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Columbia right tackle Jason Townsend lays a block Friday night against Sumrall. Townsend and the Wildcats offensive line are a big reason the offense is clicking right now. | Photo by Joshua Campbell

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No fly zone: Sumrall’s aerial attack grounded by Columbia
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Wed,10/06/21-8:00PM , 1,149 Reads
Friday night’s showdown at Walter Payton Field between the second-ranked Wildcats and unbeaten Sumrall was billed as one of the top games of the week in Mississippi. But looks can be deceiving, and Columbia proved that Sumrall had no business trying to look like an alpha in Class 4A as it walloped the Bobcats 40-0.
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Cougars running back Preston Sauls, who ran for more than 100 yards for the second straight week, runs through a Centreville defender Friday. | Photo by Joshua Campbell

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CA nearly upsets Centreville
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Wed,10/06/21-5:00PM , 1,282 Reads
Since starting the season with a blowout win and back-to-back one-possession losses, the Cougars have been on a streak no team wants to be a part of.
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West Marion's Larry Magee and the Trojans will look to bounce back against Forrest County AHS. | Photo by Joshua Campbell

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West looks to bounce back against Aggies
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Fri,09/24/21-10:30AM , 1,185 Reads
The good thing about the regular season in September is there’s another football game to be played the next week. The Trojans are thankful for that because they will get the opportunity to wash the 56-0 loss to Columbia out of their mouths this Friday when they travel to Forrest County AHS.
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Colby White was so dominant at Double-A Montgomery that he got promoted to Triple-A in less than a month.

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White gets unreal 3rd promotion to Triple-A
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Fri,09/10/21-1:00PM , 3,037 Reads
It’s been a wild journey this season for flame-throwing righty Colby White. For the third time in his first full pro season, the West Marion alum is receiving a promotion to Triple-A Durham, an unprecedented rise for a player who had just one JUCO offer coming out of high school.
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