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Greenwood High’s Eric Haslett (30) tries to elude a Yazoo City defender during Friday night’s homecoming win over the Indians at Bulldog Stadium.

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Bulldogs find way to down Yazoo

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - Editor
Fri,10/10/25-11:11PM, 4,093 Reads
When sophomore running back Eric Haslett went down with a serious leg injury trailing 6-2 late in the fourth quarter, Greenwood head coach Cary Weaver knew his team would rally.
Two plays later, senior fullback Jawuan Gideon finished off the drive Haslett started with a 13-yard touchdown run with 5:16 to go in the game.
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If this was the last Sanderson tourney, Steven Fisk made it memorable

By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/09/25-5:08PM, 2,078 Reads 21,277 Statewide
Let’s go back to May 19, 1968. War was escalating in Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson had just announced he would not run for reelection. Mickey Mantle was limping through his last season with the New York Yankees. James Eastland and John Stennis, two Democrats, were Mississippi’s two U.S. senators.
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Greenwood High senior running back Dillan Fry, seen here against Leflore County, and his Bulldog teammates celebrate homecoming Friday night.

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Greenwood hosts Yazoo City, 7 p.m., Friday: Bulldogs working hard for Indians

By BILL BURRUS BILL BURRUS - For the Commonwealth
Thu,10/09/25-2:00AM, 1,940 Reads
Greenwood High School got crushed last week as it stepped up in class, but nothing would erase that nightmare like winning its district opener.
Fresh off a 42-0 shellacking at the hands of Holmes County Central, ranked No. 2 in Class 5A, the Bulldogs open Region 4-4A play Friday night at home against Yazoo City.
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MDCC hosts Holmes for homecoming

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Thu,10/09/25-2:00AM, 1,273 Reads
Mississippi Delta Community College and the other members of the MACCC all return to action this week after a one-week hiatus.
The Trojans will celebrate homecoming as they entertain Holmes Community College at 7 p.m. Thursday in Moorhead.
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