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Amory quarterback Forest Williams kept the Panthers in the game with his feet which caused problems for the Itawamba defense. (Thomas Wells) Monroe Scoreboard
Nettleton 25 East Side 24 Nettleton scores on a fourth down pass from Anthony Franklin to Odarius Lowe with 48 seconds remaining. The Tigers (9-3) host Booneville in round two of the Class 3A play...
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Week ago Rewind: Amory's Williams, Freeman, Holcomb talk after beating Louisville
Amory faces Itawamba tonight as the postseason begins. The Panthers upset Louisville 19-14 last week. Here’s what QB Forest Williams, RB Jore’el Freeman and DL Evan Holcomb said after ...
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Amory punter Jake Shelly has helped the Panthers with a consistent foot while the offense came around. (Brandon Speck) Amory improved since first meeting with Indians, but how much?
Since an early season 49-7 loss at Itawamba, young Amory (3-8, 3-2 Division 2-3A) has survived a gauntlet schedule, found its name and picked up a huge win to close the regular season. “O...
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Aberdeen staple Roy Hazzle is giving it two more years. For more than two decades, Hazzle has guided the Bulldogs, to the Class 3A title two seasons ago. (Brandon Speck) Aberdeen's Hazzle wants one more trip to the Big House before he retires
It may be two years away, but it’s two years too soon for everyone related to Aberdeen basketball.
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FINAL OUTING - Senior running back Latedrick Troupe jukes a George defender on Saturday as Hamilton fell 28-0 and missed the postseason. (Brenda Owens/SportsMemory.com) Snake-bitten Lions miss postseason
Hamilton saw its season end on Saturday with a 28-0 loss against visiting J.Z. George (7-4, 3-2).
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Smithville coach, QB OK after rough Thursday night
Smithville coach Bubba Tacker still wouldn’t say too much about himself on Monday.
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Amory running back Quartez French is pushed backwards by Louisville defenders in the first half Friday. (Brandon Speck) VIDEO: Panthers stun Louisville in season finale
AMORY – Louisville had some Amory fans leaving the already near-empty, and soaked, stands at Longenecker Field. In the first 35 seconds of the second half, Amory made the ones w...
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Smithville s Steve Adams brings down Okolona quarterback Zack Brooks for a safety in the fourth quarter. (Deste Lee) Smithville rallies as QB, coach head to hospitals
SMITHVILLE – They did it for Antwune. Trailing 8-5 early the second half, Smithville would then rally around each other and go on to play 19-plus minutes of inspired football on Thursday night t...
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Hoskins gets Dandy Dozen snub!
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If you've seen the Dandy Dozen basketball lists from the Clarion Ledger, you didn't see Aberdeen senior Jameika Hoskins on the girls list. Can't really explain why other than the reason Adam Go...
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I'm typically not one to spend much time questioning polls, but how in the world is Aberdeen not even getting votes in the state's AP Poll? Here's the 1A-3A lists. Here are Mississippi's top hi...
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Ramirez returning to Dodgers next season (AP)
Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make. He could have exercised an out clause in the two-year, $45 million deal he signed in March.
Fri Nov 06 20:11:56 -0600 2009
James scores 33 at MSG as Cavs cruise (AP)

From left to right, David Sommo and brother Frank Sommo, of Kings Park, N.Y., and Zachariah Reitano, of Ridgefield, Conn., show their support for Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James(notes) to become a New York Knick before the start of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Cavaliers on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York.

LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks. No wonder he's bummed about the NBA schedule: only one Garden party this season. James scored 33 points in his lone visit to New York, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the Knicks on Friday night. One night after managing just 42 second-half points in an ugly home loss to Chicago, the Cavaliers rang up 40...


Fri Nov 06 22:56:54 -0600 2009
No. 5 Boise St. survives La. Tech 45-35 (AP)
Early in the fourth quarter, there was nervous pacing along Boise State's sideline. With an opportunity to show a national television audience why they should once again become a BCS buster, a close game on the road was not what the fifth-ranked Broncos had in mind. They looked anxious, but they weren't rattled.
Fri Nov 06 23:52:50 -0600 2009
Suns' Richardson has 34, Celtics now 6-1 (AP)

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce(notes), left, tries to get to the basket past Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson(notes) during the first half of Phoenix's 110- 103 win in an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston. One game after going scoreless for just the third time in his career, Richardson had 34 points and 10 rebounds to lead Phoenix to a 110-103 victory over the Celtics on Friday night.


Fri Nov 06 22:16:56 -0600 2009