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#135: West Point playing for another state title – 11/28/18

November 28, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The 2018 high school football season wraps up this weekend with the MHSAA championships in Hattiesburg. Northeast Mississippi has one team competing for a title: West Point.

On this episode, Brad and Dalton look at the six matchups (6:08), including West Point against West Jones in the 5A title game (7:30). The Green Wave are seeking a third-straight championship. They got here by turning in a dominant performance on both sides of the ball last week in a 35-0 win over Olive Branch (1:33).

Two other area teams came up short last week. Turnovers hurt Calhoun City in a loss to Scott Central (3:57), while Smithville couldn’t capitalize on some opportunities against powerhouse Simmons (4:56).

There’s plenty of basketball talk this week, too. Dalton has an update on the Potts Camp boys (11:09), who are off to a strong start behind the play of Mitchell Saulsberry. On the girls side, South Pontotoc rallied to beat Amory on Tuesday (13:45), while Tremont held off a furious West Union comeback (15:22).

Some big girls games are on tap for Friday night (17:00), including Pontotoc at Tupelo and Ingomar at Pine Grove.

The guys wrap things up with a shoutout to Houston’s Aquana Brownlee (19:08) and Athletes of the Week (19:46).

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#134: Three area teams seek title game berths – 11/21/18

November 21, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The MHSAA football playoffs continue this week with the North finals, and three area teams will be on the field Friday night.

Brad and Dalton preview each of those games on this episode. In Class 1A, Smithville has the unenviable task of traveling to Simmons (9:23), which has won three-straight championships and is on a 53-game winning streak. The Seminoles’ stingy defense will need to be in top form.

In 2A, Calhoun City visits Scott Central in a battle of two strong defensive squads (12:30). The Wildcats are making their third consecutive trip to the North final, while the Rebels haven’t been here since 2003.

And in 5A, three-time defending state champ West Point hosts division foe Olive Branch (14:59). The Green Wave have handed the Conquistadors their only three losses over the last two seasons, including in last year’s North final.

Brad and Dalton also look back at some of last week’s results. Calhoun City, led by linebacker/tailback Anfernee Campbell, blanked Philadelphia and showed off a strong pass defense (2:06). Smithville beat Okolona for the second time this year (4:44), tossing a shutout in the second half. And Corinth fumbled the game away late in a 4A playoff loss to Greenwood (7:01).

On the basketball court, Brad recaps Ripley’s big win against Booneville on Tuesday (18:26), and Dalton looks back at New Site’s defeat of South Pontotoc on Monday (21:05).

The guys also present Shoutouts (23:08) and Athletes of the Week (23:53).

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#133: Rematches headline football playoffs – 11/14/18

November 14, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The quarterfinal round of the MHSAA football playoffs kicks off Friday, and it’s highlighted by several rematches.

On this episode, Brad and Dalton preview three of the big games. In Class 1A, Smithville hosts Okolona (7:37), a team it beat in the regular season en route to a division title. It’s a similar situation for West Point in 5A, as the Green Wave host Lafayette (9:08), which it defeated in a Division 1-5A game earlier this season.

And it 2A, Calhoun City welcomes Philadelphia (10:44), which it eliminated from the playoffs last year. The Wildcats also beat the Tornadoes earlier this season.

The guys also recap some of last week’s games. North Pontotoc came up just short at North Panola in 3A (1:28), while Pontotoc rolled past Senatobia in 4A (4:32) and Booneville’s perfect season ended at the hands of Water Valley in 3A (5:55).

And a bit of coaching news: Eric Spann is leaving Aberdeen after four seasons (12:59).

On the basketball court, Dalton says he was impressed by the Tupelo boys in their 30-point win over Shannon on Tuesday (14:04). Ingomar’s girls also picked up a nice win Tuesday, defeating a strong Ripley team behind Gara Beth Self’s 31 points (15:48). And Brad liked what he saw out of the TCPS boys in their win Monday against Walnut (17:26).

The guys also give shoutouts to Jumpertown’s Austin Geno (18:44) and Kossuth’s Morgan Hodum (20:50), and they present Athletes of the Week (21:17).

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#132: Seminoles win division; Tupelo, Pontotoc hit road – 11/07/18

November 7, 2018 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The MHSAA football playoffs are now in full swing for all classifications, with teams in 6A, 5A and 1A cranking up this week.

On this episode, Brad and Dalton examine what kind of odds Tupelo has when it opens the 6A playoffs at Northwest Rankin (9:05). Also in 6A, Starkville hosts its former coach, Ricky Woods, when South Panola pays a visit (10:34). And in 4A, Pontotoc looks to pick up a second-round win at Senatobia (12:04).

As for last week’s games, Smithville beat previously undefeated Biggersville to claim the Division 1-1A title (2:24). Booneville slopped through the mud to hold off Aberdeen in the 3A playoffs (4:38); Oxford closed the regular season strong by beating Tupelo (6:26); and Shannon was stunned at home by 4-seed Rosa Fort (7:46).

The football coaching carousel has started turning (18:11), with Larry Gann resigning at Vardaman and Perry Liles retiring from Calhoun City.

There’s plenty of news on the basketball court, with the season just getting under way. No. 1 large school Lafayette beat a strong Shannon team on Tuesday (13:38), while Pontotoc took down No. 2 Starkville on Saturday (15:18). Pine Grove, the two-time defending 1A girls champ, will be without star post player Karlie Rogers for the next few weeks after she suffered a knee injury (17:24).

The guys also present Athletes of the Week (20:16).

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