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Byers going back to ‘The Big House’ By BARRY BURLESON The H.W. Byers Lady Lions will ride a familiar road this week.
Second in state By BARRY BURLESON It was a heavyweight clash Saturday for the Class AA state championship. Unfortunately for Marshall Academy, Leake scored the knockout punch. The Lady Rebels’ Jessie Powers hit a three from the corner with 25 seconds left. And the Lady Patriots’ last-ditch try to send the game to overtime was unsuccessful. MA lost the gut-wrenching contest, 39-36, and walked away with the runner-up trophy in the tournament played at Brookhaven Academy. • Rodgers breaks school scoring mark By BARRY BURLESON Traci Rodgers’ basket with 1:22 left Saturday tied the game at 36 and put her name in the Marshall Academy record book. The putback under the goal in the Class AA state championship contest gave her 2,575 career points, surpassing Megan Teel’s 2,573. “It really hasn’t hit me yet and probably won’t until after the season,” said Rodgers, a senior. The Lady Patriots, who lost 39-36 to Leake Academy and finished second in the state, advance to the Mississippi Private School Association Overall Tournament this week at Mississippi College. Rodgers will also play in the MPSA all-star game. Lady Lions second in north By CLAUDE VINSON The H.W. Byers Lady Lions hosted the Lady Eagles of West Bolivar at the Lions’ Den on Monday night, Feb. 16, to open the play in the North Half of Class 2A. Ciara Seldon opened with a trey via a breakaway steal from Amanda Jones and an assist from Rachel Jones. Seldon went to the same corner twice more and stuck her third trey. Coach Jason Thompson ran in four reserves and the scoring continued. It appeared as if the Lady Lions couldn’t miss even if they had been blindfolded. This accounted for the lopsided score of 32-4 at the end of the first quarter. Behind The Scoreboard Grizzlies What will make the Memphis Grizzlies better? (Hey, I am nothing if not direct!) What core ingredient is needed to turn the “cubs” into really bad, mean, growling, winning Grizzlies? Patriots end season with loss at state By BARRY BURLESON The Marshall Academy Patriots were eliminated in the first round of the Class AA State Tournament at Brookhaven. MA found itself in an early 14-3 hole, battled back to take the lead in the third quarter and then dropped a 55-49 decision to Bowling Green School. Indians give Neal first North Half win By CLAUDE VINSON The Byhalia Indians hit the court for North State with the same aggressiveness they had displayed at Tunica in the Region 3-3A Tournament. Lady Hawks, Hawks, Lions, Cardinals fall in first round of North State By BARRY BURLESON Four Marshall County basketball teams, all playing on the road, were eliminated in the opening round of North State play early last week. State championship games can be seen on MPB TV Catch the play-by-play action of the 2009 Mississippi High School Activities Association Cellular South State Basketball Championships beginning Thursday, March 5 through Saturday, March 7, live on Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB). |
      
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