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Alcorn Central Golden Bears finish third at state in cross country Biggersville Lions win 5th straight Division 1-1A title in basketball Corinth School sweeps Alcorn County Basketball Tourney Kossuth Lady Aggies ‘pin’ down state runner-up finish A Daily Corinthian product
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Sports Rewind Edition | April 2013
EDITORIAL Publisher Reece Terry Editor H. Lee Smith II Contributors H. Lee Smith II Donica Phifer Steve Beavers Jeff Allen Randy Williams Anson Keith Amy Mercer Blake Long
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On the Cover Photo by Randy Williams Kossuth’s Marlee Sue Bradley goes up against Corinth’s Aspen Strickland during the semifinals of the Alcorn County Tournament. Corinth swept the titles for the third time in 10 years. PA G E 4
Baseball —Aggies claim elusive state title Page 7
Golf—Aggies tied for fifth in first state foray Page 21
Alcorn County Tournament — Corinth pulls off third sweep Page 9
Golf — CHS tied for fourth at shortened state event Page 22
Basketball — Lions claim 5th straight 1-1A crown Page 13
Soccer — 4 Lady Warriors, 3 Warriors named All-Division Page 25
Football — Warrior group earns 1-4A accolades Page 14
Bowling — Lady Aggies roll to second at state Page 27
Fast-Pitch Softball — Buntin, Mills lead Division 1-3A team Page 16
Track — Local entries place in 1A, 3A state meets Page 28
Golf — Lady Aggies win third straight division title Page 17
Fast-Pitch Softball — Lady Warriors fall one game shy of state Page 29
Cross Country — Past, present come together at Central Page 18
Volleyball — Corinth captures regular-season title, falls in tournament Page 31
Cross Country — Aggies earn ninth straight top-3 finish; Corinth doubles up as 4A runners-up Page 20 SPORTS REWIND
Track —Lady Warriors finish just shy of 4A title Page 32
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Aggies claim elusive state title by Donica Phifer PEARL — It seemed like it was meant to be. Kossuth put together a second game that was nearly perfect with Hunter Swindle and Josh Whitaker leading an Aggie team to a 4-0 win over the Sumrall Bobcats to capture the 3A State Title on May 24. The best-of-three series sweep came over 14 innings in two days. Just five days prior, the Aggies played an 18-inning marathon with Independence High School that earned them a spot in Pearl. “ I tell my guys all the time that if we are prepared to play it doesn’t matter when we play. We can play at 2 a.m. or
3 p.m. and 18 innings - we are ready to play,” Kossuth Head Coach Daniel Threadgill said. Starting on the mound, Swindle threw six complete innings, logging three strikes and giving up only one hit -- a fifth inning smash into center field by Sumrall’s Sam Clark. Lone senior Josh Whitaker stepped in on the final inning, giving up a fly ball to Joseph McLaurin and tossing a strike out on Austin Watts to close the game. After tossing for 12 shutout innings in the win over Independence, Whitaker was limited to five innings during the championship series.
Above Kossuth players and coaches gather around the trophy that signified the program’s first state baseball title. Opposite page Kossuth head coach Daniel Threadgill and lone senior Josh Whitaker share a moment after Kossuth won the championship series.
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Road to the Gold 2nd Round Kossuth 5, Winona 3 May 2 @ Kossuth Winona 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -- 3 6 1 Kossuth 0 0 1 1 2 1 x -- 5 8 2 WP: Josh Whitaker (5-3). LP: Josh Carpenter. Multiple Hits: (W) None. (K) Tyler Mercer 2. 2B: (W) Andrew Wilson. (K) Blake Cain. 3B: (K) Jacob Wilcher. HR: (W) Mario Hill. Kossuth 10, Winona 6 May 4 @ Winona Kossuth 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 -- 10 8 0 Winona 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 -- 6 8 2 WP: Tyler Mercer (7-4). LP: Hunter Acy. Multiple Hits: (K) Jacob Wilcher 4, (W) Marlo Hill 2, Tony Taylor 2, Andrew Wilson 2. 2B: (K) Blake Cain, Wilcher. 3B: (K) Wilcher. HR: (K) Wilcher. Note: Wilcher hit for the cycle. Record: Kossuth 15-13
Quarterfinals Kossuth 5, Mooreville 2 May 10 @ Mooreville Kossuth 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 -- 5 7 1 Mooreville 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -- 1 3 - WP: Josh Whitaker (6-3). Multiple Hits: (K) Blake Cain 2. 2B: (K) Cain 2.
Kossuth baseball
Kossuth 7, Mooreville 3 May 11 @ Kossuth Mooreville 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 3 7 2 Kossuth 2 1 0 3 1 0 x -- 7 11 0 WP: Tyler Mercer (8-4). LP: John Juliant. Multiple Hits: (M) Cody Cryder 2, Ben Seay 2. (K) Jacob Wilcher 2, Connar Boyer 2, Reed Mitchell 2. 2B: (M) Clay Suddeth. HR: (K) Josh Whitaker Record: Kossuth 17-13
Semifinals
Independence 2, Kossuth 0 May 16 @ Independence Kossuth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 6 3 Indy 0 0 1 1 0 0 x -- 2 4 1 WP: Leemarcus Boyd (5-1). LP: Josh Whitaker (6-4). Multiple Hits: (K) None. (I) Boyd 2. Kossuth 6, Independence 3 May 18 @ Kossuth Indy 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -- 3 7 1 Kossuth 3 2 1 0 0 0 x -- 6 5 2 WP: Tyler Mercer (9-4). LP: Tyler Presley (4-3). Multiple Hits: (I) Leemarcus Boyd 2, Nathan Simpson 2. (K) Jacob Wilcher 2. 2B: (I) Boyd. (K) Mercer. Kossuth 5, Independence 4, 18 inn. KHS 000 110 200 000 000 001 -- 5 18 3 IHS 003 010 000 000 000 000 -- 4 9 3
WP: Josh Whitaker (7-4). LP: Scott Shearer. Multiple Hits: (K) Josh Whitaker 4, Tyler Mercer 3, Matthew Woodruff 2, Charlie Bonee 2, Zack Walker 2, Jacob Wilcher 2. (I) Hudson Ross 3, Tyler Presley 2, Wess Anglin 2. 2B: (K) Whitaker, Wilcher. (I) Anglin 2. Record: Kossuth 19-14
Championship
Kossuth 6, Sumrall 5 May 23 @ Pearl Sumrall 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 -- 5 9 4 Kossuth 0 0 2 0 0 4 x -- 6 9 1 WP: Tyler Mercer (10-4). LP: Chandler Massengale (7-4). S: Hunter Swindle (2). Multiple Hits: (S) Will Simon 2, Alex Knight 2, Joseph McLaurin 2. (K) Jacob Wilcher 3, Josh Whitaker 2, Charlie Bonee 2. 2B: (S) Devontea Watts, Stephen Newell. (K) Blake Cain, Matthew Woodruff. Kossuth 4, Sumrall 0 May 24 @ Pearl Kossuth 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 4 7 3 Sumrall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1 3 WP: Hunter Swindle (3-2). LP: Devontea Watts (5-3). S: Josh Whitaker (2). Multiple Hits: (K) Charlie Bonee 2, Josh Whitaker 2. (S) None. 2B: (K) Reed Mitchell. (S) Sam Clark Records: Kossuth 21-14, Sumrall 23-13
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Corinth pulls off third sweep Lady Warriors claim third title by H. Lee Smith II The Corinth Lady Warriors defense ended on the plus side in Saturday’s 58-51 win over Alcorn Central on Jan. 11 at the Crossroads Arena. Alcorn Central turned 19 Corinth fouls into a 17-of-22 showing at the line, but in the end 36 turnovers -- 16 via Corinth steals -- helped propel the Lady Warriors to their second Alcorn County Tournament title in three years. Corinth (6-8) outscored Central (10-6) 14-6 over the final 3:12 to claim its third total ACT championship since the program was revived in 1974-75 season. Central, seeking its 21st championship since 1950, led a handful of times, but could never muster more than a 2-point lead since very early in the contest. The Lady Bears, which trailed by nine with 6:22 left in the first half, put together a quick 4-0 run to turn a four-point deficit into a one-point lead with 3:22 left. Lauren McCreless, who led all scorers with 29 points, scored nine of her team’s 12 fourth-quarter points including all the 4-0 spurt. Aundrea Adams turned an offensive board into two makes at the line and Teosha Boyd’s and-one -- courtesy Central’s 28th turnover of the night -- began the gameending 14-6 run. After Briley Talley pulled AC to within a deuce with 2:35 remaining, Corinth scored seven unanswered over a 1:40 stretch of the fourth. Adams, who converted on two of her offense rebounds in the final period, had four in the 7-0 spurt. Five Corinth players scored in the first 16 minutes as Corinth ended a back-andforth final minutes of the half with a 27-25 lead. Boyd led a balanced attack with eight, including a pair of 3-pointers. Please see LADY | 36
Warriors work overtime for record 8th straight title by Anson Keith It was a low scoring, physical night cap at the Alcorn County Tournament at The Crossroads Arena on Jan. 11 as the Corinth Warriors beat the Biggersville Lions 40-38 in overtime.
The Warriors had lost their previous game against the Lions in a nail biter -- 55-53 -- on Dec. 23 at Corinth High School. The win provided Corinth with its 40th ACT title since 1950. Corinth has also won 15 of the Please see WARRIORS | 37
Past results Results since 1950 and scores since 1955 for the boys’ championship game of the Alcorn County Tournament. Year Champ Runner-up 2014 Corinth 40 Biggersville 38 OT 2013 Corinth 78 Biggersville 69 OT 2012 Corinth 53 Biggersville 39 2011 Corinth 81 Central 62 2010 Corinth 85 Biggersville 60 2009 Corinth 61 Central 51 2008 Corinth 54 Central 37 2007 Corinth 53 Kossuth 51 2006 Kossuth 34 Central 32 2005 Corinth 60 Central 27 2004 Corinth 71 Central 49 2003 Corinth 78 Central 62 2002 Corinth 77 Central 56 2001 Corinth 67 Biggersville 57 2000 Corinth 74 Kossuth 67 1999 Corinth 70 Biggersville 61 1998 Biggersville 63 Central 60 OT 1997 Biggersville 55 Corinth 54 1996 Central 54 Corinth 48 1995 Central 70 Corinth 63 1994 Corinth 66 Kossuth 63 1993 Corinth 69 Central 54 1992 Central 43 Kossuth 38 1991 Corinth 71 Biggersville 55 1990 Corinth 77 Biggersville 50 1989 Corinth 79 Central 62 1988 Central 64 Corinth 63 2OT 1987 Biggersville 57 Corinth 54 1986 Corinth 34 Kossuth 30 1985 Corinth 57 Central 52
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Central 58 Central 47 Corinth 30 Central 57 Corinth 48 Corinth 68 Corinth 66 Kossuth 51 Corinth 62 Corinth 64 Corinth 69 Corinth 76 Central 62 Corinth 88 Corinth 69 Corinth 74 Biggersville 53 Corinth 66 Central 64 Kossuth 61 Kossuth 19 Corinth 60 Corinth 70 Corinth 50 Corinth 82 Corinth 54 Corinth 47 Farmington 68 Kossuth 86 Kossuth 51 Glendale Kossuth Kossuth Farmington Kossuth
Corinth 56 OT Corinth 46 Central 29 Corinth 51 Biggersville 46 OT Biggersville 51 Kossuth 57 Corinth 49 Biggersville 60 Kossuth 45 Central 57 Kossuth 57 Biggersville 52 Biggersville 66 Biggersville 60 Central 47 Central 51 OT Central 48 Kossuth 62 Central 44 Central 18 Kossuth 57 OT Central 61 Central 46 Biggersville 54 Glendale 53 Kossuth 35 Kossuth 63 Biggersville 53 Glendale 36 Kossuth Glendale Farmington Kossuth Biggersville
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Lions claim 5th straight 1-1A crown by Blake Long BOONEVILLE — Darian Barnett helped Biggersville get through a dry spell and accomplish a rare feat. Barnett scored eight points in a second quarter where his teammates made just three field goals, and the Lions claimed their fifth straight Division 1-1A Tournament championship with a 82-49 victory over Falkner on Feb. 21 at Booneville High School. “Darian is a great rebounder and is a superb athlete,” said Biggersville coach Cliff Little. “We’ve got various players that can step up at any time and he did tonight.” The Lions led 26-8 after one quarter thanks to three treys by Daniel Simmons, but the Biggersville guard fell upon a cold streak in the second. That’s when Barnett stepped up and kept the Lions (24-5) ahead by double digits, 40-29, at halftime. Emmanuel Simmons scored fight straight points out of the break for Biggersville and the Lions did not look back. Jaylon Gaines knocked down five field goals in the period, including a layup that gave Biggersville a 64-39 cushion. Gaines topped the Lions with 20 points and eight rebounds. Simmons
“We’ve got various players that can step up at any time and (Darian Barnett) did tonight.” Cliff Little Biggersville head coach had 16 points, all in three quarters of play. Biggersville outrebounded the Eagles (17-8) by a 53-36. The Lions also forced 17 turnovers, a majority in the first half. Three other Lions had eight points, including Shaun Watson, Emmanuel Simmons and Barnett. Tray Woody and Treyvon Jeanes topped Falkner with 12 points apiece. (G) Pine Grove 46, Biggersville 38 The Lady Lions stormed into halftime with major momentum after outscoring Pine Grove 15-5 in the second quarter. Jada Tubbs’s basket with 12 seconds on the clock put Biggersville ahead 20-19 at the break. But Pine Grove won the turnover margin 18-9 and held the rebounding edge 41- 28 as the Lady Panthers came from behind to clinch the tournament title.
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Tubs headed Biggersville’s offensive effort with 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. The Lady Lions’ bench outscored Pine Grove’s 27-1. Aliyah Akins had a double-double for the Lady Panthers (25-6) with 14 points and 11 boards. (G) Pine Grove 46, Biggersville 38 Biggersville 5 15 10 8 -- 38 Pine Grove 14 5 14 13 -- 46 Leading scorers: (B) Jada Tubbs 17; (PG) Aliyah Akins 14, Katelin Miller 12. (B) Biggersville 82, Falkner 49 Falkner 8 21 10 10 -- 49 Biggersville 14 25 18 25 -- 82 Leading scorers: (F) Tray Woody 12, Treyvon Jeanes 12; (B) Jaylon Gaines 20, Daniel Simmons 16.
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Football Doug Jones led Corinth to its first Division 1-4A title in his second season.
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Fast-Pitch Softball
Buntin, Mills lead Division 1-3A team by Donica Phifer A couple of Alcorn County standouts have received top honors for their work on the softball field in 2013. Alcorn Central’s Chelsea Buntin and Kossuth’s Carleigh Mills have both taken top player honors for Division 1-3A Fast-Pitch. Buntin, who served as starting pitcher and lead-off hitter for every ACHS game this season, took Player Of The Year honors. Mills, also a pitcher, was named Defensive Player of the Year. The Aggies, who took their second consecutive division title, had five team members selected for First-Team honors - including seniors Shelby Stewart, Hannah Parks, Brittany Brooks and Paden Tomlin. Please see FAST-PITCH | 32
1-3A Top Honors Coaching Staff of the Year: Steve Lyles and Morgan Robertson (Kossuth) Player of the Year: Chelsea Buntin (Alcorn Central) Offensive Player of the Year: Caroline Goodwin (Booneville) Defensive Player of the Year: Carleigh Mills (Kossuth) 1-3A First Team Kossuth -- Madison Hales, Briana Bryan, Hannah Parks, Shelby Stewart, Paden Tomlin, Brittany Brooks. Alcorn Central -- Haley Barnes, Amber Meredith, Olivia
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Golf
Lady Aggies win third straight division title By Donica Phifer and H. Lee Smith II It’s all about the Aggies -- for the third year in a row. Kossuth wrapped up their third Class 1, Division 1 title in as many years, edging out Walnut, Ripley and Falkner by a 26 or larger difference on April 15. Alyssa Trulove medaled for the Aggies, pulling in a 100. Fellow Lady Aggie Shelbi Barnes was Trulove’s closest competitor at 105 while the third team member, Sheby Phillips, finished at 114. Walnut’s Elizabeth Franz and Ripley’s Rachel Dees tied at third with 113. Falkner’s Madison Street split with Phillips at 114 while Alcorn Central’s lone female golfer, Katie Hunt ranked sixth at 119. KOSSUTH (205): Alyssa Trulove 100, Shelbi Barnes 105, Shelby Phillips 114. WALNUT (231): Elizabeth Franz 113, Rosalyn Nabors 118, Hadley Wilbanks 128. RIPLEY (238): Rachel Dees 113, Zoe Windham 125, Shelby Maxwell 138. FALKNER (246): Madison Street 114, Haley Akers 132, Molly McDowell 132. ALCORN CENTRAL (NA): Katie Hunt 119 Medalist: Trulove, Kossuth
Lady Aggies fifth at state
Kossuth took 14 strokes of last year’s total and turned in a second straight Top 5 finish at the Mississippi High School Activities Association’s Class I girls’ golf state tournament held April 29-30 at Canton Country Club. The Lady Aggies were tied with Ingomar for fourth place after carding
The Kossuth Lady Aggies claimed their third Division 1 title in as many years last April. a 209 in the 18-hole opening round on Monday. Kossuth improved by five strokes, but the Lady Falcons used a sevenshot improvement to edge out the SPORTS REWIND
Lady Aggies for fourth place. Kossuth, in its third season as a program, finished fifth one year ago Please see GOLF | 35 PA G E 1 7
Cross Country
Past, present come together at Central by H. Lee Smith II Alcorn Central’s cross-country team has come full circle. On top of head coach Bobby Purvis’ second stint at the school, the boys’ program turned in its best finish at the State Meet since 1983 with a third-place showing at the Class 3A event held Nov. 9 on the campus of Mississippi College in Clinton. Central finished behind defending champion Saint Andrew’s and county rival Kossuth. The Bears, who were 56-10 in head-to-head competition, improved three spots from the 2012 meet in which they finished sixth. “The 3A competition is the best I’ve ever seen,” said Purvis, who’s coached track and cross-country at each of the four county schools. The Lady Bears turned in an eighth-place finish. Last year, Central didn’t even have the required five runners to compete as a team. “The girls are now competing with a full squad at State and produced a winning season,” said Purvis. Ashlee Manahan topped the Lady Bears’ (29-27) efforts with a 20thplace showing among 94 entrants in 17:38. Alcorn Central was at the first
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Boys Team Scoring
1. Saint Andrew’s 24, 2. Kossuth 56, 3. Alcorn Central 97, 4. Choctaw Central 112, 5. Saint Patrick 115, 6. North Pontotoc 163, 7. South Pontotoc 198, 8. MS Math & Science 222, 9. Belmont 254, 10. Winona 274, 11. Sumrall 310, 12. Southeast Lauderdale 346
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9. Samuel Holley, 17:46; 12. Trevor Godwin, 17:55; 21. Jakob Carter, 19:01; 26. Austin Settlemires, 19:16; 29. Blake Burnett, 19:25; 33. Luke Holley, 19:36; 59. Brandon Turner, 21:47
Girls Team Scoring
1. Choctaw Central 27, 2. Saint Patrick 50, 3. Mooreville 83, 4. Saint Andrew’s 101, 5. Kossuth 114, 6. South Pontotoc 170, 7. Our Lady Academy 176, 8. Alcorn Central 238, 9. Winona 292, 10. Sumrall 297, 11. Forest 304, 12. North Pontotoc 352, 13. McLaurin 378
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Cross Country
Aggies earns ninth straight top-3 finish by H. Lee Smith II It took the final cross country meet for the Kossuth Aggies to suffer their first loss of the 2013 season. Still Kossuth capped a near-perfect season, finishing second to defending state champion St. Andrew’s, at the Class 3A State Cross Country Meet held Nov. 9 on the campus of Mississippi College in Clinton. Kossuth entered the final meet at 59-0 and on the heels of a perfect score of 15 in the Division 1-3A meet. All five St. Andrews scoring runners finished inside the Top 10 en route to a 21-point performance. Kossuth, which finished third behind St. Andrew’s and St. Patrick last season, had three All-State Meet runners while finishing with 56 markers. Riley McCalla, one of three seniors
among the seven participants, led Kossuth with a third-place finish in 17:14.7. He took 1:21 off his time from last season, and improved six spots in the process. Jordan Mills (7th) and Nathan Ginn (14) also earned All-State status. Kossuth has finished in the Top 3 every season beginning in 2005. Those include two titles (2007, 2009), five runner-up showings (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013) and two third-place efforts (2010, 2012). • The Lady Aggies finished fifth, a two-spot improvement from last season. Their 114 points was also 69 digits to the better. Eighth-grader Grace Stanford led the way with a 7th-place finish. Makiho Taniguichi also earned AllState with a 12th-place finish.
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3. Riley McCalla, 17:14.7; 7. Jordan Mills, 17:34.7; 14. Nathan Ginn, 18:06.9; 15. Rick Hodum, 18:20.2; 17. Kevin Ginn, 18:39.3; 22. Zack Shawl, 19:02.5; 28. Levi Burcham, 19:24.7
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7. Grace Stanford, 16:20.4; 12. Makiho Taniguichi 16:39.2; 25. Kaylee Bonds, 17:59.4; 34. Shelbi Barnes, 18:36.5; 38. Morgan Hodum 18:48.7; 51. Sara Talley, 19:38.9; 53. Trinity Heavener, 19:45. * Girls and Boys team scores on Page 18.
Corinth doubles up as 4A runners-up by H. Lee Smith II Girls Top 10 Teams
1. Pontotoc 71, 2. Corinth 81, 3. Lafayette Co. 91, 4. Vancleave 137, 5. Itawamba AHS 150, 6. West Lauderdale 161, 7. Senatobia 177, 8. Pass Christian 231, 9. Caledonia 267, 10. Newton Co. 272
Corinth Individual
4. Emma Knight, 15:41; 10. Yvette Evans, 16:42.7; 12. Brianna Scobey 16:56.4; 24. Anna Ruth Price, 17:46.9; 34. Kelsey Fulghum 18:11.9; 35. Laura Avant, 18:12.6; 46. Jacie Hudson 18:44.5
Boys Top 10 Teams
1. Pontotoc 49, 2. Corinth 76, 3. Saint Stanislaus 83, 4. Florence 164, 5. Senatobia 195, 6. Caledonia 196, 7. Lafayette Co. 245, 8. Itawamba AHS 264, 9. Newton Co. 278, 10. West Lauderdale 312, 11. Pass Christian 318, 12. Houston 358, 13. North Pike 394, 14. Vancleave 415, 15. Northeast Lauderdale 424
Corinth Individual
5. Morgan Toomer, 17:36.5; 13. Dennis Dilworth, 17:51.8; 14. Reed Pearce, 18:03.6; 15. Will Crigger, 18:03.9; 29. Rosley Smith, 18:48.9; 42. Rhett Robinson, 19:19.5; 47. Samuel Holt, 19:27
The Corinth High School cross-country program wrapped up another stellar campaign with a pair of runner-up finishes at the Class 4A State Meet held Nov. 9 at Mississippi College’s Choctaw Trails in Clinton. Perennial champion Pontotoc swept the annual season-ending meet. Pontotoc claimed a 10-point margin -- 7181 -- on the girls’ side, with the PHS boys winning 49-76. “We had a great state meet,” said Corinth Coach Larry Mangus. “Finishing second to Pontotoc was amazing due to the age of our team members. We are very young with only one senior.” Class 4A is the largest for cross country with 60 teams, including 31 male, competing in the event. Please see CORINTH | 34
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Golf
Aggies tied for fifth in first state foray by H. Lee Smith II Kossuth fell back one in the final round. The Aggies dropped off six strokes over the final 18 holes to finish tied with Mooreville in the Class 3A State Golf Tournament held May 1-2 at Lake Caroline Golf Club in Madison. Kossuth, making its first appearance in the event, followed up an opening-round 382 with a 388 on Thursday to card a 770 at Lake Caroline Golf Club in Madison. St. Patrick went wire-to-wire, winning the annual event by 31 strokes over Forest. Jesse Sunderman won the medalist title with a 157, making St. Patrick a double-winner in the two-day, 36-hole event.
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Jack Kather paced Kossuth with a 186 after turning in identical rounds of 93. Devin Sowell followed with a 185, improving one stroke from Wednesday’s round. Division 1-3A champion Belmont finished fourth with a 764 after falling back 18 strokes on Thursday. Kossuth qualified for the tournament with a second-place finish at the 1-3A Tournament.
St. Patrick 665, Forest 696, St. Andrews 731, Belmont 764, Kossuth 770, Mooreville 770 ST. PATRICK (338-327 -- 665) -- Jesse Sunderman 77-80 157, Jeff Holt 82-84 166, Trenton Abell 90-79 169, Alex DeVille 89-84 173, Todd Veale 92-86 178 FOREST (357-339 -- 696) -- Michael Jones 82-79 161, Bryce Power 89-84 173,
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Golf CHS tied for fourth at shortened state event by H. Lee Smith II Lewisburg reigned in the rain. The Patriots defended their Class 4A Golf title, edging out St. Stanislaus by three strokes in the rain-shortened tournament held May 1-2 at The Oaks Country Club in Pass Christian. Corinth, which finished second Lewisburg in its first season back in 4A in 2012, tied Kosciusko for fourth place -- 15 shots off the winning pace. Twelve teams made up the championship field. Weather suspended play on Wednesday, with the first group out finishing 13 holes. Plans called for the event to resume at 8 a.m. on Thursday, but rain pushed the start
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back to around 10 and forced the cancellation of the second round. “It’s a really nice golf course, just bad weather and nothing you can do about that,” said Corinth Coach Keith Greene. “But everybody had to play in the same conditions. Only four golfers broke 80 in the one-round event stretched over two days. North Pike’s Jonathan Newman took medalist honors with a 75, edging out Germantown’s Ross Bell by two shots. Pontotoc’s Denver Russell and Vancleave’s Ethan Dean both turned in 78s. “We has some nice weather Tuesday right until the end of our practice round around 3-3:30 when a storm started moving in,” said Green. “We had some delays on Wednesday and played in the rain all of Thursday, but no lightning. “We did see a big bolt split a tree when we were at the hotel on Wednesday.” The back end of Corinth’s lineup provided the best results, with its 3-5 players producing three of the top five scores. Bryant Carlton led the way with an 82, followed by Curtis Dillinger with an 85. Noah McQueen chipped in a 90. Collin Burns and Chase Little -- the only two holdovers from last
year’s event -- carded an 88 and 94, respectively. The Warriors won the 2010 and 2011 events -- the seventh and eighth state titles -- before finishing seven strokes behind Lewisburg at last year’s event held in Fernwood. Lewisburg 330, St. Stanislaus 333 Germantown 335, Corinth 345, Kosciusko 345, Vancleave 348, North Pike 352, Newton Co. 357. Caledonia 368, Amory 396, New Albany 412, Columbia 481 CORINTH (345) -- Bryant Carlton 82, Curtis Dillinger 95, Collin Burns 88, Noah McQueen 90, Chase Little 94.
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Corinth ran and hid again. The Warriors successfully defended their Division 1-4A golf championship on April 16, claiming a 24-stroke victory in the 18-hole event played at Shiloh Falls. Corinth returned to 4A last season and promptly beat Pontotoc and Amory by 29 strokes at the state qualifier at River Birch Golf Club in Please see CHS | 35
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Soccer 4 Lady Warriors, 3 Warriors named All-Division by H. Lee Smith II The Corinth soccer programs garnered three spots each, and had Madison Bickert earn the coveted goalkeeper award, on the 2013-14 AllDivision 1-4A squad. The Warriors finished the season 108-1 overall and tied for first in league play with a 5-1 mark. Gregg Parker’s club finished as the No. 2 seed on a tiebreaker with New Albany and dropped a 2-1 contest at Caledonia in the opening round of the playoffs. The Lady Warriors also earned a playoff spot as the No. 2 team in the four-team league with a 4-2 mark. Cameron Glenn’s group lost at Pontotoc 1-0 in the opening round of the playoffs to finish the season at 9-8-2 overall.
Corinth coaches an All-Division players included: (standing, from left) Gregg Parker (Boys Head Coach), Graves Marshall, Kyle Webb, John Michael McFall, Matt Windham, Cameron Glenn (Girls Head Coach), Trey Tomlinson (Assistant Coach); (seated, from left) Alyssa Park, Sierra Maness, Madison Bickert, Abby Tomlinson, Brianna Scobey.
All-Division Soccer Girls All-Division
New Albany Katelyn Watson, MF/F, Senior Caroline Mueller, Def., Junior Kristen Olson, MF/F, Junior Megan Van, MF, Sophomore Corinth Brianna Scobey, MF, Junior Sierra Maness, F, Sophomore Abby Tomlinson, Stopper/Sweeper, Freshman Tishomingo County Ali Barnett, F, Sophomore Maddie McAnnally, Def., Sophomore Ripley Bethany Jones, MF, Sophomore
Goalkeeper -- Madison Bickert, Corinth, Junior Honorable Mention: Sanders Goode, New Albany; Alyssa Park, Corinth; Jacinda Henry, Tishomingo County; Brooke Kettler, Tishomingo; Megan Elliot, Ripley; Kate Clark, Ripley
Boys All-Division
New Albany Cesar Perez, Def., Junior Eduardo Zaragoza, MF, Sophomore Joseph Rainey, MF, Freshman Jack Hickey, Def., Junior
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Bowling
GET BACK IN THE GAME The Kossuth Lady Aggies were the state runnersup in bowling. Kossuth had the best qualifying score, but lost out to Tremont 3-1 in the bestof-five Baker.
Lady Aggies roll to second at state by H. Lee Smith II The Kossuth Lady Aggies earned a second-place showing at the Class I State Bowling Championships held Feb. 27 at Fannin Lanes in Flowood. Kossuth bested the other eight teams in there class with a qualifying score of 2,784. Tremont, which was second in qualifying at 2,708, claimed its first bowling championship by beating Kossuth 3-1 in the best-offive Baker. The Lady Eagles won Games One (174-172), Three (108-102) and Four (161-145), with the Lady Aggies taking a 153-95 decision in Game Two. KHS’ five bowlers racked up 642 pins in Game One, followed by a 724, 680 and 738 for a total on 2,784. Sydney Rider put to-
Qualifying Round 1. Kossuth 2784 2. Tremont 2708 3. New Albany 2587 4. Pontotoc 2451 5. Itawamba 2413 6. Richland 2396 7. St. Joseph 2296 8. East Webster 2216
gether high games of 184 and 194. Alyssa Trulove recorded a high of 168, while Cheyenne Null turned in a best of 158. Allison Strickland had two games over 149, a 150 followed by a 154. High series scores for the Lady Aggies were: Rider 619, Strickland 584, and Trulove 567. The club was led by four seniors in Rider, Null, Olivia Cooley and Trulove. The rest -- Strickland, Madison Switcher and Samantha Talley -- are juniors.
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Track
Local entries place in 1A, 3A state meets by Donica Phifer While none of the Alcorn County track teams took home the big prize during the 1A, 3A and 5A track and field finals held on May 11, several athletes racked up impressive finishes. Biggersville, Kossuth and Alcorn Central all sent team members to Pearl for the competition -- the Aggies and Central competing in 3A while Biggersville suited up for the 1A events. â&#x20AC;˘ For the Lions, four members placed in the event. Jada Tubbs led the way with a fourth-place finish in 1A Girls Triple Jump, while Kevin Bollig placed sevPlease see TRACK | 32
Meet results Biggersville (1A) Girls Team Finish: 21st Boys Team Finish: 18th Jada Tubbs, Triple Jump -- 4th Jaylon Gaines, Triple Jump -- 8th Kevin Bollig, 100 Meter Hurdles -- 7th Wesley Shadburn, Discus -- 8th  Kossuth (3A) Girls Team Finish: 27th Boys Team Finish: 17th Brad Roach, Pole Vault -- 3rd Jordan Mills, 3200 Meter Run -- 5th Alayna Feazell, 1600 Meter Run -- 7th Nathan Ginn, 3200 Meter Run -- 8th Â
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Lady Warriors fall one game shy of state by Donica Phifer It ended with tears. The Corinth Lady Warriors fastpitch team needed to win two after dropping its North Half opener to Houston, and a 12-7 Game 2 placed the team one away from a trip to the state finals. Game 3 proved the downfall, as Houston put together four runs in the first two innings and powered its way to a 17-5 victory on May 11. Houston entered as the defending North Half and State champions. Corinth reached the semifinal round for the first time in the program’s history. The Lady Warriors took a quick lead in Game 2 when Bailee Kramer’s sacrifice fly sent Anna Kayte Webb over home plate Houston tied the game up on its first batter when Audi Dendy smashed a leadoff home run. Webb placed another run on the board for Corinth, a single for Jamia Kirk’s slide in. Two walks later, Rebekah Williams reached first with bases loaded and Webb trotted home for a 4-1 advantage. A two-run homer for the Hilltoppers came inside the third inning following a double from Alexis McShan. Chelsea Gates’ two-run homer put Houston one behind Corinth at 4-3, and the Warriors moved into the bottom of the third for a six-run trip. Three singles on loaded bases and a three-run from Williams claimed the runs and the Warriors added another in the fourth on a single by Stennett Smith. A two-run homer from Mary Kansas Sullivan in the fifth and a single shot by Avery Springer in the sixth brought Houston’s total to 7. Corinth put in one last score in the sixth inning with Allie Jacob sending Katie Vandiver home.
North Half Championship Series Houston 4, Corinth 2 May 10 @ Houston Corinth 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 -- 3 8 4 Houston 0 2 1 0 0 1 x -- 4 6 2 WP: Audi Dendy. LP: Colby Cox (13-3) Multiple Hits: (C) Jamia Kirk 3, Anna Kayte Webb 2. (H) None. 2B: (C) Kirk, Cox. (H) Madeline Burdine. 3B: (H) Chelsea Gates. Corinth 12, Houston 7 May 11 @ Sportsplex Houston 012 022 0 -- 7 10 4 Corinth 136 101 x -- 12 11 1 WP: Colby Cox (14-3). LP: Audi Dendy. Multiple Hits: (H) Yasmeen Cooper 2, Alexis McShan 2. (C) Anna Kayte Webb 2, Bailee Kramer 2, Haley Christian 2. 2B: (H)
After a brief delay, Game 3 action started in favor of Houston. Gates opened the game with a triple for the Toppers, with Springer and Dendy following to load the bases. A single from Talaja Echoles brought in two runs, and Houston sat down the Warriors in order to close the first. Three consecutive bunts loaded bases again. McShan scored on a double and Gates ran home on a wild pitch. Corinth was sat down again in order and the Lady Toppers capitalized on the moment with a four-run third inning to take an 8-0 lead. Haley Christian provided Corinth’s first hit of the game, a right field single which Colby Cox followed. With a walk of Smith, Kirk’s single drove in the first run but the Warriors fell in order with Webb, and Bailee Kramer out at home while Cox was tagged on a slide into home plate. Houston’s day wasn’t done as a fiverun fourth inning followed, one which included a grand slam by Sullivan to make it 13-3.
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Talaja Echoles, McShan. (C) Portia Patterson, Katie Vandiver. HR: (H) Chelsea Gates, McShan, Dendy, Mary Kansas Sullivan. (C) Rebekah Williams. Houston 17, Corinth 5 May 11 @ Sportsplex Houston 224 501 3 -- 17 16 1 Corinth 001 220 0 -- 5 11 4 WP: Avery Springer. LP: Colby Cox (14-4). Multiple Hits: (H) Taylor Lancaster 3, Chelsea Gates 2, Mary Kansas Sullivan 2, Avery Springer 2, Yasmeen Cooper 2, Madeline Burdine 2, Alexis McShan 2. (C) Bailee Kramer 2, Haley Christian 2, Cox 2. 2B: (H) Burdine. HR: (H) Sullivan 2, Burdine. Record: Corinth 25-7
Two runs made up the fifth inning for the Lady Warriors, Kramer driving in Webb while Vandiver placed Patterson at home. Those five runs marked the game, as Houston’s Madeline Burdine placed a three-run homer into left field to bring the game to 17-5. Patterson and Kramer both reached base in the final turn at-bat, but a double play on Williams and Kramer’s run to second ended the game. The series loss marked the end to the fast-pitch season for Corinth, who finished as the Division 1-4A Champions and the North Half Runner-Up. The North Half series marks the farthest the program had advanced. Corinth fell in the 2012 playoffs to Houston during the quarterfinals. The team ended the season with a 25-7 record, and bid farewell to four senior members in Stennett Smith, Bailee Kramer, Portia Patterson and Haley Christian. Christian signed with Northeast Mississippi Community College, while Patterson inked to play with Itawamba Community College.
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Corinth captures regular-season title, falls in tournament by H. Lee Smith II The top-seeded Corinth Lady Warriors saw a third straight appearance in the volleyball playoffs ended on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Ripley Event Center. Corinth, which went unbeaten in the seven-team round-robin during the regular season, dropped a pair of close contests at the Division Tournament. The Lady Warriors, who had a bye to the semifinals, fell 2-1 to Tishomingo County in their
opening bout. The host Lady Tigers claimed the consolation match -- and last playoff berth -- with a 2-1 decision in Corinth’s next match. Corinth ended the season at 13-16. The volleyball program debuted in the 2009-10 season, with Corinth earning its first playoff berth and first postseason win in 2011-12. CHS reached new heights in year four, winning a schoolrecord 23 games and reaching the North Half Championship series in 2012-13.
Semifinals Tish County 3, Corinth 1 Tish Co. 25 15 15 -- 2 Corinth 21 25 10 -- 1 Aces (8): Caroline Sleeper 5, Millie Hill, Madison Colley, Sloan Weeden. Kills (17): Aundrea Adams 12, Weeden 4, Sierra Maness. Assists (17): Sleeper 9, Prentiss Worsham 4, Hill 4. Blocks (15): Adams 10, Weeden 5. Digs (31): Madeline Shirley 12, Sleeper 5, Paige Bradley 5, Maness 4, Hill 3, Worsham, Colley.
Consolation Ripley 2, Corinth 1 Ripley 18 25 15 -- 2 Corinth 25 21 12 -- 1 Aces (3): Millie Hill 3. Kills (32): Prentiss Worsham 11, Sloan Weeden 8, Sierra Maness 7, Paige Bradley 6. Assists (32): Caroline Sleeper 15, Millie Hill 14, Worsham 3. Blocks (3): Worsham 2, Weeden. Digs (11): Maness 3, Madeline Shirley 3, Hill 2, Bradley, Worsham, Weeden.
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Track Corinth Girls Team: 2nd place, 78 points Emma Knight, 1600 Meter Run -- 1st Tamia Clark, Shot Put -- 1st Jayneshia Johnson, Discus -- 1st Emma Knight, 800 Meter Run -- 2nd Andrea Adams, High Jump -- 2nd Jayneshia Johnson, Shot Put -- 3rd 4x200 Meter Relay -- 3rd Hanna Shea, Discus -- 4th Sierra Maness, Pole Vault -- 4th Yvette Evans, 3200 Meter Run -- 6th 4x100 Meter Relay -- 6th 4x400 Meter Relay -- 6th T’Keya Ware, 200 Meter Dash -- 8th Corinth Boys Team: 3rd place, 45 points Frank Rivers, 800 Meter Run -- 1st Randy Hill, Discus -- 1st 4x400 Meter Relay -- 2nd Clayton Allred, 3200 Meter Run -- 3rd Clayton Allred, 1600 Meter Run -- 5th 4x100 Meter Relay -- 5th 4x200 Meter Relay -- 6th
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Lady Warriors finish just shy of 4A title Five CHS athletes win state championships by Donica Phifer A difference of four points. That was all that separated the Corinth girls track team from a Class 4A State Title on May 13. The team finished with a secondplace spot -- scoring 78 points to Pontotoc High School’s 82. It was the fourth consecutive title for the “other” Lady Warriors. The boys team also missed another mark by single digits, finishing in third place with 45 points just five points from the runner-up spot held by St. Stanislaus. Tylertown took top honors in the boys’ events, finishing the meet with 112 points and locking up first place by mid-day. In individual honors, five athletes returned home with individual state titles while the programs racked up 11 Top-3 finishes among
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their 20 event entries. Corinth earned titles in both boys and girls discus as Randy Hill and Jayneshia Johnson each took top honors. Johnson went on to add another medal to her total, ranking third in shot put behind teammate Tamia Clark who earned her own gold medal. Emma Knight marked another double-honor for Corinth as the eighth-grader took the top time in the girls 1600 Meter Run and second in the 800 Meter Run. Frank Rivers rounded out top honors for CHS, placing first in the boys 800 Meter Run while Andrea Adams earned second in the girls high jump. Other medal performances included the boys team in the 4x400 Meter Relay, which earned a second-place finish and third-place mark for the girls 4x200 Relay. Clayton Allred took third in the boys 3200 Meter Run, and was fifth in the 1600 Meters.
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Head Coach Steve Lyles and Assistant Coach Morgan Robertson were named Coaching Staff of the Year for their work with the Lady Aggies. The Lady Bears wrapped up four spots for the First-Team with seniors Amber Meredith and Haley Barnes among the names. Buntin is currently playing softball at Northeast Mississippi Community College, while Barnes is at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky. Central made its first post-season appearance in four years as the No. 2 seed and 1-3A runner-up, falling in the second round to Winona after a defeat of Independence High School. Kossuth finished 16-12 after reaching the quarterfinals of the playoffs. The Lady Aggies received an openinground bye before beating Mantachie in the second round Mooreville swept Kossuth in the third round. The series saw five rain delays and statewide testing interrupt their series.
enth in the 100 Meter Hurdles. Jaylon Gaines and Wesley Shadburn each finished in eighth place for the Boys Triple Jump and the Discus, respectively. • Alcorn Central’s record-setting squad finished just outside the top 10 -- placing as the No. 13 team in Class 3A competition for the girls and at No. 16 for the boys. Of Central’s 12 entries into the state finals, Alex Madahar Taylor Derrick and Alissa Ann Williams all posted in multiple events. Madahar’s day included fifth place in the girls high jump and an eighth place finish in the 300 meter hurdles. Williams ended with a seventhplace finish in pole vault and an eighth in the 400 meter dash. Derrick placed inside the top five with a fourth-place finish in pole vault, and an eighth-place finish in the 800 meter run.
For the boys, Jeff Edge topped the lot with a fourth-place showing in the 3200 Meter Run and Samuel Holley logged a fifth-place finish with the 1600 Meter Run. Trevor Godwin logged a seventhplace ranking in the 1600. Trey White and Josh Harbor rounded out the honors for Central. Harbor charted a sixth-place finish in pole vault while White finished in eighth for discus throw. • Kossuth’s male squad ranked just behind the Bears at No. 17. Three Aggies took Top-10 finishes during the events. Brad Roach led with a thirdplace finish in pole vault, while Jordan Mills placed fourth in the boys 3200 Meter Run. Fellow Aggie Nathan Ginn finished eighth behind Mills. Alayna Feazell was the only Lady Aggie to place, earning the seventh spot in the girls 1600 meter run.
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• The Lady Warriors finished with a school-record 90 head-to-head wins during the season. Emma Knight (4th), Yvette Evans (10th) and Brianna Scobey (12th) all made the All-State team. “Everyone ran great and they really finished strong by really gaining places from mile one to the finish,” said Mangus. “I’m so very proud of them all.” Corinth had to go without injured Holley Marshall. Although the margin could have been much closer with her services, Mangus was proud of the way everyone stepped up in her absence. “The ladies were outstanding!” said Mangus. “The good news is we
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have everyone back next year.” • The Warriors finished with 114 wins overall. Saturday’s 27-point margin was the closest they had been to Pontotoc all season. “It was an outstanding performance for such a young team,” said Mangus. Corinth’s top-five finishers -- Morgan Toomer (5th), Dennis Dilworth (13th), Reed Pearce (14th), Will Crigger (15th) and Rosley Smith (29th) -all set personal records. Toomer, just a 7th grader, finished 5th out of 180 runners. He was joined by Dilworth and Pearce -- the club’s captain and lone senior -- on the All-State team.
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Amory. The win qualified Corinth and Amory for the 4A state match. Curtis Dillinger fired a 78, including a 37 on the back 9, to pace the Warriors. Pontotoc’s Denver Russell earned medalist honors with a 76, with Dillinger and Amory’s Will Thompson tying for the second-lowest score among 24 participants. Chase Little, one of only two returnees from last season’s state runner-up squad, and Noah McQueen aided Corinth’s championship efforts with identical 79s. Amory was second with a 348. The Panthers and Pontotoc tied for second at last year’s event, with the Warriors taking the second state spot in a one-hole playoff. Corinth 324, Amory 348, Itawamba AHS 393, Tishomingo County 408, Pontotoc 426 CORINTH (324) -- Curtis Dillinger 41-37 78, Chase Little 42-37 79, Noah McQueen 40-39 79, Bryant Carlton 45-43 88, Collin Burns 5141 92. AMORY (348) -- Will Thompson 39-39 78, Ty Young 41-41 82, Ross Trautman 42-50 92, Hayden Minich 52-44 96, Tyler Morgan 63-50 113. ITAWAMBA AHS (393) -- Hunter Clayton 46-43 89, Brett Briggs 53-46 99, Braxton West 58-44 102, Garrett Adams 56-47 103. TISHOMINGO COUNTY (408) -- Noah Robertson 49-48 97, Johnathan Murphy 53-49 102, Tyler Smith 48-54 102, Lucas Russo 5651107, Dylan Whitlock 58-55 113. PONTOTOC (426) -- Denver Russell 40-36 76, Nolan Stafford 59-52 111, Guy-Logan Grubbs 6155 116, Caleb Looper 62-61 123, Blake Moody 85-75 160. Medalist: Russell, Pontotoc
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with a two-day total of 427. The Lady Aggies were 23 strokes out of fourth, trimming that deficit to a mere three strokes in their third state event. St. Aloysius claimed the team title with a 353, followed by St. Patrick at 365. The two teams swapped positions from the 2012 season-ending tournament. St. Andrews (399), Pass Christian (404) and Kossuth (427) rounded out the top 5. Ten teams — the same as last season — competed in the two-day, 36 hole event. Ayssa Trulove — the only holdover from the three-deep squad in 2012 — paced Kossuth with a 202, a 19-stroke improvement from last year. Shelbi Barnes (211) and Shelby Phillips (262) rounded out the team. Schools must have two participants, but no more than three, to qualify for the team title. The two lowest two scores — with the highest being thrown out on a threewoman team — from each day are used to determine the team score. St. Aloysius 353, St. Patrick 365, Pass Christian 389, Ingomar 411, Kossuth 413, Sumrall 438, Cathedral 441, North Forrest 452, St. Andrews 473, Walnut 483 ST. ALOYSIUS (177-176 -- 353) -- Laura Phillips 92-81 173, Anna Fletcher 85-95 -- 180, Sarah Ruth
Andrews 96- 96 192 ST. PATRICK (183-182 -- 365) -Mary Margaret Maddox 88-92 180, Meghan Rose Letard 95-90 185, Hope Broadus 99-97 196 PASS CHRISTIAN (202-187 -- 389) -- Hannah Mitchell 86-77 163, Bernadette Marsh 116-110 226, Taylor Gaston 121-118 239 INGOMAR (209-202 -- 411) -- Molly Hale 76-78 154, Grace Aldridge 133124 257 KOSSUTH (209-204 -- 413) -- Alyssa Trulove 98-104 202, Shelbi Barnes 111-100 211, Shelby Phillips 128-132 262 SUMRALL (227-211 438) -- Tristan Cooley 99-91 180, Tori Williford 128120 248, Haleigh Brock 132-134 266 CATHEDRAL (223-218 -- 441) -- Chandler Russ 104-105 209; Kaye Mayo 123-113 236, Tori Bradford 119125 244 NORTH FORREST (226-226 -452) -- Meagan Blackwell 107-105 212, Meg Muli 119-121 240, Emily James 122-123 245 ST. PATRICK (237-236 -- 473) -Lily Katz 110-107 217, Bailey Shelton 127-129 256, Mallory Harvell 128-129 257 WALNUT (242-241 -- 483) -- Elizabeth Franz 121-120 241, Rosalyn Nabors 121-121 242, Hadley Wilbanks 129-122 251 OLA (n/s) -- Presley Baggett 77-80 157 Top Individuals: 1. Hale, Ingomar, 154; 2. Baggett, OLA, 157; 3. Mitchell, Pass Christian, 163
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Jamia Kirk, who led the Lady Warriors with 19 points, scored 10 in the third. McCreless had six and Talley four for Central as a 14-13 advantage made it a 40-39 game heading into the final period. Corinth got balanced scoring, with four players accounting for 56 of their 58 points. Boyd followed Kirk with 15, Strickland had 11 to go along with 10 boards and Adams also got 11. The Lady Warriors were 22-of-55 overall and 4-of-16 from deep. Corinth turned the ball over 20 times, split evenly amongst halves. McCreless was 13-of-16 from the stripe in posting her game-high total. Talley was the only other Lady Bear in twin digits with 10. Central was 17-of-41 overall and missed its only four attempts from distance. Twenty-one of Central’s turnovers came in the second half.
Year Champ 2014 Corinth 58 2013 Kossuth 51 2012 Corinth 53 2011 Kossuth 54 2010 Kossuth 67 2009 Central 46 2008 Central 44 2007 Biggersville 52 2006 Central 46 2005 Corinth 47 2004 Central 56 2003 Kossuth 46 2002 Kossuth 40 2001 Kossuth 42 2000 Central 60 1999 Central 61 1998 Central 65 1997 Kossuth 56 1996 Central 48 1995 Central 57 1994 Kossuth 55 1993 Kossuth 56 1992 Biggersville 60 1991 Biggersville 65 1990 Biggersville 63 1989 Biggersville 44 1988 Kossuth 59 1987 Central 67 1986 Central 55 1985 Central 60
Corinth 58, Central 51 Corinth 13 14 13 18 -- 58 Central 10 15 14 12 -- 51 CORINTH (58): Jamia Kirk 19, Teosha Boyd 15, Aspen Strickland 11, Aundrea Adams 11, Tamia Clark 2. CENTRAL (51): Lauren McCreless 29, Briley Talley 10, Courtney Ekiss 6, Alexis Harmon 2, Allie Hughes 2, Callie Buntin 1, Olivia Wilson 1. 3-Pointers: (C) Kirk 2, Boyd 2. (Ce) None.
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last 16 events. Keith Greene, who is in his ninth year as head coach, has directed CHS to a record eight consecutive tournament titles, with his only loss coming to Alcorn Central in the 2006 semifinals -- his first year at the helm. Raheem Sorrell, who finished the contest with a double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds, was named MVP of the tournament. The game started out with Biggersville holding the ball for the majority of the first half. The Lions only allowed 15 points in the first two periods, but were only able to produce 10 themselves, going into the locker room with a five-point deficit. But as the second half got underway, Biggersville put the pressure on with its full-court defense forcing the Warriors to commit 18 turnovers and scored 25 points in the last two quarters. After junior Kendall Stafford sank two clutch free throws with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to put the Warriors up 35-32, Biggersville’s Daniel Simmons, who ended up with 17 points (14 coming in the second half and overtime), came right back down the court to knock down the first of his two 3-point shots to knot it at 35-all with only three seconds remaining. After a failed desperation 3-point heave by Jose’ Contreras, the game headed into overtime. Biggersville allowed Corinth to score only five points in the extra period, but were only able to score three as Corinth took the game and the trophy in dramatic fashion. (B) Corinth 40, Biggersville 38, OT Biggersville 4 6 13 12 3 -- 38 Corinth 8 7 9 11 5 -- 40 BIGGERSVILLE (38): Daniel Simmons 15, Tyran Davis 10, Darian Barnett 9, Jaylon Gaines 2, Emmanuel Simmons 2. CORINTH (40): Desmin Harris 14, Raheem Sorrell 10, Kendall Stafford 7, Jose Contreras 5, Antares Gwyn 4. 3-Pointers: (B) D. Simmons 2. (C) Harris 3, Contreras.
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RALEIGH (n/s) -- Zack Hammons 7886 164 FRANKLIN COUNTY (n/s) -- Spencer Touchstone 83-82 165 SOUTH PONTOTOC (n/s) -- Blake Lovell 105-113 218 Individual Leaders: 1. Sunderman, St. Patrick, 157; 2. Jones, Forest, 161; 3. Hammons, Raleigh 164
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Devin Sowell claimed medalist honors and the Kossuth golf team made its own history at the Division 1-3A Tournament held April 16 at Shiloh Ridge. Sowell claimed the individual title with a 78 at the 18-hole event and Belmont claimed the team title with a score of 341. Kossuth was 26 strokes back at 367, but earned its first berth in the state tournament thanks to its
runner-up finish. Ripley and Booneville rounded out the field. Central had three individuals participate, but couldn’t field the required number of four to qualify in team scoring. Teams are allowed to have five participants, with the lowest four scores making up the team total. Belmont 341, Kossuth 367 Ripley 386, Booneville 387 BELMONT (341): Chase Shumaker 80, Collin Harris 82, Colten McKinney 85, Chandler Ayers 94, Hunter McKee 95. KOSSUTH (367): Devin Sowell 78, Nick Crump 92, Jack Kather 98, Luke Lyles 99, Jacob Meeks 99. RIPLEY (386): Owen Childs 90, Hall Miskelly 94, Hunter Harrison 97, Hunter Swords 113, Grady Gardner 113. BOONEVILLE (387): Preston Jones 86. Chris Sparks 91, Kirk Hickman 102, Dakota Dillingham 108, Alex McCutchen 117. ALCORN CENTRAL (n/s): Issac Byrom 88, Trevor Godwin 99, Blake Burnett 119. Medalist: Sowell, Kossuth.
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“I knew I had five, but I didn’t need them,” said Whitaker. “Hunter and this team stepped up and did an amazing job, I’m so proud of all of them.” The Aggies took an early lead, running through their batting rotation to open the game. Singles by Blake Cain and Whitaker loaded the bases, with Jacob Wilcher advancing to first on an error. Matthew Woodruff batted in the first of two earned runs for the Aggies, another was earned by Wilcher on a walk by Tyler Mercer. “That inning was big. We didn’t really pound the ball, but we did put it in play,” said Threadgill. “And that’s what our job is, to put it in play and let the chips fall where they will.” Sumrall only touched a base twice -Devontea Watts advancing after being struck by a pitch and going on to steal second and third in the first. An error at first base in the third advanced another Bobcat, McLaurin, before batters fell in order to close the third. Kossuth also fell in order to open the fourth, while another error at first put a runner on for Sumrall.
With a hit by Chandler Massengale for the Bobcats, Whitaker and Cain would combine at shortstop and second base to eliminate the runner at second to end the fifth inning. With another three-up, three-down by the Aggies, Sumrall again found a base with Clark’s double. A tag out on Clark at third base allowed Kossuth to escape the inning unharmed, after a walk of Watts. Connar Boyer was also walked to open the sixth inning, before Mitchell’s double sent him home for a 4-0 lead. Zack Walker touched first base for the Aggies on another walk, and Sumrall changed pitchers -- retiring Walls for sophomore Drake Price. Striking out Cain, Sumrall elected to intentionally walk Wilcher to load the bases before a ball into center field closed the Aggies half of the inning. With a three-and-out sixth, the Bobcats traded pitchers again after Woodruff advanced to first from an error, placing senior Will Simon on the mound. Simon retired both Boyar and Bonee to close the top of the inning, giving the Aggies three outs from a win.
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With Swindle’s lead-off walk, Whitaker stepped in. With the first hit given up, the Aggies went to work -- a double play by Garrison Lathrop, and Woodruff eliminating runners at first and second. The following two batters were both struck by wayward throws, Whitaker logging at least two strikes before making contact. “I didn’t have any doubt whatsoever that I was going to put him in to finish this thing out…..it’s fitting for him to finish this game,” Threadgill said. With four freshman, an eighth grader and five sophomore making up the bulk of the Aggies roster, Kossuth overcame expectations by other teams to grab the schools first baseball title. “I’m at a loss for words right now. These guys have battle so much this year….they are gritty, they are scrappy…and they did what they were supposed to do,” Threadgill said. The Aggies finished the season with a 21-14 record as well as a 1-3A Division Title and 3A North State Title. Threadgill and Whitaker suited up once more in the NEMCABB All-Star game. Threadgill served as a coach for the East along with Alcorn Central’s Jeff Wood, while Whitaker will be one of several pitchers for the squad.
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