After a 1-3 start, the East Webster Lady Wolverines have won four straight games, including three last week.
The Lady Wolverines beat Ingomar 58-52 on Tuesday and then beat Philadelphia 52-40 on Thursday and Mantachie 66-65 on Friday.
It was a rough week for the Eupora Lady Eagles on the basketball courts.
Eupora lost all three games it played last week, falling 63-36 to Choctaw County, 24-21 to Winona and 60-18 to Senatobia.
The Eupora boys lost 75-40 to Winona while scores were not available by press deadline for their other games.
The Choctaw County boys and girls basketball teams played in a tournament at Winona last week, with opening round losses to Senatobia and victories in consolation games.
The Chargers were defeated by Senatobia 58-45, but rebounded with a 45-35 victory over Eupora.
Ole Miss football made a big splash in the hiring of Lane Kiffin. He cones to Oxford from Florida Atlantic, bringing 10 years of head coaching experience with the Oakland Raiders, the University of Tennessee and USC. He was also the offensive coordinator at Alabama for three years under Nick Saban.
HATTIESBURG – The MHSAA football championship games last Friday and Saturday at the University of Southern Mississippi's M.M. Roberts Stadium showed that a team does not have to be good throughout the season, only when it matters the most. Some of the winners were good from start to finish, but others started slow.
CLASS 6A
The 33rd Annual Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Football Classic will be played in the state of Mississippi for the third time in the history of the series this Saturday at Carlisle Faulkner Field at M. M. Roberts Stadium on the campus of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
The Holmes Community College Bulldogs picked up a Region XXIII road win Friday night over the homestanding Delgado Dolphins, 79-64, to improve to 6-3 on the season.
Three players from Choctaw County’s Region 4-3A championship team have received all state recognition and 21 players have received region honors.
Senior Brady Brooks is the 3A all-state center and sophomore Trace Beard the punter. Senior Calvin Talley was chosen second team defensive tackle.
Choctaw County senior LaGenesis Johnson is a member of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen – the top 12 girls basketball players in the state.
The Clarion-Ledger said “Johnson's knowledge and natural ability make her one of the best front court players in the state.”
THURS, DEC. 12
Prep Basketball
TBA — New Site Tournament (Choctaw County entered)
6 p.m. — East Webster at Eupora
6 p.m. — North New Summit at Grace Christian
6 p.m. — Union at Nanih Waiya
Prep Soccer
5:30 p.m. — Northeast Lauderdale at Louisville
Junior College Basketball
