Roundup – St. Andrew’s ends Clarkdale boys’ season
Published 8:30 am Sunday, January 31, 2010
- Kemper County boys fall to Starkville at the Newton Shootout.
For the second straight game, the Clarkdale boys soccer team trailed by two goals at halftime.
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On Saturday, though, there would be no comeback from the Bulldogs as St. Andrew’s downed visiting Clarkdale 3-0 in the second round of the Class 1A/2A/3A playoffs.
After battling through a scoreless tie for most of the first half, St. Andrew’s scored 32 minutes in and then tacked on another goal in the final minute of the first half to grab the two-goal lead. After Clarkdale overcame the same deficit in Tuesday’s playoff opener against Franklin County, the loss of Micah Redmond to a broken ankle in the opening minutes of the second half was too much for the Bulldogs this time.
“We were still fired up and ready to go back out there and score three goals to win it,” Clarkdale coach Mark Taylor said about the Bulldogs’ demeanor at halftime. “It was a lot closer than the score indicated. It was pretty evenly played.”
The Bulldogs end their season 14-4-2.
— Jamie Wachter
PREP BASKETBALL
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Newton Co. girls 71
Choctaw Central 69
Newton County overcame a four-point hole at the end of one quarter to hold off visiting Choctaw Central on Saturday.
The Cougars used a 27-point second quarter to lead 40-33 at halftime and stretched the lead to 53-42 heading into the fourth before the Warriors rallied.
Alyssia Boose and Reneisha Evans each scored 20 points to lead Newton County, which received 12 points from Sherunda Jim.
Choctaw Central received 15 points from Delanda Chickaway and Chenice Ben. Deshayna Hickman added 11 for the Warriors.
The Cougars (11-10) travel to Richland on Tuesday, while Choctaw visits Clarkdale.
— Jamie Wachter
Leake hosting MAIS Region 3-AA tourney
Leake Academy, which has the region’s top-ranked girls basketball team, will host the Region 3-AA tournament beginning Tuesday.
The Lamar girls will face Canton Academy in a 6 p.m. game Tuesday, with the winner advancing to face the Rebelettes on Friday. Simpson Academy and Hillcrest Christian play in Friday’s other semifinal. The championship game is at 6 p.m. Saturday and the third-place contest at 3 p.m. Saturday.
In the boys bracket, Lamar and Leake Academy meet in Tuesday’s 7:15 p.m. opening-round game. The winner will face Hillcrest Christian in a semifinal on Friday. The other semifinal pits Simpson Academy against Canton Academy.
— Jamie Wachter
South State tournament sites announced
If Meridian High reaches the Class 6A South State tournament, the Wildcats would host as announced by the Mississippi High School Activities Association. The South State tournament is Feb. 18-20.
Wayne County earned the top spot in the Class 5A girls selections, while Northeast Lauderdale is the second choice in Class 4A behind reigning 3A champion Raymond. Choctaw Central’s girls are the third selection in Class 3A and Newton is the fourth spot in Class 2A.
Choctaw Central holds the top spot in Class 3A boys followed by Kemper County. Newton County is the fourth selection in Class 4A.
— Jamie Wachter
JUCO BASKETBALL
Baton Rouge 86
MCC women 78
Sophomore Charda’e Johnson led the way for MCC with 14 points, while sophomore LaQuita Burroughs added 11 points.
The Eagles fall to 16-5 and 2-2 in the Miss-Lou Conference on the year.
— from school reports
