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Vincent Dancy was been promoted from interim head coach at Mississippi Valley State to the fulltime replacement for Rick Comegy.

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Valley promotes Dancy as head football coach
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,12/19/17-3:16PM , 134 Reads
Mississippi Valley State didn’t have to look far to find its new head football coach.

MVSU announced today that it is removing the interim tag and naming Vincent Dancy as the replacement for Rick Comegy, who was fired about a month after a fourth straight losing season.
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Burrus: Early tilts just an appetizer for CFP’s three games
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,12/09/17-7:06PM , 124 Reads
If you are still hungry for college football, don’t fret it. Get ready for a football feeding frenzy.

There are 40 bowl games to serve as appetizers before the main meal — the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 8, 2018.
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Southern Miss wide receiver Korey Robertson of Greenwood ranks second in receptions in a single season at USM with 72.

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Decision to stay big for Robertson, USM
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,12/09/17-7:04PM , 280 Reads
Korey Robertson’s breakout season at Southern Mississippi has been validated with a first-team All-Conference USA honor.

The junior wide receiver from Greenwood was one of three Golden Eagles to receive the honor. The Greenwood High School product leads USM with 72 catches for 1,080 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Pillow Academy girls basketball coach Durwin Carpenter, left, was honored Thursday night by headmaster Rodney Brown for his 1,000th win in girls basketball in which he secured Tuesday in Yazoo City. He now has 1,001 after Thursday’s win over Carroll Academy.

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PA honors coach’s milestone
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,12/08/17-2:12PM , 165 Reads
Durwin Carpenter got to share his mega milestone with the home crowd Thursday night.
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