Magnolia Heights edges Heritage Academy

SENATOBIA — The Magnolia Heights football team stopped Parker Dunaway on a conversion run with 2 minutes, 58 seconds left in the game Friday to preserve a 14-13 victory against Heritage Academy in a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA, Division II, District 1 victory.

Lowndes County teams face key games

The Columbus High School football team will have a chance to test its character tonight.

At 4-1 and 1-0 in Class 6A, Region 1, Columbus has the same record it had at this point in the season in 2011. A year ago, Columbus trailed Southaven 14-7 early in the fourth quarter before mistakes cost it and turned a close game into a 35-7 defeat.

Heritage Academy softball to build on experience

Macy Walters knows how far the Heritage Academy fast-pitch softball program has come.

Walters was with the team last season when it only won a handful of games. She was back on the diamond in July to prepare for another season and was curious to see how the team would do given the field wasn’t packed with players.

Heritage Academy set for ‘playoff’ game Friday

Barrett Donahoe doesn’t buy the notion of “good losses.”

But the Heritage Academy football coach came as close as any coach could to experiencing one of them Friday night in a 41-35 loss to Jackson Academy.

New Hope softball trying to find consistency at plate

The New Hope High School slow-pitch softball team is still striving for consistency at the plate.

It’s the kind of top-to-bottom production that will keep New Hope coach Tabitha Beard from yelling “Don’t reach” to her hitters and will prevent her from putting her hands on her head to mask her frustration.

Noxubee County gearing up for district opener

MACON — Desire, discipline, and dedication.

Those are the things Noxubee County High School football coach Tyrone Shorter is looking for from his players as the program enters the second part of its 2012 season.

So far, the Tigers have put those three things to use.

Heritage Academy softball takes next step

Gary Harris wasn’t sure how his players were going to respond.

Following a loss to Washington School in its opening game of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA North State tournament, the Heritage Academy fast-pitch softball coach challenged his players by telling them they were so close to getting to the overall state tournament. All Heritage Academy needed to do was find a way to regroup and defeat Jackson Academy and win one more game.

WINNING IN POSTSEASON: Heritage Academy places third at north state

Things keep getting better for the Heritage Academy fast-pitch softball team.

PREP PLAYER OF WEEK: Conner beginning to spread wings with Falcons

Kendrick Conner didn’t have time to be scared.

Defense answers call for West Point

WEST POINT — Freddie Reed and Ed Brown wanted to make a statement.

After 24 minutes, the West Point High School football team’s defense was less than satisfied with its effort Friday night against Lake Cormorant.

Tennessee women’s soccer blanks MSU

STARKVILLE — Katie Lenz and the No. 23 University of Tennessee women’s soccer team wanted to make something out of their weekend.

West Point marches past Lake Cormorant

WEST POINT — On a night when things just didn’t seem to want to go right, the West Point High School football team turned to a well-known staple.

Williams, West Point beat Lake Coromorant

WEST POINT — Aeris Williams is suited to play West Point High School football.

Lowndes County teams set to open region play

It’s time to get down to business.

That’s the sentiment for nearly all of the Lowndes County public school football teams as they prepare for their games tonight.

Heritage Academy softball wants to extend season

Two more wins.

At the beginning of the season, all Heritage Academy fast-pitch softball coach Gary Harris knew for certain was that two was the number of victories his team had in 2011.

It’s all in mind-set for Heritage Academy

Barrett Donahoe doesn’t care about recent history.

The primary concern for the first-year Heritage Academy football coach is helping his players develop the right mind-set to compete every week. When that happens, Donahoe believes Heritage Academy has everything in place to be a perennial playoff contender in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.

Noxubee County has to stay focused after shutout

MACON — Tyrone Shorter had an idea about his team.

But even after coaching many of the seniors on the Noxubee County High School football team since they were in seventh grade, Shorter liked that his Tigers answered the call Friday night against one of their biggest rivals.

New Hope gets physical against Caledonia

CALEDONIA — Of the nine players who had carries for the New Hope High School football team Friday night, Q Newby and Austin Oswalt are by far the best to speak for that group.

While Ryan Lee, Bryson Ellis, or Brandon Spann may have better speed, Newby and Oswalt epitomize the kind of physical football coach Michael Bradley feels his team needs to play to be successful.

Newby and Oswalt best used their prototypical fullback physiques Friday night on an 18-play touchdown drive that helped New Hope beat Caledonia 35-0 Friday night.

New Hope blanks Caledonia

CALEDONIA — The streak continues.

The New Hope High School football team rushed for a season-high 243 yards Friday night to beat Caledonia 35-0.

New Hope, Caledonia will rekindle rivalry

Rivalry games always are big.

Caledonia High School football coach Ricky Kendrick doesn’t mind acknowledging that his team’s game at 7:30 tonight against New Hope High fits that description.