MERIDIAN — Starkville Academy boys soccer got its district schedule off to a hot start with a 5-4 win in penalties on the road against Lamar School on Thursday.
The Volunteers (3-4-1, 1-0-0 district) and Raiders were scoreless through regulation and extra time, needing to go to penalties, where the Vols were victorious.
Starkville Academy will travel to play Magnolia Heights in its next match at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Other scores
Prep girls basketball
Noxubee County 74, Aberdeen 32 (Record: 11-2)
Pillow Academy 60, Heritage Academy 30 (Record: 11-12, 4-3 in district)
Prep boys basketball
Heritage Academy 62, Pillow Academy 31
GREENWOOD — Heritage Academy boys basketball defeated Pillow Academy, 62-31, in a district road game on Thursday.
Jack Ketchum led the Patriots (12-5, 6-1 district) in scoring with 24 points.
Heritage Academy will host Magnolia Heights in its next game at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Noxubee County 45, Aberdeen 30
Prep girls soccer
Neshoba Central 6, Columbus 0 (Record: 7-6)
Prep boys soccer
Neshoba Central 4, Columbus 0 (Record: 4-11)
Magnolia Heights 2, Heritage Academy 1
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