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Defense, two kicks lift MA to win

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photos by Ronnie Day

Making the tackles
Patriots Will Patton (54) and Trey Lindsey (59) bring down Tres Brasell (5) on separate plays Friday.

Marshall Academy put extra emphasis on defense in preparation for North Delta. It paid off.

The Patriots limited the Green Wave to just 65 total yards and five first downs in a huge 6-0 district win Friday night at home.

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Indians fall to ’Dores

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Byhalia Indians continued their district play last Friday evening with a home game against the once-beaten Commodores of Lafayette County.

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Hawks lose on long road trip

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Holly Springs’ second-half rally Friday night in the Delta came up short but showed lots of grit.

The Hawks fell behind Shelby Broad Street 16-0 but clawed back to within 16-12 in the fourth quarter and had a shot to win it before losing 22-12.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

NFL wrapup

It’s game day again in the NFL and week number three. Do you know where your favorite team is on the stat charts? And speaking of personal picks, I have been counting more Steelers ensigns decorating the tops of vehicles in the area than that of the Cowboys.

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Junior Pats still perfect

Playing their second game in four days, the Marshall Academy junior high football team traveled to North Delta Thursday and came away with a 28-6 victory.

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MA girls get win on Senior Day

The Marshall Academy soccer team found its pot of gold Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, a 3-1 home victory over Bayou Academy.

Coach Lance McGregor said before the season began, each player was assigned a color.

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Muddy running

Potts Camp competed in two muddy cross country meets September 19 at Saltillo and September 26 at Blue Mountain College. Pictured running at Saltillo are Miles Moore (left) and Megan Watkins. “It was really sloppy at Saltillo - hard to run,” coach Karen Green said. At Blue Mountain, Nathan Alverson placed 10th in junior high, Shauna Haney 11th in varsity girls and Matt Swinford 12th in varsity boys. Potts Camp runs at New Albany this Saturday.

Team ends rebuilding season

The Marshall Academy Lady Patriots’ softball team wrapped up its 2009 season recently with three games.

The Lady Patriots held the annual “Senior Recognition Day” with a game against Magnolia Heights.

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Photo by Ronnie Day

Byhalia cheerleaders

Leading the cheers for the Byhalia High School Indians during a recent football game were (front) Shidrica Smith and (standing, from left) Alisha Seals, Brittany Tunstall, Trushelia Scruggs, Kianna Sessom, Chelsey Bronson.

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