Archives for February 2018

#104: Basketball state tournament preview – 02/28/18

February 28, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The MHSAA basketball state tournament resumes Thursday in Jackson. Brad and Dalton spend this show previewing the big event.

A total of 20 teams from Northeast Mississippi are taking part (1:27). Among those are some defending champs, including Ashland’s boys in Class 1A (3:24). But now that Okolona is in 1A this year, it looks like the favorite.

In 4A, Corinth’s boys are playing extremely well but could be without leading scorer Tada Stricklen, who’s injured (5:44). Tupelo’s girls are a bit of a surprise entry (6:59), considering the personnel issues they’ve experienced.

The Blue Mountain girls are making their first ever trip to Jackson, while Tremont’s girls are back for the first time in 24 years (8:58).

Brad and Dalton also look at some key boys players to watch (11:24) and girls players to watch (15:07). And finally, they present Athletes of the Week (18:59).

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#103: Kossuth, Booneville among winners as playoffs begin – 02/21/18

February 21, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The MHSAA basketball playoffs began earlier this week, with several area teams vying to advance to Jackson.

In girls action, Kossuth got a big game from Morgan Hodum and beat South Pontotoc on the road (1:13). Tupelo’s young squad beat Northwest Rankin (2:32), and Belmont blew past Houston by 50 points (3:44). Looking ahead, some notable second-round matchups include Ripley at Shannon and New Site at Calhoun City (5:28).

On the boys side, North Pontotoc kept its historic season going by holding off Houston (6:30), as Clark Mills led the way. Booneville beat a bigger South Pontotoc squad (8:11), with freshman Kaleb Guy scoring 22 off the bench. Some fun second-round matchups are on tap for Saturday, including Center Hill at Saltillo, Biggersville at Ashland and East Webster at Ingomar (10:43).

Brad and Dalton also look at soccer, where Saltillo’s boys won their first state title (12:17). And the baseball and softball seasons start this weekend (13:02).

Also, the guys present Athletes of the Week (13:41).

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#102: Tupelo in must-win game; Saltillo soccer playing for title – 02/14/18

February 14, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

As the soccer postseason nears its end, basketball’s is just starting up.

On this episode, Brad and Dalton look at the division basketball tournaments getting under way this week (1:18). Brad has an update on Nettleton’s girls (2:27), who saw their season end Tuesday in the Division 4-3A tourney but made progress under first-year coach Shane Hayles. In 2-6A, Tupelo’s boys must win Friday to keep their season alive (3:34). And in 1-3A, three Journal-ranked girls teams will duke it out (5:01).

Speaking of the Daily Journal rankings, there was a shake-up this week on the boys side (7:15). Starkville took over at No. 1, while Ingomar moved in at No. 6.

On the soccer pitch, Corinth’s girls lost to two-time defending state champ West Lauderdale in the 4A quarterfinals (9:27), but it was a great season for the Lady Warriors. Saltillo’s boys, led by Cade Knight, edged Grenada on Tuesday to earn a berth in the 5A title match (10:39).

The guys also present Athletes of the Week (12:54).

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#101: Hot Devils; soccer playoffs; Banks to Starkville – 02/07/18

February 7, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

Basketball, soccer, football, baseball – a little bit of everything can be found on this week’s episode.

Brad and Dalton start by reviewing some key basketball results from the past week. On Tuesday, Booneville’s boys rallied past North Pontotoc to claim the Division 1-3A crown (1:59), as Cole McGrath and Cameron Young turned in big games. And Booneville’s girls have been hot (7:40), knocking off previously unbeaten Kossuth last week and then claiming the division title Tuesday. Shmia Williams and Kinsley Murphy have both been playing well for the Lady Devils.

Saltillo’s boys ran past Nettleton on Tuesday (5:48), while No. 2 Starkville took down No. 1 Okolona (9:51).

Looking ahead, a couple of notable games Friday include Corinth at Tupelo boys and Houston at Calhoun City girls (10:33). And coming Sunday, Brad will have a story on Hickory Flat siblings Jarvis and R’Daztiny Harris, who can both light up the gym (11:55).

The soccer playoffs began this week (12:33), with Tupelo’s girls losing Monday. The Tupelo boys play tonight against Northwest Rankin.

Some big football news dropped last week, with former Mississippi State standout Johnthan Banks joining Starkville’s football coaching staff (13:58). Baseball practices have started up, and Dalton has an update on Tupelo, last year’s 6A state champ (16:55).

And finally, the guys present Athletes of the Week (18:38).

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