Articles by Adam Minichino
Faver sets tone on defense for Volunteers
STARKVILLE — If seniors Noah Methvin and Ben Owens set the tone on offense for the Starkville Academy football team, Kyle Faver is more than willing to do the same on defense.
Heritage Academy wants to return to scoring column in bigger way
Sean Harrison wasn’t disappointed Friday night.
While Harrison would have loved to have seen a bigger crooked number on the home side of the scoreboard at C.L. Mitchell Field, he was more than happy that the Heritage Academy football team outlasted Manchester Academy 3-0.
Pickens Academy wants to build on first victory
CARROLLTON, Ala. — Wade Goodman feels the Pickens Academy football team has the potential to be great this season.
Goodman said a key to realizing that potential will be not buying too much into a season-opening 39-12 victory against North River Christian last week.
The W men’s soccer team will play first two matches this weekend
Tim Gould is still moving chess pieces in his head.
Gould had a lot to digest after watching the Mississippi University for Women’s men’s soccer team play East Central Community College in an exhibition match Aug. 23 at the downtown Columbus Soccer Complex.
West Point’s defense wants to be the best
WEST POINT — Soft and timid usually aren’t words you hear used in association with the West Point High School football team’s defense.
Ordinarily, members of the Green Wave defense fly to the football as aggressively as the team’s running backs plow over you en route to the end zone.
Anthony delivers for Victory Christian in key CFA game
Rivalry games typically bring out the best in players.
For years, the Victory Christian Academy football team’s biggest rival has been Tuscaloosa Christian. The teams have made a habit of meeting in the Christian Football Association (CFA) title game to determine bragging rights.
Defense takes center stage for Heritage Academy
React. Don’t think.
It sounds simple, but Parker Ray admits he and his fellow inside linebackers didn’t do those things as well as they wanted last week in the Heritage Academy football team’s season opener against Kirk Academy.
QB rotation helps keep West Point on track
WEST POINT — Jake Chambless has a new sense of appreciation of how much the little things matter of Marcus Murphy.
Executing those “details” — like breaking the huddle the right way and with the right tempo — are even more important to Chambless now that he has replaced Clayton Knight in the quarterback rotation at West Point High School.
New Hope expects to get Reed back tonight
Kris Pickle has hit the re-set button.
The New Hope High School football coach hopes that was the first step to helping his team rebound from a season-opening 25-3 loss to
Forest last week. The return of senior running back Tyran Reed also will enable New Hope to get back on track at 7 tonight when it plays host to West Lauderdale in its home opener.
Noxubee County, Columbus look to bounce back
MACON — Tyrone Shorter isn’t going to panic.
The Noxubee County High School football coach accepted the blame for his team’s 43-3 loss to Starkville on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Shorter also acknowledged there are plenty of areas Noxubee County can improve in as it continues preparations to play host to Columbus at 7 p.m. Friday.
Methvin, Owens lead by example for Volunteers
STARKVILLE — Chase Nicholson doesn’t see having two great quarterbacks as a problem.
The Starkville Academy football coach also wants to make one thing clear: The Volunteers don’t have a battle to see whether Noah Methvin or Ben Owens is going to start each week.
Heritage Academy faces tougher test from Manchester Academy
Sean Harrison can get used to fast starts like the one the Heritage Academy football team had in its season opener.
Buoyed by big plays from Dontae Gray, Jared Long, Moak Griffin, and Carter Putt, Heritage Academy broke out to a big lead against Kirk Academy in the first half en route to a 46-20 victory in the season opener for both teams.
Perez makes impact in goal for MSU
STARKVILLE — It didn’t take long for Catalina Perez to make an impression on her Mississippi State women’s soccer teammates.
The ease Perez had in transferring from Miami to MSU didn’t surprise MSU first-year head coach Tom Anagnost. After all, Anagnost recruited Perez to come to Miami while he served as head coach at the school in 2011-12. He didn’t get a chance to coach Perez after he was let go in April 2013.
Turnipseed will work to make MUW cross country grow
Morgan Turnipseed is the ideal person to help the Mississippi University for Women’s cross country programs grow.
You only needed to watch Turnipseed talk to two student-athletes who tried out for the women’s team earlier Tuesday to tell the school’s new coach is a people person with an infectious personality who can’t help get you excited about being part of building something special.
Players of Week: Brewer, Lucious help West Lowndes get past Caledonia
Quinshawn Lucious feels the West Lowndes High School football team surprised a lot of people Friday night in a 14-0 victory against Caledonia.
A son’s actions make his father proud
Phil Atkins couldn’t have been prouder.
Seeing your son accomplish a first is one thing, but watching him handle the moment with the class and dignity of a sportsman is another.
