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Panthers earn home playoff game with 29-14 win over Natchez to wrap regular season

What a difference 371 days make. Just over a year ago, Natchez High tossed the ball all over the yard in a win on King ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Friday, November 3, 2023 11:04 am

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Loyd Star’s Gauge Montgomery wins MHSAA 2A cross-country state championship

A year ago, at Choctaw Trails in south Jackson, Gauge Montgomery of Loyd Star finished second overall at the MHSAA 2A Cross-Country Championship. A fire ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Thursday, November 2, 2023 1:46 pm

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Rushing into the thousands: 5 area players have eclipsed 1,000-yard mark; Hardy, Kees closing in on 2,000

If you’ve been a faithful reader of this sports section since high school football season started, then you might have noticed some monster rushing performances ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3:03 pm

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High school football playoff lineups

MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Class 1A Ashland (3-7) at Okolona (4-5) Thrasher (1-9) at Potts Camp (7-3) West Lowndes (2-7) at Myrtle (1-8) Smithville (2-8) at ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Wednesday, November 1, 2023 10:02 am

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Friday Night Look Ahead: Playoffs are here; BHS hosts Natchez Thursday

The MAIS playoffs are in week two, the MHSAA playoffs start on Friday for schools in classifications 1A-4A and the MHSAA 5A-7A programs around the ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Wednesday, November 1, 2023 7:02 am

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Go Johnnie, go: Daniels paces Co-Lin with four scores in OT victory

No other running back in the Mississippi Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) has run for more yards this season than Copiah-Lincoln sophomore Johnnie Daniels. On Thursday ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Saturday, October 28, 2023 11:00 am

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Magnolia State Roundup: MSU seeking second straight SEC road win

The regular season is beginning to wind down for college football teams across America. Let’s look at who’s playing where this week in the Magnolia ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Saturday, October 28, 2023 10:32 am

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High school football roundup: BHS outlasts North Pike, Playoff pairings set in 1A-4A

The 2023 regular season wrapped up for MHSAA schools in the 1A through 4A classifications on Thursday. Here’s a look at how area teams fared ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Saturday, October 28, 2023 9:00 am

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Area schools pick up cross-country region titles

The course at Choctaw Trails in south Jackson was packed with runners on Thursday as several different MHSAA regions began the postseason with a meet ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Friday, October 27, 2023 3:21 pm

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BHS’s Lewis is The Daily Leader’s Defensive Player of the Week

Defensive Player of the Week Nathan Lewis, Brookhaven High Defensive Back, Senior Brookhaven High senior defensive back Nathan Lewis is a player whose effort is ... Read more

by Cliff Furr, Wednesday, October 25, 2023 1:30 pm

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