Prep basketball: Starkville holds off Murrah in Class 6A final for second straight state title
Starkville lost a big lead in the third quarter, but junior Coltie Young hit two big 3-pointers, and the Yellow Jackets managed to beat the Mustangs and go back to back in Class 6A.
Prep basketball: Starkville High boys come back to edge Noxubee County in Macon thriller
The Yellow Jackets fought through the absence of senior guard Forte Prater (hip flexor), came back from 12 points down and shocked the Tigers in Friday’s game in Macon.
Forte Prater, Coltie Young help Starkville beat Tupelo in Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at The Hump
Prater had 27 points and Young had 23, giving the Jackets a win over Tupelo on Friday and securing bragging rights in the rivalry contest.