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Thanksgiving Tournament
Hawks dominate, Lady Indians roll in rivalry games

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

Photos by Ronnie Day

To the hoop

Kentona Shipp (14) of Holly High soars toward the goal in an intracounty matchup Saturday evening with opposition from Brandon Bougard (31) of Byhalia. In back is Alfonzo Wilson (24).

The final two games of the Indian Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday pitted long-standing rivals in Marshall County against each other.

The Holly High Lady Hawks were still looking for their first win of the new season. And it was apparent early that the quest would not end here.

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Pats rout Raiders; MA girls fall by 10

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Marshall Academy basketball teams split with Oak Hill prior to a Thanksgiving break.

The Patriots were in control from the opening tip and blasted the Raiders 60-15 on Tuesday night, Nov. 24, at home.

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Lady Lions knock off Lausanne

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The H.W. Byers Lady Lions have never shied away from the bigger schools.

Last week coach Jason Thompson’s Class A squad went to Memphis, Tenn., and Tishomingo County to battle some more. The Lady Lions won three of four and improved their early season record to 7-2.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Griz hopeful

Here’s hoping that all of you wonderful folks out there had a happy, healthy Thanksgiving Day. It is also hoped that we found a few silent moments to remember our heroes and heroines in uniform who are the caretakers of our freedoms.

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Photo by Jessica Taylor

Playing in front of hometown fans

Traci Rodgers, a former basketball star for the Marshall Academy Lady Patriots, and her Mississsippi College teammates visited Holly Springs Tuesday of last week for a game against Rust College. Rodgers is pictured after the game with her parents, Tommy and Vicki Rodgers. The Lady Choctaws defeated the Lady Bearcats 89-77 and Rodgers scored 10 points in her team’s victory. Many family members and friends were in attendance to watch Rodgers, who is a freshman at Mississippi College. The Lady Choctaws improved to 3-0 this past Saturday with a 70-58 win over Hardin-Simmons.

Hawks rout Oktibbeha; Lady Indians beat Jags

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Byhalia Indians staged their first modern day tournament during the holiday break. The Indian Thanksgiving Tournament lasted two days and featured teams from as far away as Sparkman, Ala., (one of two girls-only entries).

The Sparkman ladies and the Horn Lake Lady Eagles opened the play with a first game at 11 a.m. Friday. The Lady Eagles were victorious in that one.

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Duck season opens

The Mississippi duck season opened Friday, Nov. 27, a moment many Magnolia State waterfowl hunters have been anxiously awaiting since the end of the last duck season.

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