Brookhaven slips past improving Centreville squad

For Southern Sports & Travel, By Brett Rutland

The last time Brookhaven Academy met Centreville Academy was the second round of the MAIS AA playoffs last November. Anyone who was in attendance that night is unlikely to forget the 57-56 shoot-out that Brookhaven won en route to the AA State Championship. The two teams met again Friday night as Brookhaven celebrated homecoming at R.M. “Red” Stuard Field, and while this match up lacked the offensive firepower from last season, the two defenses made sure fans had plenty of excitement. Brookhaven squeaked by Centreville 14-13 in a non-district matchup to improve to 7-0 on the season and keep the state’s longest winning streak alive at 22 games. Centreville, which began their season with three tough losses, broke a three game win streak and fell to 3-4.
Early on, it appeared that it would be a typical night for Brookhaven’s offense. After their defense forced a Centreville punt, Chandler Rogers and company put together an 8 play, 77 yard drive that was culminated with a 3 yard pass from Rogers to Bubba Keene. Tyler Trout added the extra point for a 7-0 Brookhaven lead with 5:51 remaining in the first quarter. (Above) Brookhaven junior wide-out Bubba Keene
From that point on, it was a defensive struggle for both teams. Centreville managed its only touchdown of the night at the 7:31 mark of the first half that capped a 16 play, 72 yard drive with Randy Bell scoring on a one yard run. Cliff Hurst added the extra point, knotting things up at 7 at half time.
The defensive struggle continued throughout the second half as both teams fought mental mistakes, penalties and turnovers. Centreville was able to add a 30 yard field goal from Hurst as time expired in the third quarter to take a 10-7 lead. Hurst added 37 yard field goal with 4:40 remaining in the game to increase the Tiger lead to 13-7 and put tons of pressure on the Brookhaven offense.
Brookhaven took over at their own twenty yard line and actually reached midfield in two plays, but three personal foul calls pushed Brookhaven back inside their own 20 with three minutes to go and the Cougars facing a first down and 45. The Cougars were able to respond, gaining the lost yardage back and being faced with a fourth and 11 at their own 48 yard line. Rogers connected with Keene for 12 yards and a first down to keep the Cougars hopes alive. Two plays later, Rogers connected with Keene on a 44 screen pass that saw Keene outrace defenders down the sideline and send the large Brookhaven crowd into a frenzy. Trout added the extra point for the 14-13 Brookhaven lead with 2:45 remaining.
Centreville’s attempt for late game heroics ended as Hurst’s pass fell to the turf on fourth down as time expired. “We came out flat tonight.” said Brookhaven head coach Herbert Davis. “We made a lot of mistakes and had a ton of penalties. They’re a good team, regardless of what their record says. We knew coming in they would bring their best game against us and that’s what we got.” “I hope this game really serves as a wake-up call.” added Davis. “We’ve been used to going in to games and scoring 40 and 50 points and just blowing people out, but we’ve got to understand that isn’t going to happen every week. Teams are going to bring their A game against us and the teams are only going to get tougher as we go along. We’ve got to come out focused and ready to play every week from now on or we’ll be in trouble in some games.”
Chandler Rogers led the Brookhaven offense, completing 14 of his 27 pass attempts for 251 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted three times. On the ground, he picked up 36 yards on 12 carries. Jennings Mills was the leading receiver with 6 catches for 106 yards. Keene had 6 receptions for 95 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Colton Terrell led Centreville with 7 carries for 71 yards. Cliff Hurst picked up 54 yards on 13 attempts. Randy Bell added 42 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown.
On defense, Jeff Rushing led the Brookhaven defense with 18 tackles. Bailey Hodge followed with 14 stops. Gage Posey added 13 tackles, Alan Michael Allred chipped in 12 stops and Hunter Franklin and C.J. Duckworth each had 10 tackles.
Brookhaven hosts Trinity Episcopal of Natchez Friday night in a non-district showdown of top-ranked, undefeated teams. Kick off at R.M. “Red” Stuard Field is set for 7 p.m.

**Photos courtesy of Sherylyn Evans

Trinity hits on all cylinders in defeat of River Oaks

Southern Sports & Travel, By Darron Thomas
The Trinity Saints put on a dominant performance in front of their home crowd last night in Natchez and in doing so thumped previous unbeaten class-AA and 2nd ranked River Oaks 42-21. Trinity piled up 551 yards of offense fueled by senior quarterback Givonni Dent who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns as the single-A powerhouse won their 13th straight game dating back to last season.
River Oaks looked to strike early as they caught Trinity napping with an on-sides kick to open the game but the Mustangs didn’t have possession long as Givonni Dent intercepted a Ryan MacGregor pass on second down at the Trinity 34 yard line and returned it to the Mustang 35 yard line. (Above) Trinity tailback Kent King (#22) after a 3rd quarter touchdown
Trinity capitalized on the River Oaks turnover as Dent’s 6 yard keeper capped off a six play, 35 yard drive that took just over three minutes. Zach Marshall added the PAT to give Trinity an early 7-0 advantage.
Alex Biedenharn’s 23 yard kick-off return set the Mustangs up at their own 42 yard line to start their second possession of the game. It took River Oaks just three plays to move down to the Trinity 28 yard line, one was a 28 yard pick-up on a screen pass from MacGregor to senior tailback Teshadi Talton. Two plays later it seemed as though Trinity had stopped the River Oaks drive as Tip McKenzie picked off MacGregor at the 13 yard line but Mustang tailback Teshadi Talton stripped the ball from McKenzie at the 16 yard line. Three plays later Henry Biedenharn ran in from the one yard line to put the Mustangs on the board at the 4:44 mark of the opening quarter. Brogan Brasseaux went wide on the PAT attempt as Trinity held on to a slim 7-6 lead. (Above) Zach Wilson (#52) and Eric James (#11) of Trinity stop River Oaks tailback Teshadi Talton
Trinity increased their lead to 14-6 on the first play of the second quarter as Givonni Dent nailed a wide open Kevin Brown with an 11 yard hookup across the middle to complete a 53 yard drive that consumed 4:48 and eleven plays.
The Saints increased the lead on their next possession. Taking over at their own 15 yard line Trinity took just 1:40 to move 85 yards for their third score of the night. Givonni Dent picked up a quick six yards on the ground on first down but the senior ravaged the River Oaks secondary on the next three plays. Dent hit Tip McKenzie for a 25 yard gain to the Trinity 46 and followed that up with another strike to McKenzie to set the Saints up at the Mustang 37 yard line. Dent then hit senior tailback Kent King across the middle with a perfectly thrown pass and King did the rest as Trinity hit pay-dirt at the 7:39 mark of the second quarter. Zach Marshall’s PAT gave the Saints a 21-6 cushion. (Above) Teshadi Talton (#9) of River Oaks had an 83 yard kick-off return for a touchdown
River Oaks committed to running the football following the Trinity score and the Mustangs moved methodically from their own 32 yard line to the Trinity 21 with just over four minutes remaining in the half. Facing a huge 4th and 14 Ryan MacGregor dropped back to pass and had to resort to scrambling to avoid a big Trinity pass rush. MacGregor hit Teshadi Talton with the equivalent of a screen pass at the 21 yard line and the senior tailback scampered 21 yards for a River Oaks score with 3:50 remaining in the first half. River Oaks then pulled back to within seven points as MacGregor pushed his way in for a successful two-point conversion. (Above) River Oaks defenders slow Trinity tailback Kent King
Trinity put together an 80 yard, 9 play drive that took just under five minutes on their first possession of the second half. Following a 27 yard connection from Dent to McKenzie down to the River Oaks 1 yard line, Kent King punched it in and Zach Marshall converted on the PAT to give the Saints a 28-14 lead with 1:51 remaining in the third quarter.
Lightening struck on the ensuing kickoff as Teshadi Talton pulled River Oaks back to within seven points with an 83 yard kickoff return for a touchdown as the Mustangs closed out the third quarter down 28-21.
That would be the final score of the night for the Mustangs.
Trinity mounted another successful drive to start the final quarter. The Saints mixed the passing and scrambling skills of Givonni Dent with the running of Kent King and receiving of Tip McKenzie to produce a 10 play, 64 yard effort that consumed just over four minutes. King finished the drive with a 5 yard burst and an unsuccessful two point conversion gave Trinity a 34-21 lead with 9:16 remaining in the contest. (Above) Trinity capitalized on River Oaks miscues
River Oaks answered when Henry Biedenharn set the Mustangs up at their own 46 yard line following a 30 yard kick-off return. River Oaks moved to the Trinity 17 yard line behind the running of Teshadi Talton but on a 2nd and three Givonni Dent killed the River Oaks drive as the senior picked off Ryan MacGregor at the 16 yard line and returned it to the Saints 25 with 7:34 remaining.
Dent would cap off a phenomenal performance five plays later when he sprinted around the left side and raced down the sidelines 56 yards for a touchdown to seal the deal for the Saints with 4:53 remaining. Tip McKenzie hit Daniel Dunaway for a successful two point conversion to give Trinity what would be the final score of 42-21.
Dent finished the night going 20/29 for 342 yards and two touchdowns passing and picked up 105 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns on the ground. The senior also had two interceptions on defense.
Senior tailback Kent King had 53 yards rushing on 13 carries and a touchdown and caught four passes for 55 yards and a score.
Tip McKenzie racked up 124 receiving yards on 8 receptions and junior Daniel Dunaway had 80 yards on 3 catches.
With the win Trinity improves to 7-0 and will now prepare for a week eight matchup with the defending class AA state champion Brookhaven Cougars in Brookhaven.
River Oaks suffers their first loss of the season and falls to 6-1. The Mustangs will look to regroup as they host Riverfield next Friday night in Monroe.
Post game interviews below………
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**Trinity head coach David King

**Trinity defensive coordinator Richie Spears

**Trinity senior quarterback Givonni Dent

Lamar wins third straight with blowout of Oak Hill

For Southern Sports & Travel, By Daniel Balint

It was business as usual for Lamar as they traveled up Highway 45 North to West Point to take on the Oak Hill Raiders. Lamar scored quick and often as they wasted no time in putting away Oak Hill. Lamar took the ball to begin the game and went 59 yards on 5 plays with the drive being capped by a 5 yard Michael Marcello run to pay-dirt. Tyler Roberts puts the extra point thru and just 2:03 into the opening frame, Lamar leads 7-0. Oak Hill took a touchback and started at their own 20, but the drive was short lived as Lamar forced a 3 and out. The poor punt from OHA Punter Reid Posey and a good return from J.C. McElroy set Lamar up at Oak Hill's 30 yard line. It took the visiting Raiders only 4 plays to find the endzone as Tyler Harris hit Charlie Nosco for 16 yards and a touchdown. Roberts PAT was true and with 6:54 to play in the first, Lamar leads 14-0. On the ensuing drive for Oak Hill, the offense managed to gain a few yards and string some plays together but the drive stalled and OHA was forced to punt. The punt was faked and a completed pass left Oak Hill short by 10 yards of the first down marker. After the fake punt, Lamar took over at Oak Hill's 42 yard line. Again another quick drive for the Raiders in red, white and blue ended in the endzone when J.C. McElroy danced around 22 yards on a speed sweep to find 6. McElroy was in rare form the whole game, doing what he pleased against the OHA defense. He finished the game with 99 total yards and 2 TD's. Roberts put the extra point thru and with 1:19 to play in the 1st, Lamar leads 21-0. Another 3 and out forced by the Lamar defense set up Lamar at Oak Hill's 40 yard line. 4 plays later, Will Dungan found himself in the endzone via a quick screen from Tyler Harris. It was good for 5 yards and another Raider TD. Roberts PAT was good and Lamar is opening up on Oak Hill, leading 28-0 just a minute into the 2nd quarter. Oak Hill started their 4th drive at their own 40 yard line. OHA picked up a 1st down but on the 3rd play of the drive, QB Jeb Stevens was picked off by Chase Davis. Lamar set up shop at their own 36. This time around it took Lamar 6 plays to drive the field. 6 plays and 64 yards later, Tyler Harris hits Tyler Roberts from 16 yards out to make the score Lamar 35, Oak Hill 0 with 7 to play in the opening half. OHA was forced 3 and out and again Lamar set up at Oak Hill's 46. The drive went 46 yards on 6 plays and Michael Marcello capped it off with another 5 yard TD run to make the score Lamar 42, OHA 0 with 3 and a half to play in the first half. The ensuing kick off saw Bo Sanford take the kick back 93 yards to put the Oak Hill on the board at the 2:45 mark of the 2nd quarter. Lamar started their 7th drive of the half at their own 18 yard line. A holding penalty put Lamar back to their 10 yard line. On the next play backup QB Barrett Dudley threw an INT. OHA didn't let this opportunity pass by as Bo Sanford caught a 9 yard TD pass from OHA backup QB Conner Baird. The Reid Posey XP was good and OHA has cut the deficit to 42-14 with 1:47 to play. Lamar did not let up as they scored one more time in the first half for good measure. The visiting Raiders went 5 plays and 59 yards with the drive capped off by a beautiful one handed grab by John Clinton McElroy from 24 yards out. McElroy made a true one handed grab and might be one of the best catches I've ever seen. You'd have to see it to marvel in its beauty. After the XP, Lamar leads 49-14 as we go to the break.
At the start of the 2nd half, Oak Hill took the ball and started at their own 31. 2 plays later a fumble was recovered by Lamar's Harrison Thomas. Lamar took over at Oak Hill's 33 yard line. With the 2nd string offense in for Lamar, Barret Dudley and company moved the ball 12 yards on 9 plays but the drive stalled. For the first time this season, Coach Barnes elected to try a FG. So Tyler Roberts puts his tee down and from 35 yards out, the FG is missed just left. The distance was good but it hooked at the last moment, LACES OUT! Oak Hill took over but was forced 3 and out. This set up Lamar for its final scoring drive of the game as the Raiders in white went 39 yards on 6 plays. The drive was capped off by Dudley hitting All MAIS defensive end and back up tight end Will Fulton for 16 yards. Roberts was true on the point after and Lamar now leads 56-14 with 4:34 to play in the 3rd. From this point on, Lamar played alot of freshman and 2nd and 3rd string. Joseph Marcello started taking snaps and Shane Blaton took over at the running back position. Blanton and Marcello impressed with Blanton running for 49 yards on 8 carries and the younger Marcello going for 27 yards on 2 of 2 passing and running for 58 yards on 7 carries. OHA finished out the scoring via a 93 yard end around as Bo Sanford scampered to the end zone. The Posey XP was good and that gives us the final Lamar 56 Oak Hill 21. Lamar finished with 489 yards and holding Oak Hill to only 6 first downs and 216 yards of total offense. Lamar goes to Hillcrest next week. Lamar improves to 4-3 and Oak Hill falls to 2-5.

River Oaks and Trinity ready to clash
For Southern Sports & Travel, By Cody Futrell
The River Oaks Mustangs (6-0) hit the road to take on the defending MAIS Class A champion Trinity Episcopal School (6-0) in Natchez, Miss. this Friday.
The Mustangs are coming off their sixth consecutive victory last week with a 55-7 home victory over district rival Prairie View Academy from Bastrop. River Oaks had to come from behind for the win — something the team is not used to doing after the Spartans took the opening kickoff and drove down the field for a score and a 7-0 lead.
River Oaks soon answered back and started a string of eight consecutive touchdowns on their way to a route of the visiting Spartans.
“After we settled down we did well,” River Oaks head coach Robert Hannah said. “Prairie View executed and went down the field and scored on the first drive and did a great job.”
Quarterback Ryan MacGregor had another solid game for the Mustangs as he completed 8-of-11 pass attempts for 150 yards and two touchdowns. MacGregor rushed for 29 yards. The River Oaks rushing attack got on track in the first series and never let up as senior running back Teshadi Talton cruised to 192 yards and three touchdowns.
The group of MacGregor, Talton, Alex Biedenharn and Henry Biedenharn gained nearly 300 yards combined rushing to pick up the pace in the game and fill a void left by Vincent Moore, sidelined until the playoffs by an injury.
Joseph Hakim and Walker Thurmon each caught three passes at wide receiver for the Mustangs.
“Ryan did a great job,” Hannah said. “I think his reads and decisions are better now and all of them over there on offense have stepped up since the injury to Vincent.”
Against Trinity Episcopal School this week, the Mustangs face a team that is not just a winning program, but a team that has dominated much of their competition over the last two years.
“They are the defending single-A champions,” Hannah said. “They have an attacking defense and we have to take advantage of that.”
Hannah expects the Saints to show many different formations on offense and try to attack down the field and cause havoc for the Mustangs on defense.
“They are very multiple on offense like everybody now,” Hannah said. “We have to play solid assignment football.”
The game will be broadcast live on KMLB 540 AM beginning with a pre-game show at 6:30 p.m.

Thunderbirds shut out Deer Creek Warriors

Courtesy of The Daily World
Following Friday night’s lopsided 32-0 victory over the Deer Creek Warriors, the DeSoto Thunderbirds remain the only undefeated high school football team in Phillips County at 5-0. They will be in the crosshairs of their five remaining regular season opponents.
The win came before a near capacity homecoming crowd at Sam Howe Field.
The Thunderbirds wasted little time taking control of the contest, despite the fact that the Warriors took the opening kick off and held onto the football for more than 6 minutes of the opening quarter. An intentional grounding penalty stalled the drive at the DeSoto 34.
A 3-play 66-yard drive culminated with a 12-yard touchdown run by Matt Barnes with 4:03 to play. The touchdown was set up by a “momentum changing” play from quarterback Blake Harper to Dylan Cruz that covered 38 yards. Dillon Wiggins carried the ball from the 28 to 12 just prior to the score.
The touchdown seemed to take the wind out of Deer Creek’s sails. Tripp Halbert recovered a Deer Creek fumble putting the DeSoto offense back in business at the Deer Creek 31. The Warriors defense stiffened and aided by a DeSoto penalty, the Warriors took over on downs.
DeSoto did not score again until the 8:16 mark of the second quarter. A holding penalty temporarily kept the T-Birds out of the end zone but a 33-yard run by Cruz had them knocking on the door again at the 2. Cruz eventually punched the ball over from the one.
With 3:41 left to play in the half, Harper hauled in a 77-yard pass from Cruz to give DeSoto an 18-0 lead. AT this point, the Thunderbirds missed all three extra point attempts.
An interception set up DeSoto’s final score before the break. Paden Phillips lassoed a pass from Cruz for an 11-yard touchdown with five seconds left in the half. Cruz nailed the T-Birds first successful extra point kick of the night for a 25-0 advantage.
The final touchdown of the night came on DeSoto’s opening drive of the second half. Cody Warfield raced 47 yards for the TD.
The Thunderbirds travel to West Memphis this Friday to battle the Knights.

Payback is a, well, you know

For Southern Sports & Travel, By Brad Greer
Last season, Marshall Academy defeated North Delta 6-0 in route to the District 1-2A championship. Friday night was a different story however as a fired up Green Wave squad got a small measurement of revenge on the Patriots by defeating Marshall 26-10 at Green Wave Field.
With the victory, North Delta takes over sole possession of first place in the district standings with a 2-0 record and 4-1 overall. Marshall meanwhile drops to 3-2 on the season, 1-1 in district play.
Tres Brasell rushed for 116 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns all while playing with a shoulder injury the senior sustained three weeks ago against Lee Academy. Brasell had scoring runs of 6,5 and 2 yards while adding one reception for 12 yards.
Marshall jumped out to a 3-0 as Chase Carpenter drilled a 34-yard field goal with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter. The drive began after Aaron McAlexander picked off a Bryan Nickle pass at the Patriot 44 yard-line on the Green Wave's initial possession of the game.
North Delta answered back on their next drive however by marching 80 yards on six plays that was capped off by a Brasell six yard touchdown run. Marshall's John Tomilinson blocked Kyle Devazier's extra point attempt to make the score 6-3 and the 3:15 mark of the first period.The drive was kept alive by Nickle's 50-yard run on second-and- four from the Green Wave 37.
The Patriots retook the lead midway through the second quarter on a Kevin Fitzpatrick one-yard run around right end to finish off a 13-play drive with Carpenter adding the extra point to give Marshall a 10-6 lead.
Perhaps the biggest drive of the night came with 1:09 remaining in the half as North Delta drove 60 yards in ten plays to take a 12-10 halftime lead as Nickle hit Jim Tom Copeland on a nine-yard touchdown pass with no time showing on the clock. Nickle was then stopped on the two-point conversion after running into an offensive line just short of the goal line.
"We wanted this one (the game) bad, " said North Delta senior left tackle Anthony Pike. "Ever since last season when they beat us 6-0 this is the game we circled on our schedule. This win puts us in the drivers seat in the district, but we can not rest just on this game. We've got two more district games left and anything can happen. We just have to keep pushing through," said Pike.
The score stayed the same until midway through the third quarter when the Green Wave defense came up with a huge play when Sy Pritchard picked off a Hank Owens pass at the Patriot five yard-line. Brasell then added his second touchdown of the game on a five-yard run on the next play from scrimmage to increase the lead to 19-10 after Devazier added the PAT.
With a noisy Green Wave student section led by Matthew Barefoot on their feet the in tire game, North Delta put the game away with 2:27 remaining in the contest as Brasell added his final touchdown run of the night with two-yard run on fourth down.After three straight penalties, the Wave faced a first and goal from the Patriot 31 before Brasell added runs of 12,12 and six yards before cashing in on the scoring run.
North Delta finished the night with 273 total yards of offense which included 204 yards rushing and 69 yards passing. Nickle followed Brasell with 65 yards rushing on 13 carries and was 6- of-14 passing with two interceptions and one touchdown. Micheal Magee added two carries for 14 yards and one reception for 11 yards. John Cody Dalrymple chipped in with three carries for nine yards to go along with two catches for 12 yards. Copeland also had two receptions for 34 yards.
Magee led the Green Wave defense with eight tackles and two quarterback sacks while Pritchard and sophomore linebacker Taylor Morris added seven stops each.
Marshall was held to 91 yards rushing and 240 yards of total offense by North Delta. Owens finished the night with 11-of-22 passing for 149 yards and one interception to go with 60 yards on 13 carries. Tomilison followed with 28 yards on six totes. Chase Ferrell led the receiving corps with five catches for 53 yards while Tomilinson added four catches for 87 yards.
The Patriots were penalized 13 times for 99 yards while North Delta was flagged eight times for 61 yards.
North Delta will step out of district play Friday night when they travel to Marvell, Ark. for a 7:30 kickoff.

Pioneers steamroll Rebels for 4th straight win
Courtesy of The Enterprise-Journal
Before you could even turn your head, it was all over.
The Parklane Academy Pioneers scored touchdowns on their first four drives, including a 59-yard scoring toss from sophomore quarterback Zach Stutzman to senior split end Jordan Taylor, and coasted to a 35-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Adams County Christian School Rebels here Friday night.
It was the fourth straight win for the Pioneers (4-1).
It was also the second shutout recorded by the Parklane defense, as the Pioneers held the Rebels to just 75 yards total offense and minus-5 yards on the ground.
Parklane also blanked Centreville Academy 16-0 on Aug. 27, their second game of the season.
Seth Travis’ 100-yard interception return for a touchdown was nullified by a block in the back penalty on the return. It hardly mattered with 1:27 remaining in the game.
“Justin Holmes, Zac Adams and Phillip Price led me all the way to the end zone for the touchdown,” Travis said of the negated score.
The Pioneers’ ground attack rolled up 226 total yards, with sophomore running back Joseph Clark rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on just eight touches.
Senior running back Jack Kitaif added 41 yards and a touchdown on four carries, and the Pioneers’ offense ran up 321 total yards against an outmanned Rebel defense.
The Rebels played the game without their two main guns, running backs Christopher Perry and Brandon Sanders. The pair reportedly did not play due to illness, but Parklane head coach Bo Milton doesn’t think it would have made much difference.
“The word was that they were resting (Perry and Sanders) for their district games,” Milton said. “I don’t believe it would have mattered if they were in there. We got the win.
“Our kids came out focused and took care of business early,” Milton added. “We were able to play a lot of people, and the second and third strings did very well. I’m very proud of our kids.”
The Pioneers opened the scoring fest on their first possession with an 8-play, 40-yard drive capped by Kitaif’s 10-yard burst up the middle and into the end zone with 8:46 remaining in the first quarter. The extra point attempt sailed wide right and the Pioneers led 6-0.
Following the ensuing kickoff, the Rebels lost six yards on their first two plays from scrimmage and had to punt after going three-and-out.
The Pioneers took over on their own 49 and drove 51 yards in six plays, with Clark going in the end zone from a yard out. Senior quarterback Brandon Austin tossed the two-point conversion pass to Taylor to make it 14-0 with 4:49 remaining in the opening period.
The drive was highlighted by Clark’s 44-yard run up the middle to the Rebel 1-yard line.
On Parklane’s third series, following yet another Rebel punt, Stutzman hit Taylor with a pass over the middle at the Rebel 25. From there, the split end ran it in for a 59-yard touchdown reception with 1:15 remaining in the first quarter.
Taylor’s PAT put Parklane up 21-0.
Following another three-and-out drive by the Rebels, Parklane drove to the Rebels’ 43-yard line before senior backup quarterback Hunter Authement threw a 36-yard pass to Taylor Smith, giving the Pioneers a first-and-goal at the Rebels’ 7-yard line.
On the next play, Authement ran around the left end for a touchdown with 11:33 to go in the second quarter.
The extra point was good to make it 28-0.
A short ACCS punt gave the Pioneers possession at the Rebels’ 35-yard line with 4:38 remaining in the first half.
Three plays later, Clark scored on a 1-yard scoring burst up the middle to go up 35-0 with 3:32 remaining before halftime. Taylor added the extra point.
Clark set up his own touchdown with a 21-yard run around the left end to the Rebels’ 14-yard line.
Junior linebacker Will Laciura led the Pioneers with seven tackles, and Daniel Guedon led the Rebels with six stops.
Parklane will host Oak Forest Academy in Class AAA South Conference action next Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Brookhaven stays perfect with win over Simpson

Southern Sports & Travel, By Darron Thomas
Winning streaks often take on lives of their own but what most often gets lost amongst the headlines are the quality of teams that compile those victories. Case and point, top ranked Brookhaven’s past two opponents both entered into the matchup with the Cougars undefeated and both left the field leaving little doubt which was the superior team.
On Friday night the defending AA State Champions won their 21st straight game but more importantly they earned a win over another top five team, their second in as many weeks. Brookhaven showcased their balance and quick strike capabilities in a 34-18 win over 3rd ranked Simpson in Mendenhall.
The Simpson defense, which led the MAIS in points yielded at 4.4 ppg, did its’ job on Brookhaven’s first possession. Eli Duran picked off a deflected Chandler Rogers pass attempt at the Simpson 38 yard line.
Brookhaven forced the Simpson offense into a three and out and benefitted from a 7 yard punt to set up shop at their own 49 yard line for their second possession of the opening quarter. Two plays later senior quarterback Chandler Rogers sprinted around the right side of the Simpson defense and 51 yards later he hit pay-dirt. Tyler Trout nailed the PAT to give top ranked Brookhaven an early 7-0 lead.
Simpson took over on their second possession of the night at their own 23 yard line but could net just two yards and were forced to punt. Brookhaven found themselves with a short field to work with again midway through the first quarter following a Jacob Busby 27 yard punt that made it out to midfield. (Above) Brookhaven tailback Jennings Mills (#10) gets wrapped up by Simpson linebacker Tyler Pagart (#54)
Jennings Mills picked a hard five yards to the Simpson 45 yard line to start the drive. Rogers then connected with junior wide-out Bubba Keene for 22 yards down to the Simpson 23 yard line. Brookhaven increased their lead on the next play as Rogers victimized the left side of the Simpson defense with a 23 yard scamper for a touchdown. Tyler Trout added the PAT to push Brookhaven’s advantage to 14-0.
Simpson’s woes continued on their third possession as tailback Cade Eiland coughed up the football and Brookhaven linebacker Cody Henley recovered it at the Simpson 45 yard line.
Brookhaven moved to the Simpson 14 yard line but stalled. Tyler Trout gave the Cougars a 17-0 lead after a 31 yard field goal.
The Simpson offense got on track following Trout’s field goal. With Cade Eiland running out of the “wildcat” formation the Cougars produced a ten play drive that started at their own 26 yard line. With Eiland rushing on eight of those plays Simpson marched to the Brookhaven 9 yard line but hit a brick wall. Three plays later Brookhaven stopped Eiland for no gain on a 4th and goal from the 5 yard line to retake possession and end Simpson’s only threatening drive of the first half.
Unlike Simpson’s first three possessions of the first half the Cougar’s got themselves back in the contest quickly to start the second half. Cade Eiland exploded with 65 yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage for Simpson’s first score of the night in the third quarter. John Reed Robinson’s PAT failed.
With Simpson’s score there appeared to have been a huge momentum shift. Simpson defensive end Mark Herrin wrapped up Chandler Rogers for a sack and loss of five yards on a second and 8 from the Brookhaven 38 yard line but that appearance of a momentum shift evaporated quickly as Rogers nailed wide-out Sidney Chaffin on a 3rd and 13 with a perfectly thrown pass on a sideline route that went for 67 yards and a score. Trout added the PAT to increase the lead to 24-6. (Above) Simpson tailback Cade Eiland (#2) gets stopped for a loss by Brookhaven defensive lineman Bailey Hodge (#52)
Brookhaven wide-out Bubba Keene then put the game out of reach after the Cougar defense forced the Simpson offense into a three and out. Keene took a Jacob Busby punt and sprinted 76 yards to up the lead to 30-6. The reliable Tyler Trout added the PAT to give top ranked Brookhaven a 31-6 cushion at the midway point of the third quarter.
Simpson cut into the Brookhaven lead shortly before the quarter expired as junior tailback Cade Eiland scored from 16 yards out. An unsuccessful 2-point conversion attempt left the deficit at 31-12.
Brookhaven’s final score would come on a Tyler Trout 24 yard field goal halfway through the final quarter.
Simpson reached the endzone in the closing minutes of the game on an Eiland 9 yard burst.
Chandler Rogers was 9/16 passing with a touchdown and an interception. The senior also rushed for 123 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns.
Sidney Chaffin had two receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Cade Eiland led Simpson with 211 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
With their 21st consecutive win Brookhaven improves to 6-0 and will host Centreville next Friday night.
Simpson suffers its’ first loss and falls to 5-1. The Cougars will travel to Madden next week for a huge District 3AA battle with undefeated Leake.
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Post game comments from Brookhaven head coach Herbert Davis and senior wide-out Sidney Chaffin

Simpson gets a crack at top ranked Brookhaven
Southern Sports & Travel, By Darron Thomas
Midway through the 2010 MAIS football season the Brookhaven Cougars are right where they expected to be. The defending AA state champions have reeled off twenty straight wins dating back to last season and easily handled what most thought would be their stiffest test in a 42-13 thumping of 5th ranked Central Hinds last week. But now as the Cougars have entered their strongest stretch of the 2010 schedule comes along another challenge, 3rd ranked Simpson.
On the surface this week’s matchup with Brookhaven is just another game for the Simpson Cougars. After all, it’s a non district game that has no effect on Simpson’s battle with District 3AA opponents. But if you scratch around that surface just a bit you know you’ll find a football team with something to prove. Last season Simpson and Brookhaven met at Brookhaven in week six, both at 5-0 and highly ranked. After battling to a 14-14 halftime score Brookhaven came out and shut Simpson down in the second half and earned a decisive 37-14 win. Brookhaven’s defense limited the Simpson rushing attack to 112 yards on the night. That fact alone doesn’t sit well with a traditional power such as Simpson that prides itself in being dominant on the ground.
Besides the obvious similarity between the two schools in that they have both established themselves as premier AA football programs another interesting tidbit is that both head coaches have now led their Alma Mater to state championships. Simpson head coach Billy Wayne Hankins guided the Cougars to three straight AA titles in 2003, 04 & 05 while Herbert Davis accomplished the feat for Brookhaven last season.
The similarities end there. Brookhaven has the premier player in the MAIS in quarterback Chandler Rogers. The senior has a 28-4 record as the starting signal caller for the Cougars and is on track to be one of the most prolific players in Mississippi High School football history this season and after five weeks of play Rogers has racked up 18 touchdowns. Rogers earned the Southern Sports & Travel Player of the Year last season but was inexplicably left off the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen list this season.
While Simpson may not have a prolific signal caller they do possess one of the better tailbacks in the MAIS in junior Cade Eiland. Eiland rushed for 1,424 yards as a sophomore and is averaging 145 yards a game this season. His speed allows him to reach the corners quickly and with the addition of 20 lbs in the off season Eiland can absorb and inflict damage between the tackles.
The atmosphere Friday night in Mendenhall will be electric. Playing at Simpson has always been one of the toughest venues for opposing teams but Simpson’s visitors on Friday night will pose the toughest challenge for a defense that is allowing an MAIS best 4.4 points a game.
Below are audio interviews with both head coaches.

Brookhaven head coach Herbert Davis

Simpson head coach Billy Wayne Hankins

Jackson Prep Invitational
@ Choctaw Trails, Clinton, MS
Monday Sept. 20, 2010

Jackson Prep won both the Boys and Girls team races. Prep's Girls dominated their event beating Silliman by 48 points. Madison Lowey of Jackson Prep won the girls individual championship with 13:02. Columbia Academy gave Prep a run in the Boys race, but Prep pulled away to a ten point victory. Columbia Academy Sophomore Jon Luke Watts took first place with a Columbia Academy record 17:54 in the boys race. Watts is undefeated in three MAIS Cross Country meets this season.

Girls results:
Individual Winner - Madison Lowery, Jackson Prep, 13:02
Team Results:
1. Jackson Prep - 27 Pts.
2. Silliman - 75 Pts.
3. PCS - 82 Pts.
4. MRA - 134Pts.
5. Canton - 157 Pts.
6. Jackson Academy - 176 Pts.
7. Trinity - 226 Pts.
8. Indianola - 229 Pts.
9. Pillow - 251 Pts.
10. Christ Covenant - 252 Pts.

11. Glenbrook - 349 Pts.
12. Lamar School - 366 Pts.
13. Lamar Christian - 369 Pts.
14. Benton - 409 Pts.

Boys Results:
Individual Winner - Jon Luke Watts, Columbia Academy, 17:54
Team Results: (Top-ten)
1. Jackson Prep - 42 Pts.
2. Columbia Academy - 52 Pts.
3. PCS - 67 Pts.
4. Jackson Academy - 82 Pts.
5. Chamberlain-Hunt - 130 Pts.
6. MRA - 202 Pts.
7. Lamar Christian - 245 Pts.
8. Lamar School - 258 Pts.
9. Silliman - 264 Pts.
10. Trinity - 279 Pts.
11. Winston - 284 Pts.
12. Christ Covenant - 294 Pts.
13. Porters Chapel - 312 Pts.
14. Pillow - 360 Pts.
15. Tri County - 364 Pts.