SportsReportPatriots advance to north title game By BARRY BURLESON Editor  | Photo by Barry Burleson
MA quarterback Dakota
Dailey (7) picks up some blocking help from Devin McGreger (5) and Von
Watson to gain yardage in the fourth. |
It was hard for coach Bart Jenkins to pinpoint one key moment from Marshall Academy’s playoff win Friday night. There was the bad snap by Indianola with the visiting team knocking on the door near the end of the first half. Full Story
Hawks beat Rebels in home opener By CLAUDE VINSON Sports Editor The Holly Springs Hawks took their home court on November 6 with a foe from down the road. The
Hickory Flat Rebels came to town to take part in the home opener for
Holly High. The Lady Rebels didn’t make the trip so the “now squad” of
the Lady Hawks gave the attendees a bit of a nostalgia trip with a
24-minute contest versus a “yesteryear squad.” The “now girls”
prevailed with a score of 24-22. Full Story
Making history • Byhalia stops Booneville By CLAUDE VINSON Sports Editor This could have been a prize fight. The
Indians of Byhalia KO’ed the Blue Devils of Booneville in the second
round of the 3A playoffs, and like Star Trek, are about to go where no
Byhalia football team has gone before – to the third round of the state
playoffs. Full Story
Lady Cardinals off to strong start By BARRY BURLESON Editor The Potts Camp girls are off to a 3-0 start. Coach Tana Miller saw her team down Myrtle, Ripley and Blue Mountain in the first week of a new basketball season. Full Story
Behind The Scoreboard By Claude Vinson Last unbeaten goes down in ‘Big League’ What
we have here is a tale of two leagues. The “Big League” (NFL) and the
“Not So Big League” (NCAA). It was week 10 in the former and week 11 in
the latter, and there were a couple of whopping surprises in both. I am
not going to dwell too much on the “Not So Big League,” not because it
is too painful, well maybe a little. Full Story
New head coach leading Lady Indians By BARRY BURLESON Editor Coach
Reginald Jones had plenty of success at Hillcrest in Memphis, Tenn. Now
he hopes to bring it across the state line to Byhalia High School. Jones came on board just a little more than a month ago as the new girls basketball coach at BHS. Full Story
Byers teams rout Independence By BARRY BURLESON Editor Domination best sums up the home openers for H.W. Byers last week. The Lady Lions won by 59 points and the Lions by 40 over Independence. Both teams improved to 2-0 to start the season. Full Story
Cardinals, Lady Cards compete in Tupelo meet On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Potts Camp cross country teams ran the Tupelo Invitational at Ballard Park. The
top finishers for the Lady Cardinals were Shauna Haney, 17:36; Lori
Hendrix, 18:03; Amber Cooper, 19:00; Dana Jeffries, 19:56; Jakayla
Johnson, 21:40; Hailey Miller, 22:07; and Taylor Johnson, 23:07. Full Story
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