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Mustangs clinch top seed for tourney
By BILL BURRUS - Sports Editor

Wed,01/29/20-8:37PM , 333 Reads
Pillow Academy continues to take care of business in league play.

The PA boys stayed perfect in the District 1, North AAAA conference with a win at Bayou Academy in Cleveland.
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Dru Chamblee goes up for two for Carroll Academy. She had eight points and six steals in her team’s 44-21 win.

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PA girls win CA gets sweep
By BILL BURRUS - Sports Editor
Wed,01/22/20-9:13PM , 254 Reads
The Pillow Academy girls rolled past Oxford High School Tuesday night at PA to improve to 17-9 on the season with a 59-46 victory.

Pillow trailed 13-12 at the end of the first period but responded with a scoring burst in the second to take a 30-23 advantage into the half.
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Greenwood’s Sam Henry Farmer, left, stands with his roommate and business partner in Fat Music Productions, Blaine Tierney of Jackson. The two Ole Miss students are doing all they can to pave their own way in the world.

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UM student making mark as entrepreneur
By BILL BURRUS - Sports Editor

Tue,01/21/20-2:36AM , 616 Reads
Sam Henry Farmer was filled with the entrepreneurial sprit from an early age.

The University of Mississippi student from Greenwood started two small businesses while in college.
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Utah guard Brooks King (30) leads a fast break as Mississippi Valley State guard Patrick Rucker defends in Salt Lake City. MVSU is home Saturday to instate rival Alcorn State.

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Valley hosting instate rival Alcorn
By BILL BURRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,01/18/20-1:21AM , 329 Reads
Coming off its first SWAC win of the season, Mississippi Valley State returns home to face an instate rival.

Two guards will be on display as Troymain Crosby and Alcorn State will battle Michael Green and Mississippi Valley State Saturday at 4 p.m. in Itta Bena.
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