High school football players from Falkner and Ripley will suit up for the first annual Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star Football Game set for Wednesday, May 22 at Saltillo High School at 6 p.m. The game features northeast Mississippi football seniors from all classifications. Falkner defensive back Dallas Hill and lineman Dustin McCoy will play [...]
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Ripley, Walnut set spring football jamboree schedules
Walnut Wildcat football coach John Meeks announced that the school will host a Spring Football Jamboree, Thursday, May 16 at Wanut High School. Varsity and junior varsity squads from Walnut, Alcorn Central and Middlteon, Tenn. will participate. 2013 Walnut Football Jamboree schedule: Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (V), 5 p.m. Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (JV), 6 [...]
MHSAA makes changes to high school football
CLINTON—There will be some changes made to the high school football season this fall, including an end to 7:30 p.m. kickoffs in August and September. Mississippi High School Activities Association officials recently confirmed that all football games will kick off at 7 p.m. “This takes away any confusion about kickoff times and also will allow [...]
Falkner’s Ben Ashley headed to Amory
AMORY–Falkner head football coach Ben Ashley is leaving the school after two seasons to become the next head coach at Amory High School according to the Monroe Journal’s, Melissa Meador. Ashley replaces Trent Hammond, who will be the new head coach at Tupleo High School. Through twitter, Meador said Ashley was “officially” approved by the [...]
Okolona's Tim Bowens on Dolphins' Walk of Fame
Former Itawamba Community College standout defensive lineman and Okolona native Tim Bowens was inducted into the 2012 Miami Dolphins’ Walk of Fame this past Sunday. “I didn’t know they felt that way about me,” said Bowens during the Walk of Fame press conference. “I knew they respected me as a player but to see those [...]
