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Can State live up to high expectations?
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,08/25/18-3:25AM , 155 Reads
Boy, Mississippi State is getting a tremendous amount of preseason love.

MSU and new head coach Joe Moorhead enter the 2018 season with fanfare not seen in Starkville in decades. I am just not sure the Bulldogs can live up to the hype.

11-1. 10-2.
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Pillow Academy junior wide reciever Jaden Simcox (2) runs after the catch as he follows a block from fellow wideout Alex Lindsey last week against Indianola Academy. Simcox scored both of his team’s touchdowns in a 33-12 loss to the Colonels.

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Things don’t get easier for Pillow after season-opening loss
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,08/23/18-6:00AM , 246 Reads
Pillow Academy goes from the frying pan to the fire this week.

After opening with a 33-12 loss to three-time reigning North AAA champion Indianola Academy, the Mustangs are now bracing for a road trip against Madison-Ridgeland Academy, one of the tougher teams in the AAAA classification.
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Senior Lavell Nelson (2) is one of several talented running backs being used by Greenwood, which looks to start the season 2-0 with a win Friday night at Holmes County Central.

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Greenwood will see rise in competition
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,08/22/18-11:43PM , 193 Reads
Greenwood will get a much tougher test this week.

After dismantling 2A-member Leflore County in the season opener, the 4A Bulldogs play at 5A Holmes County Central Friday night in Tchula.

These two teams played a close one in Greenwood last season, with the Bulldogs escaping with a hard-fought 21-20 victory.
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Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, right, practices a blocking drill with fellow lineman Lee Autry. Simmons is one of several key players along the Bulldogs’ deep defensive line.

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Ex-GHS standout part of deep D-line for Dogs
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,08/22/18-12:49AM , 230 Reads
Greenwood’s Marquiss Spencer is among those competing on a loaded Mississippi State defensive line.

Brian Baker, MSU’s defensive line coach, said it’s a “great problem to have” with so many players to choose from.
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