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Prep soccer: Pillow routs Madison-St. Joe, 8-0
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Wed,09/29/21-2:00AM , 889 Reads
There’s still one more regular season game left to play, but the Pillow Academy girls soccer team already looks to be in playoff mode.
Senior Madison Barlow scored her first of two goals just 38 seconds after the opening whistle to set the tone for an 8-0 rout of visiting Madison-St. Joe on Tuesday evening.
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For Robert Jackson, Lusco’s recent closure means he can attend Greenwood High School football games for the first time in 17 years. The lifelong Greenwood native is pictured above at his new job at Veronica’s. (By Riley Overend)

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Your Neighbor: Robert Jackson: Longtime Lusco’s employee now has Friday nights free
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Tue,09/28/21-2:00AM , 3162 Reads
For the past 17 years, Robert Jackson has spent his Friday nights working at Lusco’s washing dishes and frying food.
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J.Z. George senior quarterback Jordun Normal threw for two touchdowns and added a third on the ground to help the Jaguars cruise past Amanda Elzy, 40-14, on Friday night.

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Prep football: J.Z. George routs Elzy; Leflore's rally falls short vs. Gentry
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Fri,09/24/21-11:18PM , 1327 Reads
J.Z. George quarterback Jordun Normal found fellow senior D’Anthony McGlothan for a 62-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage, setting the tone for a 40-14 rout of Amanda Elzy on Friday night.
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Greenwood High’s Xavier Hoover (24) tries to pour ice water on head coach Clinton Gatewood (not pictured) after he became the Bulldogs’ winningest coach in program history with his 97th career victory on Friday night against Lanier. (Andy Lo)

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Prep football: GHS rallies past Lanier, Gatewood becomes Bulldogs' all-time winningest coach
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Fri,09/24/21-11:16PM , 2369 Reads
When Greenwood High needed a miracle on Friday night, Xavier Hoover delivered.
On 4th and long late in the fourth quarter against Lanier, senior quarterback Davin Anderson launched a prayer into the end zone, where Hoover pulled in the underthrown pass from his defender’s grasp for a game-tying, 35-yard touchdown catch.
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