If there’s anyone who knows what a talented runner looks like, it’s Shelton Gandy.The second-year Wayne County head coach rushed for more than 6,000 yards in three years at Waynesboro Central High School.
After hosting the school’s first playoff game last season, Richton has gone through some growing pains in 2019.An inexperienced group of Rebels turned to senior Dylan Farve on Friday night, who helped lead Richton a 40-11 win over Sacred Heart.
Munoz, who closed with a 2-under 70, made it two straight weeks for South American winners, following Joaquin Niemann winning last week at the Greenbrier.
Since he was a freshman, Robert Henry has made plays for Lumberton High.As a junior, he seems to be making them all over the field. Henry rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in the Panthers’ 41-7 win over Stringer.
Surveying his group of Golden Tornadoes last August, coach Todd Breland knew Xavier Evans would be a playmaker for Laurel.He just needed to find a way to get No. 10 on the field.
Jefferson Davis County High School middle linebacker Markis Middleton is ready for his senior season and a final run at a Class 3A state football championship.
Laurel High School last reached the Class 5A football state championship game in 2016, last won a state crown in 2014. Senior safety Keno Smith said that’s been far too long an absence for the Tornadoes.
She made the decision to retire from the elite level in order to become a college athlete. When she made this decision, she had been competing with a fractured back and two torn shoulders.
According to ESPN and CBS Sports, Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts has taken a first but not final step towards transferring to a different college football program.
In a letter to the Bulldog faithful, released on Mississippi State Football’s official Twitter, the third team All-American thanked the many people who helped him on his journey.
The 23-year-old carried a four-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round, closing out with a 4-under 68 for a four-stroke victory, securing his win at 21-under 267.
American Family Insurance presented West Jones High School defensive lineman Byron Young with his All-American jersey Friday morning during a pep rally.
Sumrall quarterback Dannis Jackson humbly received his Under Armour All-American jersey Monday morning. Friends and family gathered at Sumrall High School for the presentation.
USM announced Saturday morning that senior quarterback Kwadra Griggs has been suspended indefinitely "pending the resolution of a student conduct matter.
"When I was younger, my cousin came in and was like, 'Oh, he has a peanut head.' And they just said, 'Alright we're gonna call him peanut.'" To his teammates at Richton, senior wide receiver Za'Darius Mitchell is better known as "Captain."
It'll be a brave, new world for Wayne County High School football, and senior defensive tackle Jeremy Sibley is hoping to make his final year as a War Eagle his best. "I'm going to miss it a lot," Sibley said. "But you only get to play high school football once, so I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts."
It took some time for East Marion High School offensive lineman Raul Soldi to grow into his role along the Eagles' front. Now, entering his senior year, the 5-foot-10, 230-pound Soldi said he's ready to take his game up a level.
For the first third of the 2017 football season, Jarod Conner was a running back still learning how to play quarterback. Once the junior settled in and grew more and more comfortable and consistent in the passing game, the coaches opened up the playbook and Conner became a clutch-play dynamo at the heart of Hattiesburg High School's high-octane offense.
Collins High School football coach Eric Booth knows exactly who to turn when his Tigers need a spark on the football field - Markel McLaurin "Whenever I need a big play, he's the man," Booth said of the 5-foot-11, 174-pound senior. "That young man, he's been a pretty good since I got here. Pretty good ole kid, pretty good athlete, know what I'm saying? He does what we ask him to do and works hard.
Leon Jones has a tough act to follow at North Forrest High School, stepping into the role vacated by 2017 Pine Belt Player of the Year, quarterback Daylyn Croom. Jones said he can't wait.
Kevon "K.J." Cloyd loves football. "It's not only a game for high school, but it's also about life," said Cloyd, who was selected as Columbia High School's "Player of the Pine Belt." "You take a bunch of different people together and give them the same goal and then try to accomplish that goal." The Wildcats' goal this fall is to bounce back from a 3-7 finish in 2017. First-year coach Chip Bilderback, who took ...
Ever since he started playing the game, Nathan Pickering has been pretty easy to spot on the football field as one of the largest and most athletic player on his teams.
