - posted Thursday, October 29th, 2009 @ 6:00 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
The Ouachita Lions (5-3, 4-1) took another big step toward locking up a playoff spot with a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over the Airline Vikings last week and now host the Southwood Cowboys (4-4, 2-3) Thursday in the next step toward their post season goals.

"We need to keep playing well," Ouachita head coach John Carr said. "If you are not doing the right things and not playing good then what is the point of being in the playoffs? I don't pay any attention to the rankings. We are just concerned about getting better each week."

Ouachita jumped ahead of Airline 6-0 on a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quintin Wheeler to wide out Tim McNeil to end the first quarter.

Airline then stiffed the Ouachita offense the rest of the first half and added a pair of scores of their own to take a 14-6 lead over Ouachita at halftime.

Ouachita again struggled to move the ball in the third quarter and a 25-yard field goal by Airline's Austin Wheeler gave the Vikings a 17-6 lead going into the fourth quarter.

From there the Lions imposed their will on the Vikings and scored 15 straight points to leave the Vikings stunned and at a loss.

The rally started with a 40-yard fumble return for a score by Teron Bell and Wheeler found wide receiver Justin Ginyard for the two-point conversion pass.

Moments later, Wheeler connected with McNeill for a second touchdown from 35-yards out to win the game.

Wheeler threw for 113 yards on 10-of-21 passing and also added 54 yards rushing. The Ouachita defense held Airline star quarterback Conner Nichols to just 34 yards rushing and 60 yards passing on the night.

Now the Lions face a Southwood team that has had trouble sustaining drives and being a consistent team all the way around this year.

Southwood is on a two-game losing streak that includes losses to West Monroe (48-12) and Captain Shreve last week (40-30).

The team has had their ups and downs on each side of the ball this season. Three times they have been held to 12 points or less by the likes of Bossier, North DeSoto and West Monroe. They have also scored over 30 points and lost two other times — to Captain Shreve last week and Pineville (40-35) on Oct. 2.

Speed and experience are not lacking at Southwood. However, a winning formula is still missing from the program. Ouachita will be trying to establish a more powerful rushing game. They'll also look to limit turnovers after two got away against Airline last week.
106.1 FM will broadcast the game live Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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