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Hanging on

Trelorenz Stephens (16) of H.W. Byers tries to escape the grasp of Potts Camp’s Kody Joyner (70).

Lions survive in muddy battle versus Cardinals

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The junior varsity squads from Potts Camp and H.W. Byers met at the Eddie Dixon Sportsplex Thursday to play their last game of the season.

It did not take long in the first quarter to see that it was going to be a dirty mud battle from start to finish. Each team had its turn over the ball but there was not a lot of ground gained because of the slippery conditions. On their second possession, the Cardinals lost the ball on a fumble.

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Playoffs next
• MA eases by Black Knights

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Marshall Academy started sluggishly in heavy rainfall Friday night but scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to drown West Memphis Christian.

Head coach Keith Wicker substituted freely in the second half as the home team, on “Senior Night,” easily beat the Black Knights 31-12.

MA, 9-1 and District 1-AA champion, will host Leake Academy Friday night in round one of the state playoffs.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Officiating

A few weeks ago an SEC coach railed against the officials regulating his game for the bad calls which he said that they had made. The coach, Bobby Petrino, is relatively new to the SEC. One year and a half removed from the NFL ranks, he took over the Arkansas Razorbacks when coach Houston Nutt left. Apparently, Petrino’s outspoken complaint started the domino effect.

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Top 10 in division

Saturday, Oct. 24, the Potts Camp cross country teams ran in New Albany for the division meet in Class 1A. There were a lot of personal records made for the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals, with both teams finishing second. Pictured above are the ones who made all-division (top 10 runners). The girls are Shauna Haney, fourth place (17:48); and Tenesha Woods, seventh place (18:39). The boys are George Hampton, third place (18:50); Kris Roberts, fourth place (18:52); Corey Totten, sixth place (19:34); Matt Swinford, seventh place (19:52); and Josh Hailey, ninth place (20:02). These Potts Camp athletes, along with Abby Farr, Megan Watkins, Macy Watkins, Shelby Davis, Hayley Davis, Miles Moore and Tyler Mayer, will go to Jackson on Saturday, Nov. 7, for the State Class 1A Meet.

Going to state

Front row: Shelby Sanderson, Ali Cheatwood, Destiny Oswalt, Hayden Wilkerson, Bailey Sanderson, Kaylin Potts, Lacey McKeowen, Rachel Smith, Abby Farr. Second row: Tammie Wilkerson, Macy Watkins, Destiny Waddle, Megan Watkins, Kamrie Potts, Alea Gurley, Beverly Farr. The Potts Camp cheerleaders competed in North Regional Cheer Competition in Booneville and qualified for the state competition in Jackson in December.

Hawks end year with loss to Palmer

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Holly Springs Hawks took to the gridiron one last time in the ’09 season Friday evening in a steady downpour against district foe Palmer from Marks.

There were a lot of games played at a later date because of field conditions. There were probably no fields in North Mississippi which were not bleeding mud.

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Byhalia game rescheduled

The Byhalia High School versus North Panola football game, originally scheduled for last Friday night, was moved to Tuesday night of this week due to the heavy rain and mud.

The Class 4A Region 2 matchup was to be played at 7 p.m. November 3 in Byhalia.

The story and photos from the game will appear in next week’s edition of The South Reporter.

MA runners place at state

The Marshall Academy cross country team competed October 26 at the state meet in Clinton at Mississippi College’s Choctaw Trails.

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Potts Camp cross country

On Saturday, Oct. 17, Potts Camp traveled to Tupelo for a cross country meet. Even though it was cold and still muddy, the runners did very well. Shauna Haney made a new personal record with a time of 18:10. She came in 14th place out of 43 runners and first place in Class 1A. The top 14 runners got a T-shirt.

Hutchens plays for North all-stars

Ali Hutchens of Marshall Academy competed in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools all-star game at Jackson Academy on Wednesday, Oct 14.

She saw playing time at three different junctures of the game for a total of 35 minutes.

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Basketball registration underway

The Holly Springs Parks and Recreation Department is holding registration for youth basketball.

The league is for boys and girls ages 4-14.

Registration is available at the Eddie L. Smith Jr. Multi-Purpose Building or city hall Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There is a $20 registration fee. For more information,

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Schools working together

The Holly Springs High School marching band visited Marshall Academy briefly Friday night to entertain fans with their music and also play the National Anthem prior to the Patriots’ game versus West Memphis Christian. Holly High was also playing at home.

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H.W. Byers homecoming court

H.W. Byers held its homecoming activities last week. Members of the court are (from left): sixth grade escort, Kyland Stephens; sixth grade representative, Sequitta Chairs; seventh grade escort, Orlandus Stephens; seventh grade representative, Karmilya Cleggins; eighth grade escort, Germaine Glass; eighth grade representative, Dannica Kimbrough, 12th grade escort, Carlos Martin; Homecoming Queen, senior Crystal Blackard; 12th grade escort, Londen Ellis; 12th grade representative, Teresha Woods; 11th grade representative, Olivia Strickland; 10th grade representative, Alexis Hardaway; and ninth grade representative, Chassidy Mason.

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Inspirational message

Jason Cook, Ole Miss football chaplain, was the guest speaker Thursday morning for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast at Marshall Academy. Cook, a former fullback for the Rebels, urged the students to examine their lives and put God first. “Don’t serve the little g’s (like athletics, girlfriends or boyfriends) but serve the big G (God),” Cook said.

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