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Pillow Academy senior Richard McQueen, right, scored two goals during the Mustangs’ 8-0 victory over division rival Magnolia Heights on Monday night.

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Prep soccer roundup: Pillow routs Magnolia Heights, DSA falls to Washington
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Tue,01/05/21-12:57AM , 319 Reads
Pillow Academy eighth grader Kevin Hernandez netted a hat trick and tallied two assists in the first half alone to lift the Mustangs to a 8-0 rout of Magnolia Heights in Monday night’s MAIS Division II North matchup.
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Julia Love Lyon (22) had five points in Pillow’s 53-30 win against Oxford on Tuesday.

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Pillow girls beat Oxford for fifth straight win
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Tue,12/22/20-11:37PM , 395 Reads
Kaylee Jones scored 15 points to lead Pillow Academy’s girls basketball team past Oxford High, 53-30, in the Kirk Academy Classic on Tuesday.
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Kizear Little (10) attempts a layup for DSA, which has won four in a row since a loss to Greenville Christian on Dec. 10.

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Lawrence drops 40 to power Delta Streets past Leake Academy
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Tue,12/22/20-12:42AM , 589 Reads
Leake Academy simply couldn’t keep up with Delta Streets Academy’s top-ranked boys basketball team at the Kirk Academy Classic on Monday.

Sophomore point guard J.T. Lawrence scored most of his game-high 40 points in transition as the Class 1A Lions feasted on fast breaks to run away with a 77-57 win against the Class 5A Rebels.
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Pillow Academy dedicated the Durwin Carpenter Court to the legendary 27th-year girls basketball head coach, pictured above at left, after the Lady Mustangs’ victory on Friday night.

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Lady Mustangs christen Durwin Carpenter Court with win vs. Hartfield
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Sports Editor
Sat,12/19/20-4:26PM , 454 Reads
The Pillow Academy girls basketball team christened the newly-named Durwin Carpenter Court with a 65-55 victory over visiting Hartfield Academy on Friday night.
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