Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Somehow, against all the odds, unbelievably, the National Football League has reached the final week of the 2020 season. It hasn’t always been pretty, but here we are heading into Week 17 more than half the teams in the league having something significant left to play for. Did I …
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BOYS TOP 10 Clinton (7-0) Oak Grove (5-0) Petal (6-0) Starkville (8-1) Gulfport (5-2) Biloxi (6-1) Pontotoc (11-3) Raymond (10-2) Brandon (6-3) Lake Cormorant (8-3) CLASS RANKINGS CLASS 6A Clinton (7-0) Oak Grove (5-0) Petal (6-0) Starkville (8-1) Gulfport (5-2) CLASS 5A Lake Cormorant (8-3) Pascagoula (8-2) Cleveland Central (5-0) Holmes County Central (4-2) …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com “They said there’ll be snow at Christmas They said there’ll be peace on Earth Hallelujah Noel, be it heaven or hell The Christmas we get we deserve.” I Believe In Father Christmas Lyrics by Greg Lake, performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer — I have always been struck by …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com I had just finished up interviews with Lumberton players and coaches and was headed to the press box at Veterans Memorial Stadium when I ran into Oak Grove assistant coach Russell Mitchell, whose team was preparing for the next game. “You guys have a tough act to follow,” I told …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com JACKSON – With 58 seconds remaining and the game tied, Lumberton needed a miracle. And a miracle was what the Panthers got. Senior K’Nylan Willis hauled in a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Rodney Parker with 24 seconds to play, carrying Lumberton to a thrilling 20-14 victory over …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com JACKSON – One play. One roll of the dice, win or lose, with a state championship in the balance. No tomorrow. That was the choice Oak Grove head coach Drew Causey made with seven seconds remaining in the Class 6A state championship game at the Blue Cross/ Blue Shield …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com JACKSON – With 58 seconds remaining and the game tied, Lumberton needed a miracle. And a miracle was what the Panthers got. Senior K’Nylan Willis hauled in a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Rodney Parker with 24 seconds to play, carrying Lumberton to a thrilling 20-14 victory over …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Two coaches. Two football teams. Two agonizing defeats in a championship game. A full year of what-ifs and might-have-beens. Two communities seeking redemption. For Drew Causey and Zach Jones, for Oak Grove and Lumberton, Friday offers a chance to wipe away the disappointment of coming close to winning it …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Wonder of wonders, the Mississippi High School Activities Association has gotten to its premier weekend – the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Gridiron Classic – despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The MHSAA pushed the start of the season back two weeks, then kept in close contact with coaches and athletic administrators about any …
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