It was a nail biter in Hoss Garret Stadium for the Ruston High Bearcats football team as they defeated the reigning 4A State Champion Carencro Bears with a last second Brady Season field goal that sealed the victory 38-35.
As Jason Willis approached his junior year at Ruston High School, he came face-to-face with a challenge. His father was appointed to serve First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, and the family would thus move.
For most of the game Friday at Bill Ruple Stadium Ruston’s defense stymied the Neville attack, but the Tigers seemed to conjure the big play when they needed it.
