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January 28, 2012

Roundup — 'Bangin At The Frank' set for tonight

from combined reports The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Sat Jan 28, 2012, 06:00 AM CST

MERIDIAN —      Team "T-N-T" Promotions presents "Bangin' at the Frank" tonight at the Frank Cochran Center.

     In the six-round main event, undefeated Uzbekistani lightweight Bahodir Mamajanov (7-0, 4 KOs), from Houston, will face Robert Hill (3-9) from Arkansas. Mamajanov recently defeated Archie Ray Marquez (12-1-0).

     In the four-round co-main event, middleweight hometown favorite, Tyi "Mr. UnTouchable" Edmonds (0-1), takes on Louisiana's Marcus Clay (pro debut). Edmonds lost a questionable split decision to Jamond Bourgois (4-1, 1 KO) of Harvey, La., in his pro debut last October. Edmonds looks to show the Meridian crowd why he chose the ring name "Mr. UnTouchable."

     A four-round bout features the hometown pro debut of Phil "The Pain" Soriano matched with James Harrison (pro debut) also of Louisiana. This will definitely be an exciting bout due to Phil being a bit of a scrapper in the ring.

     Meridian super middleweight Ken "Copy Cat" Dubose will bring a bit of excitement to the ring in his pro debut as he matches up with Bryan Brooks (0-6-1), of Long Beach, Calif.

     Meridian welterweight Tirobio "Mo Money" Ball makes his pro debut into the boxing arena when he faces Greenville's Joe Winters (1-1).

   There are three other bouts scheduled for the night, so everyone should be more than pleased with the variation of styles and level of talent.

   Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the first bout kicking off at 7:30 pm.

     Tickets are available at Sam's Fashion, downtown Meridian. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. For ticket information, contact promoter Yolanda Edmonds at (601) 479-6841.

— from submitted reports

PREP BASKETBALL

SE Lauderdale   94

Philadelphia girls   38

   Jasmine Bush scored 34 points and hauled in 15 rebounds Friday night as the Tigers rolled to the Division 5-3A victory.

   Anna Beth Caves and Kamesha Pringle also finished in double figures for Southeast with 18 points and 11, respectively. The win pushed the Tigers to 19-6 overall and 7-1 in the division, keeping the Tigers in a tie atop the division with Choctaw Central, which visits Vimville next week.

   Philadelphia was led by Precious Moore's 22 and Latesha Carter's 11.

   Southeast faces Wayne County at 4:30 p.m. today in the Newton Classic.

— Jamie Wachter

SE Lauderdale   70

Philadelphia boys   45

   Desmond Griggs led four Tigers in double figures as Southeast routed the visiting Tornaodes on Friday.

   Griggs had 16 and was joined in double digits by Demario Malone's 15, Terrion Larkin's 11 and JaWhaun Malone's 10. Jeremy Wall added nine for the Tigers.

   Philadelphia was paced by Caleb Moore's 21.

   Southeast improved to 13-11 overall and 3-3 in Division 5-3A as they continue to chase the division's second seed. The Tigers visit Heidelberg on Tuesday.

— Jamie Wachter

Clarkdale girls   66

Leake County   31

   Charmane Tims celebrated senior night at Clarkdale with a career night Friday. Tims, the Bulldogs' lone senior, scored a career-high 36 points in leading Clarkdale to the Division 6-2A rout.

   Clarkdale, which moved to 17-4 overall and 8-2 in the division, also received 14 points from Crystal Clay.

   The Gators were paced by Ja'mes Lewis' 13.

   The Bulldogs visit rival Enterprise today.

— Jamie Wachter

NE Lauderdale   53

NE Jones girls   32

   Brittney Williams led the host Trojans with 19 points as Northeast routed the Tigers on Friday.

   Tarmacia Mack added 17 points and Shaqunta McDonald added eight for Northeast, which improved to 4-17 and 2-6 in Division 5-4A.

   The Trojans visit Laurel on Tuesday.

— Jamie Wachter

Other scores

   Playing for the top seed in the Division 5-6A tournament, which will be held at Meridian, the Wildcats were blasted on the road Friday, losing 72-39 to host Hattiesburg. The Tigers clinched the top seed with the win and will face Petal in the first round of the tournament, while Meridian draws Oak Grove.

   The Meridian girls also fell Friday, losing 81-44. Other area teams falling Friday include the Enterprise girls 80-19 to Scott Central, the Enterprise boys 60-48 to the visiting Rebels, the Lamar girls 45-36 to host Simpson County Academy, and the Lamar boys 91-59 to the Cougars.

   Choctaw Central's girls hammered visiting Heidelberg 92-30, Kemper Academy's girls beat host Calhoun Academy 54-46 and the Kemper County boys topped visiting Newton 81-59, outscoring the Tigers 52-35 in the second half including a 22-9 fourth quarter.

   No other details were reported.

— from staff reports

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