Local 2-0 teams will try to keep rolling

While we are only two weeks into the prep football season, it is never too early to take stock.

Several teams have turned some heads and made good first impressions.

Player of Week: Davis, Starkville off to fast start

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School senior quarterback Brady Davis made a verbal commitment to the University of Memphis during the summer.

Defense sets tone for Yellow Jackets vs. Chargers

OXFORD — In a football game featuring 1,105 yards of total offense and 50 first downs, it is hard to fathom the winning coach would be ready to heap praise on his defense.

Starkville rolls past Oxford

OXFORD — Starkville High School junior running back Jacquez Horsley summed up his team’s performance quickly Friday night.

“We really owed Oxford one,” Horsley said. “Last year, they took the Egg Bowl, and it was our job to come here and take it back. We gave them one last year. We thought we had it last year and we left if off the gas. It’s a rivalry situation, and there was no way we were going to let that happen again.”

Kelly, No. 1 EMCC have strong opening act

SUMMIT — Chad Kelly and the East Mississippi Community College football team received rave reviews for their opening act.

Kelly, a transfer from Clemson University, threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns as top-ranked EMCC opened defense of its National Junior College Athletic Association national championship with a 52-14 victory against Southwest Mississippi C.C. on Thursday night at Hurst Stadium.

Starkville set for ranked showdown at Oxford

Starkville High School football coach Jamie Mitchell feels his squad will be battled tested by the time play in the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A, Region 2 begins.

Sentimore, EMCC begin title defense Thursday at Southwest

Allen Sentimore remembers his first football game at East Mississippi Community College.

Walters Column: Terrill likes close-knit Volunteers

Starkville Academy football coach Jeff Terrill has a coaching career which spans four decades.

Matured Wallace ready to lead Ole Miss

It’s all about maturity for Ole Miss third-year quarterback Bo Wallace.

Wallace feels like he has had his best fall camp. He also feels the pressure of being the Southeastern Conference’s most experienced returning quarterback. That experience and the accompanying expectations are used for motivation.

Starkville’s Godley part of ‘special’ team

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School’s Michael Godley quickly points to his favorite play of his team’s 51-19 football victory against Noxubee County in Friday night’s season opener.

Starkville’s balanced attack in rout supports preseason hype

STARKVILLE — Most of the preseason hype around the Starkville High football team has involved a transfer quarterback and a talented group of wide receivers.

MHSAA title contenders square off in Starkville

STARKVILLE — After months of hype, it is time to see if the Starkville High School football team can deliver.

Noxubee County’s Jones becomes leader at Itawamba C.C.

FULTON — Itawamba Community College sophomore wide receiver JaNardreon Jones remembers his learning curve in junior college football.

Plenty of positives in first taste of prep football

With prep football season two days away, things are about to turn serious.

This past weekend, most teams participated in some type of scrimmage — a last-second dress rehearsal before regular-season games are played Thursday and Friday.

Kelly will start at QB for EMCC

SCOOBA — Chad Kelly admits he knew nothing about the East Mississippi Community College football program four months ago.

Next week, he will start at quarterback for the defending National Junior College Athletic Association national champion Lions.

EMCC will open the season Aug. 28 at Southwest Mississippi Community College. The Lions took a break from practice Monday for Media Day Activities on the school’s campus.

Walters Column: Starkville loads up with confidence for 2014 season

During fall camp, sports writers are frequently hit by coaches not willing to boast about their ballclubs.

Q&A: Wyatt excited about talking football on the radio

For former Mississippi State University quarterback Matt Wyatt, this is his busy time of the year.

EMCC football begins the season No. 1

SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College will begin this football season exactly where it finished last season — ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Columbus Christian Academy football team excited about added depth

One quick observation at practice shows you why Columbus Christian Academy football coach Greg Watkins thinks his club will be significantly better in 2014.

All-Area Baseball: Lee, Cook carry Columbus program to higher level

While Trace Lee put together his standout career in football, baseball and soccer at Columbus High School, he felt like he was part of something more than a trio of athletic teams.