Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com There were stories, and a few tall tales, as eight branches of the Steve Knight coaching tree gathered at Clinton Gym on the campus of William Carey University Monday for an informal press conference/planning session for the inaugural Steve Knight Classic. Knight is in his 37th season as head …
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MHSAA Playoffs First Round CLASS 4A NORTH New Hope (1-10) at Senatobia (6-4) Yazoo City (7-3) at Pontotoc (9-2) Byhalia (6-5) at Louisville (10-1) Itawamba AHS (7-4) at Clarksdale (6-4) Amory (5-6) at Greenwood (8-2) New Albany (7-4) at Noxubee County (6-5) Rosa Fort (4-6) at Shannon (8-3) Kosciusko (3-7) at Corinth (9-2) CLASS 4A …
This week’s games involving teams from Forrest and Lamar counties. All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday unless otherwise indicated: Regular Season Oak Grove (8-2, 5-1) vs. Jim Hill (1-10, 0-6), Thursday at South Jackson Field Terry (4-6, 1-5) at Petal (4-6, 3-3), Thursday West Harrison (2-8, 0-6) at Hattiesburg (10-0, 6-0) Lumberton (9-1, …
Regular Season Results Thursday’s Scores Charleston 20, Yazoo County 6 Coahoma County 20, West Tallahatchie 14 East Union 49, Strayhorn 16 Independence 47, Coahoma AHS 6 Jefferson Davis County 55, Wesson 27 Kossuth 40, Alcorn Central 8 Potts Camp 16, Byers 12 Friday’s Scores Amory 41, Mooreville 21 Bay Springs 63, Heidelberg 6 Biggersville 60, …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com LUMBERTON – For most of his short career at Lumberton, sophomore Robert Henry has been known for his ability as a 1,000-yard running back. But when the Panthers needed someone to make a game-saving play on defense, it was Henry who stepped up and got it done. Henry’s …
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Friday’s Scores Oak Grove 21, Pearl 13 Petal 27, George County 7 Hattiesburg 60, Long Beach 3 Purvis 33, Forrest County AHS 6 Greene County 42, Sumrall 7 North Forrest 26, Perry Central 6 Lumberton 7, Stringer 0 Sacred Heart 36, Salem 30 MRA 42, Presbyterian Christian 14
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Hard to believe that we are at the end of October already, with the end of the 2018 regular season for high school football nearing its conclusion. That means postseason for some Pine Belt teams is right around the corner. Several teams from the area are already in the …
Here are the Mississippi Gridiron statewide rankings for the eleventh week of the season including the overall Top 10 from Class 6A, 5A and 4A, and the Little 10 from Class 3A, 2A, 1A and the MAIS. TOP 10 Hattiesburg (9-0) Last Week: beat Picayune 49-35. Friday: at Long Beach. Horn Lake (9-0) Last Week: …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Every autumn in even-numbered years, high school sports fans across Mississippi start playing the numbers. The numbers are the reclassification enrollment figures from the Mississippi Department of Education that will determine where the various high schools in the Mississippi High School Activities Association will compete in most of the …
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Scores courtesy of Mississippi Gridiron Thursday’s Scores Booneville 40, Manatchie 0 Byhalia 35, Ripley 10 Columbia 28, West Marion 6 East Union 48, Baldwyn 14 Holmes Central 56, Callaway 0 Horn Lake 37, Hernando 16 North Pontotoc 49, Alcorn Central 0 Pearl 56, Jim Hill 0 Saltillo 28, Lewisburg 10 Senatobia 44, Tishomingo County 7 …
