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Gaining possession

Kourtney Coleman (15) of H.W. Byers grabs the basketball Thursday night at Tupelo as a Coldwater player moves in to provide some defense.

Lady Lions finish 35-5
• Byers falls by 13 in Grand Slam

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The Lady Lions of H.W. Byers and their fans saw their idyllic odyssey come to an end Thursday in Tupelo at the BancorpSouth Arena.

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‘Awesome season’ for Thompson’s team

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

There was a bittersweet taste in coach Jason Thompson’s mouth Thursday night about 7:30 in Tupelo.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Making predictions

If some of you didn’t have a chance to watch the presentation of this year’s slate of 65 on Sunday afternoon late, well, I am here to fill you in.

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Place first in division

Barbara Taylor, Jessica Taylor (right), both of Mt. Pleasant, and Tyler Jumper (left) of Pinedale ran in the Blaze Race 10K and 5K Run/Walk at the Columbus Air Force Base on Feb. 23. Jessica and Tyler both received first place trophies in their division. Jessica is a senior at Marshall Academy and Tyler is a freshmen at Northeast MS Community College.

Indians pound Wildcats

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Byhalia started district play last week on a winning note.

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MA goes to 4-1

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Marshall Academy baseball team spent two days spring break week on the diamond, winning two of three in the Delta Academy Tournament.

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Jones named to all-star roster

H.W. Byers junior basketball player Rachel Jones has been selected to play in the Mississippi North/South All-Star Game.

Jones, who plays for coach Jason Thompson as Byers, will be a member of the North roster. The girls and boys all-star contests will be played July 12 at Mississippi College in Clinton.

Jones, a 5’6” guard, is joined on the North team by Karnina Bunch and Sha’Kayla Caples of Warren Central, Tanecka Carey and Brandi Simmons of Murrah, Louise Collins of Yazoo County, Lanita Futrell of Coldwater, Kiani Harris of Provine, Laneisha Jennie of Gentry, Maggie McFerrin of Tupelo, Noel Prestage of Itawamba AHS and Deanna Thompson of Oxford.

North coaches are Don Bankhead of Ruleville Central and Charles Williams of Gentry.

Jones, the floor leader for Byers, averaged 23 points, four steals, six rebounds and six assists this season. She helped lead the Lady Lions to the Class 2A state championship.

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The University of Mississippi

Scoring machine
Joe Harvell (left) is pictured during his Ole Miss playing days.

Harvell honored as SEC legend
• Byhalia resident second in Ole Miss history with 2,078 career points

He finished his college career in 1993 as one of the top scorers in Ole Miss and Southeastern Conference basketball history, and 15 years later Joe Harvell is part of the 2008 class of the Chick-fil-A SEC Basketball Legends to be honored at the conference tournament March 13-16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

In his rookie season of 1989-90, Harvell earned Freshman All-America honors, and he earned All-SEC accolades for the next three years as the scoring machine racked up 2,078 career points, which still ranks among the top 20 totals in league history and second on the Ole Miss charts. As a freshman, the Gosnell, Ark., native was the SEC Tournament’s leading scorer while helping Ole Miss to the championship game. In his junior season he topped the SEC with 25.0 points per game, edging LSU’s Shaquille O’Neal for the scoring title.

Harvell is now the district manager with Dunlap & Kyle Co., overseeing several Gateway Tire stores in the Memphis area. He is now a resident of Byhalia and he and his wife Felicia have two children, Ashley and Joseph.

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