A gutsy group of Marshall Academy Lady Patriots didn’t throw in the towel after a rocky start in the Class AA state championship game.
The Holly Springs Hawks used defense to light the fire in round one of the Class 3A basketball playoffs.
The news: Mississippi State’s remarkable basketball women finished the regular season a perfect 30-0 heading into the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week in Nashville.
Few, if any, thought the Byhalia Lady Indians could make it to Jackson after losing Dandy Dozen player Shay Johnson to injury late in the season.
However, their head coach believed.
Four teams from Marshall County were eliminated in the opening round of the state basketball playoffs.
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