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03/31/99 - Here are some Madison Central HS stats from the North State Championship Powerlifting Meet which Madison Central (MCHS) won with a new meet record of 51 points. MCHS qualified all 9 of it's lifters and all will move on to the state meet which will be held at Madison Central HS April 16th and 17th.
For those of you who are interested in attending the State Meet, it begins at 1 p.m. Friday (April 16th) with the 114 to 165 weight classifications. The higher weight classifications begin 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17th. Madison Central is not the only team with 9 qualifiers, St. Martin (won the state last year), which won the South State Championship with a new meet record of 57 points, also has 9 qualifiers.
03/31/99 - Marshall Academy (Holly Springs) Update:
Marshall defeated Marvell Academy (AR) 9 to 1. Three junior pitchers and one sophomore pitcher shared the pitching duties. Juniors Jason Burch (IP -2, H-0, R-0, SO-3, BB-1), Michael Novarese (IP-2, H-0, R-0, BB-2), Paul Maholm (IP-2, H-0, R-0, SO-3, BB-0), and sophomore Garrett Elliott (IP-1, H-0, R-1, SO-1, BB-2) threw a no-hitter. Elliott also hit a home run, his 4th in his last 5 games. Marshall has won 10 of its last 11 games.
BTW, here are a few summer league facts about juniors Michael Novarese and Trave Hopkins (Walnut HS). Trave played on an all-star team a couple of years ago and even then was known as a great hitter and a team leader. During that same year, Michael played for a team called the Ingram Mills Mustangs, which was coached by a man nicknamed Sarge, and was known as Ace. He was the most dreaded pitcher in the league at that time because he threw a very fast fastball.
03/31/99 - Picayune HS, ranked 6th in the latest Clarion-Ledger poll, defeated St. Stans 8-1. Junior Brett Harris, who throws in the mid-80's, was the winning pitcher. Brett is now 5-0 on the season. Justin Dunhurst had a 2-run homer in the 5th inning. Picayune, winners of their last 16, are now 16-1 on the season and host a tournament this weekend. Teams in the tournament are Laurel, Biloxi, Gulfport and Poplarville. The key game will be the Picayune vs. #7 Laurel game which will be played at 4 p.m. Friday.
03/31/99 - A couple of Mississippi High School seniors who are very good players but are not getting the statewide attention they deserve are Robert Daggett (Lamar School in Meridian) and Dusty Raby (North Pontotoc HS). Robert, who pitches and plays quite a few other positions, is receiving a lot of attention from the local media but not statewide. Dusty, who excelled for the Pontotoc American Legion team last summer, is a solid hitter and very good defensive catcher.
03/31/99 - Ripley HS's Andy Wilbanks went 10 for 16 last week with 2 homers, 2 doubles and 10 RBI's. He is batting .423 with 3 homers and 23 RBI's and is 4-2 on the mound with 66 K's, 11 Walks and a 1.84 ERA.
Another Ripley player who also had a great week is Scott Settlemires. Scott was 8 for 12 with 2 doubles, 1 homer and 2 pitching wins. He is currently 7-0 on the mound and batting .364. Ripley is now 18-5 on the season.
03/30/99 - The Brookhaven HS Panthers defeated Port Gibson 11-1 on Friday in a district contest. Sophomore Miguel Banks (4-0) pitched a complete-game five-hitter. The Panthers were led at the plate by Arlandus Brown (single and triple), Fred Perkins (single and triple), Chad Byrne (triple), and Ben Goza (double and single).
On Saturday the Panthers lost a 11-9 decision to Franklin County. The loss dropped the Panthers record to 12-8 overall and 7-1 in the district. The Panthers were led at the plate by Daniel Boyd, Dontae Dixon, and Aaron Oberschmidt w/ two hits apiece.
03/29/99 - Alcorn Central defeated Walnut HS Saturday. The losing pitcher was Trave Hopkins who gave up 2 hits while striking out 10 in 4 innings. Players with multiple hits were Eric Luster, 2 for 3 with a double and homer, and Trave Hopkins who was 2 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 homers (his 9th and 10th). Other Walnut HS baseball notes: Back on the 23rd, Walnut HS pitcher Derek Smith came in in relief of Jeremy Luna ( 5 IP, 3 SO's, 3 BB's), faced 6 Belmont hitters and struck out all of them. Walnut, which won the game 9 to 5, had four hitters with 2 hits each: Richard Meeks, 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, Jason Gunn, 2 for 3, Eric Russel, 2 for 4 with a double, Trave Hopkins, 2 for 4 with a double and homer.
03/26/99 - Junior Jason Burch of Marshall Academy (Holly Springs) pitched against North Delta (Batesville) getting a 10 to 2 win. Burch pitched 7 innings, struck out 7 and walked only 2. With this win, his record goes to 2-1.
03/25/99 - Error correction: The Clarion-Ledger had Paul Maholm throwing two no-hitters last week. It was actually one.
03/25/99 - The Brookhaven HS Panthers defeated the Lawrence County Cougars 9-2 in a key district contest. The Panthers were led by senior Chris Kennedy's (3-2) complete game pitching performance. The Panthers were led at the plate by Chad Byrne (2 singles), Ben Goza (single and double), Aaron Oberschmidt (2 singles), and Fred Perkins (2 singles). The win moved the Panthers to 11-7 overall and 6-1 in the division.
03/25/99 - Picayune HS, ranked #6 in The Clarion-Ledger high school baseball poll, defeated Columbia 9-8 in a Division 7-4 contest Tuesday night. The only 4A school ranked higher than Picayune is Petal, which is ranked #3. Picayune handed Petal its only loss of the season last week. Senior left hander Bubba Dobson is 5-0 with 66 strikeouts for the Maroon Tide. Picayune, 13-1 on the season, lost their first game of the season but has reeled off 13 straight wins since.
03/24/99 - The Brookhaven HS Panthers defeated Tylertown 14-2 Friday behind the two-hit pitching performance of Junior Chris Bale (3-1). Bale struck out 8 and walked 2. The Panthers were led at the plate by Sophomores Daniel Boyd (2 singles), Aaron Oberschmidt (2 singles), Fred Perkins (double and a single), Dontae Dixon (double), and Freshman Ben Goza (2 singles).
The Panthers defeated county rival Loyd Star in a 7 - 5 come-from-behind victory Saturday. Sophomore Miguel Banks (3-0) led the Panthers with a complete game pitching performance. Leading hitters for the Panthers were Junior outfielders Arlandus Brown (2 singles) and Chad Byrne (2 singles).
In their 6th game of the week the Panthers came up on the short end of a 9-5 score against Bogue Chitto. Leading hitters for the Panthers were Sophomore outfielder Fred Perkins (single and double) and Freshman Firstbaseman Ben Goza (2 singles). Freshman Pitcher James McCall came in relief to pitch 5 innings of 4-hit baseball.
The Panthers record now stands at 10-7 overall and 5-1 in the district.
03/24/99 - Latest Paul Maholm update:
Paul defeated Magnolia Heights, throwing a 1-hitter with 15 strikeouts, 1 walk, and no earned runs. The final score was 2-1, Marshall Academy. He averaged 85-86 mph with a high of 90. His slider averaged 73 mph while topping out at 78. The word is he has received letters from the likes of LSU, Alabama, Duke and Notre Dame.
BTW, last week, Paul threw two 5-inning no-hitters, with 24 K's in the 10 innings. So far this year he has recorded 52 K's, 7 walks, 4 hits and has an 0.85 ERA.
03/24/99 - Clinton HS has a junior right hander who bears watching this season: Shane Graham, 6-3, 170.
03/24/99 - Kosciusko HS baseball player Brent Tyler is off to a great start, batting over .500. He had a minor setback recently, breaking his finger in the Capital City Classic two weeks ago.
03/22/98 - I would like to make a correction about a post I made a couple of days ago. I posted that Walnut HS defeated Baldwyn. My source was incorrect, Baldwyn actually defeated Walnut 9 to 7. I apologize to Walnut HS and Baldwyn HS for making this error and will be more careful in the future.
03/22/99 - As of Saturday, Tupelo HS, behind the outstanding coaching of Larry Harmon, is 12-0. Quite a few pro and college scouts have attended their games watching various players. Tupelo has many high quality players including seniors Justin Bounds, Josh Enis, Blake Gore, Ben Harris, Gordon Pace, Lee Loden and underclassmen Chuck McElroy, Reed Hawkins, Jonathan Bell, Holt Montgomery, Clay Godwin and Mac Godwin. Bell and Hawkins will be 5-year lettermen. Clay Godwin, a junior, threw a no-hitter against Amory recently.
03/22/99 - Did you know Jackson Prep's Brett Mosley (LHP) has been contacted by North Florida CC and should make a visit there in a few weeks? North Florida is fast becoming a power in the Florida CC ranks behind the outstanding play of former Mississippi players such as Seth Champion of Indianola Academy, Scott Atwood of New Hope HS and Brian Nicks of Starkville HS. Seth is off to a fast start with a 3-0 record on the mound and a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the 7th inning against conference foe Gulf Coast CC. Brian went 3 for 4 in the same game. Scott is batting over .350 with 8 homeruns and 36 RBI's to lead North Florida, which is 23-8 on the season.
03/21/99 - As of last Thursday, Picayune HS was 9-1 on the season, with victories over #9 West Jones, Oak Grove and #7 Petal. Standouts, so far, are senior Bubba Dobson (1.25 ERA, 37 K's) and junior right hander Brett Harris, junior Rhett Shaffette (.565 BA), junior Jake Smith (.391 BA), and Bubba Dobson (.387 BA). Two other players who are coming on strong are junior catcher Jonathan Toler and sophomore third baseman Andy Harper (.333 BA). According to my source, Picayune has a chance to compete for the State Championship in the 4A.
03/21/99 - More Marshall Academy (Holly Springs) info:
Jason Burch (junior right hander) pitched a no-hitter against Fayette Academy on March 17th, striking out 13 and walking 3. The next day junior Paul Maholm threw a no-hitter against Rossville Academy, also striking out 13 while walking 3. If you are interested in seeing Marshall Academy play, they will be facing Magnolia Heights at the baseball stadium on the Ole Miss campus.
03/21/99 - Ripley HS is off to a great start this season. After a win against Saltillo, they have a 12-4 record. Andy Wilbanks, one of the top juniors in the state (receiving D-I letters), has a 3-1 record with 43 strikeouts, 9 walks and a 1.05 ERA in 5 appearances. He consistently throws in the 84-86 mph range, topping out at 88. Sophomore Scott Settlemires is 4-0 while allowing 4 hits in 4 games. His ERA is 0.78. Two other sophomores, Erik Odom and Brandon Roberson (a great QB on the football team) are 2-1 and 2-2 respectively. All four pitchers throw in the 80's. They also are solid hitters: Wilbanks is hitting .355, Settlemires .324, Odom has 14 RBI's to lead the team.
03/21/99 - Here's the latest Matthew Pulliam:
Matthew is a 6-2, 273 junior longsnapper/offensive lineman from Clinton HS who is receiving mail from Alabama and LSU. He is also a lefthanded relief pitcher. Last week he struck out 4 of 6 batters he faced in two games to record 2 saves in the Capital City Classic baseball tournament.
03/20/99 - Here is a Walnut HS baseball update:
Walnut HS defeated New Site, Thursday night. Jeremy Luna, the winning pitcher, struck out 6, while allowing 4 hits. Bradley Crawford closed it out for Jeremy. Hitting stars were Trave Hopkins (2 for 3, homerun, two stolen bases), Jeremy Luna (1 for 3, triple), Scott Etheridge (1 for 2, homerun), Eric Russell (1 for 2), Jason Gunn (1 for 2).
Friday night, Walnut HS defeated Baldwyn. Trave Hopkins was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 hits and striking out 11. Trave also hit the ball well, going 2 for 4 with a homerun. Jason Gunn was 2 for 4, Keith Jemison was 1 for 3 with a double, and Scott Etheridge was 1 for 3.
03/18/99 - The Brookhaven Panthers began the week by defeating South Pike 7-4 in a district contest. The Panthers were led at the plate by junior LF Arlandus Brown (2 for 4 with a single and a double), sophomore 3B Daniel Boyd (2 for 4 with a single and a double), sophomore LF Fred Perkins (2 for 3 with a single and a triple), and sophomore SS Dontae Dixon (2 for 3 with two singles). Sophomore Miguel Banks (2-0) was the winning pitcher for the Panthers and sophomore Cayce Wallace got his first save of the season. The Panthers moved to 7-5 overall and 3-0 in the district.
The Panthers were defeated by McComb on Tuesday by a score of 9-8 in nine innings. The Panthers battled back from a 7-0 deficit in the seventh inning and tied the score on freshman 1B Ben Goza's grand slam (5). Leading hitters for the Panthers were Goza (2 for 5 with a HR and a single), junior DH Lorenzo McNulty (3 for 5 with a single and two doubles), and sophomore C Aaron Oberschmidt (2 for 4 with two doubles). The loss dropped the Panthers to 7-6 overall and 3-1 in the district.
Senior Cody Emerson (1-2) pitched a five-inning perfect game in the Panther's 10-0 win over Crystal Springs. Leading hitters for the Panthers were Arlandus Brown (2 for 3 with two singles), Lorenzo McNulty (2 for 4 with two singles), Daniel Boyd (2 for 3 with two singles), Aaron Oberschmidt (2 for 3 with a single and a double), and Dontae Dixon (2 for 3 with two singles). The Panthers improved to 8-6 overall and 4-1 in the district.
03/18/99 - Here's the latest on North Delta School (MPSA) running back Hayden Sullivant.
03/18/99 - The latest Trave Hopkins update: Trave, as you should know by now, is a junior baseball player from Walnut HS. Trave, in his latest game, went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. For the season, he is hitting .500 with 4 home runs, 12 doubles, and 15 stolen bases. He has struck out 1 or 2 times this season.
03/13/99 - The Brookhaven Panthers competed in the McComb Spring Break Tournament this week. In their first game the Panthers were defeated 9 - 5 by a Madison Central team led by Miss. State signee, Brad Hutto. The Panthers were led at the plate by junior Arlandus Brown, who went 3 for 4 with a double and a stolen base.
On Tuesday, the Panthers defeated a strong Vicksburg team 8 -4. The Panthers were led by the complete game pitching performance of junior Chris Bale (2-1). The Panthers were led offensively by junior Arlandus Brown with a single and a double, junior Lorenzo McNulty with two singles and two stolen bases, freshman Kern Hoff with two singles (1st career high school start), and freshman Ben Goza with 2 homeruns. It was Goza's 4th home run of the season and his 4th in the past 4 games.
On Wednesday, the Panthers were defeated by Brandon 5 to 2 in 8 innings. The Panthers were led by the complete game pitching performance of senior Chris Kennedy (2-1) but could manage only 4 hits off of Brandon pitcher, Kyle Keeton, who went the distance for the Bulldogs. Brandon was led by Joshua Reagan, son of former MSU. Diamond Dog Josh Reagan, who hit 2 doubles and a home run. The Panthers dropped to 6 and 5 on the season with this loss.
03/14/99 - One of the top juniors in the state is P/IF Robbie Goodson of Vicksburg. Goodson struck out 18 in a 1 to 0 win over Brandon. He is also an excellent hitter with outstanding power. He was 3 for 4 with a homer in the loss to Brookhaven.
One of the top seniors in the state in Warren Central's Shea Douglas. Douglas signed with Southern Miss in the early signing period. He pitched a 3-hitter and hit 3 homers in the McComb Tournament.
03/12/99 - Possibly one of the top junior baseball players in the state of Mississippi, Walnut HS's Trave Hopkins, was 6 for 10 in two games played Wednesday. In the first game against Pine Grove which Walnut won, Trave went 3 for 5 with 3 doubles. In the second game, a 1-run loss to Desler, Alabama (ranked 4th in Alabama), he once again went 3 for 5, including a double and home run and a couple of stolen bases.
03/12/99 - Amory hosted the Monroe County Tournament last Friday and Saturday. Senior Brian Reed picked up 2 wins and a save while pitching 7 1/3 innings and striking out 19 batters. He also gave up 3 walks and 0 earned runs. For the year, Brian has pitched 30 innings, struck out 55 batters and has an ERA of 0.47. Another Amory player, who is also a senior, Rory Thornton was named MVP of the tournament. He went 5 for 10, scored 5 runs, stole 4 bases, hit one home run and knocked in 2 runs.
03/11/99 - Kosciusko played in the Capital City Classic in Jackson Monday and Tuesday, defeating Jim Hill 17 to 4 on Monday. Hitting stars for Kosciusko were Brent Tyler and Brett McCool with Tyler getting three hits and McCool two. In Tuesday's game, played at Smith Wills, Kosciusko lost to St. Joseph's 16 to 12. Josh Pettit and Brent Tyler were the hitting stars. Tyler had four hits with two doubles and two singles while Pettit had two singles.
03/10/99 - The number 3 ranked Starkville Academy Volunteers defeated #2 ranked Jackson Academy Monday night 9-4. Jay Langston threw 5 innings and Nelson Prouty closed out the game. Tuesday night Trey Wall pitched 5 innings, striking out 9 and walking none in a 12-2 victory over Winston Academy.
03/08/99 - The Brookhaven HS Panthers came from behind to defeat the Terry Bulldogs 7-6 in district action Friday. The win moved the Panthers to 5 and 3 on the year. The Panthers were led by senior pitcher Chris Kennedy (2-0) who pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Freshman first baseman, Ben Goza, a player to watch, led the Panthers with a towering homerun (2nd of season). Sophomore Daniel Boyd was 2 for 3 and knocked in the winning run with 2 out in the bottom of the seventh. The Panthers will be in action in the McComb Tournament at 1:00 Mon. through Wed.
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03/07/99 - Here is a little more info on two of the Madison Central HS football players. Both Jerry Eckhart and Cody Upton will be lifting in the North State Powerlifting Meet in Grenada, March 20th. If any of you get a chance to go to the Meet, email me the final results if you have a way to obtain them. I would really like to know who lifts what.
03/06/99 - An email from one of you:
"Look for Tupelo HS to have a strong backfield this coming season. With the strong arm of QB Stan Hill, the power of Jeffery Huddleson and the quickness of George Purnell, Tupelo could be hard to stop."
03/06/99 - Here are three Madison Central HS football players to watch next season. It wouldn't surprise me if a couple of these players wind up being nominated for The Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen.
03/05/99 - The Brookhaven HS Panthers began district play Tuesday by defeating Port Gibson 15-0. Sophomore Miguel Banks (1-0) was the winning pitcher. The Panthers were led at the plate by freshman Ben Goza with a HR, 2B, and 1B, junior Lorenzo McNulty with a 3B, 2B, and 1B, and senior Chad Byrne with 2 doubles and a single. Byrne is now leading the team in hitting at a .550 clip. The Panthers are now 4 and 3 and host Terry, Friday in a district contest.
03/05/99 - The Starkville Academy Vols, behind the pitching of senior Trey Wall, defeated Simpson Academy 12 to 2. Trey pitched 5 innings, striking out 4 with one walk.