Cancer takes MSU’s Nick Bell
Mississippi State defensive end Nick Bell’s battle with cancer ended Tuesday, leaving behind grief-stricken family, friends and teammates who will remember a cheerful, passionate and jovial person.
No. 21 Miss. State enjoys off week
For running back Vick Ballard, Mississippi State’s six-game winning streak has been a blur.
ICCE wins, NHHS shut out
Norris Harris rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns Friday night to lead the Immanuel Christian football team to a 37-12 victory against New Site in Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class A action.
Patriots close season with winning streak
The Heritage Academy football team’s season-finale Friday night against Clarksdale Lee Academy was more of a period than an exclamation point.
Lamar Co. falls, Pickens Academy wins in regular-season finales
Hagen Stovall threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Winfield High School football team defeated Lamar County 42-13 in the season-finale for the Bulldogs.
The loss gave Lamar County a 4-6 season record.
Tigers’ running game overpowers Yellow Jackets
On the South Panola High School football team’s first play from scrimmage Friday night against Starkville, running back Qyendarius Griffin rushed to the right and was bottled up behind the line of scrimmage.
Pillow defeats Starkville
The Pillow Academy football team built a 21-point lead Friday night en route to a 35-14 victory against Starkville Academy 35-14 in Mississippi Association of Independent Schools North AAA, Division II action.
Playoff hopes end for CHS
Despite a tight first quarter, the Columbus High School football team’s secondary struggled to keep Olive Branch in check through the air and suffered a 34-7 loss that eliminated it from the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A, Region 1 playoff race.
Eagles march on to title game
The Victory Christian football team hasn’t had many things go against it in the past three seasons en route to consecutive Christian Football Association titles and 29 victories in a row.
Landon Ellis and Tyler Jones led the charge Friday night to ensure the Eagles overcame some unaccustomed adversity and preserved another run at perfection.
Wolverines pour it on Panthers
After one quarter Friday, East Webster High School football coach Jimmy Carden was still waiting on his team’s wheels to start spinning.
Gordo dominates in victory over Pickens County
Having already notched a 41-0 victory over Aliceville, Gordo needed only to knock off Pickens County on the road to earn a clean sweep to claim the county championship trophy.
The Green Wave did that and more in a dominating 54-0 performance Thursday night for their 10th consecutive victory.
Sulligent dominates, heads to playoffs next weekend
The Sulligent High School football team wants to use a mixture of domination, family, and focus to take the second season by storm.
MSU’s Sherrod, Bama’s McElroy named to Scholar-Athlete Class
Mississippi State’s Derek Sherrod and Alabama’s Greg McElroy are among the 16 recipients of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
Heritage Academy hopes to play at higher level
The playoffs might be out of the question, but that doesn’t mean the Heritage Academy football team will have nothing at stake at 7 tonight when it plays host to Clarksdale Lee Academy (2-8) in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA, Division I regular-season finale for both teams.
Central, Kemper face off with unbeaten records
Everything is primed and ready for a winner-take-all matchup between Central Academy (9-0) and undefeated Kemper Academy in a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Eight-Man Division I game in DeKalb.
Victory Christian goes for title shot
The Victory Christian football team will try at 7 tonight to extend its push for a third consecutive Christian Football Association title when it plays host to Tabernacle.
Falcons try to slip into playoffs; West Point, New Hope on road
In the Mississippi High School Activities Association, Columbus (3-6, 1-4 Class 6A, Region 1) needs to win tonight at home against Olive Branch and next week at Starkville to help force a multi-team logjam behind leader and Class 6A state champion South Panola that could allow it to earn a tiebreaker and sneak into the playoffs.
Immanuel exceeded expectations this season
James Wriley wasn’t sure the expectations were appropriate.
SEC suspends MSU’s Hughes for ‘flagrant’ hit
Mississippi State University freshman linebacker Chris Hughes will miss the team’s game against the University of Kentucky at 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPNU) after a league suspension for an unnecessary hit in its win against the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Starkville’s Logan fitting in at Lamar
Octavius Logan of Lamar University has been on a personal odyssey to play football at a higher level.