HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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Columbus, Starkville split in basketball

Columbus High School senior point guard C.J. Scott really likes the pieces on his basketball team this season. Now it's a matter of putting it together.

Title is family affair for Tornadoes

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- You can never have enough hugs. On an afternoon in which the people of Reform made Tuscaloosa their second home, Zev Finch took it upon himself to be the ambassador of good will for the Pickens County High School football team.

Pickens County's defense dominates in title victory

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Facing its toughest task of the season, the Pickens County High School defense went out and did what great defenses do: It won a championship. The Tornadoes put on a dominating clinic Thursday in a 38-18 victory against Maplesville to clinch the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 1A state championship and the first in program history.

Louisville, Hazelhurst will battle for Class 3A title

JACKSON -- The Hazlehurst High School football team's resume is impressive. Hazlehurst (14-1) will defend its 2012 Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 3A title at 11 a.m. against Louisville (15-0) at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.

Tornadoes hope DL can dominate

REFORM, Ala -- Dominate. The word greets you when you enter the Pickens County High School football team's locker room at G.S. Spruill Stadium. Coach Patrick Plott has personalized the message for his Tornadoes by transforming the letter "i" into a number 1, and the letter "a" into an A that signifies that team's classification -- 1A -- in the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

Doss, fans hope Pickens County can finish title run

REFORM, Ala. -- The burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Eddie Doss.

Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy split basketball doubleheader

STARKVILLE -- The Heritage Academy boys basketball team dropped three last-minute decisions to archrival Starkville Academy last season. Juniors Walker Brown and Hunter Sykes made sure there was no drama Tuesday night in the fourth quarter.

Offensive line drives Pickens County's success

REFORM, Ala. -- Tempo doesn't bother Zev Finch. Typically, shouts like the ones heard from the Pickens County High School football coach Patrick Plott -- "Get on the ball. Get on the ball." -- would drive an offensive lineman to exhaustion.

History could be on Louisville's side

JACKSON -- Louisville and football go hand in hand.

Player of Week: Moore provides leadership for MSMS

Knowing what to say is only part of being a leader.

Pickens County rolls past Hubbertville into title game

REFORM, Ala. -- Devonte Simon's demeanor Friday night fit well with the cold temperatures.

Football players give Starkville a lift

STARKVILLE -- Now that football season is over at Starkville High School, boys basketball coach Greg Carter knows his team will get some frontcourt depth.

Calvert, Jones lead West Point

STARKVILLE -- Demarius Calvert took care of business early for the West Point High School boys basketball team. While Calvert helped keep the Green Wave close at the start, A.J. Jones' play in the fourth quarter proved even more valuable.

Pickens County ready to take last step to reach title game

REFORM, Ala. -- Pickens County High School football coach Patrick Plott believes his team has done well this year rising to a challenge.

Starkville Academy sweeps Oak Hill Academy

STARKVILLE -- Starkville Academy boys basketball coach Mark Alexander made a slight change in philosophy Monday. The Volunteers rewarded him with the best effort of the season.

QB Simon helps lead Tornadoes closer to state title

REFORM, Ala. -- Pickens County High School senior quarterback Devonte Simon is more than willing to play a complementary role in the offense as long as the Tornadoes keep winning.

Lafayette knocks off Noxubee County in playoffs

OXFORD - For Noxubee County High School, the margin for error was small throughout the 2013 football season.

Starkville falls to South Panola

BATESVILLE -- Starkville has now seen where the road will end in its move to Class 6A football if the program doesn't continue to improve.

Hamilton drops heart-breaker to St. Aloysius

HAMILTON -- Somewhere very early in the coaching handbook is a phrase that says, "Never take points off the scoreboard."

Starkville basketball sweeps West Point

STARKVILLE -- Richard Evans scored all of his 20 points in the second half Friday and the Starkville High Yellowjacket basketball team cruised to a 73-48 win over West Point on Friday.

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