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Showdown at
Byers
Lady
Lions rally for win
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
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Photos
by Barry Burleson
Richenda Crutcher (20) takes advantage of a
screen provided by teammate Kyra Gulledge (left, middle) in the win
over Miller.
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Things
were not looking good for the host team in the opening game of the
Mississippi Magic Citi Showdown.
The
H.W. Byers Lady Lions fell behind Clyde Miller Career Academy by 11
points Tuesday night, Dec. 21, with about five minutes to go in the
third quarter.
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Hawks shift
districts
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
The
two largest schools in Marshall County will both be in Class 3A after
reclassification but not in the same district.
The
Mississippi High School Activities Association recently posted
classifications and district alignments on its website.
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Hawks fall at
buzzer
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
The
Hawks ran into a fired-up bunch of Rebels December 21 in the Myrtle
Christmas Classic.
A
lackadaisical Holly Springs team dropped a 45-43 decision to a
determined Hickory Flat squad.
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Girls end
losing skid
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
The
Holly Springs High School Lady Hawks received a nice Christmas gift
December 21.
The
girls had opened the season with 15 straight losses. But that streak
came to a welcome end with the 40-36 win over Ingomar in the Myrtle
Christmas Classic.
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Behind The
Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson
Playoffs
near
Sunday
was week 16 in the NFL and it has long been do-or-die week.
Clubs
look to the week’s end to be the final indicator of who goes
on and who
goes home to watch in woeful silence. That’s from the
players’
standpoint. For coaches it takes a little different slant. It just
might mean the appearance of a moving van in the very near future.
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MA teams 8-1,
7-5
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
The
Marshall Academy junior high basketball teams are about a month away
from their big event – the District 1-AA Tournament.
It
will be held January 26, 27 and 29 at Indianola Academy.
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H.W. Byers
girls lose to Lady Spartans
By CLAUDE
VINSON
Sports Editor
The
Lions Den was the host venue for what was billed as the Mississippi
Magic Citi Showdown during the first week of the holiday break. The 16
teams which took part had come from as far away as Illinois and Ohio.
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Lady Lions down
Millington by 23
By BARRY
BURLESON
Editor
The
H.W. Byers Lady Lions shared some Christmas cheer Thursday night.
The
happiness came after they knocked off Millington, Tenn., 57-34 in the
final game of the Mississippi Magic Citi Showdown at H.W. Byers High
School.
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