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Sack attack

Marshall’s Will Patton and Neil Murphy (20) throw the Indianola Academy quarterback for a loss Friday night in preseason football.

Patriots tune up in jamboree
• MA visits Rossville Friday at 7

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The positives outweighed the negatives in coach Keith Wicker’s evaluation of his Marshall Academy football team after jamboree action Friday.

“On the negative side, we missed some blocking assignments, but that’s to be expected in a jamboree,” he said. “Overall the effort was good. I thought things went well.”

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Indians hold 5A Tigers to one touchdown in jamboree

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Byhalia Indians would get a “baptism by fire” in a pre-season jamboree at Independence High School Friday night.

They tested the waters in a classification above their own by taking on perennial powerhouse Hernando. The 5A Tigers have been picked to be a state title contender this year. They’re ranked in the preseason Top 10.

Just before the game, head coach Markeith Washington was asked what his game plan was for the evening.

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Lady Pats go 5-0 for week

The Marshall Academy softball team enjoyed an unbeaten week.

The Lady Patriots went 5-0 last week and upped their season record to 6-4.

MA opened the week with an 18-0 rout of West Memphis Christian.

Casey Gibson was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts, and giving up one hit and one walk.

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Preparing for opener

Photo by Barry Burleson

Coach Clifford Brown (right) gives some instructions to his Holly Springs High School Hawks during a recent practice. Holly High kicks off the season this Friday night, Aug. 21, with a “Classic Game” at Hernando High School.

‘Meet Lions’ August 28

H.W. Byers will host “Meet the Lions” and its “Green and White” game Friday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m.

Coach James Kimbrough said it will be the first event at the new football stadium.

H.W. Byers will be playing a junior high and junior varsity schedule this season.

West Tennessee state champs

The Memphis Crusaders 12 and under baseball team finished their first season together as West Tennessee state champions. Coming into the state tournament as the number three seed, they were able to knock off the top two seeds on the road to the finals. Members of the team from Marshall County are Tobe West of Red Banks (front row, second from left), Josh Kleber of Mt. Pleasant (front row, third from left) and Tucker Fant of Holly Springs (back row, third from left). The team is coached by Robert Downing Jr., junior high baseball coach at FACS; Al Stevens, high school baseball coach at Harding Academy; and Joey Nesbitt, high school baseball coach at Germantown High School.

MA soccer team drops two

The Marshall Academy soccer team played Indianola and Manchester close in the first halves of the games last week but saw the opposing squads pull away from there.

MA vs. Indianola

The Lady Patriots found themselves outnumbered versus Indianola Tuesday, Aug. 11, and lost 9-0 to the Lady Colonels.

MA fell behind 1-0 in the first 20 minutes and missed a shot to tie during that same stretch.

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Photo by Lawrence White

Coaching staff

The Holly Springs Hawks open a new football season Friday night, Aug. 21, at Hernando. Coaches are (from left) Donald Dean, receivers and defensive backs; Anthony Mayfield, offensive and defensive lines; Clifford Brown, head coach; Ralph Patterson, offensive and defensive lines; and Danny Warren, defensive coordinator.

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