Yellow Jackets fall to Chargers in first region loss
With less than a minute to play Friday, Starkville High’s Jaquez Johnson and Shaquille Hill re-enacted Joe Montana’s famous NFC Championship game pass to Dwight Clark.
Victory Christian extends winning streak to 28; Heritage falls
The Victory Christian football team did what it needed to do Friday night, including putting an
exclamation point on homecoming.
Area coaches say players ready tonight
The playoff push continues in earnest tonight for five Lowndes County football teams. Some need a victory to keep their postseason hopes alive, while others will look to improve their playoff standing in hopes of earning a chance to play host to one of those matchups.
East Webster’s offense running toward playoffs
East Webster’s offense is steamrolling through its schedule thanks to a dynamic option offense. The Wolverines (8-0, 2-0 Class 2A Region 2) have shut out four opponents this season and have rUn the option to perfection. So much so that quarterback Ledrick Patterson has attempted just 34 passes.
Mullen returns to Gators’ stadium for first time
Having already faced his mentor for the first time, Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen is set to return to the stadium where he made a name for himself as a quarterback guru and play-caller.
UAB’s Shed helps besides rushing
Pat Shed would love to be the one who always is the last player shown on that footage. But the University of Alabama at Birmingham running back has learned there is much more to being a productive football player than scoring touchdowns.
Mullen puts stamp on MSU
Mississippi State’s 47-24 win over Houston only strengthened its identity since head coach Dan Mullen took over last season.
Defense leads Tigers to victory
The Noxubee County High School football team did what was necessary on both sides of the ball Friday night, rolling up 21 points and holding Kosciusko scoreless in a 21-0 Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4A, Region 4 victory.
Turnovers pay off for WPHS
The New Hope and West Point high school football teams were neck-and-neck heading into halftime of a pivotal Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A, Region 1 matchup Friday night.
Dogs think they should have played better
The scoreboard at Davis Wade Stadium showed Mississippi State beat Alcorn State 49-16 Saturday, but coaches and players feel like they should have performed better.
Redshirts have various goals
A freshman spends the first year of his college career away from the game field.
It’s an adjustment many players haven’t had to make since their freshman season in high school, if at all.
Yellow Jackets wash over Golden Wave
Jamie Mitchell knew it would take four to five weeks for the Starkville High School football team’s offense to hit its stride.
Panthers earn key win
The only thing on Antonio Wilson’s mind was do something to help his team get the lead.
A 92-yard kickoff return in the third quarter nearly did the trick.
Immanuel Christian earns first 11-man win; VCA pushes streak to 27
The Immanuel Christian football team made history Friday night, slipping by Houlka 14-13 for the program’s first 11-man victory.
Pirates surge after halftime
Pickens Academy coach John Gartman gave his Pirates a stern talk at halftime Friday night.
Chargers start fast, drop Falcons in hole
Take the first quarter away Friday night and the Columbus High School football team might have been in position to get back into the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A, Region 1 race.
Bama dominates in Sort’em out Saturday games
With five games matching ranked teams and conference play now in full swing, the first weekend of October was bound to give the national championship race a good shake.
Feds snap streak
How does a team mired in a 25-game losing streak that averages less than a yard per rush, finishes with less than 100 total yards, and completes as many passes to the opposition as it does to itself end that streak?
Generals prove to be too much for Vols
Coming off its first win of the season last week, the Starkville Academy football team hoped to ride that momentum into Friday night’s home matchup against the Washington School Generals.
Surge pushes Lamar County past Sulligent
In the first half of a heated county rivalry Thursday night, neither Sulligent or Lamar County could get anything going offensively and headed into halftime in a scoreless stalemate.