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Indians dispatch Cougars The start of the 2012 football season has been eagerly anticipated by fans of the Hazlehurst Indians, especially since the team captured the south 3A title in 2011.  Add in to the mix a host of returning veterans and a more learned head coach and coaching staff, and the feeling has reached…

Colonels stung by Yellow Jackets in opener By James Beasley “Turnovers!” Copiah Academy head coach Scotty Cline exclaimed Friday night after his Colonels lost their opener to the Oak Forest Yellowjackets 32-14 in Gallman. “You can’t have five turnovers and expect to win many games.”Actually the game was closer than the final score indicated. Oak…

Colonels shine in jamboree, host Oak Forest Friday night By James Beasley The new lights were not the only bright spots on Copiah Academy’s football field at last week’s Jamboree. The Colonels did some shining of their own in edging River Oaks and MRA 13-6 and 7-0, respectively, in a pair of scrimmages that brought…

Wesson 15, Crystal Springs 8 In a sloppy penalty-laden contest between the two Copiah County schools in front of a crowd of around 1,500 in Crystal Springs, Wesson got a late TD after trailing 8-7 for much of the second half to win. Hazlehurst 24, Lawrence County 13 The homestanding Indians pulled ahead in the…

Wesson 15, Crystal Springs 8 In a sloppy penalty-laden contest between the two Copiah County schools in front of a crowd of around 1,500 in Crystal Springs, Wesson got a late TD after trailing 8-7 for much of the second half to win. Hazlehurst 24, Lawrence County 13 The homestanding Indians pulled ahead in the…

Tigers have high hopes Tiger football is coming off a four-win season last year with good reasons to elevate their expectations for the 2012 campaign. For the first time fourth-year Head Coach Johnny Young has his entire coaching staff returning, and 22 seniors are scattered up and down the CSHS roster. “They are a strong…

Defending south 3A champs a big target for opponents Hazlehurst Indian head football coach Randal Montgomery makes no bones about how he feels when he looks back at the end of the 2011 season.  The Indians tore through the regular season and playoffs, making an appearance in the 3A title game at the Vet in…

‘New’ coach, tough schedule await Cobras Things have changed in the Cobra football program at Wesson since last November when the Cobras lost in the first round of the 2A playoffs to North Forrest.  A new senior class takes over, of course, and some fresh underclassmen faces have joined the squad.  The most significant change…

Tigers have high hopes Tiger football is coming off a four-win season last year with good reasons to elevate their expectations for the 2012 campaign. For the first time fourth-year Head Coach Johnny Young has his entire coaching staff returning, and 22 seniors are scattered up and down the CSHS roster. “They are a strong…

Defending south 3A champs a big target for opponents Hazlehurst Indian head football coach Randal Montgomery makes no bones about how he feels when he looks back at the end of the 2011 season.  The Indians tore through the regular season and playoffs, making an appearance in the 3A title game at the Vet in…