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Dak Prescott made his first impression on the Dallas Cowboys at last year’s Senior Bowl with an impressive interview and an MVP performance for the South squad. A year later, he is playing in the Pro Bowl as a rookie.

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Burrus: It’s been a whirlwind 12 months for Dak
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sun,01/29/17-4:09PM , 115 Reads
It’s been an incredible 12-month journey for Dak Prescott.

A year ago, he was in Mobile, Alabama, at the Senior Bowl, kind of an afterthought at quarterback behind Carson Wentz and others.

The Dallas staff coached the North team in the Senior Bowl last year, and that’s where the team’s relationship with Prescott started.
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Raiders drill PA from long range
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,01/25/17-2:49PM , 153 Reads
Kirk Academy bombed Pillow Academy from 3-point range for a 68-53 win Tuesday night at PA.

The Raiders hit six from long range in the first half to set the tone, while the Mustangs stayed in a zone defense and watched.
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Mississippi Valley State’s Ta’Jay Henry goes in for two of his game-high 30 points in his team’s 103-89 win in overtime against Texas Southern Monday night in Itta Bena. Henry also had 20 rebounds.

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Huge game from Henry helps Valley land upset
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,01/24/17-3:11PM , 130 Reads
Ta’Jay Henry had his best game in his team’s biggest game.

Henry had a monster double-double — scoring 30 points and grabbing 20 rebounds, both career highs, to lead Mississippi Valley State past Texas Southern for a 103-89 upset win in overtime Monday night in Itta Bena.
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The NFC championship game today should be lit as Atlanta’s Matt Ryan, left, and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers square off in what should be a high-scoring affair in the Georgia Dome.

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Burrus: Matchup of top QBs highlights today’s NFL playoff games
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sun,01/22/17-7:01AM , 139 Reads
These are the championship matchups we could see coming before the postseason ever began.

And it should make for a couple of exciting games today with two possible epic quarterback duels.

How is this for a pair of marquee matchups?
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