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Meridian slid past Oak Grove 55-52 in girls prep basketball action Friday. The win moves the 'Cats to 16-2 overall and 2-0 in division play. Oak Grove fell to 19-2 and 1-1.
Kala Gordon led the Wildcats with 16 points. Denetrius Smith added ten points while Jasmine Cherry led the defensive effort. Oak Grove's Kalynn Smith finished the night with 19 points.
Meridian will be back in action Tuesday at Pearl.
— Josh Taylor
Meridian boys 65
Oak Grove 31
The Wildcats improved to 2-0 in Division 5-6A and 15-4 overall after routing the visiting Warriors.
Dennis Miles was one of three Wildcats to score 14 points to pace MHS, joined by Robert Peden and Devontae Brewster.
Meridian visits Petal on Tuesday.
— Jamie Wachter
SEL girls 77
Clarkdale 36
Southeast Lauderdale blasted Clarkdale 77-36 in girls prep basketball action. The win improves the Tigers record to 18-1 overall.
Southeast's Jasmine Bush had a standout night scoring 20 points. Bush added 19 rebounds, ten steals, and nine blocks.
Kamesha Pringle added 16 points to the win. Tayy Ruffin finished with 12 points. Clarkdale's Ashley Dunn led the Bulldogs with 19 points.
Southeast gets back in action Tuesday hosting Philadelphia.
— Josh Taylor
SEL boys 90
Clarkdale 31
Southeast Lauderdale boys took a 90-31 victory against Clarkdale Friday. The win evens Southeast's record at 7-7 overall and 2-0 in division play.
Jake Smith led the offensive effort for the Tigers with 17 points. Demario Malone added 16 points to the effort. Lederrick Armstrong finished with 14 points. Clarkdale's leading scorer was Derias Cross with 17 points.
The Tigers will be back on the court Tuesday hosting Philadelphia.
— Josh Taylor
Newton County 55
NE Jones boys 53
Newton County boys edged out a 55-53 win versus Northeast Jones Friday in the Newton County Invitational.
Newton County and Choctaw Central girls will face off today at 3:15 p.m. in a consolidation game. For the boys, Choctaw Central and Northeast Jones face off at 4:30 p.m.
In championship action, West Lauderdale and Northeast Jones girls meet at 6 p.m. today while West Lauderdale and Newton County boys are set for 7:30 p.m.
— Josh Taylor
Quitman boys 57
Newton 37
Josh Cannon and the Quitman boys basketball team took down Newton 57-37 Friday night.
Cannon scored 13 points on the night, while Jadarious Avery scored 10 points for Quitman in the win.
Demitric Edwards led Newton with eight points in a losing effort.
The win improves Quitman to 12-4 on the season. The Panthers will play Laurel at home on Tuesday.
— Tony Tsoukalas
Lamar girls 63
Kemper Academy 34
The Lamar girls basketball team was back to its winning ways Friday night, beating Kemper Academy 63-34.
Olivia Mabry led the way for the Raiders, scoring 22 points, while Allie Shirley tallied 13 en route to the easy victory.
The Raiders improved to 18-4 with the win.
— Tony Tsoukalas
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Roundup: Meridian edges past Oak Grove
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Neshoba Central shuts out East Central 8-0
Neshoba Central’s last two rounds of the state softball playoffs involved grueling series wins over Lake Cormorant and New Hope. And while no one knows what today holds in the Class 5A State Championship Series, the Lady Rockets zipped through East Central like a hot knife through butter in Ridgeland Friday night.
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Enterprise tops East Webster 6-3
Just one more win.
That's how far away the Enterprise Lady Bulldogs are from closing out an amazing season. After beginning the year 4-8, EHS has won 15 of their last 19 games, including Friday afternoon's 6-3 win over East Webster in the MHSAA Class 2A Fast-Pitch Softball Championships. -
Newton County romps Houston 16-3
In the second inning of the opening game of their best-of-three, Class 4A State Championship Series, Newton County left the bases loaded without pushing across a run and coach Justin Chaney said he was worried his squad wasn’t taking advantage of a key opportunity.
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Upton, Braves slam Dodgers 8-5
Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.
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Enterprise in search of 3rd fast-pitch title
Davey Dewitt has accomplished a lot in his first year as head softball coach at Enterprise High School. After a runner-up performance in 2A slow-pitch last fall, Enterprise and Dewitt have returned to the state championships in fast-pitch.
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Orb has gone from ordinary to extraordinary
Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd.
Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick or hurt while frolicking in the fields of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., with his pals, or when he was learning how to be a racehorse at Niall Brennan's farm in Ocala, Fla. Did everything asked of him. - Newton County wins Game 1 over Stanislaus
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Knights come up short
Down a run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, with the tying run standing on second base, West Lauderdale's Will Stokes stepped up to the plate ––Jerry Boatner Field was rocking.
Two pitches later, as Stokes lined out to first base to end the game, no one said a word. - MSU to eclipse 5-million mark at Dudy Noble Field tonight
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