‘We expected it’: Starkville Academy boys basketball not surprised by hot start
STARKVILLE — The Starkville Academy boys basketball team just wanted to stay in the game.
Prep basketball: Columbus High heads into winter break with sweep of West Lowndes
Blake Burnett hit the layups when the Columbus High School boys basketball team needed a comeback.
Starkville Academy running back CJ Jackson named MAIS Class 5A offensive player of the year
Jackson finished his Starkville Academy career with 4,679 rushing yards over three seasons.
Prep roundup: Columbus Christian Academy girls basketball keeps up strong start
Morgan Whitten had 20 points to lead the Rams.
‘Dangerous’ Starkville Academy boys soccer team backs up top-10 ranking with early play
STARKVILLE — The Starkville Academy boys soccer team missed out on the playoffs last season.
Heritage Academy survives Starkville Academy comeback, knocks Vols out of playoffs
The Patriots came up big to stop a tying two-point conversion attempt and beat the Volunteers for the fourth time in two years.
Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy set to meet in playoffs once again
The Patriots have the chance to beat the Volunteers for the fourth time in the past two seasons when they meet Friday in the MAIS Class 5A quarterfinals.
Starkville Academy downs Simpson County Academy in MAIS first-round playoff action
The Volunteers advanced to a second-round showdown with Heritage Academy in what will be the fourth meeting between the two schools in the past two seasons.
For Starkville Academy football, Simpson County Academy poses first playoff test
STARKVILLE — Outside the Starkville Academy field house on Wednesday afternoon, the hurdles sit in a row, soaking slowly in the steady rain.
Heritage Academy defense comes up big in rivalry win over Starkville Academy
The Patriots’ defense pitched a second-half shutout as Heritage Academy pulled ahead in the all-time series, 27-26.
Fifty years of Friday night football: Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy ready to mark milestone in rivalry matchup
All time, the Heritage Academy and Starkville Academy football teams have a 26-26 record when playing each other.
Prep football roundup: Caledonia jumps on Mooreville for district road win
Darrius Triplett ran for 180 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries in the blowout win.
Starkville Academy girls soccer shut out by Pillow Academy in first round of MAIS playoffs
GREENWOOD — They came west laden with upset dreams again.
Starkville Academy downs Pillow Academy on the legs of CJ Jackson, Randall Futral
With four touchdowns, Jackson looked the part of the bell-cow back he’s been throughout the year for the Volunteers, and Futral added two rushing scores.
Prep football capsules: Columbus takes on Center Hill with chance to improve to 2-0 in district
The Columbus High School football team is still trying to just control what it can control.
Prep football roundup: Starkville earns big road win at South Panola
Luke Altmyer was 16 of 27 for 208 yards and three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets improved to 4-0.
Prep football capsules: Heritage Academy goes on the road to Greenwood
The Patriots meet Pillow Academy in a battle of 4-1 teams that have both gone undefeated since Week 1.
‘He makes us go’: Starkville Academy running back CJ Jackson making strides every day for Vols
STARKVILLE — CJ Jackson knew he wasn’t getting tackled.
Starkville Academy falls in back-and-forth shootout against Leake Academy
The Rebels delivered one more blow than the Volunteers did Friday night.
Prep football roundup: Columbus drops close one at Holmes County Central
Almost every local team played on the road Friday. See how they fared here.