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Hard-hitting game
Indians Labradford Rayford (21) and Atha Falkner (33) team up to tackle Hawk ball-carrier Darryl Kinkle (15).

Hawks beat county rival Indians
• Holly High seeks playoff spot Friday

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

Fireworks started early in this one.

Holly High was first to receive and Darryl Kinkle took the ball to the 48. Chris Scales put the ball on the 38. And the Hawks were threatening early on a first and goal from the four.

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MA puts away Carroll early
• Playoffs start November 7

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Keith Wicker talked to his Marshall Academy Patriots before they took the field Friday at Carroll about facing a winless team on both its senior night and homecoming.

“We had not had an intense week of practice,” the head coach said.

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H.W. Byers wins two vs. Potts Camp

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

This would be the first game of the 2008 season for the reigning champions of the 2A division. The Lady Lions were going up against the Lady Cardinals of Potts Camp. The Lady Cardinals were playing in their fourth contest with a record of 2-1.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Tampa Rays

There is an amusing story by Charles Dudley Warner entitled “How I Killed A Bear.” One reading the story could very easily make the analogy between certain parts of the adventure to the odyssey of the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major Leagues. By now everyone has heard that the Bays dropped the “Devil” from their name. I won’t speculate on this because I have not read, seen, nor heard any rationale for this. Perhaps the “Devil made them do it?”

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All Division 1A

Potts Camp cross country team went to New Albany Saturday, Oct. 25. Pictured are Corey Totten, Chad Randolph, Matt Swinford, Shauna Haney, Abby Farr and Hannah Goolsby. They finished in the top 14 of the division for 1A. Potts Camp boys and girls team came in third place. Congratulations, we are proud of you!

MA hosting pre-season shootout; Lady Pats vs. Byers Saturday

The Marshall Academy Pre-Season Girls Shootout continues through Saturday, Nov. 1.

There will also be regular season openers for the junior high and varsity boys mixed in on Saturday.

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‘Light the Field’ moved to Nov. 6

The Byhalia High School baseball and softball teams would like to invite everyone to attend the “Lighting of the Field” celebration on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m.

The date of this event was changed due to rain last Thursday.

This is the first time there have been lights on the baseball and softball fields. There will be a game played between the 2009 team and the past Indian baseball players.

All past players who wish to attend, please call Coach Brown at 662-838-2446 or 901-734-7525.

Byhalia High hosts ‘play day’

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

Saturday, Byhalia invited eight teams to take part in a fast-paced “play day.”

According to coach Michael Neal, head mentor for the Byhalia Indians, it would give teams an opportunity to go against players outside their own teams. The games began promptly at high noon with Senatobia and New Albany squaring off. Six of the invited teams were from Mississippi and two were from Tennessee.

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Results released from Kudzu run

The Killer Kudzu Fall Finale ran through the streets of Holly Springs Saturday morning with Ben Knoerschild finishing first overall.

Results for the 5K and one-mile run, which were held in conjunction with the annual Kudzu Festival on the square, follow.

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Marshall Academy all-stars

Three Marshall Academy seniors recently participated in the Mississippi Private School Association all-star softball game at Mississippi College. Lauren Alexander (left) played pitcher and shortstop for the Lady Patriots, batted .378 and had an earned run average (ERA) of 0.89. Heather Tomlinson (right) was the catcher and held that position for six years as a Lady Patriot begining in the sixth grade. Tomlinson batted .486 and had a slugging percentage of .771. Traci Rodgers was the Lady Patriots’ centerfielder. Rodgers batted .357 at the plate and had a fielding percentage of .927.

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