Two of Marshall County’s five high schools faced off on the gridiron to open the season. The Indians raced out to a 20-0 lead, holding that score until half-time.
Marshall Academy had one thing in mind going into Friday’s Oak Hill game. The Patriots bounced back and earned their first win with a score of 30-23.
Holly Springs High School Hawks head coach Clifford Brown is coming into the 2023 season looking for his strength to be the seniors.
Back in my earliest days of sports writing, back in the dark ages, Oak Grove was a sleepy little country school, a few miles from Hattiesburg just across the Lamar County line.
The Marshall Academy Patriots finished the 2022 season on a roll, winning seven of the final eight games of the regular season before dropping the heartbreaking first-round loss to Winston Academy.
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