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‘A great ride’ for Patriots
• Marshall second in state

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photo by Barry Burleson

Marshall Academy’s Von Watson (36) breaks free for a good gain with blocking help from Aaron McAlexander and Zack Pritchett (back).

Marshall Academy and Brookhaven Academy combined for 13 touchdowns, 89 points and 906 yards of offense Friday night.

Unfortunately for the Patriots, the Cougars fired the most bullets in the fourth quarter.

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Rivals split games on hardwood

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Cross-county rivals Potts Camp and Byhalia split a pair of games on the hardwood before Thanksgiving.

The host Lady Cardinals remained unbeaten at 7-0 with a win in the first game of the night Tuesday, Nov. 20. Meanwhile, the Indians won their fourth straight in the late game.

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McCreless signs with Blue Mountain

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Madison McCreless has stepped into a “catalyst” role this season for the H.W. Byers Lady Lions, and she’s filling the shoes well.

The modest McCreless said, “I just do what I have to do to contribute to the success of the team.”

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Irish-Tide?

Well, as it was mentioned last week, the NCS picture would be cleared up. Well, it did, sort of. Perhaps the largest cloud was removed when the Fightin’ Irish polished off the Trojans way out West. A few weeks ago Notre Dame was given an outside chance of making it to the “all the marbles” game on January 7, 2013.

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County rivals collide with Lady Indians, Hawks winning

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The basketball rivalry between Byhalia and Holly High was renewed once again last Friday night in the Indians’ wigwam.

The girls’ game got off to a fast start and it only grew after that. In a game which showed both excitement and suspense, a collected total score of 151 points was achieved through a fifth quarter.

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Three Marshall players going to all-star game

Three Marshall Academy seniors are state football all-stars.

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Lady Lions down MRA, Stone Mountain

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Class 1A H.W. Byers Lady Lions went two for three last week against the bigger schools.

Coach Jason Thompson’s team moved its season record to 6-1.

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Cheering at state

(Top photo) A group of fans cheer for their favorite team, the Marshall Academy Patriots, as they take the field for the Class AA state championship football game Friday at Millsaps College in Jackson. A large crowd was on hand in Jackson to support the Pats. (Above) Some of the Marshall Academy cheerleaders performing at halftime of the game include (from left) Caitlyn Brooks, Mary Catherine (M.C.) Hutchens, Cheyenne Bolden, Elizabeth Skelton and Wesleyann Ray.

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Byhalia drops two to Rosa Fort

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Byhalia Lady Indians were coming off of a high-scoring, close win just one night before and back on the hardwood welcoming the Lady Lions of Rosa Fort Saturday.

The first possession went to the visiting Lady Lions but they came up empty. Shavuntay Cotton got them started with a deuce and Starkeva Vaughn and Denedra Vaughn followed each other with treys. Kimberly Reed, who had been the real star on Friday, threw in a trio of deuces for Byhalia and made it 10-6 at the end of the first frame.

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