Louisville High School is hosting a football jamboree at home this weekend, featuring some of the top teams in the state.
It will be one of the more competitive jamborees in the state and will take place over the course of two days. On Friday, Meridian and Greenwood play at 5:30 p.m. with Louisville and Philadelphia closing the night out at 7:30.
Saturday is a full day of football at R.E. Hinze Stadium. Newton and West Lowndes get things going at 11 a.m., Aberdeen, Yazoo City and Shannon will play a combination of one another at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Noxubee County and Southeast Lauderdale take on each other at 5 p.m. and Starkville and Columbus close the night at 7 p.m.
The jamboree games will be two varsity quarters, a five minute halftime and a junior varsity quarter. Admission to the event is $6 per day.
— Robbie Faulk
WEBSITE TABS NW AS 1A TEAM TO BEAT
According to the website Mississippi Gridiron, Nanih Waiya has a great chance to repeat as MHSAA 1A State Football Champions this fall. And one of NW’s biggest challenges is expected to come from cross-creek rival Noxapater.
While the Warriors are Mississippi Gridirons preseason No. 1 selection, they are followed by Hollandale Simmons (the team NW beat in the title game last year), Lumberton, Smithville and Noxapater.
Interestingly enough three of those teams — NW, Noxapater and Smithville — all compete in Region 2-1A.
Smithville hosts both Noxapater (Sept. 13) and Nanih Waiya (Nov. 1) this year, while the Oct. 3 showdown between Nanih Waiya and host Noxapater will obviously be a big one.
— Austin Bishop
PATRIOTS COUNTING ON SENIORS
Winston Academy returns eight football players for their senior years and another group of juniors that went through the tough 2-8 season last year and came out stronger.
“We’ve got eight seniors and all of them have done a good job with the leadership role. Some are more vocal than others, but I want to make sure they do their part before they open their mouth. They’ve been a good example to the young guys.”
— Robbie Faulk
NW, NOXAPATER IN TOUGH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
Nanih Waiya and Noxapater will both be playing volleyball in Class 1 Region 4 this season along with five other schools.
The MHSAA plays volleyball in four classifications — Class 1, 6A, 5A, and 4A. Class 1 is made up of schools who are in 3A, 2A, and 1A. Joining Noxapater and NW in Class 1 Region 4 are fellow second-year program Kemper County along with more experienced teams in Choctaw County, Amory, Aberdeen and West Lowndes.
The two two teams in each region qualify for the MHSAA playoffs.
— Austin Bishop
KOSY’S HARMON TABBED TOP 2021 RECRUIT
Accolades for his football and basketball prowess is nothing new for Kosciusko High School’s Antonio Harmon. After all ,he received his first NCAA Division I college football scholarship offer as a freshman, when Mississippi State did the honors.
Harmon is ranked the No. 1 football recruit in the state for the class of 2021 by 247 Sports, a recruiting website. He is currently tabbed as the no. 77 nationwide recruit.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound junior wide receiver/defensive back has SEC offers from Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, and Georgia, as well as instate school, the University of Southern Mississippi, and other schools across the nation. Many more offers are expected.
Last year he caught 18 passes for 445 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 24.7 yards per reception. The versatile Harmon also recorded two defensive touchdowns — one interception and one fumble return — and scored twice on kick returns.
Harmon and the Whippets play host to Louisville High School n Nov. 1 in the regular season finale for both teams.
— Austin Bishop
