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REUNITED AT LAST: Former GHS teammates pick up where they left off
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,09/08/17-1:00PM , 350 Reads
Clinton Gatewood knew this was coming. It was almost like 2013 all over again — except in different colors.
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Greenwood High School running back Walter Ivory leads the team in rushing with 450 yards through three games. He will get plenty of chances to pad those numbers Friday night when the Bulldogs visit Greenville.

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Dogs look to rebound
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,09/07/17-3:31PM , 143 Reads
Greenwood was burnt for 250 yards passing and four touchdowns in its first loss of the season.

If GHS wants to avoid a second straight defeat, it must shore up its pass defense with a trip to pass-happy Greenville Weston coming Friday.
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Pillow Academy head coach Tripp McCarty is charged with the task of trying to find a way to upset No. 1 Jackson Prep Friday night in Flowood.

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PA on road vs. top-ranked Prep
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,09/07/17-3:29PM , 328 Reads
Pillow Academy didn’t get much time to celebrate its first win of the season.

After an 0-2 start, the young Mustangs broke through in Week 3 with a 27-13 win over Bayou Academy last Friday. But soon after the on-field celebration, the PA coaching staff had turned its focus on finding a way to pull the ultimate upset.
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Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher, left, speaks with Alabama head coach Nick Saban before last Saturday’s game, which top-ranked Alabama won 24-7. Fisher called the ACC the best conference in college football during the offseason, but the SEC went 3-0 against the ACC on opening weekend.

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Burrus: Opening weekend tells us SEC ready to rebound
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,09/06/17-2:06PM , 170 Reads
After months of talk from the ACC, the question of whether the conference has ascended to the throne of college football was answered on the field — well for a few weeks anyway.

The SEC rang in a new college football season by silencing the doubters with a pretty solid opening weekend that included a 3-0 mark against the ACC.
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