The Commercial Dispatch Eedition 9-22-13

134rd Year, No.
165
Weather
Maris James
Fourth grade, Annunciation
High 81 Low 53
Mostly sunny and cooler
Full forecast on
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Five Questions
1 Larry Davids real-life wife was
named Laurie, but what was her name
on Curb Your Enthusiasm?
2 The postman in the flm Il Postino
delivers mail to what exiled poet?
3 Whats the largest of the Midwests
Quad Cities?
4 Two Arab nations, Iraq and Qatar,
have the letter Q in their names. What
two African nations do as well?
5 In 1936, who asked a police offcer
at L.A.s train station, Is that a gun in
your pocket, or are you just happy to
see me?

Answers, 6D
inside
Classifeds 5D
Comics Insert
Obituaries 8A
Opinions 4,5A
LocaL FoLks
Larry Cantrell works for Ca-
dence Bank in Columbus.
caLendar
Tuesday through Saturday,
Sept. 24-28
Possum Town Storytelling Festi-
val: Internationally known storytellers
Len Cabral, Carmen Agra Deedy and
Kuniko Yamamoto weave words into
magic at the second annual Possum
Town Storytelling Festival presented
by the Columbus Arts Council. Pro-
grams for all ages will be presented
at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501
Main St., in Columbus. Ask about the
storytelling and origami workshops.
For information, contact the CAC, 662-
328-2787 or visit columbus-arts.org.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Table Talk: Dr. Kendall Dunkelburg,
Mississippi University for Women
professor of English, previews the
speakers at the 25th annual Eudora
Welty Writers Symposium (Oct. 24-
26). Bring lunch at 11:30 a.m. and
socialize; iced tea provided. Or join
friends from noon-1 p.m. for the pro-
gram. For more information, contact
the library at 662-329-5300.
Thursday, Sept. 26
History and Traditions of SEC
Football: This fundraiser for the
Mississippi State Wesley Foundation
features SEC historian Dr. Mark Wind-
ham from 6-8:30 p.m. at the First
United Methodist Church. Food and
fellowship is 6-7 p.m.; Dr. Windhams
presentation is 7-8:30 p.m. Tickets
are $25, available through Sept. 18
at the FUMC offce and Wesley board
members. Call 662-323-1778 for
more information.
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Msu 62, troy 7
other scores
Bulldogs rout
Trojans
#1 Alabama 31, Colorado St. 6
#6 LSU 35, Auburn 21
#10 Florida 31, Tennessee 17
#9 Georgia 45, N. Texas 21
#5 Stanford 42, #23 Arizona St. 28
#22 Notre Dame 17, Michigan St. 13
Sports, 1B
Eurocopter plant to add assembly line
Resident fles
complaint with
state auditor
alleges noxubee co.
dump truck sprayed
slag on private road
BY NATHAN GREGORY
ngregory@cdispatch.com
A Lowndes
County resident
has fled a com-
plaint with the
Mississippi Of-
fce of the State
Auditor alleg-
ing a Noxubee
County employee spread slag on a
private road.
Al Finch, who lives on Allison
Hardy Road in Lowndes County,
addresses his complaint to the
Noxubee County Board of Su-
pervisors. The complaint names
supervisor Larry Tate and Bobby
Tate, a truck driver for Noxubee
county.
Bobby Tate, truck driver for
Noxubee County, brought fve
loads of gray slag and spread it
on Roger Stevensons private road
which is located off Allison Hardy
Road in Lowndes County, Finchs
complaint states. Roger Steven-
son called and said he gave Tate
permission to do this.
Slag is a stone-like by-product
of smelting ore, the process of
producing metal. It can react with
water when mixed with concrete
to produce a cementitious surface.
Finch told The Dispatch he
observed the county dump truck
on Stevensons property last week
hauling the slag with employees
spraying it on the gravel road. He
said he then approached Bobby
Tate and asked him what he was
doing before Tate told him he was
following his supervisors order.
Finch also noted the driver had a
gate key for the road and that the
slag was sprayed on two private
drives. Each Noxubee County
district has its own vehicles and
Courtesy photo
Jimmie Lee Griffth, right, is shown in this undated photograph with an unidentifed man. Griffth, a Sturgis resident, died
on Sept. 24, 1965. His body was discovered on a road and the case has never been solved.
Micah Green/Dispatch Staff
48 years later, Sturgis mans death
remains shrouded in mystery
BY WILLIAM BROWNING
wbrowning@cdispatch.com
STURGIS
S
omething felt wrong.
A nagging unrest. A shadow lurking in her
mind. She couldnt fgure out what it was. It made
her worry, though, and stayed all day long.
This was a Friday nearly a half-century ago. It was
almost fall, before the leaves turn, and she remembers
her son had a high school football game that night. She
didnt want to go. Whatever unseen ghost was bother-
ing her had not gone away. But she gave in and off they
went, a carload of family and friends heading south
through Winston County to watch a game.
Jimmie Lee Griffith
What REALLY happened to
oNLiNe
COMPLAINT:
View the
residents
complaint fled
with the State
Auditors offce at
cdispatch.com
See COMPLAINT, 3A
See MISSING, 6A
BY NATHAN GREGORY
ngregory@cdispatch.com
Eurocopter off-
cials announced Fri-
day that the partial
assembly line for AS350
helicopters produced at the
Columbus plant will be up-
graded into a full assembly
line.
The upgrade is set to be
complete late next year.
The move will preserve
local jobs. It is also being im-
plemented to offset an inevi-
table decrease in work orders
for the UH-72A Lakota heli-
copters, which the Columbus
facility also has a full produc-
tion line for. Employees have
produced an average of 40 of
those aircraft for the past sev-
eral years but are only con-
tracted to produce 31 next
year and 10 in 2015 for the
U.S. military. With seques-
tration cuts, those orders are
not guaranteed.
While moves have been
made to sustain production
of the Lakota such as a re-
cent agreement to manufac-
ture six for the government
of Thailand American
Partial line for as350 choppers to expand
established 1879 | Columbus, mississippi
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See EUROCOPTER, 3A
Evelett Willis
talks about her
late brother,
Jimmie Lee
Griffth, inside
her Sturgis
home. Grif-
fths body was
found on a
road on Sept.
24, 1965. His
death has been
investigated
three times
and has never
been solved.
The DispaTch www.cdispatch.com 2A Sunday, September 22, 2013
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Five-Day forecast for the Golden Triangle
Almanac Data National Weather
Lake Levels
River Stages
Sun and Moon Solunar table
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, i-ice, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow
Yesterday 7 a.m. 24-hr.
Lake Capacity yest. change
The solunar
period schedule
allows planning days
so you will be fshing
in good territory or
hunting in good cover
during those times.
Temperature
Precipitation
Tombigbee
Yesterday Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr.
River stage yest. change
Columbus through 3 p.m. yesterday
High/low ..................................... 77/67
Normal high/low ......................... 85/61
Record high .......................... 100 (1954)
Record low .............................. 42 (1956)
24 hours through 3 p.m. yest. .......... 3.66"
Month to date ................................. 3.67"
Normal month to date ...................... 2.49"
Year to date .................................. 49.08"
Normal year to date ....................... 40.36"
Today Monday
Atlanta 78 64 pc 79 65 pc
Boston 68 49 r 61 48 s
Chicago 64 46 s 69 51 s
Dallas 83 62 s 87 65 s
Honolulu 89 73 s 88 76 s
Jacksonville 84 71 t 83 70 t
Memphis 78 58 s 83 67 s
82
66
Monday
Partly sunny
85
65
Tuesday
A thunderstorm
possible
88
66
Wednesday
A thunderstorm in
the area
87
66
Thursday
Partly sunny and
warm
Aberdeen Dam 188' 163.50' +0.04'
Stennis Dam 166' 136.76' +0.04'
Bevill Dam 136' 136.39' -0.01'
Amory 20' 11.44' none
Bigbee 14' 3.69' +0.03'
Columbus 15' 4.64' none
Fulton 20' 7.37' +0.04'
Tupelo 21' 1.20' +1.20'
Full
Oct. 18
First
Oct. 11
New
Oct. 4
Last
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Sunrise ..... 6:42 a.m.
Sunset ...... 6:50 p.m.
Moonrise ... 8:52 p.m.
Moonset .... 9:51 a.m.
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Major ..... 2:36 a.m.
Minor ..... 8:48 a.m.
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Minor ..... 9:13 p.m.
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Monday Today
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Nashville 74 52 s 80 62 s
Orlando 88 74 t 87 75 t
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Raleigh 78 54 pc 76 54 pc
Salt Lake City 64 49 t 71 55 s
Seattle 62 53 r 63 49 r
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Sunday
Say What?
The American people dont want the government
shut down, and they dont want Obamacare.
House Speaker John Boehner. Story, 9A.
Danai Gurira reveals little
about Walking Dead
The AssociATed Press
NEW YORK Asked
about the upcoming sea-
son of The Walking
Dead, Danai Gurira goes
silent.
When prompted again,
she breaks into laughter:
Im thinking. How Im
going to answer without
saying anything?
The actress, who will
mark her second full sea-
son as the machete-wield-
ing fan favorite Michonne
when the AMC show re-
turns Oct. 13, is still fg-
uring out how to dodge
questions about what will
happen so she doesnt re-
veal plotlines.
Gurira doesnt let on
much about the new sea-
son, although she says
many fans are asking
whether romance will
bloom for Michonne and
Sheriff Rick Grimes (An-
drew Lincoln).
We know from the
comic books even that
these two characters do
develop a connection.
How exactly that plays
out I dont know
well have to all see, she
says.
Gurira is also starring
in Mother of George.
The flm is the story of
a woman from Nigerias
Yoruba tribe who moves
to Brooklyn, N.Y., to mar-
ry her intended and the
hurdles she faces as part
of the traditional Yoru-
ba New York community
when she doesnt become
pregnant.
AP Photo/AMC, Gene Page
This publicity image released by AMC shows Danai Guri-
ra as Michonne in a scene from the series The Walking
Dead, returning for a fourth season on Oct. 13.
aSk rufuS
Courtesy photo
A photo of an Army Air Corps dance at the City Auditorium 70 years ago. It was possibly the 1943 graduation
dance for pilot class 43-B. The City Auditorium is now known as the Trotter Convention Center and was the site
of Friday nights Air Force Birthday Ball.
F
riday
night
the
Trotter
Convention
Center was
flled with
our nations
fnest, for it
was the annu-
al Air Force
Birthday
Ball. Seventy
years ago,
predating the
birth of the Air Force
as a separate service,
there were also pilots
and other servicemen
dancing at the Trotter
which was then called the
City Auditorium. It was
a different time but the
same place with different
men and women but with
the same sense of duty
and commitment to our
country.
The Air Force
Birthday Ball is now one
of Columbus Air Force
Bases social highlights
of the year. Its roots,
however, extend back
over 70 years to dances
held during World War II.
In 1942, Kaye Field was
established at Columbus
but was later renamed
Columbus Army Air Field
and fnally Columbus Air
Force Base. Probably
the most popular base
social activity
during World
War II were
dances.
With so
many of the
young men
of Columbus
enlisted in the
military and
serving away
from home
there was no
shortage of
local girls for
the young men on base
to take out, when busy
schedules allowed. Danc-
es were very popular
and at least one a month
was held at the Offcers
Club on base. There was
a USO club downtown
known as the Aviation
Cadet Club and it also
hosted regular dances.
Larger dances, often
sponsored by the USO,
were held at the City
Auditorium, now known
as the Trotter Conven-
tion Center. That is the
same location at which
the Air Force Ball is now
held. While the ground
foor of the Trotter now
contains meeting rooms,
in the 1940s it served as
the local National Guard
Armory.
Buses were provided
for the transportation to
and from the dances. If
the dance was on base
Columbus girls would
ride a bus to the base
to meet their escorts
and when dances were
in town base personnel
would ride a bus to the
dance. A photo of one
of the Columbus dances
even appeared in the
Illustrated Magazine
in London, England, in
May of 1943. It was a
hoopskirt party and the
photos caption read,
They danced rumbas
and minuets. Hoopskirts
didnt hamper cheek-
to-cheek dancing. The
dances extended into
the night with the music
most favored locally be-
ing swing and jazz played
not only by the Base
band which was called
the Rhythm Flyers but
also by regional bands
such as Don Taylor and
his Biltmore Boys from
the Tuwiler Hotel in
Birmingham.
Friday nights Air
Force Birthday Ball was
totally funded by private
donations and ticket
sales. In late summer
there was a fundraising
social event held at the
Columbus Club on base
and the sale of tickets
to the ball began. This
years ball commenced
with Commander of the
14th Flying Training
Wing, Colonel James
Sears Jr., hosting a
pre-reception honoring
former Air Corps and Air
Force personal who had
been prisoners of war.
That was followed by a
dinner with the keynote
speaker being Lt. Colonel
(retired) Gene Smith, a
former Vietnam prison-
er of war. The evening
concluded with a dance
on the same foor where
airmen have danced for
over 70 years.
While the Air Force
Ball was a delightful
fun-flled evening there
remains the realization
that there are airmen
from the base in harms
way deployed to the
Middle East and pilots
who gained their wings at
Columbus fying combat
missions. The reality of
the fun-flled evenings
contrasted with the risk
accepted in service to our
county is exemplifed in a
story my mother told me.
During World War II she
worked at the base hos-
pital. One night she and
her cousin, Southworth
Kimbrough, had a double
date with two pilots from
the base and they had
talked about going out
together again. The next
morning she was work-
ing at the hospital when
news arrived that both
pilots had just been killed
in a plane crash.
The balls pre-recep-
tion hosted by Col. James
Sears Jr. was another
reminder of the sacrifce
by other Air Force or
Air Corps personal, for it
honored former Prison-
ers of War. To those who
danced the night away
and to those who had
danced before them, we
owe a debt of gratitude
we can never repay.
Rufus Ward is a local
historian. Email your
questions about local
history to him at rufushis-
tory@aol.com.
The 70-year-old roots
of the Air Force Ball
Courtesy photo/Sonic Johnson
Guests at Friday nights Air Force Birthday Ball at the Trotter Convention Center were
dancing on the same foor on which USO dances were held for Army Air Corps per-
sonal over 70 year ago during World War II.
Rufus Ward
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BY MARY CLARE JALONICK
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
House has voted to cut near-
ly $4 billion a year from food
stamps, a 5 percent reduction
to the nations main feeding
program used by more than 1
in 7 Americans.
The 217-210 vote was a win
for conservatives after Demo-
crats united in opposition and
some GOP moderates said
the cut was too high. Fifteen
Republicans voted against the
measure.
The bills savings would be
achieved by allowing states to
put broad new work require-
ments in place for many food
stamp recipients and to test
applicants for drugs. The bill
also would end government
waivers that have allowed
able-bodied adults without
dependents to receive food
stamps indefnitely.
House conservatives, led
by Majority Leader Eric Can-
tor, R-Va., have said the almost
$80 billion-a-year program
has become bloated. More
than 47 million Americans are
now on food stamps, and the
programs cost
more than dou-
bled in the last
fve years as the
economy strug-
gled through
the Great Reces-
sion. Democrats
said the rise in
the rolls during
tough economic times showed
the program was doing its job.
Finding a compromise
and the votes to scale back
the feeding program has been
diffcult. The conservatives
have insisted on larger cuts,
Democrats opposed any cuts
and some moderate Republi-
cans from areas with high food
stamp usage have been wary
of efforts to slim the program.
The White House has threat-
ened to veto the bill.
House leaders were still shor-
ing up votes on the bill just hours
before the vote. To make their
case, the Republican leaders
emphasized that the bill targets
able-bodied adults who dont
have dependents. And they say
the broader work requirements
in the bill are similar to the 1996
welfare law that led to a decline
in people receiving that govern-
ment assistance.
This bill is designed to give
people a hand when they need it
most, Cantor said on the foor
just before the bill passed. And
most people dont choose to be
on food stamps. Most people
want a job ... They want what we
want.
The new work requirements
proposed in the bill would allow
states to require 20 hours of
work activities per week from
any able-bodied adult with a
child over age 1 if that person
has child care available. The re-
quirements would be applicable
to all parents whose children are
over age 6 and attending school.
The legislation is the
Houses effort to fnish work
on a wide-ranging farm bill,
which has historically included
both farm programs and food
stamps. The House Agriculture
Committee approved a com-
bined bill earlier this year, but it
was defeated on the foor in June
after conservatives revolted,
saying the cuts to food stamps
werent high enough.
House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps
Five percent reduction will affect program
used by one in seven Americans
Cantor
VA director responds to allegations
ThE AssOCIATEd PREss
JACKSON A govern-
ment report alleges inade-
quate patient care, chron-
ic staff shortages, missed
diagnoses and nurse prac-
titioners without licenses
at the G. V. (Sonny) Mont-
gomery VA Medical Cen-
ter in Jackson.
The allegations were
in a report this week
from the Offce of Special
Counsel and have been
sent to President Barack
Obama.
The OSC said in a news
release that the fndings
came from two whis-
tleblowers, a current
primary care doctor and
a retired ophthalmologist
with knowledge of radiol-
ogy issues.
VA Center director Joe
Battle said in a statement
that the medical center
has already taken correc-
tive action in response to
OSC investigation and
will continue to take ac-
tion to address each rec-
ommendation OSC has
made.
We will review the Of-
fce of Special Counsels
latest letter and investi-
gate any additional issues
and allegations it raises.
VA welcomes recommen-
dations of the Offce of
Special Counsel and
all external reviews as
an opportunity to evaluate
our programs and identify
areas for improvement,
Battle said.
The whistleblowers are
the fourth and ffth of sev-
en Jackson VA employees
in four years to contact
the OSC, authorities said
in the news release.
Miss. colleges share $4.95M in grants
ThE AssOCIATEd PREss
JACKSON The U.S.
Labor Department has
awarded $4.95 million
in grants to develop job
training programs at two
community colleges in
Mississippi.
East Mississippi Com-
munity College will re-
ceive $2.7 million and
Hinds Community Col-
lege will received $2.2
million. The schools will
be part of a consortium
led by Lewis and Clark
Community College in Il-
linois. The total grant was
$23.8 million.
The community col-
leges will work with em-
ployers to identify the
most pressing needs for
job training in Mississippi
such as manufacturing,
transportation and health
care.
East Mississippi Community College
to receive $2.7M for job training
Complaint
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equipment.
Finch said when he
found out the supervisor
who allegedly gave that
order was Larry Tate, he
called Tate to question it.
Tate allegedly told Finch
he was unaware of any
work taking place. Finch
said he also talked to
another Noxubee Coun-
ty supervisor, Bruce
Brooks, who gave the
same response.
I said, Its one of
yalls trucks. Somebody
gave (Bobby Tate) the au-
thority. Where did he get
the slag? Was it charged
to Noxubee County?
When contacted by
The Dispatch Friday,
state auditor investiga-
tive division staff super-
visor Sarah Smith, who
Finch said felded his
complaint, said the offce
could not comment about
any possible or ongoing
investigations or the
possible consequences
if a similar investigation
were to fnd illegal activ-
ity.
Calls to Larry Tate
were not returned. An at-
tempt to reach Roger Ste-
venson was unsuccessful
because a listed phone
number was disconnect-
ed. Finch said Larry and
Bobby Tate are related,
but The Dispatch could
not confrm that.
Allison Hardy Road
is in Lowndes County
District 5 supervisor
Leroy Brooks territo-
ry. Brooks said he went
there to look and saw
slag on the private drive
and spoke briefy to
Finch.
There is slag on a
road that I perceive to
be private property. That
could have been hauled
by a private contractor or
anybody, Brooks said. I
have no idea of where it
came from. I just know
Lowndes County forces
didnt go up there.
Eurocopter
Eurocopter, a subsidiary
of Eurocopter, needed
another plan in place to
retain workers.
American Eurocopter
spokesman Bob Cox said
CEO Marc Paganini made
a commitment in consor-
tium with Eurocopter to
ensure jobs stayed in Mis-
sissippi.
Well begin now to
prepare so that a year
from now we will have a
full production line for
that aircraft similar to
what we do now with the
Lakota, Cox said. Eu-
rocopter has made the
choice to invest more in
Mississippi in boosting
that plant. Marc Pagani-
ni pushed really hard to
get this done. At the end
of the day, this decision
should, in the long run,
preserve jobs and keep
jobs in Mississippi.
Paganini said in a re-
lease that the plant will
have the capacity to pro-
duce 60 AS350 choppers
a year by 2016.
Our teams in Missis-
sippi have done a superb
job of producing the La-
kota for the Army and we
want to put their exper-
tise to work building heli-
copters for the civil mar-
ket in the U.S., Paganini
said.
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A thorn to
Oktibbeha
County prose-
cutor candidate
Matthew Wilson
for his efforts to
add to the race the one thing
it most defnitely doesnt need
partisan politics. A press
release sent by Wilson to the
media announced that Wilson
had won the endorsement of
former Arkansas governor
Mike Huckabee, a conserva-
tive radio and TV talk show
host. There are some races
that should be divorced from
the polarizing nature of par-
tisan politics and the county
prosecutor job is certainly one
of them. By law, the prosecu-
tors race is non-partisan. Its a
cheap, political ploy that raises
legitimate questions about
Wilsons attitude toward the
job he seeks. If Wilson wants
to play politics, the county
prosecutors offce is not the
place to do it.
A rose to the
Golden Triangle
Development
Link, which con-
tinues to open
new avenues of
growth in the area. It might
have been natural for Link
CEO Joe Max Higgins and his
staff to rest on their laurels
after landing the big Yoko-
hama plant for Clay County
back in the spring. But there
was plenty of evidence to the
contrary this week when Link
offcials announced plans to
build a spec building at the
Starkville Industrial Park and
a second spec building near
Golden Triangle Regional Air-
port. The Link is also working
on a 50,000 square foot retail
project for Columbus. It is
clear that the folks at the Link
have no intentions of slowing
down.
A rose to
David Shaw,
vice president
for research and
economic devel-
opment at Mis-
sissippi State, for his interest
in a possible partnership with
Oktibbeha County schools
as they plan for consolidation
with the Starkville School Dis-
trict. Shaw told the consolida-
tion committee this week that
the university is interested in a
partnership which could allow
its students to take teaching
theorem out of the classroom
and into a real-world setting. It
will take more study, but if that
arrangement can be made to
work, it would beneft not only
the students in the district but
also MSU students who can
teach and learn in a real-life
setting.
A rose of
congratulations
to KiOR who
on Thursday
announced
they produced
172,398 gallons of fuel in July
and August, bringing total
production this year to 357,532
gallons. The company is facing
a class action lawsuit, which
alleges KiOR misled investors
by over-projecting production
this year. KiOR has long main-
tained they are still ramping
up operations and working out
problems as they arise. Lets
hope these recent production
numbers are a sign the com-
pany is now on the right track
with their production.
A rose to
Starkville alder-
men David Little
and Scott Walk-
er, who alone on
the council voted
against enacting a pay raise
for the mayor and aldermen a
year before it was scheduled
to go into effect. The measure
passed by a 5-2 vote and comes
as the aldermen approved a
budget for next year that will
raise taxes. Although it will be
some time before any of the al-
dermen are called into account
for the indifference displayed
in the vote for the early raise,
the voters are likely to remem-
ber. Were good with that.
We still dont like that so-called open carry
law, but well concede we havent seen any
civilians walking around with holstered pistols
hanging from their belts like cell phones since
the state Supreme Court upheld the measure.
So, it may not turn out to be as bad as critics
predicted, and we hope thats the case.
It was no surprise that the Mississippi Su-
preme Court overruled Hinds County Circuit
Judge Winston Kidd who had ruled the law
was too vague. Kidd said a reasonable person
reading the bill could not discern what the law
allows and what it prohibits.
That was a ridiculous stretch. Kidd, like
many in law enforcement, didnt like the law and
was searching for justifcation for shooting it
down.
The three-page ruling handed down by the
Supreme Court made no reference to the bogus
argument made by Gov. Phil Bryant, Attor-
ney General Jim Hood, Republican legislative
leaders and the National Rife Association
that Mississippis constitution has for 123 years
guaranteed the right of citizens to openly carry
non-hunting frearms.
The principle the justices upheld was not the
citizens right to bear arms but rather the Legis-
latures right to pass dumb laws.
In fnding that Judge Kidd erred when he
blocked House Bill 2 from taking effect July
1, the court reaffrmed that its not the role of
the judiciary to second-guess the judgment of
lawmakers. As long as the Legislature doesnt
violate the state or federal constitutions, it is
legally free to do as much mischief as it pleases.
The courts, even if they see a train wreck com-
ing, dont have veto power. That rests with the
executive branch in the person of the governor.
In this case, since Mississippi has a gun-pander-
ing cowboy in the Governors Mansion, that
wasnt going to happen.
But lets be clear. House Bill 2 doesnt reaf-
frm what is in the 1890 constitution. That is a
fction.
House Bill 2 creates a completely new right.
It overturns part of a previous law, passed in
1991 to allow the concealed-carry of frearms
with a permit, that made it clear the open carry
of a deadly weapon was illegal.
So now we will fnd out how much harm
lawmakers have done. House Bill 2 is going to
make it diffcult for lawmen, or anyone else, to
differentiate the law-abiding gun-toters from the
lawbreaking ones, the sane gun-toters from the
insane ones. As long as the gun is visible, law-
men will have no standing to ask whether the
armed individual is barred by felony conviction
or mental instability from carrying a weapon.
Since no background checks are required for
open carry, there is no permit to ask for.
This law will not make Mississippi safer.
If anything, it will make it more dangerous,
prompting more gunfre, more deaths and more
tense confrontations between cops and citizens.
It is a mistake, but one the Supreme Court
says lawmakers have every right to make.
Enterprise-Journal, McComb
POssumhaw
The praying mantis
had the advantage, as
his head rotates 180
degrees. His forearms
were folded in prayer;
he looked so delicate,
so pious. His very
name mantis means
prophet in Greek.
But if there ever was a
wolf in sheeps cloth-
ing, it is the praying
mantis.
The mantis sat
quietly praying on the
edge of the hummingbird feeder.
Thinking he was waiting for
unsuspecting insects I wasnt too
concerned. Even so, I thought he
might be a nuisance so I eased
him away. Having him rid the
porch of insects was not a bad
thing.
The praying mantis is intrigu-
ing; their coloration makes them
almost undetectable. And so it
was that, as the hummingbirds
swarmed, the mantis prayed on
the edge of a feeder, or was it
preyed?
In the course of the afternoon
I removed the praying mantis
four times. Finally, I thumped
him off the porch and down to
the grass below. That day he
did not return but the following
day he did. Some
mantises fy at night.
Whether this one did
or not, I do not know.
If he walked it would
be like crossing the
Sahara for him to
climb up the porch,
up the rails, up more
rails to the ceiling
then down the curved
hook to the humming-
bird feeder.
That week I had
occasion to visit with
Allene Swoope. We enjoy talking
about birds and plants and I
fnd her quite knowledgeable. I
shared with her about this years
legions of hummingbirds and
about the pesky mantis.
The praying mantis will
kill your hummingbirds. They
capture them with their spiked
front legs so that the humming-
bird cant get away. Then they eat
them alive, she said.
Her description sounded
like those horror movies with
prehistoric creatures. That little
praying bug, as thin as a needle,
could kill a hummingbird? Surely
not.
Back at my computer I goo-
gled praying mantis and hum-
mingbirds.
Allene was right. I read sever-
al articles but couldnt bring my-
self to watch the YouTube videos.
Apparently a lot of folks learned
the hard way that the praying
mantis is a carnivorous predator
that can trap its prey at the speed
of 1/20th of a second, so quick it
would be diffcult to see with the
naked eye. Locked in the man-
tiss interlocking leg spikes, the
hummingbird is helpless.
Praying mantises, ranging
from 1/2 inch to 6 inches long,
have been known to kill not only
hummingbirds but mice, lizards,
frogs, small birds and snakes.
With those two compound eyes
and three simple eyes they can
see a good 50 feet away.
One article suggested remov-
ing a mantis from your hum-
mingbird feeder carefully. If you
grab the praying mantis by his
scrawny little prophet-praying
neck he can swivel around and
penetrate a fnger. The article
suggested wearing gloves.
At the Bardwell house we
removed our murdering mantis-
es with a fick of a fnger and a
heavy boot.
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A couple
months ago, I
got an email
from Supreet.
Supreet is in
the 11th grade.
He shops at
Wal-Mart and
plays basketball.
His father came
to this country
from India and
both are Sikhs,
followers of a
centuries-old
faith founded in the Punjab region.
Supreet wanted to tell me what it is like
being a Sikh in America.
He wrote about how, after 9/11,
his father became perhaps the most
hated man in our small town. He wrote
about how his dad had to stop wearing
the turban Sikh men use to cover their
kesh, the hair their faith forbids them
to cut. He wrote about bullying and
depression suffered by young Sikhs.
He wrote about black boys who taunted
him as Osamas son. He wrote about
Wade Michael Page, who in 2012, shot
10 people, killing six, at a Sikh temple
in Wisconsin, likely thinking it was a
mosque. He wrote about how President
Obama canceled a visit to a Sikh holy
site in 2010, which some people thought
was because male visitors are required
to cover their heads and Obama didnt
want anyone calling him a Muslim.
But Sikhs are NOT Muslims, wrote
Supreet. Why do we keep getting
labeled as Muslims?
It is a plaintive question with which
the new Miss America would doubtless
sympathize. Nina Davuluri of New York
state won the crown last week, becom-
ing the frst Indian American to do so.
Her triumph was marred by an eruption
of pardon the tautology ignorant
bigotry on social media.
Audrey Graham tweeted, Miss
America is a terrorist. Whatever. Its
fne.
Luke Brasili tweeted, 9/11 was
four days ago and she gets miss Ameri-
ca?
De La Rutherford tweeted, Con-
gratulations, Al-Qaeda. Our Miss Ameri-
ca is one of you.
And you are almost almost less
appalled by the bigotry than by the
slack-jawed, knuckle-dragging, dull-
eyed ignorance of people so stupefyingly
uninformed that they cant even hate
straight. Miss Americas parents are
Hindus. Hindus are not Muslims, either.
Not that hating them would be accept-
able even if they were. And not that
the distinction will matter to the folks
quoted above. All dark-skinned people
with exotic names or unfamiliar customs
are Muslim terrorists to that bunch of
nuclear physicists.
There was more. Jessica Ayres
offered this self-negating bon mot when
Davuluri won: I swear Im not racist but
this is America. Then there was Jonah
Carlin, who tweeted images of blond,
blue-eyed Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail,
dubbing her a real Miss America.
And so it goes.
Some of us are not beauty pageant
fans. Indeed, some of us fnd them
archaic outposts of retrograde sexism.
But surely all of us can agree that if we
are going to have such pageants, they
should not be stained by xenophobic
prejudice.
Nina Davuluri deserves better. So
does Supreet. Their families, after all,
chose this country. Consider what that
means: To give up everything you have
always known and of all the other op-
tions available, decide that this is where
you want to be. Presumably, one factor
in that choice was Americas promise:
here you are equal, here you are free,
here you may rise to whatever height
aspiration and hard work will take you.
So the treatment they have received is
not just ugly, but embarrassing, and not
just embarrassing but promise-breaking.
Jonah Carlin and others like him need
to read the writing on the demographic
wall. What was exotic and unfamiliar
yesterday is shopping at Wal-Mart and
shooting hoops today. Change is com-
ing; that fact is non-negotiable. But our
success or lack thereof in incorporating
that change will determine what Ameri-
ca is 50 years from now.
Step one: Decide if we are serious in
what we claim ourselves to be. In other
words, we can either keep Americas
promise or else stop making it.
Leonard Pitts is a columnist for the Mi-
ami Herald. His e-mail address is lpitts@
miamiherald.com.
Colorado foods
of so-called biblical
proportions, fre
on the Boardwalk,
a Miss America
contestant with visi-
ble tattoos? It really
might be the End
Times.
While Ive
always been mys-
tifed about why
anyone male or
female would
want tattoos, Ill
admit the idea of
an Army sergeant
Miss Kansas who
boxes, bow hunts,
speaks Chinese,
sings opera and has
the Serenity Prayer
inked on her torso
tickles me. Sounds
like a Sandra Bull-
ock movie.
Its hard to objectify an expert marksman
wielding a bow and arrow. It will enrage all
the right Miss America purists.
Bold beauty Theresa Vail blogged about
her tattoos last month, because I do not
want to shock the nation when Im seen in a
swimsuit, bearing my marks.
First we must get beyond the self-impor-
tance of that statement. This is, after all,
a nation that has seen great wars, a Great
Depression, the Dust Bowl, several killer
epidemics and Madonna. It probably could
have withstood the shock of seeing a blonde
in a bikini with her tattoos showing. Most of
us, after all, have been to the beach.
But now Im nitpicking. I know what she
means. Miss America pageants in the past
have been about covering up things dark
roots, body faws, lack of talent, Penthouse
photographs.
And then came this Joan of Arc, fearless
in life and pageant, baring and bearing,
strutting her stuff and enough ink to print
the next issue of The Daily Beast. Take that,
Anita Bryant.
Someone clever wrote that feminists have
gone into the closet vacated by gays. I think
truer words were never penned. Its as tough
to fnd an admitted feminist these days as it
is an eight-track tape player.
We are out here, all right, but embar-
rassed a bit by what a mess of a mutant time
has made of the movement. While aspiring
to the vote, equal pay and professional
access and the end of the perpetual beauty
myth, who could have imagined feminists
in 2013 would have to be satisfed with a
tattooed Miss Kansas?
I am, however, a realist. The Bible says
the poor will always be with us, and so, I
suspect, will beauty pageants. So long as
little girls dream of wearing that crown and
speaking to a television audience about mak-
ing the world a better place, Miss America
will get more ink than she wears.
And, I take my hat off to Theresa Vail
for her military service and managing to
come up with another frst for the tired old,
gimmick-ridden pageant. There was the
frst Jewish Miss America (Bess Myerson),
the frst African-American victor (Vanessa
Williams), the frst deaf winner (Heather
Whitestone), and the 2014 Miss America
(Nina Davuluri), the frst of Indian descent.
We could have had as Miss America the frst
soldier, an outdoors girl with visible tattoos.
The bar, once again, has been raised.
I used to think beauty pageants were
anachronistic in a world of Sally Ride, Mad-
eleine Albright, Maya Angelou and Kathryn
Bigelow. Now I see thats not necessarily so.
Accomplishment and beauty riding tan-
dem is a killer combination, in this modern
age as much as any. And, if a contestant can
succinctly explain her philosophy during the
swimsuit competition without opening her
mouth, she deserves to win.
Rheta Grimsley Johnson, a nationally syndi-
cated columnist, lives near Iuka.
A survey of Amer-
ican economists
found that 90 percent
of them regarded
minimum wage
laws as increasing
the rate of unem-
ployment among
low-skilled workers.
Inexperience is often
the problem. Only
about 2 percent of
Americans over the
age of 24 earned the
minimum wage.
Advocates of
minimum wage laws
usually base their
support of such laws
on their estimate of
how much a worker
needs in order to
have a living wage
or on some other
criterion that pays
little or no attention
to the workers skill
level, experience or
general productiv-
ity. So it is hardly
surprising that
minimum wage laws
set wages that price
many a young work-
er out of a job.
What is surprising
is that, despite an ac-
cumulation of evidence over the
years of the devastating effects
of minimum wage laws on black
teenage unemployment rates,
members of the Congressional
Black Caucus continue to vote
for such laws.
Once, years ago, during a
confdential discussion with a
member of the Congressional
Black Caucus, I asked how they
could possibly vote for mini-
mum wage laws.
The answer I got was that
members of the Black Caucus
were part of a political coali-
tion and, as such, they were
expected to vote for things that
other members of that coali-
tion wanted, such as minimum
wage laws, in order that other
members of the coalition would
vote for things that
the Black Caucus
wanted.
When I asked
what could the black
members of Con-
gress possibly get in
return for supporting
minimum wage laws
that would be worth
sacrifcing whole
generations of young
blacks to huge rates
of unemployment,
the discussion quick-
ly ended. I may have
been vehement when
I asked that question.
The same ques-
tion could be asked of
black public offcials
in general, including
Barack Obama, who
have taken the side of
the teachers unions,
who oppose vouchers
or charter schools
that allow black par-
ents (among others)
to take their children
out of failing public
schools.
Minimum wage
laws can even affect
the level of racial
discrimination. In
an earlier era, when
racial discrimination was both
legally and socially accepted,
minimum wage laws were often
used openly to price minorities
out of the job market.
In 1925, a minimum wage
law was passed in the Canadian
province of British Columbia,
with the intent and effect of pric-
ing Japanese immigrants out of
jobs in the lumbering industry.
A well regarded Harvard
professor of that era referred
approvingly to Australias
minimum wage law as a means
to protect the white Austra-
lians standard of living from
the invidious competition of the
colored races, particularly of the
Chinese who were willing to
work for less.
In South Africa during the
era of apartheid, white labor
unions urged that a minimum
wage law be applied to all races,
to keep black workers from tak-
ing jobs away from white union-
ized workers by working for less
than the union pay scale.
Some supporters of the frst
federal minimum wage law in
the United States - - the Da-
vis-Bacon Act of 1931 - - used
exactly the same rationale,
citing the fact that Southern
construction companies, using
non-union black workers, were
able to come north and un-
der-bid construction companies
using unionized white labor.
These supporters of min-
imum wage laws understood
long ago something that todays
supporters of such laws seem
not to have bothered to think
through. People whose wages
are raised by law do not nec-
essarily beneft, because they
are often less likely to be hired
at the imposed minimum wage
rate.
Labor unions have been sup-
porters of minimum wage laws
in countries around the world,
since these laws price non-union
workers out of jobs, leaving
more jobs for union members.
People who are content to ad-
vocate policies that sound good,
whether for political reasons or
just to feel good about them-
selves, often do not bother to
think through the consequenc-
es beforehand or to check the
results afterwards.
If they thought things
through, how could they have
imagined that having large num-
bers of idle teenage boys hang-
ing out on the streets together
would be good for any commu-
nity - - especially in places where
most of these youngsters were
raised by single mothers, an-
other unintended consequence,
in this case, of well-meaning
welfare policies?
Thomas Sowell is a senior
fellow at the Hoover Institution at
Stanford University. His web site
is www.tsowell.com.
Village idiots take aim at Miss America
Minimum Wage Madness: Part II
Here she
comes...
And you are almost almost less appalled by the big-
otry than by the slack-jawed, knuckle-dragging, dull-eyed
ignorance of people so stupefyingly uninformed that
they cant even hate straight.
Leonard Pitts
People whose
wages are
raised by law
do not neces-
sarily beneft,
because they
are often less
likely to be
hired at the
imposed min-
imum wage
rate.
Thomas Sowell
Rheta Johnson
Someone clev-
er wrote that
feminists have
gone into the
closet vacated
by gays.

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Missing
Shes 81 now, an elderly
woman with a cane still
living in Sturgis. Not long
ago she sat on her couch
recounting that day.
When specifcs wouldnt
come she put a palm to
her forehead and closed
her eyes.
Im going to be hon-
est, Ive been through so
much, she said. Bring-
ing this memory back has
brought a lot of trouble on
my mind.
Her sons team lost
that night. When a player
got hurt an ambulance
with fashing lights came.
Afterwards, riding home
in the dark, she thought
that was the premonition
she had carried all day:
Those emergency lights
had struck her so strange.
Then their car, after en-
tering Oktibbeha County,
came up on their Sturgis
home. Out front, on the
road, was a line of sheriffs
cars with fashing lights.
It was about 11 p.m. Thats
when Evelett Willis knew.
I had a hunch some-
thing happened to my
brother, she said.
She was right. Jimmie
Lee Griffth was dead.
While Willis and her
family and friends had
been at the game, his
body was found on a road
outside of Sturgis. Murder
was suspected. There
were three investigations
one by state offcials,
two by federal agents. The
earliest began that night.
The most recent ended
last year.
The case has never
been solved.
There are at least two

photographs of Jimmie
Lee Griffth. He smiles
in both. He is handsome
and trim, with broad
shoulders. He looks like
a young man who knew
hard work but enjoyed
life. He liked fedoras.
Like his six siblings,
he was born in Winston
County. Their father
farmed and worked at a
sawmill. Their mother
was a homemaker. At
some point they moved to
Sturgis.
Leaving Sturgis toward
Louisville on Sturgis-Lou-
isville Road there is a
hill. At the top there was
a home and by the early
1960s that is where they
lived: Mr. and Mrs. Grif-
fth; Evelett Willis and her
husband; and Jimmie Lee
Griffth and his daughter.
The house is gone now.
But back then it was a live-
ly place packed with three
generations of Griffths.
Everyone had a nickname
and together they had a
good time.
We did until that
happened, Evelett Willis
said.
It happened on Sept.
24, 1965.
Here is what is known:
Griffth, who worked at
Sturgis Lumber Company,
rode to Starkville with
someone when he got
off. He took part in a dice
game and drank some
alcohol. Then someone
gave him a ride back to
Sturgis, where he visited
a friend. At approximately
8 p.m. he left that friends
home, walking alone.
A little while later, on
Sturgis-Louisville Road,
less than two miles from
where he lived, someone
found his lifeless body.
He was a 28-year-old
black man. This was
during the civil rights
movement. Across the
state tensions were high.
Rumors began.
Evelett Willis
screamed when she saw
the deputies fashing
lights that night.
I had had that feeling
all day, she said.
A crowd had formed
in their yard. Oktibbe-
ha County Sheriff Bill
Harpole was there, and
he wanted to speak to
Willis, but in her panicked
state, she ignored him
and rushed in the house.
When she didnt see
Griffth or his daughter,
she went to her parents
bedroom. Griffths
6-year-old daughter was
there, sitting up in bed,
crying out for her father.
Willis went back
outside where Harpole
told her what she already
knew: Her brother was
dead. His body had been
taken to a Starkville fu-
neral home. Willis wanted
to see it. Harpole said she
couldnt.
After a passing
motorist had discovered
the body and notifed
authorities, a doctor came
to the scene. Griffth had
been struck by a vehicle,
but the doctor believed
it wasnt accidental. A
vehicle appeared to have
backed over the body.
There were burn marks
on Griffths shirt and a
5-inch-long wound near
his genitals.
Through the next few
days Harpole and his dep-
uties interviewed about
30 people. According to
a news story at the time,
someone unnamed was
given a polygraph. Then
the investigation petered
out.
Despite FBI agents
coming to Sturgis a year
later at the request of the
Department of Justices
Civil Rights Division, no
eyewitnesses or suspects
ever turned up.
Both investigations,
however, suggested Grif-
fth may have been the
victim of an intentional
hit-and-run. This fueled
more rumors.
But after Griffth was
buried at Spring Hill
Methodist Church outside
of Sturgis, the people who
knew and loved him sup-
pressed their unanswered
questions. His death
became a rarely-spoken-of
part of family lore.
Decades passed. Peo-
ple moved on.
Jeffrey Griffth is
Jimmie Lee Griffths
granddaughter. She is
named after an uncle and
grew up in Sturgis. By
the late 1980s she was a
teenager gathering pieces
of rumors.
I wanted to know
about him, she said of
her grandfather. And
I wanted to know what
happened.
But when she asked
questions, it became
apparent it was a hush-
hush thing in the family.
A distant cousin, though,
told Jeffrey Griffth a
story.
Jimmie Lee Griffth,
according to the tale, had
been beaten to death by
a group of white people,
castrated and left on that
road. The killing, accord-
ing to the distant cousin,
was racially motivated.
The image of her
mutilated grandfather was
seared in Jeffrey Griffths
thoughts. She remem-
bers sitting in class at
Sturgis High School and
wondering if some of her
classmates could be the
grandchildren of people
involved in a murder. She
never knew if she would
fnd out.
Then, in 2007, the Civil
Rights Era Cold Case
Initiative began. It was a
partnership between the
FBI, civil rights groups
and federal and state law
enforcement branches
aimed at pursuing justice
in unsolved murders that
occurred before 1969. As
part of the initiative, the
FBI released the names
of more than 100 victims
of possible racially-moti-
vated murders. Someone
Jeffrey Griffth went to
church with showed her
a list of the names and
Jimmie Lee Griffth was
there. Family members
were asked to come for-
ward. Jeffrey emailed the
FBI, an agent visited her
home and an investigation
began.
It wasnt justice or re-
venge she wanted. It was
closure.
I wanted to know what
really happened, she
said.
The new investigation

spanned fve years.
A lot of important peo-
ple from 1965 had died:
the person who found the
body; Sheriff Harpole and
his lead investigator; and
the doctor who examined
the body. Complicating
matters was the fact that
the Oktibbeha County
Sheriffs Offce had not
retained records prior to
1975.
But leads shook loose.
Theories surfaced. Each
went in a different direc-
tion.
Eight months before he
died, in Jan. 1965, Jimmie
Lee Griffth had been a
passenger in a vehicle
involved in a head-on
collision in Sturgis. In that
crash, Leonard Terry, the
driver of the car Griffth
was in, died. Griffth sur-
vived, and was scheduled
to testify in an upcoming
criminal trial about the ac-
cident. For several months
following the crash, Grif-
fth was visited, time and
again, by a man who had
been in the logging truck
that took Terrys life.
That mans name was
George Rhodes. He was
white. Griffth wouldnt
talk to him. Rhodes died
in 1974, but in 1966 he
acknowledged to the FBI
that he had tried to speak
with Griffth about how he
would testify. He denied
threatening Griffth,
however, and said he was
at home with family the
night Griffth died. Some
of Griffths family mem-
bers told investigators
that they did not believe
Rhodes would have threat-
ened Griffth. Rhodes was
never arrested.
The FBI also discov-
ered that on the night
Griffth died, while he
was riding back from the
Starkville dice game, he
got into a fght in the cars
backseat. That allegedly
led to a knifng, accord-
ing to the driver, and
may explain the wound
discovered near Griffths
genitals.
Some people told the
FBI that Griffth could
have been killed over
unpaid gambling debts.
Some said he could have
died at the hands of a
jealous lover.
According to family
members, Griffth was
not involved in the civil
rights movement. And
the evidence to suggest
his murder was racially
motivated is scant.
Yet, at the Southern
Poverty Law Center in
Montgomery, Ala., at the
Civil Rights Memorial
Center, Griffth is listed
as one of The Forgotten.
The list is made up of
the names of 74 men and
women who died during
the civil rights era under
circumstances suggest-
ing racially motivated
violence.
It still has not been re-
solved as to why his body
was run over twice, Lecia
Brooks, the director of
the Civil Rights Memorial
Center, said. It suggests
to us that there was some-
thing else behind (his
death).
Brooks added that the
manner of Griffths death
was similar to that of
others who lost their lives
during the civil rights era.
No matter the motive, she
said, Griffth deserves to
be remembered.
Last year, an FBI agent

visited Jeffrey Griffth
in Columbus, where she
works at PACCAR. The
agent brought a letter de-
tailing the FBIs fndings.
He sort of gave me a
pep talk, she said. He
told me the letter would
tell me more than I knew,
but that it wouldnt give an
answer.
The seven-page letter
outlined the possible
theories and said, We
regret to inform you that
we are unable to proceed
further...because the
federal investigation...has
failed to identify any eye-
witness or viable suspect.
Please accept our sincere
condolences on the loss of
your grandfather.
The Griffth family re-
alizes no one will probably
ever be able to tell them
what happened to Jimmie
Lee Griffth. Jeffrey Grif-
fth, 37, is still thankful for
what the FBI did.
I just wish there was
something that could
close it, she said.
Spring Hill Methodist
Church, the church where
Jimmie Lee Griffth is
buried, is gone. Where
it once stood is just an
open space in the woods.
A small cemetery is still
there, and Griffths grave-
stone reads, Not My Will
But Thine Be Done.
Today, Evelett Willis
lives alone on Sturgis-Lou-
isville Road, less than
two miles from where her
brother was found. She
has tried to accept the
unknown.
I guess I never will
know, she said.
She hinted, though,
that the ghost that began
bothering her the day her
brother died hasnt gone
completely away.
I know that some of
the people have gone off
to glory, she said of her
brothers possible killers.
But some might not be. I
never know whos track-
ing around.
This story is based on
multiple interviews with
Evelett Willis, Jeffrey
Griffth, Jeff Griffth and
Alcurtis Griffth, along
with information from
a Starkville Daily News
article from Sept. 28,
1965, FBI fles from the
1966 investigation, the
2012 letter the FBI gave
the Griffth family and an
interview with the director
of the Civil Rights Memori-
al Center at the Southern
Poverty Law Center.
online
LEARN MORE: To learn
more about the Civil Rights
Memorial Center at the South-
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By JACK GILLUM And
LOLITA C. BALdOR
WASHINGTON A
little more than 24 hours
after an IT contractor
gunned down a dozen
workers at the Washing-
ton Navy Yard, the CEO
of the company he worked
for sent an email to Navy
Secretary Ray Mabus say-
ing he has the experience
to help the military im-
prove its security.
The email from The
Experts chief Thomas
Hoshko, which included
descriptions of his back-
ground and expertise,
stunned some Navy lead-
ers still reeling from the
shooting rampage Mon-
day that left 13 people
dead, including the gun-
man, former Navy reserv-
ist Aaron Alexis.
And it fueled concern
over what defense off-
cials believe may have
been failures by the com-
pany to alert the military
about Alexis apparent
mental health problems.
In the email, which
was obtained by The As-
sociated Press, Hoshko
said he was dramatical-
ly affected by the inci-
dent and my heart and
prayers go out to the fam-
ilies and friends of those
innocent victims. But
the email quickly moves
on, as Hoshko lays out
his work experience and
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he is confdent that I can
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solutions to the process
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contractors and civilians.
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Company sent email to Sec. Mabus
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By JASOn STRAZIUSO
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyas
president says that 39 people
have been killed and more than
150 injured by armed terrorists
who attacked an upscale mall in
Nairobi.
President Uhuru Kenyatta
says he lost very close family
members in the attack carried
out by despicable perpetra-
tors of a cowardly act.
Kenyatta said that hundreds
of people were safely evacuated
from the mall. He said Kenyans
courage and sympathy saved
lives and reassured countless
people.
He said security forces were
responding to the attack. He
called it a delicate operation
and said a top priority was to
safeguard the lives of those still
being held hostage.
Al-Qaida-linked Somali
militant group al-Shabab has
claimed responsibility for the
attack.
Terrifed shoppers huddled
in back hallways and prayed
they would not be found by
the Islamic extremist gunmen
lobbing grenades and fring as-
sault rifes inside Nairobis top
mall Saturday. When the coast
was thought to be clear, crying
mothers clutching small chil-
dren and blood-splattered men
sprinted out of the four-story
mall.
The al-Qaida-linked gunmen
asked the victims they had cor-
nered if they were Muslim: If
the answer was yes, several wit-
nesses said, those people were
free to go. The non-Muslims
were not.
Somalias Islamic extremist
group al-Shabab claimed re-
sponsibility and said the attack
was retribution for Kenyan forc-
es 2011 push into Somalia. The
rebels threatened more attacks.
Foreigners are expected to
be among the casualties. There
are reports of American citi-
zens injured in the attack but
the United States State Depart-
ment said it had no further de-
tails.
As night fell in Kenyas cap-
ital, hostages remained inside
the mall, but offcials didnt or
couldnt say how many. Two
contingents of army special
forces troops had moved inside
as the stand-off stretched into
its ninth hour.
Police and military sur-
rounded the huge shopping
complex as helicopters buzzed
overhead. An Associated Press
reporter said he saw a wound-
ed Kenyan soldier put into an
ambulance at nightfall, an indi-
cation, perhaps, of a continuing
shoot-out inside.
Witnesses said at least fve
gunmen including at least
one woman frst attacked an
outdoor cafe at Nairobis West-
gate Mall, a shiny, new shop-
ping center that hosts Nike,
Adidas and Bose stores. The
malls ownership is Israeli, and
security experts have long said
the structure made an attrac-
tive terrorist target.
39 dead in Kenya mall attack claimed by militants
Witness to the attacks said the gunmen told
Muslims to stand up and leave and that non-
Muslims would be targeted
AP Photo/Jason Straziuso
People run from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday
after gunmen threw grenades and opened fre during an attack
that left multiple dead and dozens wounded.
By MIKE CORdER,
THE HAGUE, Neth-
erlands Technical ex-
perts at the Organization
for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons were
reviewing Saturday a fur-
ther disclosure from Syria
about its chemical weap-
ons program.
A day earlier, the body
that polices the global
treaty outlawing chemical
weapons said it had re-
ceived a preliminary sub-
mission from Syria.
No details have been
released of what is in the
Syrian declarations, and
OPCW spokesman Mi-
chael Luhan refused to
give any more information
about the latest submis-
sion.
Under a U.S.-Rus-
sia agreement aimed at
swiftly ridding Syria of its
chemical arsenal, Damas-
cus had until Saturday to
submit a full list to the or-
ganization of its chemical
weapons and production
facilities so they can be
secured and destroyed.
U.S. offcials said last
week that Washington and
Moscow agreed that Syria
had roughly 1,100 tons of
chemical weapons agents
and precursors, including
blister agents, such as sul-
fur and mustard gas and
nerve agents like sarin.
In the aftermath of the
U.N. report that conclud-
ed sarin had been used in
an Aug. 21 attack in Da-
mascus, the Hague-based
chemical weapons watch-
dog is looking for ways
to fast-track moves to se-
cure and destroy Syrias
arsenal of poison gas and
nerve agents as well as its
production facilities.
However, diplomatic ef-
forts to speed up the pro-
cess are moving slowly.
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of Syrian chemical arsenal
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Charles Allen York, 72,
died Sept. 20, 2013, at
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wife, Ann West York;
daughters, Sondra
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departure of two Repub-
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Fridays development had
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product after months
of delay. Rep. Mario Di-
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the sole Republican with
four Democrats involved
in the effort. Another Re-
publican, Rep. Raul Labra-
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immigration issue is made
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battles that could threaten a par-
tial government shutdown, accus-
ing Republicans voting against
his health care law of focusing on
politics and holding the whole
country hostage.
Locked in a stalemate with law-
makers over spending and bor-
rowing with less than two weeks
until the start of the new budget
year, the president returned to a
fery campaign mode to take his
critics to task. He said Republi-
cans must stop focusing on de-
funding his health care law, pass a
budget and raise the nations bor-
rowing limit to head off a frst-ev-
er default on the nations debt.
Were not some banana re-
public. This isnt some dead-
beat nation, Obama said before
workers on a sprawling auto
plant foor in Missouri. We
dont run out on our tab. Were
the worlds bedrock investment.
The entire world looks to us to
make sure the world economy is
stable. We cant just not pay our
bills. And even threating some-
thing like that is the height of
irresponsibility.
Congress faces two fnancial
deadlines in the coming weeks.
Funding for the government is
set to run out at the end of Sep-
tember, and the government will
reach the limits of its borrowing
authority a few weeks later.
The Republican-led House
passed a bill Friday to keep the
government running while gut-
ting funding for Obamas health
care law.
The health care provision
is sure to die in the Demo-
cratic-controlled Senate, and
Obama said he would veto it if
it didnt, setting up a showdown
that could lead to a partial
government shutdown.
Our message to the
United State Senate is
real simple, House Speak-
er John Boehner declared
after the vote. The American
people dont want the govern-
ment shut down, and they dont
want Obamacare.
Obama returned the com-
bative tone soon after, accus-
ing Republicans of threatening
to blow the whole thing up
because they couldnt get their
way on health care. He ridiculed
them for the more than 40
votes theyve taken to re-
peal his health care pro-
posal as a waste of time and
energy.
Now theyve gone beyond
just holding Congress hos-
tage. Theyre holding the
whole country hos-
tage, with the key deadlines
looming, Obama said.
Obama was speaking at a
Ford Motor Co. stamping
plant near Kansas City,
and he told the workers
that the shut-
down will
hurt Amer-
icans like
them.
Obama: GOP budget critics holding U.S. hostage
The American people dont want the
government shut down, and they dont want
Obamacare.
House Speaker John Boehner
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
President Barack Obama gestures as he
speaks to workers at the Ford Kansas City
Stamping Plant in Liberty, MO., Friday.
Burglary suspect falls through ceiling
THE ASSOciATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO
A burglar who tried
to break into an ATM at
a bank in San Francisco
was arrested Friday after
he hopped onto the roof
of a nearby building to es-
cape and fell into an apart-
ment, police said.
There was a hole in the
roof where he fell through
just as we were ordering
him to put his hands up,
police Sgt. Wilfred Wil-
liams told reporters. Ive
responded to several dif-
ferent silent alarm calls at
banks, but this is the frst
time when someone fell
through a roof.
The suspect, whose
name was not released,
was not seriously injured.
Police said he weighed
230 pounds.
Police said he had tried
to use a crowbar to break
into the ATM inside a
Bank of America branch
in the Portola neighbor-
hood around 3:45 a.m.
The man apparently
got into the bank through
a ventilation shaft, which
triggered a silent alarm.
He was spotted by offcers
as he fed, police Chief
Greg Suhr told KPIX-TV.
Offcers notifed the
K9 unit after realizing the
burglar had fed onto the
roof. A Fire Department
ladder truck was called in
as part of the search.
The suspect was spot-
ted on the roof. As he was
trying to surrender, he fell
into the apartment. Police
said no money had been
taken.
By BREE FOWLER
AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK Sen. Al
Franken is asking Apple
for more clarity on privacy
and security concerns he
has with its use of fnger-
print recognition technol-
ogy in the new iPhone 5S.
The iPhone 5S, which
went on sale Friday, in-
cludes a fngerprint sen-
sor that lets users tap the
phones home button to
unlock their phone, rath-
er than enter a four-digit
passcode.
But Franken said that
the fngerprint system
could be potentially disas-
trous for users if someone
does even-
tually hack
it. While a
p a s s wo r d
can be kept
a secret and
changed if
its hacked,
he said, fn-
ge r p r i nt s
are permanent and are left
on everything a person
touches, making them far
from a secret.
Let me put it this way:
if hackers get a hold of
your thumbprint, they
could use it to identify and
impersonate you for the
rest of your life, the Min-
nesota Democrat said in a
letter to Apple CEO Tim
Cook.
Apple Inc. offcials
didnt immediately return
an email seeking com-
ment on Frankens letter.
But the Cupertino, Ca-
lif., company has said that
this kind of technology
signifcantly boosts secu-
rity for users.
According to Apple, the
fngerprint data is stored
on the phone in a place
thats inaccessible to other
apps and to Apples remote
servers. Apple also has put
in a number of safeguards,
including requiring a pass-
code after a restart and 48
hours of inactivity.
Senator Franken expresses concern
about Apples fngerprint tech
AP Photo/Nati Harnik
A customer examines a new iPhone at the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha, Neb.,
on Friday.
Franken
...if hackers get a hold of your thumbprint, they could
use it to... impersonate you for the rest of your life.
Sen. Al Franken in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook
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By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD
LONDON A U.S. hydro-
gen bomb nearly detonated on
the nations east coast, with a
single switch averting a blast
which would have been 260
times more powerful than the
device that fattened Hiroshi-
ma, a newly published book
says.
In a recently declassifed
document, reported in a new
book by Eric Schlosser, the su-
pervisor of the nuclear weapons
safety department at Sandia
national laboratories said that
one simple, vulnerable switch
prevented nuclear catastrophe.
The Guardian newspaper
published the document on Sat-
urday.
Two hydrogen bombs were
accidentally dropped over
Goldsboro, N.C., on Jan. 24,
1961, after a B-52 bomber broke
up in fight. One of the bombs
apparently acted as if it was be-
ing armed and fred its para-
chute opened and trigger mech-
anisms engaged.
Parker F. Jones at the Sandia
National Laboratories analyzed
the accident in a document
headed How I learned to mis-
trust the H-Bomb.
The MK39 Mod 2 bomb
did not possess adequate safe-
ty for the airborne-alert role in
the B-52, he wrote. When the
B-52 disintegrates in the air it is
likely to release the bombs in a
near normal fashion, he wrote,
calling the safety mechanisms
to prevent accidental arming
not complex enough.
The document said the bomb
had four safety mechanisms,
one of which is not effective in
the air. When the aircraft broke
up, two others were rendered
ineffective.
One simple, dynamo-tech-
nology, low voltage switch stood
between the United States and
a major catastrophe! Jones
wrote, adding that it could have
been bad news in spades if
the switch had shorted.
Schlosser discovered the
document, written in 1969,
through the Freedom of Infor-
mation Act.
It is featured in his new book
on nuclear arms, Command
and Control, which reports
that through FOI he discovered
that at least 700 signifcant ac-
cidents and incidents involving
1,250 nuclear weapons were re-
corded between 1950 and 1968.
Report: U.S. came close to nuclear disaster in 1961
By SARAH
SKIDMORE SELL
AP Business Writer
The stock market has
been heating up, driving
demand for IPOs.
There have been 140
initial public offerings
of stock this year, up 46
percent from the same
time in 2012, according
to IPO tracking frm Re-
naissance Capital. Of the
eight companies that went
public this week, two
cybersecurity software
maker FireEye and tech-
nology advertising com-
pany RocketFuel near-
ly doubled in value Friday.
The pace does not ap-
pear be slowing down.
Next week, market watch-
ers expect as many as 13
more companies to make
their debuts. If all of them
price, it will be the most
IPOs in the U.S. in one
week since 2007, when
14 hit the market at once,
according to data provider
Dealogic.
With the stock market
hitting new highs, inves-
tors want to take chances
they might not otherwise
take in a fat or down
market, said Scott Sweet,
senior managing partner
at IPO Boutique, which
researches and invests in
IPOs.
Burst of IPOs follows
gains in stock market
AP Photo/Richard Drew, File
In this Friday, April 19, 2013, fle photo, penguins from
SeaWorld are escorted by their handlers on the foor
of the New York Stock Exchange during the companys
IPO, in New York.
In 2013 there have been 140 initial
public offerings, up 46 percent from
September last year
B-52 bomber carrying two hydrogen bombs
broke up in fight over North Carolina
By ROB GILLIES
TORONTO Black-
Berry said Friday that
it will lay off 4,500 em-
ployees, or 40 percent of
its global workforce, as
it reports a nearly $1 bil-
lion second-quarter loss
a week earlier than the
results were expected.
Shares were halted
pending the news and
plunged as low as $8.01
when the stock reopened
for trading. Shares re-
gained some ground to
close down 17 percent at
$8.72.
BlackBerry had been
scheduled to release
earnings next week. But
the Canadian company
said late Friday after-
noon that it expects to
post a staggering loss
of $950 million to $995
million for the quarter,
including a massive $930
million to $960 million
write down of the value
of its inventory due to
increasing competition.
Revenue of $1.6 billion
is only about half of the
$3 billion that analysts
expected, according to
FactSet. The companys
expected adjusted loss of
47 cents to 51 cents per
share falls far below the
loss of 16 cents per share
projected by Wall Street.
BlackBerry previews big loss, to cut 4,500 workers
Company reports nearly $1B
second-quarter loss
Rains break dry spell
across parts of Miss.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON Sig-
nifcant rain fell across
much of Mississippi, but
is producing little food-
ing after two months of
drier-than-normal condi-
tions.
Some of the heaviest
rain fell after midnight
Friday in an area north-
east of Jackson, National
Weather forecasters say,
including 6.21 inches
by Saturday morning at
Goshen Springs, on the
Ross Barnett Reservoir
in eastern Rankin Coun-
ty. That band continued
into Madison, Leake and
Attala counties.
The Weather Service
reported nearly 5 inches
of rain at Jackson-Med-
gar Wiley Evers Interna-
tional Airport from noon
Friday to 10 a.m. Satur-
day.
By MATTHEW STEVENS
mstevens@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE Jameon Lewis is
used to having the kind of frst half he
experienced Saturday.
All Lewis has to do is think back to
his days at Tylertown High School when
he always was the center of attention.
On Saturday in Mississippi States
62-7 victory against Troy, Lewis showed
the announced crowd of 55,096 at Davis
Wade Stadium what he could do.
Four years ago, the 5-foot-9 receiver
was a three-star recruit according to
Rivals.com and ESPN.com for his ath-
letic ability at quarterback. In the Wild-
cat offense, Lewis led Tylertown to 15
straight wins and the schools frst Class
3A State championship. In the 3A title
game against Aberdeen, he had a hand
in all fve touchdowns, rushing for two
scores, including the game-clincher on
a fourth-down dash. He also threw for
three scores.
Once Lewis arrived at MSU, he be-
gan his career serving as the scout team
By MATTHEW STEVENS
STARKVILLE So ...
about that faulty Missis-
sippi State offense?
MSU players and
coaches werent happy
with the comeback effort
Troy nearly pulled off last
year. A year later, the Bull-
dogs decided to crush the
Trojans spirit before half-
time.
Thanks to most points
by a Bulldogs team in a
half (45) since 1950, MSU
rolled to a 62-7 victory
Saturday at Davis Wade
Stadium.
MSU has scored 82
point in the frst halves
at home against Alcorn
State and Troy. The Bull-
dogs output is the most
for the program since a
66-22 victory on Oct. 22,
1994.
Following a three-point
showing in a season-open-
ing loss to then-No. 13
Oklahoma State, MSU
fans voiced their displea-
sure with the offense and
play calling. In two home
games against mid- to
low-major programs,
MSU has averaged 56.5
points per game and 554
yards in total offense.
Perception versus re-
ality exists here where it
may look like we have all
the answers because we
played great, MSU coach
Dan Mullen said. The re-
ality is were going to have
a lot of things to correct,
but well be doing it with a
big smile on our face after
a big win at home.
MSU sophomore quar-
terback Dak Prescott,
who drew his third-con-
secutive start, accounted
for 296 all-purpose yards
and four touchdowns in
a little more than 12 min-
utes leading the offense.
The MSU passing attack,
which had mostly relied
on bubble screens and
short passes, exploited
mismatches down the
feld Saturday and aver-
aged 18.6 yards per com-
pletion. MSU didnt punt
in the game for the frst
time since senior punt-
er Baker Swedenburg
arrived on campus four
years ago.
I have always told him
that in a perfect game I
hope you dont play, Mul-
len said. I dont think
By MATTHEW STEVENS
STARKVILLE Even
Dan Mullen thought his
Mississippi State football
team would be in for a
shootout Saturday night
against Troy.
Mullen should have
asked his defense for a
second opinion.
After allowing 572
yards to Troy last year,
which was the third-most
yards allowed by a Mul-
len-coached MSU team,
Troy struggled Saturday
to get any momentum in
a 62-7 blowout at Davis
Wade Stadium.
I really thought we
were in for a shootout
like last year because of
everything they had done
against us in the game
last year, Mullen said.
We had guys on defense
banged up and the next
healthy guy on the depth
chart was willing to make
a play tonight.
The freworks began
with the frst drive, as
MSUs Jamerson Love
turned an effective Troy
drive into a 70-yard in-
terception return for a
By JOHN ZENOR,
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. It was a sput-
tering, inconsistent, and rather mundane
performance for No. 1 Alabama.
Or at least, thats how it seemed a
week after a big-game roller coaster ride.
AJ McCarron passed for 258 yards
and threw a 30-yard touchdown to De-
Andrew White in the fourth quarter to
lift Alabama to a 31-6 victory against Col-
orado State on Saturday night.
Two fourth-quarter touchdowns, one
on special teams and another on fourth
down, helped keep the fnal score from
being close for the Tide (3-0).
I felt like as a whole, we didnt real-
ly execute to our full abilities, Alabama
linebacker C.J. Mosley said. Thats not
an SEC opponent that we just played and
the win really wasnt what it should have
been. So I felt like we kind of got away
with a win. We didnt dominate that win.
Offensive lineman Kellen Williams
described the postgame mood as pretty
somber, even after the 25-point win.
Kenyan Drake set up one touchdown
with a blocked punt returned 15 yards
by Dillon Lee and scored on a 3-yard
touchdown run for the Tide, which led
just 17-6 heading to the fourth. Alabama
managed only one offensive touchdown
InsIde
n MORE COLORADO STATE-ALABAMA:
Saturday was a day of frsts for the top-
ranked Crimson Tide. More importantly,
Alabamas freshmen has a chance to play
at home for the frst time. Page 7B
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Alabama wide receiver Christion Jones makes a catch in between two Colorado
State defenders Saturday night in their game in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
McCarron lifts Tide past Rams
no. 1 Alabama 31, Colorado state 6
See ALABAMA, 7B
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott (15) celebrates after a score Saturday in a 62-7 victory against Troy at Davis Wade Stadium.
Bulldogs CliCk on neaRly all CylindeRs
defense never lets
Trojans fnd rhythm
Prescott leads offensive explosion that
sends Msu to second easy victory of season
Mississippi State wide receiver Robert Johnson had three catches for 30 yards
Saturday against Troy.
Lewis delivers versatile effort
See NOTEBOOK, 3B
From Special Reports
STARKVILLE Boasting 12 players who
were 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year
Player draft picks or high school or junior
college All-Americans, the Mississippi State
baseball programs 2012-13 signing class has
been ranked second nationally by Collegiate
Baseball. The ranking is the second-highest
for the Bulldogs by the newspaper based in
Tucson, Ariz., which began ranking classes
three decades ago in 1983.
It is really exciting for respected people
inside our industry to recognize the work of
(assistant coaches) Nick Mingione and Butch
Thompson, two of the best recruiters in all
of college baseball, MSU coach John Cohen
said. We will not be able to judge the quality
of this class for a few years, but we really like
this 2013 class.
MSU went 51-20 last season and was the
national runner-up to UCLA. The 2012-13
newcomers are the fourth MSU class in the
past fve years to be ranked in the top 15 by
Collegiate Baseball or Baseball America, and
the second group to fnish in the top eight.
The (recruiting) ranking is not refective
of what our players accomplished earlier this
year, Cohen said. I think we will feel the
effects of what happened in Omaha (, Neb.)
from a recruiting perspective, but it will be a
little bit later on.
The class is highlighted by 2013 MLB draft
pick Reid Humphreys, Mississippis 2013 Mr.
Prep Cross Country
Mondays meet
Starkville Academy at Madison-Ridgeland
Invitational
Prep Soccer
Tuesdays Matches
Washington School at Heritage Academy, 3 p.m.
Indianola Academy at Immanuel Christian, 4 p.m.
Wednesdays Match
Starkville Academy at Washington School, 3 p.m.
Thursdays Matches
Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy, 3 p.m.
Bayou Academy at Immanuel Christian, 4 p.m.
Prep Softball
Mondays Games
Mississippi Association of Independent Schools
Class AAA North tournament
At Propst Park, Columbus
MRA at Heritage Academy, 10 a.m.
Magnolia Heights vs. Starkville Academy, 11:45 a.m.
MAIS Class A North tournament
At Carroll Academy, Carrollton
Central Academy at Carroll Academy, 11:45 a.m.
Tuesdays Games
New Hope at Starkville, 6 p.m.
Smithville at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.
Caledonia at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
Prep Volleyball
Tuesdays Matches
New Hope at Ridgeland, 6 p.m.
DeSoto Central at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Belmont at Caledonia, 6 p.m.
Tupelo at Starkville, 6:30 p.m.
Today
AUTO RACING
6:30 a.m. Formula One, Singapore Grand Prix,
NBC Sports Network
1 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Sylvania 300, at
Loudon, N.H., ESPN
3:30 p.m. Global Rallycross Championship, at
Concord, N.C., WKDH-WTVA
7:30 p.m. NHRA, Fall Nationals, at Ennis,
Texas (same-day tape), ESPN2
GOLF
7 a.m. European PGA Tour, Open dItalia, fnal
round, at Turin, Italy, TGC
11 a.m. PGA Tour, TOUR Championship, fnal
round, at Atlanta, TGC
Noon PGA Tour, TOUR Championship, fnal
round, at Atlanta, WTVA
6 p.m. Champions Tour, Hawaii Championship,
fnal round, at Kapolei, Hawaii, TGC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon San Francisco at New York Yankees,
TBS
1:10 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, Fox
Sports South, WGN
7 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, ESPN
NFL
Noon San Diego at Tennessee, WCBI
Noon Arizona at New Orleans, WLOV
3:25 p.m. Indianapolis at San Francisco,
WCBI
7 p.m. Chicago at Pittsburgh, WTVA
SOCCER
9:55 a.m. Premier League, Manchester
United at Manchester City, NBC Sports Network
WNBA
2 p.m. Playoffs, frst round, game 2, Chicago
at Indiana, ESPN2
4 p.m. Playoffs, frst round, game 2,
Minnesota at Seattle, ESPN2
Monday
6 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, SportSouth
NFL
7:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, ESPN
WNBA
9 p.m. Playoffs, frst round, game 3, Phoenix
at Los Angeles (if necessary), ESPN2
Tuesday
6 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, SportSouth
WNBA
7 p.m. Playoffs, frst round, game 3, Indiana
at Chicago (if necessary), ESPN2
CALENDAR
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Bright wins 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street
Stock Division title
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Trey Bright, of Coker, Ala., is the 2013
NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Champion.
With scheduled Week 26 events Friday at Hattiesburg Motorsports
Park and Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway, Bright has enough
points to clinch the Championship.
Kevin Spears, of Fayette, Ala., will clinch the second spot in the
2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings.
With one week left in the 2013 season, Bright holds a three-point
advantage over Spears. Spears would only be able to net a maximum
of two points in Week 27 competition next weekend.
Bright clinches the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock
Division Championship with a best 14-week total of 693 points after nine
wins, 18 top-five finishes, and 22 top-10 finishes in 28 races driving the
AKA Cores Chevrolet.
There are 10 other drivers in the top 20 of the point standings who
still have a chance to earn a top-10 points fund-paying position next
week.
MSU
Volleyball team wins two matches Saturday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Mississippi State volleyball team beat
Alabama-Birmingham and Arkansas State on Saturday to conclude the
Bruin Classic.
MSUs (9-5) nine non-conference wins are the most in the five-year
Jenny Hazelwood era.
I couldnt be more proud of this team today, Hazelwood said. Af-
ter struggling last night, we had to come out today and play well. UAB is
a very good club and to be able to grind out a win in five sets like we did
can go a long way for our young team. On top of that, we had the ability
to remain disciplined and focused tonight and beat Arkansas State.
Freshman Kimmy Gardiner turned in yet another career day as she
notched a career-high 27 kills against UAB and followed it up with 18
against ASU. She also had 13 digs and six blocks on the day.
Freshman Suzanne Horner pick up a career-best 56 assists,
while Roxanne McVey and Gabby Litwin tacked on 26 and 20 digs,
respectively.
In the second match of the day, Gardiner and Chelsea Duhs post-
ed four kills each, while Alex Warren notched four of her seven blocks.
McVey added 14 more digs and Horner notched her third double-double
of the season with 50 assists and 15 digs.
MSU will play host to No. 4 Florida on Friday.
n On Friday, MSU lost to the tournament-host Belmont Bruins 3-0.
Set scores were 25-15, 25-23, 25-21.
Taylor Scott had a team-high nine kills, while Dani McCree had
seven. Suzanne Horner had 22 assists. Chelsea Duhs and Alex Warren
each had three blocks.
n Mens golf team finishes seventh: At Nashville, Tenn., Senior
Chad Ramey carded the 15th top-10 finish of his career Saturday
afternoon to lead the mens golf team to a seventh-place showing at the
Dicks Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup.
Ramey fired a final-round 73 at the Golf Club of Tennessee to finish
with a 2-under-par 211. Rameys solid play carried the Bulldogs to a 299
Saturday and a 26-over-par 878 for the 54-hole event.
Fellow senior Joe Sakulpolphaisan also tallied a 73 on Saturday to
vault into a tie for 19th at 4-over 217. The solid final round registered his
second-straight top-25 finish and the 12th of his career.
Barrett Edens, carded a 76 Saturday to tie for 26th at 6-over 219.
Junior T.J. Morgan finished with a 77 on Saturday to tie for the 42nd po-
sition with an 18-over 231, while Axel Boasson rounded out the Bulldog
lineup with a final-round 82 that put him in 49th with a 238.
Georgia claimed the team title, while Ben Crancer of Texas A&M
took individual medalist honors. The teams wrap the inaugural Colle-
giate Cup today with the SEC and ACC teams challenging each other in
match play. The Bulldogs will face Boston College.
n On Friday, Ramey shot a 4-under-par 138 and was tied for fifth
after the opening two rounds.
As a team, MSU was seventh at 11-over-par 579.
Edens and Sakulpolphaisan were tied for 16th and 19th, respec-
tively. Edens opened with a 2-under-par 69, while Sakulpolphaisan was
at 2-over-par 144.
Morgan shot a 12-over-par 154 to tie for 42nd, and Boasson carded
a 14-over-par 156 to claim a tie for 45th.
n Rain cuts womens golf teams tournament to 36 holes: At
Knoxville, Tenn., Heavy rains soaked the Cherokee Country Club on
Saturday, forcing the second round at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
Championships to be canceled.
The tournament will be shortened to 36 holes, with Ginger Brown-
Lemms Lady Bulldogs entering the final 18 holes in ninth place after a
293 Friday.
MSU will tee off at 7:40 a.m. today with Chattanooga and Penn
State on hole one.
n On Friday, No. 8 MSU notched a 9-over-par 293, while junior
Ally McDonald fired a 1-under-par 70.
Junior Rica Tse posted the squads second-best score with a
2-over-par 73 and was tied for 33rd. Jessica Peng and Mary Langdon
Gallagher both notched 4-over-par 75 rounds, while Blaise Carabello
finished with an 81 during her career debut.
n Mens tennis team: At Knoxville, Tenn., Jordan Angus and
Malte Stropp continue to dominate in doubles at the 2013 Southeastern
Conference Fall Classic, earning two more victories to advanced to the
championship match of the Vanderbilt-hosted event.
The sixth-ranked and second-seeded MSU tandem beat Texas
A&Ms No. 12 team of Harrison Adams and Shane Vinsant 8-5 in the
quarterfinals and Georgias fourth-seeded team of Nathan Pasha and
Hernus Pieters 8-5 in the semifinals.
They will play the 13th-ranked Vanderbilt duo of Ryan Lipman and
Gonzales Austin in the championship match at 10:30 a.m. today.
Im very impressed with the play of Jordan (Angus) and Malte
(Stropp) so far, MSU coach Per Nilsson said. Its been an overall good
start and its very telling of what were doing well and what we need to
do to improve.
n On Friday, MSUs sixth-ranked and second-seeded duo of
Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp defeated Vanderbilts Anton Kovrigin
and Mason Vierra 8-1.
In singles, MSU freshman Florian Lakat upset Georgias Nathan
Pasha, who is ranked 32nd nationally and is the tournaments No. 5
seed, 6-4, 6-4. He lost to Texas A&Ms Vinsant, ranked 56th nationally
and a 9-16 seed in the tournament, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Angus lost to South Carolinas No. 14-ranked and second-seeded
Tsvetan Mihov 6-2, 7-5.
Senior Malte Stropp and freshman Robin Haden received first-
round byes and lost their second-round matches.
n Womens soccer team loses to Missouri: At Starkville,
Elisabeth Sullivan scored her ninth goal of the season as part of a solid
second-half performance, but it wasnt enough as the womens soccer
team fell 3-1 to Missouri in the rain-soaked Southeastern Conference
opener for both squads Friday night.
Sullivan increased her school-record goals and points tally to 32
and 77, respectively, as MSU fell to 3-5 and 0-1 in the SEC. Missouri
improved to 5-4 and 1-0.
The Memphis native cut a Missouri 2-0 halftime lead to one as she
deposited the rebound off her initial attempt that deflected off goalkeep-
er McKenzie Sauerwein.
The conditions were far from ideal tonight, but I was proud of the
way our team competed. Unfortunately, we gave up a goal right before
halftime that proved to be the difference, MSU coach Aaron Gordon
said. I really liked how we came out fighting in the second half and
scored a goal to make it a 2-1 game. With the limited roster we have
right now, I thought our legs gave out on us at the end.
MSU goalkeeper CJ Winship made six saves in the contest.
n Seventh annual Department of Communication schol-
arship golf tournament will be Oct. 18: At Starkville, MSU alumni,
students, faculty, and friends are invited to participate in and to support
the seventh annual Department of Communications scholarship golf
tournament on Oct. 18 at the MSU Institute of Golf (MSU Golf Course).
The tournament will be held at the with registration, food, and a
putting contest from 10:30-11:45 p.m. before a noon shotgun start. This
is an open-date weekend for MSU football.
As in previous years, our overall goal in planning this fundraising
event is to earn money for our departmental student scholarships.
This year, we again will dedicate the tournament proceeds to our Lora
DeFore Memorial Scholarships that support departmental student
internships. We hope to attract up to 120 players this year and increase
our scholarship funds greatly.
In addition to raising money, our tournament provides us with
opportunities to re-connect with alumni and other friends in a fun event
and to generally promote our department.
There will be an adidas polo for all non-student players and a
T-shirt to student players. There also will be prizes for winning overall
teams, numerous hole competitions, and a pre-tournament putting
contest (to win 32-inch TV donated by WCBI). Lunch will be provided.
Drinks also will be available throughout the day.
Those interested in participating can play in the event, sponsor
the event, donate prizes to be given out at the event, or volunteer in the
event. For more information, contact Dr. John E. Forde at 662-325-
8033.
Correction
New Hopes Alex Melton had an RBI Tuesday in the slow-pitch
softball teams victory against Grenada. The information was incorrect
in Wednesdays edition.
See MSU BASEBALL, 10B
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College Baseball
MSU lands nations
No. 2 signing class
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 94 62 .603
Tampa Bay 85 69 .552 8
New York 82 73 .529 11
Baltimore 81 73 .526 12
Toronto 71 83 .461 22
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 91 64 .587
Cleveland 85 70 .548 6
Kansas City 81 73 .526 9
Minnesota 65 89 .422 25
Chicago 60 94 .390 30
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 92 63 .594
Texas 84 70 .545 7
Los Angeles 75 78 .490 16
Seattle 67 87 .435 24
Houston 51 104 .329 41
x-clinched division
Fridays Games
Cleveland 2, Houston 1, 7 innings
N.Y. Yankees 5, San Francisco 1
Detroit 12, Chicago White Sox 5
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4, 18 innings
Boston 6, Toronto 3
Kansas City 2, Texas 1
Oakland 11, Minnesota 0
L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2, 11 innings
Saturdays Games
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 1
Oakland 9, Minnesota 1
Cleveland 4, Houston 1
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 6, 12 innings
Texas 3, Kansas City 1
Toronto 4, Boston 2
Seattle at L.A. Angels, late
Todays Games
Houston (Bedard 4-11) at Cleveland (Kluber
9-5), 12:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Petit 4-0) at N.Y. Yankees
(Pettitte 10-10), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Er.Johnson 1-2) at Detroit
(Ani.Sanchez 14-7), 12:08 p.m.
Toronto (Dickey 13-12) at Boston (Doubront
10-6), 12:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Feldman 5-4) at Tampa Bay
(Ro.Hernandez 6-13), 12:40 p.m.
Texas (Ogando 7-4) at Kansas City (Shields
12-9), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-9) at L.A. Angels
(C.Wilson 17-6), 2:35 p.m.
Minnesota (De Vries 0-0) at Oakland (Gray
3-3), 3:05 p.m.
Mondays Games
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m.
Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 91 63 .591
Washington 83 71 .539 8
Philadelphia 71 83 .461 20
New York 70 84 .455 21
Miami 56 98 .364 35
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 91 64 .587
Pittsburgh 89 66 .574 2
Cincinnati 88 67 .568 3
Milwaukee 68 86 .442 22
Chicago 65 90 .419 26
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Los Angeles 89 66 .574
Arizona 78 76 .506 10
San Diego 72 82 .468 16
San Francisco 71 84 .458 18
Colorado 71 85 .455 18
x-clinched division
Fridays Games
Atlanta 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings
Washington 8, Miami 0
N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 4
Colorado 9, Arizona 4
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings
San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 0
Saturdays Games
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta 1
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4, 7 innings
Miami at Washington, ppd., rain
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 7, Colorado 2
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0
Todays Games
San Francisco (Petit 4-0) at N.Y. Yankees
(Pettitte 10-10), 12:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 13-11) at Pittsburgh (Locke
10-6), 12:35 p.m.
Miami (Flynn 0-2) at Washington (Haren 9-13),
12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 3-5) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee
14-6), 12:35 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 12-8) at Chicago Cubs
(E.Jackson 8-16), 1:20 p.m.
Arizona (Corbin 14-7) at Colorado (Nicasio
8-8), 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 15-3) at San Diego
(Cashner 10-8), 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis (J.Kelly 9-4) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta
10-15), 7:05 p.m.
Mondays Games
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.
Basketball
WNBA Playoffs
(x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-three)
Eastern Conference
Atlanta vs. Washington
Thursdays Game
Washington 71, Atlanta 56
Saturdays Game
Atlanta 63, Washington 45, series tied 1-1
Mondays Game
Washington at Atlanta, TBA
Chicago vs. Indiana
Fridays Game
Indiana 85, Chicago 72, Indiana leads series
1-0
Todays Game
Chicago at Indiana, 2 p.m.
x-Tuesdays Game
Indiana at Chicago, TBA
Western Conference
Minnesota vs. Seattle
Fridays Game
Minnesota 80, Seattle 64, Minnesota leads
series 1-0
Todays Game
Minnesota at Seattle, 4 p.m.
x-Tuesdays Game
Seattle at Minnesota, TBA
Los Angeles vs. Phoenix
Thursdays Game
Phoenix 86, Los Angeles 75, Phoenix leads
series 1-0
Saturdays Game
Los Angeles at Phoenix, late
x-Mondays Game
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 31
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 47 30
N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 28 30
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 45 46
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 2 0 0 1.000 61 52
Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 41 41
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 40 39
Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 11 47
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 41 34
Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 41 55
Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 16 37
Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 19 36
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 71 34
Denver 2 0 0 1.000 90 50
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 36 30
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 61 61
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 1 1 0 .500 52 48
Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 79 86
N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 54 77
Washington 0 2 0 .000 47 71
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 39 31
Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 48 47
Carolina 0 2 0 .000 30 36
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 31 34
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 55 51
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 55 49
Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 66 54
Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 54 65
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 41 10
St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 51 55
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 37 57
Arizona 1 1 0 .500 49 48
Thursday, Sept. 19
Kansas City 26, Philadelphia 16
Todays Games
San Diego at Tennessee, Noon
Arizona at New Orleans, Noon
St. Louis at Dallas, Noon
Cleveland at Minnesota, Noon
Houston at Baltimore, Noon
N.Y. Giants at Carolina, Noon
Detroit at Washington, Noon
Tampa Bay at New England, Noon
Green Bay at Cincinnati, Noon
Atlanta at Miami, 3:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 3:25 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Mondays Game
Oakland at Denver, 7:40 p.m.
Thursdays Game
San Francisco at St. Louis, 7:25 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29
N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, Noon
Seattle at Houston, Noon
Baltimore at Buffalo, Noon
Arizona at Tampa Bay, Noon
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, Noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland, Noon
Chicago at Detroit, Noon
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at London, Noon
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.
Washington at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.
Dallas at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Denver, 3:25 p.m.
New England at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Open: Carolina, Green Bay
Monday, Sept. 30
Miami at New Orleans, 7:40 p.m.
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Toronto 8 4 0 16 354 315
Hamilton 6 6 0 12 316 329
Montreal 4 8 0 8 285 339
Winnipeg 2 10 0 4 251 368
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Calgary 9 3 0 18 373 301
Saskatchewan 8 3 0 16 354 258
B.C. 7 4 0 14 301 280
Edmonton 3 9 0 6 294 328
Fridays Game
Edmonton 35, Winnipeg 27, OT
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Hamilton 28, Montreal 26
Toronto 33, Calgary 27
Todays Games
B.C. at Saskatchewan, 3:30 p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour Championship
Saturday
At East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
Purse: $8 million
Yardage: 7,307; Par 70 (35-35)
Third Round
Henrik Stenson 64-66-69199
Dustin Johnson 68-68-67203
Steve Stricker 66-71-68205
Zach Johnson 69-68-69206
Justin Rose 68-68-70206
Billy Horschel 66-70-70206
Jordan Spieth 68-67-71206
Luke Donald 70-70-67207
Nick Watney 72-65-70207
Webb Simpson 68-71-69208
Sergio Garcia 68-71-69208
Bill Haas 70-69-69208
Phil Mickelson 71-67-70208
Gary Woodland 70-67-71208
Adam Scott 65-69-74208
D.A. Points 72-67-70209
Keegan Bradley 72-65-72209
Jason Dufner 74-70-66210
Jason Day 68-74-68210
Hunter Mahan 70-69-71210
Roberto Castro 67-71-72210
Brandt Snedeker 69-75-67211
Graham DeLaet 68-71-72211
Jim Furyk 70-68-73211
Matt Kuchar 69-74-69212
Tiger Woods 73-71-69213
Brendon de Jonge 70-72-71213
Kevin Streelman 69-72-74215
Boo Weekley 70-75-73218
Charl Schwartzel 68-79-77224
Champions Tour
Pacific Links Hawaii
Saturday
At Kapolei Golf Club
Kapolei, Hawaii
Purse: $1.8 million
Yardage: 7,002; Par 72
Second Round
Mark Wiebe 64-69133
Vijay Singh 69-66135
Corey Pavin 68-68136
Brian Henninger 67-69136
Sandy Lyle 70-67137
John Cook 66-71137
Bernhard Langer 69-69138
David Frost 69-69138
Gene Sauers 69-69138
Bart Bryant 68-70138
Mark Calcavecchia 66-72138
Kirk Triplett 69-70139
Jeff Hart 71-69140
Duffy Waldorf 71-69140
Steve Pate 71-69140
Rocco Mediate 69-71140
Esteban Toledo 71-70141
Dick Mast 72-69141
R.W. Eaks 71-70141
Scott Simpson 70-71141
Brad Faxon 68-73141
Fred Couples 71-71142
Dan Forsman 73-69142
Joel Edwards 70-72142
Anders Forsbrand 74-68142
Bill Glasson 74-68142
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 69-73142
Bob Gilder 72-71143
Larry Mize 71-72143
Jay Don Blake 71-72143
Mark OMeara 70-73143
Jeff Freeman 73-70143
David Eger 74-69143
Joey Sindelar 75-68143
Peter Senior 72-72144
Tom Kite 72-72144
Roger Chapman 71-73144
Mark Mouland 72-72144
Rod Spittle 71-73144
Bob Tway 73-71144
Jeff Sluman 69-75144
Willie Wood 69-75144
John Inman 69-75144
Andrew Magee 76-68144
Hale Irwin 72-73145
Mike Goodes 73-72145
Steve Elkington 71-74145
John Riegger 73-72145
Nick Price 73-72145
Tom Pernice Jr. 73-72145
Bob Niger 70-75145
Barry Lane 73-72145
Bobby Clampett 75-70145
Tommy Armour III 76-69145
Steve Jones 72-74146
Doug Garwood 71-75146
Ronnie Black 73-73146
Kenny Perry 72-75147
Chien Soon Lu 73-74147
Mark McNulty 70-77147
Morris Hatalsky 74-73147
Olin Browne 69-78147
Kohki Idoki 75-72147
Rick Fehr 76-71147
David Ishii 76-71147
Jim Rutledge 75-73148
Steve Lowery 72-77149
Brad Bryant 72-77149
Isao Aoki 76-74150
Gary Hallberg 76-74150
Joe Daley 72-79151
Bobby Wadkins 74-77151
Tom Purtzer 75-76151
Tom Byrum 75-76151
Gene Jones 76-75151
Mark Brooks 77-74151
Craig Stadler 77-75152
Gary McCord 78-75153
Nobuo Serizawa 78-78156
Bruce Summerhays 82-75157
Russ Cochran 73DQ
Hockey
NHL Preseason
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 0 8 18 11
Buffalo 4 3 0 1 7 15 10
Toronto 4 3 0 1 7 12 10
Boston 4 3 1 0 6 13 13
Florida 5 2 1 2 6 16 17
Ottawa 3 2 1 0 4 9 6
Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 12 7
Montreal 4 1 2 1 3 14 14
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus 5 4 1 0 8 19 15
Washington 4 2 0 2 6 14 14
New Jersey 3 2 1 0 4 8 6
Philadelphia 4 1 2 1 3 11 13
Pittsburgh 4 1 2 1 3 12 17
N.Y. Rangers 2 1 1 0 2 4 4
N.Y. Islanders 4 1 3 0 2 10 15
Carolina 4 1 3 0 2 9 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas 4 2 0 2 6 14 12
Chicago 3 2 0 1 5 10 8
St. Louis 4 2 1 1 5 15 15
Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 9 7
Winnipeg 5 1 2 2 4 11 17
Colorado 2 1 1 0 2 5 5
Nashville 3 0 2 1 1 6 14
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 11 11
Calgary 5 3 2 0 6 19 17
Edmonton 4 2 1 1 5 14 12
Phoenix 3 2 1 0 4 11 9
San Jose 2 1 0 1 3 5 5
Los Angeles 4 1 2 1 3 12 13
Vancouver 2 0 2 0 0 3 7
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
Fridays Games
Chicago 5, Washington 4, SO
Montreal 6, Carolina 0
Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 3
Dallas 4, Florida 1
Colorado 4, Los Angeles 3, OT
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2, OT
Saturdays Games
Toronto 3, Buffalo 2, SO
Tampa Bay 5, Florida 4, SO
Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 3, SO
Columbus 5, Pittsburgh 3
Boston 2, Detroit 0
Carolina 3, Montreal 1
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 0
St. Louis 3, Dallas 2, OT
Vancouver at Edmonton, late
Phoenix at San Jose, late
Todays Games
Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Mondays Games
Washington at Boston, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 14 9 6 48 46 36
Sporting K.C. 14 9 6 48 43 28
Montreal 13 9 6 45 46 42
Houston 12 10 7 43 37 36
New England 11 11 7 40 41 33
Chicago 11 12 6 39 36 43
Philadelphia 10 10 9 39 37 39
Columbus 11 14 5 38 36 39
Toronto FC 4 15 11 23 25 44
D.C. 3 20 6 15 19 48
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Seattle 15 8 4 49 37 27
Real Salt Lake 14 10 6 48 53 39
Portland 11 5 13 46 45 31
Colorado 12 9 9 45 37 31
Los Angeles 13 10 5 44 45 35
Vancouver 11 10 8 41 42 38
San Jose 11 11 8 41 31 41
FC Dallas 10 8 10 40 40 41
Chivas USA 6 16 8 26 29 54
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie
Fridays Game
Portland 1, Colorado 0
Saturdays Games
Vancouver 3, Montreal 0
Sporting Kansas City 2, Toronto FC 1
New England 2, D.C. United 1
Columbus 3, Chicago 0
Houston 5, Chivas USA 1
San Jose 2, Real Salt Lake 1
Seattle FC at Los Angeles, late
Todays Game
FC Dallas at New York, 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27
Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28
D.C. United at Toronto FC, Noon
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Houston at New England, 6:30 p.m.
Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29
Los Angeles at Portland, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Seattle FC, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Chivas USA, 10 p.m.
Tennis
ATP World Tour
Moselle Open
Saturday
At Les Arenes de Metz
Metz, France
Purse: $621,700 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Semifinals
Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Nicolas Mahut,
France, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), France, def. Florian
Mayer (8), Germany, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
Semifinals
Nicolas Mahut and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France,
def. Paul Hanley, Australia, and Andre Sa,
Brazil, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 10-4.
ATP World Tour
St. Petersburg Open
Saturday
At SCC Peterburgsky
St. Petersburg, Russia
Purse: $519,775 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Semifinals
Ernests Gulbis (6), Latvia, def. Michal
Przysiezny, Poland, 6-3, 6-3.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Joao
Sousa, Portugal, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
Semifinals
Dominic Inglot, Britain, and Denis Istomin,
Uzbekistan, def. Aslan Karatsev and Dmitry
Tursunov, Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 11-9.
WTA KDB Korea Open
Saturday
At Olympic Park
Seoul, South Korea
Purse: $500,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Semifinals
Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def. Lara
Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-0, 6-2.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3), Russia, def.
Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 7-6 (11), 7-6 (6).
Doubles
Semifinals
Chan Chin-wei, Taiwan, and Xu Yi-Fan,
China, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and Megan
Moulton-Levy (3), United States, 7-5, 6-1.
WTA Guangzhou Open
Saturday
At Tianhe Sports Center
Guangzhou, China
Purse: $500,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Championship
Zhang Shuai, China, def. Vania King, United
States, 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Doubles
Championship
Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (1),
China, def. Vania King, United States, and
Galina Voskoboeva (3), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 4-6,
12-10.
Transactions
Saturdays Moves
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Recalled LHPs Mike
Belfiore and LHP Zach Britton from Norfolk (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS Recalled RHP Jake
Odorizzi and LHP Jeff Beliveau from Durham
(IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Reinstated OF Jason
Heyward from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK METS Recalled SS Wilfredo
Tovar from Binghamton (EL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Reinstated RHP
Michael Stutes from the 60-day DL.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS Signed CB
Chris Lewis-Harris from the practice squad.
Released S Jeromy Miles.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed FB Toben
Opurum to the practice squad. Released DL
Jordan Miller.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES Reassigned G
Mike Murphy to Charlotte (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS Loaned Fs
Garrett Wilson, Jonathan Hazen, Logan Shaw,
Anthony Luciani, Mattias Lindstrom John
McFarland, and Philippe Lefebvre and D
Josh McFadden, Alex Petrovic and Jonathan
Racine to San Antonio (AHL). Assigned
Fs Jack Combs, Philippe Cornet, Jed
Ortmeyer, Wade Megan
and Jared Gomes; Gs Dov
Grumet-Morris and Rob Madore; and D Zach
Miskovic, John Lee, Tony Turgeon and Dennis
Urban to San Antonio. Released D Brett Clark.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Assigned D Harry
Young to Albany (AHL).
COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA Suspended TE Jack
Tabb two games.
Fridays Moves
BASEBALL
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES Announced the
retirement of LHP Andy Pettitte at the end of
the season.
National League
NEW YORK METSActivated 3B David Wright
from the 15-day DL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERSSigned C Ryan
Kelly.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL Fined N.Y. Jets G Willie Colon $34,125
$26,250 for contact with an official, and
$7,875 for punching an opponent. Fined
Tennessee RB Jackie Battle $21,000 for
lowering the crown of his helmet into an
opponent, Philadelphia LB DeMeco
Ryans $21,000 for a hit to the head and neck
area of San Diego WR Malcom Floyd and
Tampa Bay DE Adrian Clayborn $21,000 for a
helmet-to-helmet hit on New Orleans QB Drew
Brees. Fined New England DE Chandler Jones
$15,750 for roughing N.Y. Jets QB Geno Smith
and Chicago CB Charles Tillman $15,750 for
a horse-collar tackle of Minnesota WR Greg
Jennings. Fined N.Y. Jets OT DBrickashaw
Ferguson $15,000 for punching a New England
player. Fined Tennessee C Robert Turner and
Washington OL Will Montgomery $10,000
each for illegal peel-back blocks. Fined New
England DE Michael Buchanan, CB Alfonzo
Dennard and DT Vince Wilfork $7,875 each for
throwing punches. Fined Cleveland LB Paul
Kruger $7,875 for pulling off an opponents
helmet and Washington LS Nick Sundberg
$7,875 for unnecessary roughness against
Green Bays M.D. Jennings.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Assigned G Mac
Carruth to Rockford (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Assigned D
Taylor Aronson, D Anthony Bitetto, F Zach
Budish, D Charles-Olivier Roussel and F Josh
Shalla to Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned F
Felix Girard to Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), Mikko
D Vainonen to Kingston (OHL) and F Tommy
Veilleux to Victoriaville (QMJHL). Released D
Kayle Doetzel, F Sebastian Geoffrion, G Eric
Levine, D Michael Moffat, G Cody Reichard, D
Teddy Ruth and G Allen York from their tryout
agreements.
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College Football
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Ole Miss
Volleyball team wins tournament
OXFORD The Ole Miss volleyball team kept its composure
and rebounded from a first set loss to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette
3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-14) in the Rebel Classic championship
on Saturday evening at the Gillom Sports Center.
We did a great job of adjusting and putting some pressure
back on them, Ole Miss coach Joe Getzin said. Lafayette played
a great match in the first set and we got a little frustrated with that.
We then settled down and started putting some pressure on them
and things started going our way.
Sophomore middle blocker Ty Laporte had a team-high 10
kills, freshman Aubrey Edie had 33 assists and freshman libero
Kristen Brashear had 14 digs to lead Ole Miss.
Sophomore middle blocker Nakeyta Clair earned tournament
MVP honors following the match, and was joined on the all-tourna-
ment team by freshman right side hitter Melanie Crow and Edie.
Earlier Saturday, Ole Miss beat Chattanooga 3-0. Set scores
were 25-18, 25-20, 25-18.
Clair had a team-high 13 kills, and Edie had 33 assists. Edie
also had nine digs.
n On Friday, Ole Miss defeated Southern Miss 3-0. Set scores
were 25-19, 25-19, 25-15.
Clair had 12 kills, while Edie had 36 assists. Of the seven
Rebels who recorded a kill Friday night, six had at least five kills
and five Rebels had at least two block assists.
n Womens soccer team beats Arkansas: At Fayetteville,
Ark., Olivia Harrison and Rafaelle Souza found a rhythm late for
the Rebels, connecting twice in the final 15 minutes of the match to
help the womens soccer team beat Arkansas 2-1 in the Southeast-
ern Conference opener for both teams.
Souza now leads the Rebels with nine goals, while Harrison
holds the team lead with five assists to pace a balanced offensive
attack.
Its huge to pick up a win tonight, Ole Miss coach Matthew
Mott said. Road wins are so important and start conference play
on the right foot was big. To come back after falling behind on the
road just says a lot about the character of this team.
We did a good job of passing the ball and moving it around.
Olivia found two good spots and the Rafa did what she does and
put the ball in the net. Our back line did a really good job against a
tough front line that has been scoring a lot of goals for Arkansas.
Ole Miss will return to action at 5 p.m. today when it plays host
to Arkansas Little Rock in the final non-conference matchup of the
regular season. It will be Family Movie Night and Kickin Cancer
Night at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. The Rebels will partner with
the Student Activities Association and Baptist Hospital to provide a
fun night for the family and raise funds and awareness in the fight
against ovarian cancer.
n Womens golf team: At Knoxville, Tenn.,
n On Friday, freshman Maria Toennessen and sophomore
Abby Newton carded 2-over par 73s.
As a team, Ole Miss was 10th place with a 10-over 294.
Juniors Stani Schiavone and Taelor Rubin fired 3-over par 74s
and were tied for 44th. Alison Hovatter recorded a 6-over 77 and
was 71st.
n Mens tennis team ends stay at SEC Fall Classic: At
Nashville, Tenn., the mens tennis team ended its stay at the SEC
Fall Classic Saturday with junior William Kallberg bowing out in the
singles quarterfinals to Harrison Adams, of Texas A&M.
Both players are ranked close together in the preseason
rankings, but Adams, ranked No. 67, jumped out to an early lead
and went on to defeat 65th-ranked Kallberg 6-2, 6-1.
The Rebels had three players advance to the third round of the
years first tournament, including Oxford native Zach Wilder and
sophomore Stefan Lindmark.
Next up for the Rebels is the years first national event, the
ITA All-American Championships, which begins Sept. 28 with the
prequalifying tournament at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in
Tulsa, Okla. Nik Scholtz will return to the courts for Ole Miss as he
earned a berth in the main draw.
n On Friday, Kallberg earned a straight-sets victory against
Tennessees Brandon Fickey.
Wilder lost to Vanderbilts Gonzales Austin, seeded No. 6 and
ranked No. 35 in the nation, 6-4, 6-1 to finish 2-1 in the tournament.
Lindmark lost to Georgia senior Hernus Pieters, seeded 9-16
and ranked No. 72 in the country, 7-6, 6-3 to finish the weekend
at 2-1.
n Womens tennis teams Jones wins again: At Little Rock,
Ark., For the second day in a row, womens tennis junior Julia
Jones knocked off a top-50 ranked opponent to advance to the
finals of the A Draw at the Country Club of Little Rock Invitational
Saturday.
On Friday, Jones downed 47th-ranked Hermone Brhane, of
Oklahoma, in straight sets. On Saturday, Jones took out Arkansas
No. 1 player, Yang Pang, who is ranked No. 43 in the nation. Jones
blanked Pang in the first set and then needed just one break in the
second for the 6-0, 6-3 win.
At 5-1 on the year, Jones will face Skylar Kuykendal, of Mem-
phis, in the final today.
In the C Draw semifinals, sophomore Allie Robbins fell to Lynn
Kiro of Texas Tech 6-0, 6-2.
In consolation singles, senior Caroline Rohde-Moe and soph-
omore Marija Milutinovic picked up wins. Rohde-Moe didnt have
to play long to get one, as her opponent, 61st-ranked Texas Techs
Samantha Adams retired after losing the first game. Milutinovic
defeated Oklahomas Whitney Wofford 6-4, 6-4.
Saturdays Scores
EAST
American International 48, Pace 27
Amherst 23, Hamilton 7
Brown 45, Georgetown 7
CCSU 20, Albany (NY) 17
Clarion 20, Mercyhurst 13
Colby 31, Williams 8
Cornell 45, Bucknell 13
Cortland St. 26, William Paterson 15
Delaware 49, Wagner 9
Delaware Valley 20, Albright 17
Dickinson 24, Susquehanna 21
Fordham 52, Columbia 7
Framingham St. 42, Fitchburg St. 21
Frostburg St. 36, Case Reserve 33
Gallaudet 37, Rochester 13
Gannon 38, Slippery Rock 27
Geneva 49, Thiel 28
Hampden-Sydney 49, Coast Guard 7
Hartwick 45, Becker 19
Hobart 34, Utica 21
Howard Payne 38, Wayland Baptist 34
Husson 13, Alfred 0
Indiana (Pa.) 26, Seton Hill 0
Ithaca 17, Union (NY) 3
Johns Hopkins 52, Moravian 14
Juniata 38, Gettysburg 16
Kean 24, Endicott 17
Lebanon Valley 38, Kings (Pa.) 17
Lehigh 29, Princeton 28
Lock Haven 12, Cheyney 10
Lycoming 52, Misericordia 14
Mass. Maritime 52, Maine Maritime 18
Merchant Marine 7, NY Maritime 6
Michigan 24, UConn 21
Middlebury 27, Bowdoin 5
Monmouth (NJ) 21, Holy Cross 14
Morrisville St. 28, St. Lawrence 23
Muhlenberg 58, McDaniel 0
Norwich 31, WPI 14
Penn 27, Lafayette 21
Penn St. 34, Kent St. 0
RPI 23, Castleton St. 8
Rutgers 28, Arkansas 24
Sacred Heart 78, Chowan 35
Shippensburg 41, East Stroudsburg 31
Springfield 41, Mount Ida 0
St. Francis (Pa.) 38, Lincoln (Pa.) 7
Syracuse 52, Tulane 17
Thomas More 31, Westminster (Pa.) 0
Trinity (Conn.) 28, Bates 17
Ursinus 20, Franklin & Marshall 9
Vanderbilt 24, UMass 7
Villanova 35, Stony Brook 6
W. Connecticut 35, Plymouth St. 3
Wake Forest 25, Army 11
Washington & Jefferson 40, Grove City 19
Waynesburg 23, St. Vincent 6
Wesleyan (Conn.) 52, Tufts 9
West Chester 48, Millersville 3
Westfield St. 36, Mass.-Dartmouth 7
Widener 21, Wilkes 0
Wis.-Whitewater 55, Buffalo St. 14
Yale 39, Colgate 22
SOUTH
Alabama 31, Colorado St. 6
Alabama St. 52, Grambling St. 21
Albany St. (Ga.) 34, Elizabeth City St. 13
Appalachian St. 31, Elon 21
Averett 30, Guilford 27
Birmingham-Southern 49, Stetson 34
Bridgewater (Va.) 51, Ferrum 28
Campbellsville 26, Bethel (Tenn.) 0
Carson-Newman 41, Brevard 7
Centre 37, Washington & Lee 28
Charleston (WV) 38, Virginia-Wise 15
Charleston Southern 20, Norfolk St. 12
Christopher Newport 34, Shenandoah 6
Coastal Carolina 50, Hampton 17
Cumberland (Tenn.) 41, Belhaven 31
Delta St. 37, North Alabama 34
E. Kentucky 56, Morehead St. 24
Emory & Henry 61, Methodist 22
Fayetteville St. 21, Virginia Union 7
Florida 31, Tennessee 17
Florida St. 54, Bethune-Cookman 6
Fort Valley St. 12, Clark Atlanta 9
Gardner-Webb 3, Wofford 0
Georgia 45, North Texas 21
Georgia Tech 28, North Carolina 20
Greensboro 34, Apprentice 21
Huntingdon 34, Louisiana College 27
Jacksonville 69, Warner 16
Jacksonville St. 32, Georgia St. 26, OT
James Madison 34, Charlotte 7
Johnson C. Smith 35, Davidson 22
Kentucky Christian 38, Bluefield South 7
LSU 35, Auburn 21
Lenoir-Rhyne 34, Wingate 13
Lindsey Wilson 35, Pikeville 26
Louisville 72, FIU 0
Maryland 37, West Virginia 0
Maryville (Tenn.) 42, Sewanee 30
McNeese St. 43, Weber St. 6
Memphis 31, Arkansas St. 7
Mercer 43, Berry 0
Miami 77, Savannah St. 7
Middle Tennessee 42, FAU 35, OT
Midwestern St. 38, West Georgia 28
Millsaps 38, Point (Ga.) 17
Mississippi St. 62, Troy 7
Newberry 27, Catawba 0
Nicholls St. 42, Langston 22
North Greenville 39, Tusculum 36
Old Dominion 59, The Citadel 58
Pittsburgh 58, Duke 55
Randolph-Macon 36, Bethany (WV) 28
Reinhardt 28, Faulkner 24
Richmond 30, Liberty 21
S. Virginia 33, Va. Lynchburg 30
SC State 59, Benedict 6
SE Louisiana 34, Samford 31
Salisbury 28, NC Wesleyan 10
Shepherd 28, Urbana 21
Southern U. 17, MVSU 7
St. Augustines 35, Stillman 7
St. Josephs (Ind.) 45, Alderson-Broaddus 17
Tennessee St. 41, Tennessee Tech 21
Towson 35, NC Central 17
UAB 52, Northwestern St. 28
UNC-Pembroke 41, Shaw 20
Valdosta St. 40, Shorter 0
Virginia 49, VMI 0
Virginia St. 41, Kentucky St. 0
Virginia Tech 29, Marshall 21, 3OT
W. Carolina 30, Mars Hill 23
W. Kentucky 58, Morgan St. 17
Webber 20, Union (Ky.) 19
West Liberty 9, W. Virginia St. 0
William & Mary 20, Rhode Island 0
Winston-Salem 35, Tuskegee 13
MIDWEST
Adrian 48, Concordia (Ill.) 0
Albion 38, Aurora 20
Augsburg 19, Gustavus 16
Augustana (Ill.) 35, Loras 10
Augustana (SD) 24, Bemidji St. 0
Ball St. 51, E. Michigan 20
Beloit 38, Lawrence 21
Benedictine (Ill.) 28, Kalamazoo 23
Benedictine (Kan.) 42, Baker 28
Bethel (Minn.) 47, Buena Vista 14
Bluffton 36, Earlham 21
Bowling Green 48, Murray St. 7
Capital 42, Marietta 13
Carleton 20, Hamline 17, OT
Carroll (Wis.) 24, Knox 14
Cent. Arkansas 17, Missouri St. 13
Cent. Methodist 37, Culver-Stockton 36
Cent. Missouri 47, Lindenwood (Mo.) 28
Chadron St. 30, Mesa St. 24
Chicago 10, Elmhurst 0
Cincinnati 14, Miami (Ohio) 0
Coe 10, Washington (Mo.) 0
Colorado Mines 62, Black Hills St. 22
Concordia (Moor.) 33, St. Olaf 29
Concordia (Neb.) 35, Midland 14
Dakota St. 35, Presentation 28
Dartmouth 30, Butler 23
Doane 62, Hastings 7
Drake 31, Indianapolis 14
Evangel 43, Avila 20
Ferris St. 34, Ashland 7
Franklin 48, Manchester 7
Friends 31, Sterling 0
Grand Valley St. 42, Tiffin 17
Grand View 30, Marian (Ind.) 7
Greenville 28, Eureka 27
Heidelberg 55, Ohio Northern 27
Hillsdale 41, Malone 16
Hiram 20, Allegheny 3
Hope 37, Wis. Lutheran 7
Illinois St. 31, Abilene Christian 17
Iowa 59, W. Michigan 3
John Carroll 27, Baldwin-Wallace 7
Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10
Lake Erie 35, Wayne (Mich.) 17
Lake Forest 15, Grinnell 7
Lakeland 21, Alma 20
Lindenwood (Ill.) 49, Kentucky Wesleyan 29
Louisiana-Lafayette 35, Akron 30
Macalester 30, Maranatha Baptist 6
Mary 17, Sioux Falls 10
Mayville St. 46, Cole 0
McKendree 29, William Jewell 24
McPherson 24, Bethel (Kan.) 10
Michigan Tech 29, Walsh 7
Minn. St.-Mankato 21, Minn. Duluth 17
Minn.-Morris 41, Iowa Wesleyan 24
Minnesota 43, San Jose St. 24
Missouri 45, Indiana 28
Missouri S&T 27, Wis.-LaCrosse 14
Missouri Southern 59, Lincoln (Mo.) 10
Missouri Valley 33, Mid-Am Nazarene 9
Missouri Western 34, Nebraska-Kearney 19
Morehouse 42, Central St. (Ohio) 20
Morningside 79, Dordt 14
Mount St. Joseph 16, Hanover 13
Mount Union 37, Muskingum 0
N. Dakota St. 51, Delaware St. 0
N. Illinois 43, E. Illinois 39
NW Missouri St. 49, Fort Hays St. 14
Nebraska 59, S. Dakota St. 20
Nebraska Wesleyan 31, Briar Cliff 7
North Central (Ill.) 41, Wis.-Stout 14
Northwestern 35, Maine 21
Northwestern (Iowa) 49, Dakota Wesleyan 42
Northwestern (Minn.) 15, Martin Luther 8
Northwood (Mich.) 42, Quincy 39
Notre Dame 17, Michigan St. 13
Notre Dame Coll. 34, WV Wesleyan 25
Ohio 38, Austin Peay 0
Ohio Dominican 30, N. Michigan 23
Ohio St. 76, Florida A&M 0
Ohio Wesleyan 20, Kenyon 13
Olivet 34, Rockford 7
Olivet Nazarene 24, Concordia (Mich.) 7
Ottawa, Kan. 41, Bethany (Kan.) 15
Otterbein 30, Wilmington (Ohio) 14
Peru St. 21, Graceland (Iowa) 7
Pittsburg St. 59, SW Baptist 7
Rose-Hulman 23, Defiance 19
S. Dakota Tech 41, Jamestown 22
S. Illinois 36, SE Missouri 19
Toledo 38, Cent. Michigan 17
Trine 47, Concordia (Wis.) 41
Trinity (Ill.) 41, St. Francis (Ill.) 39
Truman St. 24, William Penn 23
Upper Iowa 24, Northern St. (SD) 17
Wabash 50, Denison 13
Wartburg 27, Carthage 10
Wayne (Neb.) 41, Minn.-Crookston 25
Westminster (Mo.) 21, Mac Murray 14
Wheaton (Ill.) 38, Luther 12
Winona St. 65, Minn. St.-Moorhead 21
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 31, Dubuque 28
Wisconsin 41, Purdue 10
Wittenberg 45, DePauw 0
Wooster 39, Oberlin 21
Youngstown St. 59, Duquesne 17
SOUTHWEST
Alcorn St. 21, Ark.-Pine Bluff 16
Ark.-Monticello 22, NW Oklahoma St. 20
Arkansas Tech 49, S. Nazarene 7
Baylor 70, Louisiana-Monroe 7
E. Texas Baptist 56, Southwestern (Texas) 10
Emporia St. 54, Cent. Oklahoma 38
Henderson St. 44, SE Oklahoma 35
Houston 31, Rice 26
Lamar 53, Bacone 0
Mary Hardin-Baylor 35, Wesley 7
Ouachita 24, East Central 17
Prairie View 28, Alabama A&M 26
S. Arkansas 20, SW Oklahoma 17
Sam Houston St. 52, Incarnate Word 21
Stephen F. Austin 52, Montana St. 38
Tarleton St. 38, Angelo St. 34
Texas 31, Kansas St. 21
Texas A&M 42, SMU 13
Texas A&M-Kingsville 52, McMurry 32
Texas Tech 33, Texas St. 7
Trinity (Texas) 33, Sul Ross St. 6
UTSA 32, UTEP 13
Washburn 48, Northeastern St. 3
West Texas A&M 62, Texas A&M Commerce 28
FAR WEST
Adams St. 16, Western St. (Col.) 14
Azusa Pacific 28, Humboldt St. 2
CSU-Pueblo 44, W. New Mexico 7
Carroll (Mont.) 24, Rocky Mountain 17
Harvard 42, San Diego 20
La Verne 25, Whitworth 20
Linfield 52, Cal Lutheran 14
Montana 47, Panhandle St. 14
Montana St.-Northern 49, Dickinson St. 24
Montana Western 29, Montana Tech 22
N. Arizona 22, South Dakota 16
N. Iowa 26, N. Colorado 7
NM Highlands 31, Fort Lewis 20
Nevada 31, Hawaii 9
Oregon St. 34, San Diego St. 30
Pacific 28, Menlo 21
Pacific Lutheran 35, Redlands 14
Portland St. 41, UC Davis 10
Puget Sound 42, Whittier 33
Rhodes 36, Claremont-Mudd 9
S. Oregon 73, E. Oregon 20
S. Utah 24, Sacramento St. 21, OT
Simon Fraser 21, Cent. Washington 14
Southern Cal 17, Utah St. 14
Stanford 42, Arizona St. 28
UNLV 38, W. Illinois 7
W. Oregon 51, Dixie St. 32
Washington 56, Idaho St. 0
Fridays Games
EAST
Bentley 38, CW Post 24
Bridgewater (Mass.) 51, Worcester St. 20
New Haven 70, St. Anselm 26
S. Connecticut 40, Merrimack 34
Stevenson 55, FDU-Florham 22
Stonehill 41, Assumption 38, OT
SOUTH
Catholic 19, Carnegie-Mellon 7
MIDWEST
SW Minnesota St. 37, Minot St. 21
FAR WEST
Fresno State 41, Boise State 40
Conference USA
East Division
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
East Carolina 1 0 31 13 2 1 93 66
Middle Tenn. 1 0 42 35 3 1 124 114
Marshall 0 0 0 0 2 2 159 77
UAB 0 0 0 0 1 2 100 118
FIU 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 187
So. Miss. 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 102
FAU 0 2 48 73 1 3 82 117
West Division
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Tulane 1 0 24 15 2 2 114 115
UTSA 1 0 32 13 2 2 101 120
N. Texas 0 0 0 0 2 2 116 105
Rice 0 0 0 0 1 2 80 97
Tulsa 0 0 0 0 1 2 57 112
La. Tech 0 1 15 24 1 3 66 91
UTEP 0 1 13 32 1 2 90 95
Saturdays Games
Louisville 72, FIU 0
Middle Tennessee 42, FAU 35
Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10
Virginia Tech 29, Marshall 21
Syracuse 52, Tulane 17
Houston 31, Rice 26
UAB 52, Northwestern State 28
UTSA 32, UTEP 13
Thursdays Game
Iowa State at Tulsa, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Fridays Game
Middle Tennessee at BYU, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, Sept. 28
East Carolina at North Carolina, 11:30 a.m.
UTEP at Colorado State, 2:30 p.m. (CBS Sports
Network)
Army vs. Louisiana Tech, at Dallas, Texas, 3 p.m.
(FS1)
Houston at UTSA, 3 p.m. (Fox Sports Network)
Florida Atlantic at Rice, 6 p.m.
Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe, 6 p.m.
UAB at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Network)
Southern Miss at Boise State, 9:15 p.m. (ESPNU)
Southeastern Conference
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Florida 1 0 31 17 2 1 71 44
Georgia 1 0 41 30 2 1 121 89
S. Carolina 1 1 65 66 2 1 92 76
Missouri 0 0 0 0 3 0 141 65
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 1 2 80 69
Tennessee 0 1 17 31 2 2 128110
Vanderbilt 0 2 60 74 2 2 122 84
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
LSU 1 0 35 21 4 0 173 78
Mississippi 1 0 39 35 3 0 114 71
Alabama 1 0 49 42 3 0 115 58
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 3 1 113 64
Auburn 1 1 45 55 3 1 114 88
Texas A&M 0 1 42 49 3 1 201 121
Mississippi St 0 1 20 24 2 2 136 59
Saturdays Games
Vanderbilt 24, UMass 7
Rutgers 28, Arkansas 24
Florida 31, Tennessee 17
Texas A&M 42, SMU 13
Alabama 31, Colorado State 6
Mississippi State 62, Troy 7
LSU 35, Auburn 21
Missouri 45, Indiana 28
Saturday, Sept. 28
South Carolina at UCF, 11 a.m. (WKDH-WTVA/
ESPN/ESPNU)
South Alabama at Tennessee, 11:21 a.m. (WCBI)
LSU at Georgia, 2:30 p.m. (WCBI)
Ole Miss at Alabama, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas A&M at Arkansas, 6 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
UAB at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Network)
Arkansas State at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (CSS)
Mississippi State 62, Troy 7
Troy 7 0 0 0 7
Mississippi St. 10 35 7 1062
First Quarter
MSULove 70 interception return (Bell kick), 13:00.
MSUFG Bell 25, 3:08.
TroyThomas 5 pass from Robinson (Solomon kick),
:06.
Second Quarter
MSUPrescott 36 pass from Lewis (Bell kick), 13:44.
MSUPrescott 22 run (Bell kick), 11:55.
MSUPrescott 11 run (Bell kick), 8:08.
MSUJ.Robinson 19 run (Bell kick), 3:03.
MSULewis 50 pass from Prescott (Bell kick), 1:00.
Third Quarter
MSULewis 8 run (Bell kick), 10:28.
Fourth Quarter
MSUFG Sobiesk 24, 11:29.
MSUMilton 10 run (Sobiesk kick), 4:47.
A55,096.
Troy MSU
First downs 11 30
Rushes-yards 26-47 44-235
Passing 139 316
Comp-Att-Int 17-31-1 17-27-0
Return Yards 0 75
Punts-Avg. 7-42.0 0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-80 3-30
Time of Possession 23:51 36:09
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGTroy, Burks 8-43, Anthony 4-4, Robinson
1-3, Scott 1-2, White 6-1, Chunn 5-0, Thomas 1-(mi-
nus 6). Mississippi St., Milton 7-56, Prescott 5-53,
J.Robinson 6-46, Shumpert 6-28, Perkins 5-23, Lewis
2-15, Griffin 5-15, Holloway 2-2, Williams 4-1, Team
2-(minus 4).
PASSINGTroy, Robinson 15-25-1-105, Anthony
1-3-0-29, Tidwell 1-3-0-5. Mississippi St., Prescott
13-21-0-233, Williams 3-5-0-47, Lewis 1-1-0-36.
RECEIVINGTroy, Thomas 3-14, Chunn 2-25, White
2-9, Burks 2-8, Teknipp 1-29, Holmes 1-12, Van Hoos-
er 1-11, Longmire 1-10, Payton 1-10, C.Williams 1-7,
Anthony 1-2, Worthy 1-2. Mississippi St., Holloway
3-41, Ross 3-35, R.Johnson 3-30, Lewis 2-96, Hill
1-38, Prescott 1-36, Chappelle 1-18, Morrow 1-9, Per-
kins 1-9, M.Johnson 1-4.
Southwestern Athletic
Conference
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Alcorn St. 2 0 56 44 3 1 126 107
Jackson St. 2 0 65 30 2 2 88 90
Alabama St. 2 1 115 90 2 2 137 114
Alabama A&M 1 1 49 37 1 3 56 92
MVSU 0 2 35 52 0 4 59 103
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Southern U. 2 0 79 66 2 2 106 183
Prairie View 2 1 124 101 2 2 127 129
Texas Southern 0 2 20 72 0 3 37 127
Ark-Pine Bluff 0 2 55 61 0 4 80 181
Grambling 0 2 30 75 0 4 74 170
Thursday, Sept. 19
Jackson St. 35, Texas Southern 7
Saturdays Games
Southern U. 17, MVSU 7
Alabama St. 52, Grambling St. 21
Alcorn St. 21, Ark.-Pine Bluff 16
Prairie View 28, Alabama A&M 26
Saturday, Sept. 28
Alcorn State at Alabama State, 5 p.m.
Jackson State at Southern, 6 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at Prairie View, 6 p.m.
Lamar at Grambling State, 6 p.m.
Texas Southern at Alabama A&M, 6 p.m.
Defense
Continued from Page 1B
touchdown. Loves score was
the frst of his career and 11th
interception returned for a
touchdown by a MSU player
under Mullen. MSUs defense
has caused a turnover on the
frst drive in each of its two
home games this season.
It all starts with the pres-
sure up front, Love said.
Then the coaches teach us
every day in practice how to go
make a play back there.
After being puzzled by
Troys zone-option offense last
year, especially in the pass
game, MSU (2-2) held quar-
terback Corey Robinson to a
career-low 105 yards passing.
We got embarrassed,and
its because we didnt play a
very good football game and
nothing they did to us, Rob-
inson said. We got taken be-
hind the woodshed and beaten.
Thats about it.
The Troy coaching staff con-
tinued to swap Robinson, the
NCAAs active leader in passing
yards, for backup quarterback
Deon Anthony because of An-
thonys running ability. The lack
of cohesion at quarterback creat-
ed two turnovers in the frst half
that both led to touchdowns.
After Troy (2-2) scored its
only touchdown with six sec-
onds left in the frst quarter, it
gained just 38 yards in the fnal
three quarters.
I have said this all along, but
when you go to a Southeastern
Conference town, you usually
fnd SEC teams, coaches, and
players, Troy coach Larry
Blakeney said. I dont know
how good everyone else is in
the league, but Im glad we dont
play a SEC team every week.
MSUs large early lead
forced Troy to be one dimen-
sional in the fnal 45 minutes
and eliminated any running
threats for the Bulldogs front
seven. MSU moved to 15-2
all-time under Mullen when it
holds an opponent to less than
100 yards rushing.
We knew we needed to
keep fying around on defense
and we had to keep being pos-
itive with our body language,
MSU junior linebacker Mat-
thew Wells said. I feel like
we got down last year and let
our head hang after they got
big plays. After anything they
did positively tonight, we were
loud about making up for it on
the next snap.
Wells led the defense with
fve tackles in one half. He also
had a devastating sack of Rob-
inson that pushed Troy out of
a reasonable third-down situa-
tion early in the game.
Robinson was 32 of 46 for
343 yards last season against
a secondary that featured two
future NFL second-round draft
picks (Johnthan Banks and
Darius Slay). Against a much
more inexperienced secondary
riddled with injuries after the
frst three weeks, Robinson
didnt complete two passes in a
row all game.
If he gets on a rhythm he
will absolutely tear you up be-
cause hes as good as any pass-
ing quarterback in the coun-
try, Mullen said. We got some
pressure on him, (made him
make) some uncomfortable
throws, and our secondary did
a great job in man coverage.
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Twitter @matthewcstevens.
MSU
thats ever happened here for
us, but its a great feeling to
have your punter never play.
MSU (2-2) eclipsed its larg-
est frst-half point total since
it scored 38 points vs. North-
east Louisiana University in a
59- 0 victory on Nov. 2, 1996.
Troy, which came in allowing
36 points per game against
Football Bowl Subdivision op-
ponents, allowed 35 points in
the second quarter on drives
that ranged from nine seconds
to more than six minutes.
About eight years ago Ive
seen them put up points in a
second half like it was a video
game and I didnt want some-
thing like that to even mat-
ter, Mullen said. We needed
to put them early tonight and
not be nervous like last year.
In the frst half, Troy (2-2)
held the football fve minutes
longer than MSU and ran 14
more plays but was outgained
by 166 yards. MSU needed
just 31 plays to achieve 16 frst
downs.
You have to get that mo-
mentum when you have that
young team, Mullen said.
So many young faces are
looking around at what to do
and how to react to things.
When you get off to a fast
start, you can just feel it on
the sidelines.
Mullen even gave a friendly
jab to MSU fans who were crit-
ical of the play calling by jok-
ing he felt hed been too up-
tight lately and made amends
for that with a throwback pass
to the quarterback.
That was fun wasnt it?
Mullen asked the media after
the game. We got to start
having more fun like that from
now on dont we?
Prescott led MSU in pass-
ing yards (207), rushing yards
(53), and also accounted for a
36-yard touchdown catch on
a trick play in the frst half.
According to collegefoot-
ballreference.com, MSU had
never had a player since 1960
account for a touchdown by
running, throwing, and catch-
ing the football. On Saturday,
Prescott and junior wide re-
ceiver Jameon Lewis accom-
plished the feat.
I told him everything bet-
ter go the right way, Prescott
joked after the 36-yard touch-
down from Lewis on the trick
play. He got it to me, and
thats all that counts in a pass
in my book.
After a 25-yard feld goal
by Devon Bell, MSU had six-
straight drives end with a
touchdown.
MSU is 8 of 12 on third
down in the frst half in its
last two games. In 17 of its 19
trips to the red zone, MSU has
scored, and 13 of those drives
have ended in touchdowns.
With two weeks to prepare
for No. 6 LSU (4- 0), MSU
might have shed some of the
worries and doubters regard-
ing its young offensive skill
position players.
Theyve been a good de-
fense for so many years that
well need that extra week
of preparation for them,
Prescott said. Itll be a big
game, and I expect the emo-
tion to be high any time we
play LSU.
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quarterback for mobile quarterbacks like
Michigans Denard Robinson and Ole Miss
Jeremiah Masoli. In 2013, Lewis speed has
been utilized at receiver, in the run game, and
as a punt returner on special teams.
With 13 minutes, 44 seconds left in the
second quarter, Lewis added another element
to his MSU career: Passing. On a throwback
pass trick play, Lewis hit Dak Prescott, who
rumbled 36 yards for the score. The touch-
down was MSUs frst as a offense and gave
it a 17-7 lead early in what would be the most
prolifc scoring frst half for MSU in the mod-
ern era.
Russell cleared for contact Thursday
MSU team medical staff cleared Bulldogs fifth-year senior quar-
terback Tyler Russell for contact Thursday, but head coach Dan Mullen
gave Prescott his third -straight start.
Prescott was 13 of 21 for 233 yards and a touchdown. The
240-pound quarterback also led MSU in rushing in the first half with 53
yards a two scores. In a little more than 12 minutes, Prescott accounted
for a career-high 296 all-purpose yards.
Previously the official word by the MSU coaching staff was if Rus-
sell was medically cleared to play, hed be put in the lineup. However,
Russell was unable to get an adequate number of snaps in practice to
prepare him to start Saturday.
In his post-game media conference, Mullen said Russell is the
starting quarterback of the program, and he anticipated Russell to be
the starter after this upcoming bye week when MSU plays host to LSU
Tyler is our starting quarterback, Mullen said Saturday. We plan
on Tyler being the starter against LSU and going forward.
With MSU (2-2) being up 45-7 at halftime, Mullen and the MSU staff
elected to play freshman Damian Williams in the final two quarters to
get the younger signal caller some much-needed playing time.
Holley gets frst career start
Senior center Dylan Holley got his first career start Saturday in
place of junior Dillon Day.
In the postgame media conference, Mullen stated Day was sus-
pended for a personal foul penalty the previous week against Auburn.
We did that internally and felt like that wasnt something that prop-
erly represented our university, Mullen said.
Day had 25 consecutive starts at the position before Saturdays
game. The lineup change wasnt because of a injury, as Day was ac-
tive and participated in warm ups with the first-team offense. Holleys
starting nod makes for two players that opened the 2013 season as
primary backups seeing starts in the first four weeks of play on the
MSU offensive line.
Last season Holley, a junior college transfer from Mississippi Gulf
Coast Community College, saw action in 12 games primarily on special
teams with the kicking units. He played 15 snaps in the season-open-
ing victory against Jackson State, grading out at 73 percent with two
pancake blocks. According to the MSU coaching staff, he graded out a
career-best 92 percent at Alabama in 2012, receiving a S for satisfac-
tory in 12 of his 13 snaps.
Follow Matt Stevens on Twitter @matthewcstevens.
Mississippi State running back Josh Robinson scored on a 19-
yard run in the second quarter Saturday against Troy at Davis
Wade Stadium. The score was part of a 35-point quarter that
propelled the Bulldogs to a 62-7 victory.
BY SCOTT WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
LOUISVILLE All
Louisville High School
football coach M.C. Miller
wanted was a lead.
Fortunately for Mill-
er and the Wildcats, that
wish was granted 13 sec-
onds into his teams game
against Columbus on Fri-
day night when Demar-
cus Brooks returned the
opening kickoff 93 yards
for a touchdown. As heavy
rains enveloped R.E.
Hinze Stadium, Louis-
ville made that early score
stand up in a 21-10 victory.
On a night like this, all
you want is an opportunity,
Miller said. We cant do
what we want to do. They
cant do what they want
to do. You simply want to
survive. I told the coach-
es around 4:30 we really
needed to fnd a way to get
a lead. I thought if we did
that, we would be just fne.
After moving from
Class 4A to Class 3A in
the latest Mississippi
High School Activities
Association realignment,
Louisville (5-0) has estab-
lished itself as a favorite to
win a state title. Louisville
was a co-No. 1 in this past
weeks Associated Press
poll for Class 3A schools.
While Fridays win will
do nothing in the playoff
chase, beating a Class
6A for the frst time this
season felt good to the
Wildcats. It felt so good
several Louisville players
did head-frst dives into
the standing water behind
the Louisville bench after
the fnal horn.
We showed tonight
we are a team capable of
winning in any situation,
Louisville senior quarter-
back Wyatt Roberts said.
We knew Columbus had
a real good team, so we
practiced this week like
this was a playoff game. It
was Homecoming against
a really good opponent.
We wanted to make this a
special game.
For Louisville, Home-
coming was anything but
normal. Thanks to heavy
rains that fell an hour be-
fore kickoff and remained
steady throughout the
game an evenings worth
of activities was re-ar-
ranged. The Homecom-
ing court was presented
BY SCOTT WALTERS
LOUISVILLE When
Columbus High School
football coach Tony Stan-
ford broke down his 2013
schedule, he knew the Fal-
cons would face four chal-
lenges to start the season.
We are 2-2 and that
is a good start, Stanford
said. You want to win ev-
ery game, but I really like
what I have seen from this
team. They are a resil-
ient bunch, and they will
bounce back. I told them
we are 0-0 in region play
and that is what matters
now. Everything that we
have done now the good
and the bad does not
matter now.
Columbus completed
its non-region schedule
Friday with a 21-10 loss
to Class 3A favorite Lou-
isville on a rain-soaked
night at R.E. Hinze Stadi-
um.
Columbus was coming
off a 41-14 victory against
sibility for what happened last
week and we didnt only give up
six points because of the rain.
We physically got in the back-
feld a lot tonight.
Williams, a Mississippi State
verbal commitment, had 162
yards on 35 carries and a frst-
half touchdown. Through four
games, the four-star prospect
has 660 rushing yards and sev-
en touchdowns. Williams broke
loose on a 51-yard run down to
the 2-yard line. Two plays later,
he plowed in for the frst touch-
down.
Hes the best tailback in the
state. You can only hold him in
check for so long, Noxubee
County coach Tyrone Shorter
said. I think were going to be
a real contender in Class 4A
even after this loss. Im proud
our kids came out in the second
half and didnt quit.
The weather played hav-
oc on each teams game plan.
As a result, just hanging on to
the football was a challenge,
as both teams combined for
BY MATTHEW STEVENS
MACON If theres any
team that was made for the nev-
er ending rain that fell Friday
night, it might just be the West
Point Green Wave.
With the traditional power
running game accounting for
231 of their 240 total yards,
West Point took home a 14-6
victory at Noxubee County.
The Green Wave didnt let the
wet weather deter them from
handing the football to senior
tailback Aeris Williams and
quarterback Josh Ewing to car-
ry them to victory.
When you come to Noxubee
County for this game, you know
youre going to fnd out who is
the most physical football team
on the feld, said West Point
coach Chris Chambless, whose
team improved to 2-2. The rain
just made it worse, but we made
it a point of emphasis to get
back to what weve established
as West Point football. I think in
the past weve tried to be some-
Saturdays Mississippi Scores
DeSoto Central 21, CBHS, Tenn. 14
Horn Lake 38, St. Benedict, Tenn. 31
Fridays Mississippi Scores
Local
East Webster 25, Caledonia 13
French Camp 32, West Lowndes 6
Heritage Aca. 33, Hillcrest Christian 0
Itawamba 44, Aberdeen 36
Louisville 21, Columbus 10
Magnolia Heights 20, Starkville Aca. 8
New Hope 21, Amory 0
Noxapater 42, West Oktibbeha 0
Oak Hill Aca. 26, Newton Co. Aca. 20
Rebul Aca. 26, Central Academy 6
Sebastopol 37, East Oktibbeha 0
Victory Christian 34, Ezekiel Academy 6
West Point 14, Noxubee County 6
Winston Aca. 14, Central Holmes 0
State
Ackerman 12, Houston 8
Bassfield 21, Hazlehurst 20
Benton Academy 48, Greenville Christian 0
Biloxi 55, Moss Point 41
Bogue Chitto 38, Sacred Heart 16
Booneville 48, Tishomingo County 26
Broad Street 6, Shaw 0
Brookhaven Aca. 43, Amite School 8
Callaway 20, Jackson Jim Hill 0
Canton Aca. 28, Central Hinds Aca. 13
Carroll Aca. 14, Deer Creek School 0
Cathedral 43, Resurrection Catholic 7
Christian Collegiate 34, Calvary Christian 20
Cleveland 13, Winona 6, OT
Clinton Christian Academy 22, Kemper Aca. 14
Coffeeville 34, Thrasher 7
Collins 38, Lawrence County 0
Columbia 27, Magee 13
Corinth 24, New Albany 16
DIberville 42, West Harrison County 7
De Soto, Ark. 40, Tunica Academy 6
Dexter 29, Mount Olive 16
East Marion 22, Prentiss 18
East Union 20, Strayhorn 14
Forest 13, Kosciusko 7
Forest Hill 29, Murrah 26
Forrest Co. AHS 42, Purvis 28
Franklin Co. 28, South Pike 22
Gautier 17, Vancleave 14
Greenwood 20, Amanda Elzy 16
Grenada 41, Ridgeland 6
H.W. Byers 22, Independence 14
Hancock 49, Bay St. Louis 23
Hartfield Academy 35, Union Aca. 0
Hollandale Simmons 22, Ruleville 12
Houlka 59, Vardaman 13
Humphreys Aca. 34, North Sunflower Aca. 6
Indianola Aca. 38, Lee Academy, Ark. 0
J.F. Kennedy 34, Ray Brooks 0
Jackson Aca. 28, Briarcrest, Tenn. 24
Jackson Prep 19, Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 13
Kemper County 30, Velma Jackson 26
Lafayette 10, Shannon 0
Lake 32, Morton 13
Lamar School 21, Northeast Lauderdale 13
Laurel 12, Mendenhall 0
Leake Aca. 17, Tri-County Aca. 7
Leake Central 26, Union 0
Leake County 38, J.Z. George 8
LeFlore County 30, Gentry 12
Leland 22, East Side 0
Lumberton 12, Salem 7
Mantachie 52, Alcorn Central 0
Marshall Aca. 49, West Memphis Christian, Ark. 13
McClain 25, Williams-Sullivan 18
McComb 25, Tylertown 21
Montgomery County 24, McAdams 6
Mt. Salus 28, Veritas School 6
MUS, Tenn. 26, South Panola 9
Nettleton 6, Kossuth 0
Newton 20, Choctaw Central 7
Newton County 33, West Lauderdale 10
North Delta 34, Bayou Aca. 13
North Panola 28, Okolona 20
North Pike 49, Wesson 12
North Pontotoc 14, Pontotoc 7
Northeast Jones 35, Southeast Lauderdale 23
OBannon 24, West Tallahatchie 6
Oak Grove 45, Hattiesburg 30
Palmer 16, Coahoma AHS 12
Parklane Aca. 48, Copiah Aca. 7
Pelahatchie 28, Ethel 0
Perry Central 34, North Forrest 27
Philadelphia 26, Bay Springs 0
Pillow Aca. 43, Kirk Aca. 18
Pisgah 37, West Lincoln 0
Poplarville 58, Heidelberg 14
Prentiss Christian 6, Park Place Christian Academy
0, OT
Presbyterian Christian 16, Simpson Aca. 14
Raleigh 39, Enterprise Lincoln 15
Rebul Aca. 26, Central Academy 6
Richland 14, Puckett 6
Richton 36, Clarkdale 0
Ripley 22, Calhoun City 19
Riverside 48, St. Andrews 0
Saltillo 49, Baldwyn 19
Scott Central 32, Florence 27
Sebastopol 37, East Oktibbeha 0
Seminary 41, Mize 10
Smithville 47, Biggersville 6
South Delta 40, Humphreys 0
St. Aloysius 34, Durant 0
St. Joseph-Madison 21, St. Joseph-Greenville 0
St. Martin 45, St. Helena Central, La. 6
St. Stanislaus 55, Sumrall 0
Stringer 24, Hinds AHS 0
Sylva-Bay Aca. 26, Wayne Aca. 0
Taylorsville 20, Quitman 9
Walnut 22, South Pontotoc 14
Washington School 33, Clarksdale Lee Aca. 6
West Jones 19, Harrison Central 7
West Marion 40, Pass Christian 12
Wilkinson County Christian Academy 23, Porters
Chapel Aca. 15
Winona Christian 20, Manchester Aca. 7
Yazoo County 21, Raymond 0
Postponements, Cancellations
Wingfield vs. Lanier, ccd.
Yazoo City vs. Port Gibson, ccd.
Holly Springs vs. Potts Camp, ppd.
Senatobia vs. Water Valley, ppd. to Monday
Eupora vs. Byhalia, ccd.
Clarksdale vs. Charleston, ccd.
Prep Football
West Point 14, Noxubee County 6
David Allen Williams/Special to The Dispatch
West Point High Schools Dason Thomas tries to break through a group of Noxubee County High tacklers in their game Friday night in
Macon. The Green Wave won 14-6.
Green Wave Grind it out in rain, beat tiGers
Noxubee County High Schools Ladaveon Smith tries to turn the
corner Friday night against West Point.
thing were not and its cost us.
Noxubee County (2-3) at-
tempted early and late to revive
a passing attack through the
thunderstorms. It had problems
moving the ball on a motivated
defense that allowed 41 points
last week in a loss to Columbus.
We needed this, and we
needed to get back to establish-
ing our form of football, Cham-
bless said. I took full respon- See WEST POINT, 8B
n Turnovers by Louisville
despite playing in a heavy
downpour.
By the Numbers
0
91
5
nYards Louisville covered
on its frst offensive scoring
drive.
nNumber of days until
Columbus anticipated Class
6A, Region 2 opener against
Starkville.
Key Play
nOn most nights, an opening
game kickoff return for
touchdown isnt a huge deal.
On a night when rain makes
the feld a swimming pool, it
is a different story. Demar-
cus Brooks returned the
opening kickoff 93 yards and
Louisville was able to play a
different game.
All we wanted was one big
play, Louisville coach M.C.
Miller said. It was a great
start and it allowed us to
control the tempo of the
game. The weather changes
your entire plans, so basically
going into the game with a
lead was huge.
nBack-to-back drives
proved quite large. With
Louisville leading 7-0, the
Wildcats drove 91 yards on
eight plays to build a 14-0
frst-quarter lead. Wyatt Rob-
erts had three of his seven
completions on the drive.
After a brilliant kickoff
return, Columbus drove to
the Louisville 4-yard line. A
mishandle on the handoff
from Trace Lee to Kendrick
Conner resulted in a muff
Louisville received on its
1-yard line.
We had three turnovers,
which was to be expected
some because of the con-
ditions, Columbus coach
Tony Stanford said. But to
have two turnovers when
you are basically going into
scores was deadly. The
fumble at the 1 was big
when we had a chance to
get back into the game.
Key Drive
Unsung Heroes
nSenior wide receiver Des-
mond Goss had a big night
for the Wildcats in a limited
passing game. Typically, the
Wildcats throw the ball all
over the feld. On this night,
Roberts was 7 of 18. Goss
had three catches. Each
pass converted long-yardage
situations into frst downs.
We had to make some
adjustments, Roberts
said. When we had to
have the plays, we made
them against a really good
defense.
Turning Point
nFridays turning point most
likely took place around
6 p.m. when a heavy rain
started falling at Hinze
Stadium. Since Columbus is
a predominantly-run team and
Louisville is a predominant-
ly-passing team, it appeared
the Falcons would have the
advantage. However, the kick
return touchdown swung the
momentum.
We may have the worst
kick return coverage I have
ever seen, Stanford said. I
guess we will look at kickoffs
straight out of bounds for the
rest of the season. We have a
guy (Michael Sturdivant) who
can get the ball to the end
zone in practice but cant in a
game, so we will have to do
something different.
Difference-Makers
nLouisville senior middle
linebacker Jeremy Sangster
is the quarterback of the
defense. Sangster was in on
numerous quarterback hur-
ries and had a couple of pass
breakups. While the Wildcats
allowed yardage, they didnt
allow an offensive touchdown
until there was 21 seconds
left in regulation.
We have some special play-
ers on defense, Miller said.
I think that gets lost in how
good our offense has been
this season.
Scott Walters
See COLUMBUS, 7B
Falcons
focused
on region
opener vs.
Starkville
Kickoff return sparks
Wildcats in weather
See LOUISVILLE, 7B
By AdAm minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
AMORY Forget about
the rain. The New Hope High
School football team wants to
Turn it Up.
Maybe it has something to
do with the tempo frst-year
head coach Shawn Gregory
has brought to the team. The
Trojans mind-set also might
have something to do with rap-
per 2 Chainzs song Turn Up,
which was one of several the
New Hope players sang in uni-
son Friday night as rain soaked
them and Longenecker Field.
Even though the weather
took away the aerial antics of
the pass-happy opponents, New
Hope adjusted thanks to a sol-
id running game that includ-
ed a two-touchdown night by
Brenton Spann in a 21-0 victory
against Amory in a non-district
matchup.
The victory helped New
Hope (2-2) even its record with
its second shutout in as many
weeks. Last week, New Hope
blanked Caledonia 51-0. On Fri-
day, tough, rain from the open-
ing kickoff limited the amount
of times Gregory could go to
junior quarterback Brady Davis
and an up-tempo passing game.
Instead, New Hope chose to
try to control the clock with
its ground game. Despite com-
mitting 10 fumbles, New Hope
lost only two and capitalized on
the fact Amory lost fve of its 10
fumbles, including two on spe-
cial teams.
I thought they handled the
conditions extremely well, said
Gregory, who played quarter-
back at New Hope High before
going on to have a standout
career at Jackson State. On
the road in conditions like that
anything can happen and we
didnt blink. We kept our hand
on the plow and we kept work-
ing. Despite all of the penalties,
we kept working and stayed the
course.
Gregory was just as pleased
the Trojans escaped their fnal
non-district game without suf-
fering any injuries. That was a
welcome sight on an evening
the rain remained steady and
increased in intensity in the
second half. By the time the
game ended, there was stand-
ing water on the feld and a river
of mud on the New Hope side-
line where the players followed
the action.
The turf didnt prevent
Spann from having a big night.
The sophomore whose brother,
Brandon, is a senior running
back on the team, provided the
highlight of the evening with a
67-yard run that proved to be all
of the scoring New Hope need-
ed. New Hope took over at its
3-yard line after it stopped Amo-
ry at its 27 midway through the
frst quarter. The drive turned
the momentum as Brandon
Spann gained 1 yard, 8 yards,
and 21 yards to move the Tro-
jans from the shadow of their
goal line. On second-and-12
from the New Hope 33, Bren-
ton Spann took his frst carry
and moved to his left toward
the Trojans sideline. Going full
speed, he somehow managed
to tip-toe the sideline and stay
inbounds. After he regained his
balance and was moving toward
the end zone, he diagonally cut
to his right across the feld to
fnish the run.
I thought I did step out of
bounds, but I didnt hear a whis-
tle and we have been coached
to play until we hear the whistle
blow, so I kept going, Spann
said. I knew I wasnt going to
get caught from behind.
Spann knew he wasnt go-
ing to get taken down because
running backs in Gregorys
system have to do extra work
in the sand pit off to the side of
the practice feld if a defender
catches them. Even in the worst
weather Spann recalls playing
in, he has enough speed to
avoid that punishment and pro-
vide a spark.
He runs with great bal-
ance, Gregory said of Spann.
One thing I noticed about him
in practice is he can make those
cuts. Brenton has outstanding
vision and is able to make peo-
ple miss in those type of condi-
tions.
Gregory feels Spanns per-
formance showed potential
that could help him become an
outstanding running back at
New Hope High. With Brandon
Spann, who he considers more
of a bruising back with good
speed, Gregory hopes New
Hope continues to show the
kind of balance it will need once
it kicks off Class 5A, Region 1
play next week at Clarksdale.
Davis, who hit Victor De-
loach on a 61-yard touchdown
pass, believes Brenton is a little
shiftier and quicker on his feet
than Brandon. Those two and
Bryson Ellis give him three
weapons in an offense he has
grown comfortable in and one
that he and his teammates are
enjoying.
We feel good, Davis said.
I feel good about the offense.
It has been clicking a lot better
the last two weeks in practice
and in games. We just have to
stay focused. It is all up to us.
I think we compare with any
team in district. We have been
young, especially last year, but
we have grown up. We all have
played together three or four
years, and I think we have the
team that can make a lot of noise
and surprise some people.
New Hope has the potential
to make that noise in part be-
cause it has big-play capabil-
ities. Even on a wet feld, New
Hope showed how effective it
can be playing at a fast tempo.
The second score came on a
quick-hitter pass by Davis to
his left to Deloach, who took
the screen and weaved his way
to the end zone. The fnal score
came on a 32-yard run by Bren-
ton Spann after Davis had been
dropped for a loss on the previ-
ous play.
Davis knew Spann was going
to stay in bounds on the frst
score. He also knew he was go-
ing to take advantage of the of-
fensive lines solid work on the
fnal score. Put it all together
and the Trojans ground game
and passing attack has the po-
tential to make defensive coor-
dinators heads hurt.
He does that every day,
Davis said of Brenton Spanns
moves. When I saw that lane
and I looked down the feld, I
By michAel BrAdley
Special to The Dispatch
CALEDONIA Give me
three and I will beat you!
These words were frst uttered
by Pro Football Hall of Fame
coach George Allen in reference
to the importance of winning the
turnover battle.
The Caledonia High School
football team found out Friday
night just how important not win-
ning the turnover battle can be, as
it lost fumbles on three-straight
possessions in the frst half of its
non-division game against East
Webster.
The Class 1A Wolverines con-
verted two of those fumbles into
touchdowns, which ultimately
proved to be the difference in a
25-13 victory against the Class
4A Confederates. The game was
played in a steady rain that got
heavier in the second half.
Games like this, with the con-
ditions, are games where the win-
ner and loser is determined most
of the time by who does a better
job of protecting the ball, and we
put it on the ground several times
in a row there and they took ad-
vantage and established momen-
tum, and it kind of became a sit-
uation where one mistake led to
another, Caledonia coach Andy
Crotwell said. Those types of
things are things we have to learn
to fght through. I am very proud
of how our kids continued to
fght, especially our defense, af-
ter those things happened to us.
The Confederates and Wol-
verines traded touchdowns to
open the game. Senior quarter-
back Ben Marchbanks was the
workhorse for the Confederates,
carrying eight times for 57 yards,
including the 5-yard touchdown
run.
East Webster returned serve
with a quick 41 yard drive set up
by a 40-yard kickoff return by
senior running back Marques
Reives. A personal foul on the
Confederates tacked on an addi-
tional 15 yards. A 5-yard run by
sophomore running back John
Wofford Williams left the score
knotted at 6-6 with 4 minutes, 47
seconds left to play in the quarter.
Thats when the fumbles be-
gan.
Caledonias frst fumble gave
East Webster a short feld at the
Confederates 34-yard line. The
Wolverines only needed three
plays to score, as junior running
back Deangelo Liggins made
a beautiful, weaving 22-yard
run through the defense for the
touchdown. The failed two-point
try gave the Wolverines with a
12-6 lead.
Caledonia senior all-purpose
back Quavis Betts electrifed
the home crowd with a 90-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown on
the ensuing kickoff. James Long-
mires PAT gave the Confeder-
ates a 13-12 lead with 1:09 to go in
the quarter.
The second Caledonia fumble
came after the Confederates held
the Wolverines and forced a punt.
The Wolverines recovered at the
Caledonia 26. East Webster need-
ed seven plays to score on a 1 yard
quarterback sneak by sophomore
Jack Wilson. The failed two-point
try left the Wolverines with an 18-
13 advantage with 3:35 to play in
the half.
The Confederates fumbled
again on the frst play following
the kickoff. The defense kept
East Webster out of the end zone
as the half ran out with the Wol-
verines on the Confederates
8-yard line.
The rain, which started before
kickoff, grew steadily harder, but
Crotwell downplayed the signif-
icance of the elements on his
teams misfortunes.
When you plan all week with
little chance of rain in the fore-
cast and then it rains like it did,
especially in the second half, you
can pretty much throw the game
plan out the window, Crotwell
said. We were not able to throw
at all, and we werent able to use
the (shot)gun because of the
weather, but we cant use that as
an excuse, though, because both
teams had to play in it, and they
took advantage of us putting the
ball on the ground and made the
short feld we gave them work in
their favor, so you have to give
them all the credit.
East Webster took advantage
of a 70-yard kickoff return by
sophomore Chase Keller to make
it 25-13 with 7:54 left in the third
quarter. The Wolverines needed
seven plays after the return be-
fore Liggins scored on a 1-yard
run. The extra point provided the
fnal margin.
The rain, which was coming
down in sheets by this time, pre-
vented both teams from mount-
ing any offense. Each team had
only one frst down the rest of the
way as playing conditions deteri-
orated.
Crotwell remained upbeat
after the game, saying he was
proud of how his team respond-
ed to the adversity. He hopes the
Confederate team will continue
to respond in practice.
Our goal from day one is
to get better every day, Crot-
well said. I was particularly
impressed with the play of our
defense in the second half. I also
liked the way our offensive line
worked this week in practice and
tonight. We just have to do a bet-
ter job of holding on to the ball.
Caledonia (2-3) will play next
week at Choctaw County, while
East Webster (5-0) will play at
J.Z. George.
Prep Football
East Webster 25, Caledonia 12
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
LEFT: Caledonia High Schools James Longmire returns a kick Friday against East
Wenster in Caledonia. ABOVE: Caledonia High senior defensive lineman Jeffrey Gore
lays out to make a tackle.
Turnovers Too much for confederaTes To overcome
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
Caledonia High School linebacker Tony DeLoach tackles an East
Webster player Friday night in Caledonia.
New Hope 21, Amory 0
n Number of fumbles by Caledonia,
all in the frst half. It lost three.
By the Numbers
6
0
4
nNumber of passes Caledonia
attempted.
nNumber of frst downs by both
teams in the second half, when the
rain became the primary enemy.
spanns touchdowns help Trojans outlast Panthers on rainy night
StatiSticS
n The rain prevented a complete
statistical wrap up of Friday
nights New Hope-Amory game.
See NEW HOPE, 7B
Bolton, who had 12 carries for 62 yards. Bolton
scored on a 28-yard run.
Hunter Austin added a 1-yard scoring run.
Austin paced the Eagles with 12 tackles and three
interceptions. He also had one catch for 29 yards.
Sharp had one catch for 8 yards. Those were the
only completions for sophomore quarterback
Reed Fulgham, who threw for two two-point con-
versions, one to Sharp and one to Austin.
Bo McCrary and Will Jones added 11 tackles
apiece.
We talked about starting real strong be-
cause of the weather, Victory Christian coach
Chris Hamm said. I thought we came out and did
that. We started off with a couple of good posses-
sions and did great job all the way around, despite
the weather.
Victory Christian will play next week at New
Life in Montgomery, Ala.
n Magnolia Heights 20, Starkville
Academy 8: At Senatobia, the Volunteers sur-
rendered three second-quarter touchdowns in
an MAIS Class AAA, District 1, Division II game.
We had a couple of defensive breakdowns in
the second quarter, and that really hurt our chanc-
es at winning the game, Starkville Academy coach
Jeff Terrill said. We played hard and competed in
a real difficult situation with the weather. We just
couldnt match them offensively.
The Volunteers (2-3, 1-2 MAIS Class AAA,
1-1 Division II) scored first on a safety on the first
possession of the game.
The Chiefs (4-1, 1-1, 1-0) regrouped and
put together three straight scoring drives in the
second quarter. Running behind a mammoth of-
fensive line, Brian Taylor (5-yard run), Will Smith
(74-yard run), and Chandler Davis (54-yard run)
followed with touchdowns on consecutive pos-
sessions.
Magnolia Heights finished with 277 total
yards (all rushing) on 50 plays.
Starkville Academy had 105 yards and six
first downs on 41 plays. For the Volunteers, Grant
JACKSON Heritage Acad-
emy football coach Barrett Do-
nahoe looked forward to seeing
how his team would respond
after its frst loss of the season.
The response was what he
wanted.
After a season-opening
three-game winning streak was
snapped with a loss to Jackson
Academy, Heritage Academy
returned to the win column
with a 33-0 shutout of Hillcrest
Christian School on Friday
night in Mississippi Associa-
tion of Independent Schools
Class AAA, District 1, Division
II action.
We played well consider-
ing the adverse weather condi-
tions, Donahoe said. It was a
situation where we had some
minor mistakes in the kicking
game and stuff like that. They
were caused by the weather.
I know everybody dealt with
weather issues, but it seemed
like our situation was really
bad.
Heritage Academy (4-1, 1-1
MAIS Class AAA, 1-0 Divi-
sion II) built a 19-0 halftime
lead thanks to a 16-yard run by
Cody Mordecai, an interception
return for touchdown by Mark
Thatcher, and an 80-yard run
by Parker Short.
We only ran 16 offensive
plays in the frst half, Donahoe
said. It felt like a lot of clock
ran off quickly last night. We
had a goal-line stand there late
in the frst half. We got the stop
and scored a touchdown right
before the half. I thought it was
really huge to see our response
there in that sequence.
Thatcher opened the second
half with an 85-yard kickoff
return for a touchdown. Short
followed with a 35-yard touch-
down run to close the scoring.
We got a lot of second-team
players in there on both offense
and defense, Donahoe said.
It was a diffcult night, but I
thought for the frst time in a
couple of weeks our kids played
loose and had fun on the foot-
ball feld.
Heritage Academy plays
host to longtime rival Oak Hill
Academy (3-2) in a non-district
game Friday night.
n Victory Christian School 34, Ezekiel
Academy 6: At Columbus, Anthony Sharp had 15
carries for 181 yards and three touchdowns Fri-
day night to help push the Eagles to 4-1.
Sharp scored on runs of 23, 55, and 73 yards
to power a ground attack that also featured Cody
SULLIGENT, Ala. The
Lamar County High School
football team captured its ffth-
straight sweep of its county ri-
vals Friday with a 46-14 victory
against Sulligent at Brown Sta-
dium.
With the victory, Lamar
County, the No. 5 team in the
latest Alabama Sports Writers
Association Class 2A state poll,
improved to 4-0 and 3-0 in Al-
abama High School Activities
Association Class 2A, Region 4
play.
Sulligent slipped to 0-4 0-3.
Lamar Countys win came
three weeks after a 41-0 victory
against South Lamar.
The rivalry games are im-
portant, Lamar County coach
Ken Adams said. These are
the games that people talk
about 12 months out of the year.
It is an accomplishment for this
senior class to beat both rivals
each year they are in school.
For Lamar County, Dallas
Cockerham rushed for 75 yards
and two touchdowns. Cocker-
ham scored on runs of 22 and
13 yards. Tim Harton, Alex
Wheeler, and Ty Herron added
touchdown runs. Harton had
a team-high 69 yards on fve
rushes.
The Bulldogs also added
their third defensive score of
the season when Dusty Vann
returned an interception 19
yards. Devin Divas also caught
a 12-yard touchdown pass from
Cullin Carter.
Perhaps the biggest sto-
ryline of Lamar Countys fast
start is the emergence of a te-
nacious defense. The Bulldogs
have only allowed 33 points, in-
cluding two second-half scores
Friday night.
The defense has really re-
sponded, Adams said. The
biggest challenge for this team
this season was to make some
strides on the defensive side
of the ball. We felt like we had
a good season offensively last
year. When you play defense
the way we have been playing,
you know you have a chance on
Friday nights.
Jeremy Denton led the Bull-
dogs with fve tackles and a
sack.
Both teams step out of region
play this week as Lamar Coun-
ty plays host to Berry (2-2, 1-2
Class 1A, Region 5) for Home-
coming and Sulligent travels to
Fayette County (3-1, 3-0 Class
3A, Region 3).
Fridays Alabama Scores
Local
Aliceville 26, Cold Springs 6
Lamar County 46, Sulligent 14
Pickens Academy 29, South Choctaw Academy 7
Pickens County 40, Brilliant 0
South Lamar 42, Lynn 19
State
A.L. Johnson 36, J.U. Blacksher 22
Addison 43, Shades Mountain Christian 7
Alexandria 21, Anniston 12
Alma Bryant 39, Mary Montgomery 14
American Christian Academy 42, Holt 0
Andalusia 20, Thomasville 17
Arab 45, Brewer 14
Ardmore 36, Randolph School 16
Austin 34, Sparkman 31
B.B. Comer 32, Central Coosa 0
Beauregard 45, Ashford 7
Benjamin Russell 48, Valley 7
Bessemer City 28, Tuscaloosa County 21
Bibb County 26, Jemison 19
Billingsley 42, Sunshine 20
Bob Jones 34, Hazel Green 14
Brantley 49, Georgiana 12
Briarwood Christian 29, Shelby County 0
Brooks 35, Rogers 31
Buckhorn 43, James Clemens 35
Calera 37, Corner 0
Carroll-Ozark 21, B.T. Washington 6
Cedar Bluff 61, Jacksonville Christian 23
Center Point 25, Moody 21
Central - Clay County 28, Holtville 0
Central-Florence 41, Haleyville 16
Central-Phenix City 41, Lee-Montgomery 39
Central-Tuscaloosa 25, Brookwood 18, 2OT
Chambers Academy 62, Meadowview Christian 27
Charles Henderson 56, Alabama Christian Academy 0
Cherokee County 41, Cleburne County 38
Chilton County 21, Talladega 7
Clarke Prep 37, Jackson Academy 0
Clay-Chalkville 38, Pell City 7
Colbert County 45, Westminster Christian Academy 0
Collinsville 33, Sumiton Christian 32, OT
Cornerstone Christian 41, Lyman Ward 6
Cottonwood 39, Wicksburg 8
Cullman 14, Hartselle 6
Dadeville 38, Childersburg 8
Dale County 52, Catholic-Montgomery 0
Daleville 38, Geneva 12
Daphne 39, Northview 13
Decatur Heritage 35, Tharptown 26
Demopolis 35, Selma 12
Donoho 34, Woodville 0
Dora 37, West Blocton 7
East Limestone 34, Lawrence County 20
Edgewood Academy 47, Glenwood 14
Elba 35, New Brockton 0
Elkmont 35, West Morgan 21
Elmore County 35, Beulah 18
Escambia Academy 35, Sparta Academy 3
Etowah 53, Columbia 7
Eufaula 35, Russell County 22
Evangel Christian Academy 25, Ashford Academy 7
Fairhope 38, Baldwin County 16
Falkville 27, Meek 20
Fayette County 40, Sipsey Valley 19
Florala 34, Pleasant Home 24
Florence 20, Decatur 6
Foley 35, Enterprise 28
Fort Dale Academy 55, Autauga Academy 54, OT
Fultondale 39, Walter Wellborn 22
Fyffe 49, Ider 7
G.W. Long 23, Providence Christian 0
Gadsden 14, Albertville 0
Glencoe 24, White Plains 12
Gordo 49, Greene County 12
Goshen 26, Calhoun 22
Greenville 21, Citronelle 14
Guntersville 44, St. Clair County 6
Hale County 33, Francis Marion 14
Hamilton 45, Good Hope 0
Hanceville 35, Vinemont 14
Handley 35, Dallas County 12
Hatton 21, Cherokee 14, OT
Hewitt-Trussville 52, Carver-Birmingham 20
Highland Home 55, Zion Chapel 6
Hillcrest 24, Hueytown 7
Hillcrest-Evergreen 8, Clarke County 6
Homewood 54, Ramsay 6
Hooper Academy 41, Macon-East 32
Hoover 56, Northridge 14
Houston Academy 30, Ariton 13
Hubbard 20, Hackleburg 12
Isabella 35, Horseshoe Bend 14
J.O. Johnson 21, Madison County 7
Jackson 53, Sumter Central High School 0
Keith 50, Holy Spirit 0
Kinston 41, Red Level 8
Lakeside School 46, Pike Liberal Arts 15
Lanett 59, Montgomery Academy 25
Lauderdale County 52, Clements 6
Lee-Huntsville 27, Grissom 22
Leeds 42, Thorsby 0
LeFlore 32, Williamson 8
Leroy 36, Millry 7
Lincoln 21, Hokes Bluff 14
Linden 46, McIntosh 0
Loachapoka 45, Verbena 0
Locust Fork 16, Fairview 12
Lowndes Academy 40, Abbeville Christian Academy 20
Luverne 54, Central-Hayneville 22
Madison Academy 45, Deshler 14
Maplesville 62, Akron 12
Marengo 50, Fruitdale 20
Marion County 60, Hubbertville 35
McAdory 41, Pleasant Grove 7
McGill-Toolen 56, Davidson 3
McKenzie 46, Geneva County 28
Minor 46, Jackson Olin 13
Mobile Christian 42, Flomaton 28
Monroe Academy 49, Bessemer Academy 13
Mortimer Jordan 22, Springville 19
Mountain Brook 51, Woodlawn 6
Munford 35, Jacksonville 20
Muscle Shoals 35, Athens 0
New Hope 21, Geraldine 13
North Sand Mountain 24, Gaston 20
Northside 20, Greensboro 13
Notasulga 23, Fayetteville 19
Oak Grove 49, Carbon Hill 21
Oakman 69, R.C. Hatch 6
Oneonta 49, Crossville 0
Opelika 20, Carver-Montgomery 7
Opp 7, Excel 0
Oxford 42, Huntsville 14
Parker 30, Fairfield 0
Parrish 28, Berry 12
Pelham 35, Oak Mountain 7
Phillips-Bear Creek 30, Vina 0
Piedmont 55, Cleveland 7
Pike County 28, Abbeville 0
Pinson Valley 44, Hayden 6
Pisgah 54, Brindlee Mountain 13
Plainview 41, J.B. Pennington 14
Pleasant Valley def. Victory Chr., forfeit
Prattville 42, Thompson 7
Prattville Christian Academy 27, LaFayette 12
Ragland 41, Southeastern 0
Ranburne 21, Vincent 18
Red Bay 56, Phil Campbell 0
Reeltown 34, Randolph County 30
Rehobeth 35, Marbury 7
Restoration Academy 42, Coosa Valley Academy 14
Russellville 35, West Point 0
Saint Lukes Episcopal 35, John Essex 0
Saks 63, Ashville 0
Samson 35, Houston County 7
Sand Rock 23, Section 20, OT
Saraland 48, Satsuma 0
Sardis 51, Douglas 7
Scottsboro 42, Boaz 7
Shades Valley 38, Huffman 6
Sheffield 20, Colbert Heights 14
Slocomb 36, Barbour County 34
Smiths Station 44, Jeff Davis 14
South Montgomery County Academy 38, Eastwood
Christian School 6
Southern Academy 33, Sumter Academy 28
Southside-Gadsden 28, Fort Payne 14
Spain Park 24, Wetumpka 13
Spanish Fort 54, Faith Academy 0
Spring Garden 34, Coosa Christian 0
St. James 49, Bullock County 6
St. Jude 41, Winterboro 10
St. Pauls 40, Gulf Shores 7
Stanhope Elmore 48, Chelsea 26
Straughn 39, Cottage Hill 0
Sweet Water 54, Southern Choctaw 6
Sylacauga 35, John Carroll Catholic 14
Sylvania 33, Holly Pond 6
T.R. Miller 43, Bayside Academy 40
Tallassee 28, Headland 6
Tanner 35, Lexington 14
Tarrant 20, Montevallo 14
Theodore 20, Baker 19
Trinity Presbyterian 9, Midfield 6
Tuscaloosa Academy 45, Morgan Academy 36
UMS-Wright 48, Escambia County 14
Valley Head 33, Gaylesville 7
Vestavia Hills 35, Gardendale 7
Vigor 28, B.C. Rain 0
W.S. Neal 43, Southside-Selma 14
Wadley 32, Talladega County Central 24
Walker 49, Curry 14
Washington County 44, Choctaw County 7
Weaver 41, Susan Moore 13
West Limestone 49, East Lawrence 13
Westbrook Christian 45, West End-Walnut Grove 20
Wilcox Academy 42, Crenshaw Christian Academy 7
Wilcox Central 14, Monroe County 13
Wilson 24, Priceville 7
Winfield 34, Cordova 14
Winston County 19, Danville 14
Woodland 34, Ohatchee 12
Prep Football
Lamar County beats Sulligent to complete another sweep of county rivals
See WEST ALABAMA, 10B
Chris Ellis/Special to The Dispatch
Victory Christian Academys Cody Bolton (22) tries to escape a Ezekiel Academy defender in their game Friday night in Columbus.
Bolton rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown in a 34-6 victory.
Heritage aCademy getS baCk to winning wayS
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch
East Oktibbeha County High Schools Mario Thomas (9) tries to move past Sebastopols Tanner
Davis as teammate Clayton Carr (61) moves in for a block in their game Friday night in Crawford.
Braxton Maclean/Special to The Dispatch
West Oktibbeha County High Schools L Ford (5) is helped off the
feld after suffering a sprained ankle Friday night in the teams
game against Noxapater in Maben. Ford returned to the game a
few plays later. See MISSISSIPPI, 8B
and no third-down con-
versions in the frst three
quarters a week after win-
ning a 49-42 shootout over
Texas A&M.
Coached by former
Tide offensive coordinator
Jim McElwain, the Rams
(1-3) nursed hopes for a
monumental upset into
the fourth quarter before
allowing two touchdowns.
Trey DePriest stripped
the ball from quarterback
Garrett Grayson and re-
covered the fumble early
in the quarter.
We challenged our
guys to come in here and
go toe-to-toe, said McEl-
wain, who was part of two
Tide national champion-
ship teams from 2008-
11. I think the guys on
the other sideline have
earned some respect for
Colorado State Rams and
how hard we played the
game.
The next play after the
fumble, McCarron laced a
perfect strike to White in
the end zone and restless
Alabama fans had some-
thing to cheer about.
The Tide was without
several key players, in-
cluding receivers Amari
Cooper (toe) and Kevin
Norwood, guard Anthony
Steen (headache), corner-
back Deion Belue (turf
toe) and safety Jarrick
Williams (eye).
This was a sandwich
game between Southeast-
ern Conference show-
downs, and the nearly
40-point favorites played
like it offensively. No. 21
Mississippi visits Bry-
ant-Denny Stadium next
week.
McCarron completed
20 of 26 passes but also
was intercepted on an
ill-advised throw. T.J. Yel-
don ran seven times for
49 yards while Christion
Jones caught nine passes
for 90 yards.
Yeldon was held out
of the frst quarter after
getting fagged for un-
sportsmanlike conduct
against Texas A&M. He
apologized in a state-
ment Monday for making
the money and double
throat slash gestures af-
ter a touchdown.
He had a 38-yard run
on his frst carry midway
through the second quar-
ter but the running game
produced only 66 yards
on 21 carries. That was
the fewest rushing yards
by the Tide since South
Carolina held them to 36
yards on Oct. 9, 2010.
Offensively, we
couldnt run the ball with
any consistency or effec-
tiveness, Alabama coach
Nick Saban said. Even
though we did a pretty
good job passing, it had to
be four or fve times that
we moved the ball down
the feld and got just out-
side the red zone, and we
had something happen
like throw an interception,
miss a feld goal, make a
feld goal, get sacked. Just
too many negative plays.
Grayson completed 24
of 38 passes for 228 yards
for the Rams, who man-
aged just 51 yards on the
ground. Rashard Higgins
had seven catches for 71
yards and Joe Hansley
gained 82 on six recep-
tions.
Alabama failed on all
six third-down attempts
through three quarters
and fnished 2 of 10.
The Tide outgained
Colorado State 338-279 in
total yards after running
up 568 yards a week ago.
Alabama continued to
fnd other ways to score.
Lees return early in
the second quarter was
the Tides ffth non-offen-
sive touchdown.
Alabama backup quar-
terback Blake Sims hit
Chris Black for a 14-yard
touchdown pass to add
to the lead with 1:13 left.
It was Blacks frst career
catch. McCarron was
in for most of the series
against a team led by his
former position coach and
Saban assistant.
McElwains Rams
didnt reach Alabama
territory until midway
through the third quar-
ter and then did it two
straight drives.
The Tide defense did
come up with stops both
times. Jared Roberts
kicked feld goals of 45
and 31 yards to cut the
Tides lead to 17-6.
Landon Collins pulled
Grayson down on a keep-
er on third down to force
the second kick.
in the gym before the
kickoff.
Neither band entered
the stadium, thought the
Louisville band performed
at Homecoming festivities
in the gym and the Colum-
bus band bussed to Win-
ston County but never got
off the bus at the stadium.
The 1978 team was hon-
ored on its 35-year reunion
but only a handful of spec-
tators were there for the
presentation.
On the feld, Miller and
his troops kept it simple af-
ter taking the lead.
We really thought
Columbus would come in
here riding a high (after a
41-14 victory against West
Point), Miller said. It is
nearly impossible to get a
team up two weeks in a row,
so I thought they might
have a little letdown. (The
win against West Point) re-
ally got our attention. You
could tell the kids stepped
it up all week. It was Home-
coming, too, so for a lot of
reasons the kids wanted to
put on a show.
After grabbing the lead,
Louisville extended it to a
14-0 halftime advantage
with an eight-play, 91-yard
drive. Roberts capped it
with a 6-yard keeper.
Columbus (2-2) pro-
duced a solid night on
offense. However, the Fal-
cons succumbed to the
weather as they made the
only three turnovers. A
71-yard advantage in total
offense was offset by the
giveaways, including two in
the Louisville red zone.
It was a well-played
game and a pretty even
game, Columbus coach
Tony Stanford said. You
knew there would be turn-
overs and some sloppy play.
We made three mistakes,
and that cost us the ball-
game.
The Columbus offense
was also slowed in the sec-
ond half when quarterback
Trace Lee left the game
with an apparent injury to
his right leg on the frst
possession of the half. Lee
spent the fourth quarter on
the bench with an ice bag.
After the game, he was in a
knee brace, but he said he
would be good to go for his
teams Class 6A, Region 2
opener against Starkville.
For Louisville, Class
3A, Region 4 play is still a
couple of weeks away. Still,
the Wildcats appear to be
fne-tuning things.
I think this team really
enjoys playing the game,
and that is why we are hav-
ing success, Roberts said.
Everybody comes out
Monday through Thursday
ready to work hard. Friday
night is the fun part. Even
tonight, this was fun. May-
be, not as much fun as it
normally is. But when you
win, it is fun.
Roberts, a Jacksonville
State University commit-
ment, has developed into a
steadying force behind cen-
ter. On a dry feld, he has
numerous offensive weap-
ons to throw to. On this
night, though, six backs
carried the ball in the quag-
mire.
Defensively, Louisville
is salty. Led by middle
linebacker Jeremy Sang-
ster, the Wildcats have a
tenacious, physical pres-
ence and tremendous
size for a Class 3A school.
Sangster even carried the
ball some, showing that
his 6-foot-1, 230-pound
frame can be hard to
bring down.
Miller led Noxubee
County to the Class 4A
state championship in
2008. Noxubee County de-
railed Louisvilles season
last year in Class 4A North
State championship. There
will be no such derailment
this season thanks to the
realignment.
There is a long way to
go, said Miller, as he peak-
ed out from four layers of
clothing to do a postgame
interview. However, this
team can be special. The
good news is they know
they can be special.
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College Football: No. 1 Alabama 31, Colorado State 6
Columbus
West Point. While no acknowledgment of a
letdown took place, it was obvious the Fal-
cons were a step slower. Playing in a thick-
ening mud bath didnt help matters, either.
You expect some turnovers and some
sloppy play in conditions like this, Stan-
ford said. I was kind of surprised both
teams held on to the ball as much as they
did. We had three turnovers a fumble
and Trace (Lee) threw two interceptions.
That small margin of error can turn a big
play into a bad play. We fell victim to that
tonight.
Stanford and Louisville coach M.C.
Miller admitted an early lead is huge in
less than perfect conditions. The Wild-
cats struck for a 93-yard kickoff return by
Demarcus Brooks on the opening play.
Louisville also had another 50-yard kick
return later in the game.
Stanford said such issues would be
addressed before the Class 6A, Region 2
opener against Starkville, adding that the
Falcons kick return coverage was possi-
bly the worst he has been involved with in
a lengthy coaching career.
The mistakes are correctable, Stan-
ford said. We just have to change the way
we are doing a few things.
Columbus trailed 14-0 in the frst quar-
ter but then launched a serious threat.
Thanks to a 32-yard pass-and-catch from
Lee to Rod Hogan, Columbus moved to
the Louisville 4-yard line. A bad handoff
led to a fumble and a Louisville recovery
at the 1-yard line.
We had a couple of bad plays on of-
fense, Columbus senior running back
Kevin Jackson said. On nights like to-
night, every play is that much more im-
portant. It felt like we were running uphill
all night.
Midway through the second quarter,
a bank of lights on the home side blew,
leaving one end zone less than 50 percent
lit. The Falcons were driving into that
end zone late in the half. This time, Lee
underthrew an intended target and was
intercepted by Darrius Dora.
The turnover left Columbus trailing
14-0 at halftime.
We have played really well at times,
Stanford said. Our margin for error is
still quite small against the really elite
teams. Louisville has an outstanding
defense, so we knew it would be a chal-
lenge.
Any hopes for a comeback took a ma-
jor hit early in the second half.
The Falcons moved the frst posses-
sion of the second half 55 yards on 12
plays for a 29-yard feld goal by Antho-
ny Maleta. However, Lee left the game
after his right leg was rolled up on by a
defender as he headed out of bounds at
the Louisville 40-yard line.
Post-game Lee was wearing a knee
brace, but he said he would be good to
go for the Starkville game.
After the injury, Jackson was pressed
back into service and did another admi-
rable job leading the offense.
Columbus fnished with 15 frst
downs and 294 yards good numbers
on a wet night. However, the Falcons
couldnt close the gap.
Maleta missed wide left on a 45-yard
feld goal try late in the third quarter. Co-
lumbus didnt fnd the end zone until Da-
mian Moore scrambled in from 4 yards
out with 21 seconds remaining.
We know our capabilities, Jackson
said. We just have to forget about this
one and move on to Starkville. Even
though it is our frst region game, it is
very big. It can help defne the season.
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Louisville
Columbus 0 0 3 7 10
Louisville 14 0 0 7 21
First Quarter
L Demarcus Brooks 93 kick return (Corey
McCullough kick).
L Wyatt Roberts 6 run (McCullough kick).
Third Quarter
C Anthony Maleta 29 FG
Fourth Quarter
L Roberts 14 pass to Desmond Goss (McCullough
kick).
C Damian Moore 4 run (Maleta kick).
Team Statistics
C L
First Downs 15 10
Rushes-Yards 48-221 32-124
Passing Yards 73 99
Comp.-Att.-Int. 5-15-2 7-18-0
Return Yards 75 290
Penalties 3-15 7-45
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Columbus Kendrick Conner 22-95,
Kevin Jackson 19-82, Christian Petty 3-28, Trace
Lee 2-9, Damian Moore 1-4, Team 1-3; Louisville
Demarcus Brooks 11-43, J.J. Waldrip 7-28, Drew Lee
3-28, Avonte Harris 3-17, Jeremy Sangster 5-7, Wyatt
Roberts 3-1.
PASSING: Columbus Trace Lee 5-15-73-2, Kevin
Jackson 0-4-0-0; Louisville Wyatt Roberts 7-18-
99-0.
RECEIVING: Columbus Rod Hogan 3-55, Meunta
Verner 1-15, Donsha Walker 1-3; Louisville Des-
mond Goss 4-57, Dontae Jones 2-22, Steven Hunt
1-20.
New Hope
knew if he saw it he was
going to score. I have
played with him since
we were little and he has
always been quick on his
feet and able to fnd the
holes and get to the end
zone. He does it more
than any back I have
played with.
Brenton Spann hopes
he gets more opportu-
nities to show what he
can do. He said he and
his brother are about the
same height (5-foot-10,
5-11) but Brandon is about
30 pounds heavier, even
though the New Hope ros-
ter only lists Brandon at
175 pounds and Brenton
at 157. Brenton said he has
put on a few pounds as
has his brother thanks
to the work they do on the
Bowfex the family got a
couple of months ago. The
Bowfex is an exercise
machine designed to im-
prove strength training.
Brandon is more of a
powerful runner than I am,
Brenton said. He likes to
run through the middle,
but speed wise I have got
him. ... He is not slow. He is
about the same time in the
40-yard dash, but in the dis-
tances I get him.
Gregory likes the no-
tion of having backs that
complement each other
because he knows depth
at that position will be key
in Class 5A, Region 1 play.
Whether it is Brenton or
Brandon, Gregory also
realizes the team will ben-
eft if it continues to play
with the selfess attitude
it showed Friday night.
Brandon is like a Je-
rome Bettis type of a back
who is going to go down
and pound you, Gregory
said. Brenton is a slasher
who will cut on you and
make you miss. It is amaz-
ing to have two different
backs who are brothers.
They bring a lot to the
offense. It is good to see
them have the nights they
had.
This is a team that is
still trying to learn how
to win. After the frst two
games (losses to Aber-
deen and Columbus), we
harped on fnishing and
being a team player and
all of the things that go
along with being a great
teammate and believing
in each other. We dropped
two games that easily
could have gone our way,
but they are developing
confdence in each other.
The Trojans are believ-
ing in each other so much
that they felt like break-
ing out in song in the
second half. As the rain
poured down, some of the
New Hope players even
joined with the cheerlead-
ers and attempted a cho-
rus line maneuver. Maybe
you can credit junior Mel-
vin Brownlee, who is one
of the Trojans who has
used the lyric Turn Up,
or Turn it Up to signify
New Hope has grown up.
But Brenton Spann
might have had the best
response when asked
about what Turn it Up
means to the Trojans.
Everybody goes out
and tries to play their
hardest and to perform to
their greatest potential,
Spann said.
If thats the case, New
Hope shouldnt care it
if rains. Just be ready to
break out into song with
them when they start roll-
ing.
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Alabama
No. 1 Alabama 31,
Colorado State 6
Colorado St. 0 0 6 0 6
Alabama 7 10 0 1431
First Quarter
AlaDrake 3 run (C.Foster kick), :39.
Second Quarter
AlaLee 15 blocked punt return (C.Foster kick), 12:41.
AlaFG C.Foster 46, 5:39.
Third Quarter
CSUFG Roberts 45, 7:40.
CSUFG Roberts 31, :05.
Fourth Quarter
AlaWhite 30 pass from A.McCarron (C.Foster kick),
11:47.
AlaBlack 14 pass from B.Sims (Griffith kick), 1:13.
A101,821.
CSU Ala
First downs 13 16
Rushes-yards 26-51 21-66
Passing 228 272
Comp-Att-Int 24-38-0 21-27-1
Return Yards 0 60
Punts-Avg. 8-29.8 5-45.0
Penalties-Yards 4-35 2-15
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGColorado St., Nwoke 12-27, Grayson 7-16,
Bibbs 5-12, Alexander 2-(minus 4). Alabama, Yeldon
7-49, Fowler 5-10, Tenpenny 2-7, Henry 1-4, Drake
3-3, A.McCarron 3-(minus 7).
PASSINGColorado St., Grayson 24-38-0-228. Al-
abama, A.McCarron 20-26-1-258, B.Sims 1-1-0-14.
RECEIVINGColorado St., Higgins 7-71, Hansley
6-82, Coffman 3-20, Gillmore 2-28, Alexander 2-12,
Bibbs 1-12, Cartwright 1-6, Udofia 1-2, Grayson 1-(mi-
nus 5). Alabama, Ch.Jones 9-90, Howard 3-38, White
2-65, Bell 2-21, Vogler 2-13, Drake 1-22, Black 1-14,
Yeldon 1-9.
Freshmen get their chances on day of frsts for top-ranked Tide
By Ben Price
Special to The Dispatch
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Sat-
urday was a day of frsts for the
top-ranked and defending na-
tional champion Alabama.
The Colorado State Rams
tripped east for their frst game
in Tuscaloosa. Former Crimson
Tide offensive coordinator Jim
McElwain made his frst return
to Bryant-Denny Stadium since
leaving Alabama after the 2011
season, this time as Colorado
States head coach.
It was also the frst home
game of the 2013 season for the
Crimson Tide. A season open-
er in Atlanta against Virginia
Tech was followed up with a bye
week and a road game against
Texas A&M. But the 2013 ver-
sion of the Crimson Tide fnally
stepped onto the feld Saturday
in front of the home crowd for
the frst time.
This means the freshmen on
Alabamas roster got their frst
taste of what its like to play in
Bryant-Denny Stadium. In a
town where the next big thing
is often the main topic of dis-
cussion, the biggest headline
in Alabamas 31-6 victory may
have been the highly anticipated
home debut of several new faces
for the Crimson Tide.
With the injury bug making
its way through the team and a
few suspensions being handed
out, several of those new faces
got their opportunities a little
sooner than they may have ex-
pected.
Of those young guys, fresh-
man O.J. Howard was perhaps
the most closely watched. The
6-foot-6 240-pounder from Au-
tauga Academy in Pratville,
Ala., was widely considered
the top tight end prospect in
the 2013 recruiting class and a
match up nightmare for oppos-
ing defenses.
Howard lived up to his bill-
ing for the Crimson Tide in
their second game of the year
against Texas A&M, coming up
big for his team. He earned his
frst career start against the Ag-
gies and went on to catch three
passes for 68 yards, including
a critical 26-yard grab in the
fourth quarter. His blend of size
and speed was a problem for the
Texas A&M defense all game.
On Saturday, Howard was
once again an easy fnd for quar-
terback A.J. McCarron, who
went to the towering tight end
time and time again, exploiting
the mismatch Howard had al-
most any defender.
Howard had three catches
for 38 yards, but he was target-
ed fve times in all and came up
with several key blocks in the
run game. He was a big part
of the game plan, and Crimson
Tide fans can expect to see
him integrated into the offense
much more.
With six catches for 106 yards
on the year, Howard is third of
all Crimson Tide pass catchers
through three games of the sea-
son. The numbers arent overly
impressive, but most agree that
Alabamas deepest position on
the feld is at receiver. Its tough
to get on the feld anywhere as a
freshman for this team, but get-
ting McCarron to look your way
over any of the other handful of
established route runners in a
critical situation is no easy task.
We all practice the same
amount, wide receiver DeAn-
drew White said of Howard and
the younger guys. We were
able to step in and contribute
to the team when our name is
called.
With so many high-profle
high school recruits in their frst
season with the Crimson Tide,
there were, several other new-
comers getting their frst action
in front of the home fans.
One of those newcomers was
freshman Eddie Jackson. A wide
receiver in high school, Jackson
made his frst appearance ever
for the Tide on Saturday. Well,
he made a little more than an
appearance.
Jackson started at cornerback
for Nick Sabans ever complicat-
ed defense, making him the frst
freshman to start that position
for the Crimson Tide this early
in the season since Dee Milliner
did it in the 2010 season.
He and sophomore Bradley
Sylve both drew their frst ca-
reer starts in the Alabama sec-
ondary. We played about fve
guys at cornerback and just kind
of rotated them in there with
the idea of were going to see if
somebody can play the position
with any consistency, do their
assignment, and do their job.
Saban said. Thats an area we
need to get better at.
seven turnovers. Neither
team earned a frst down
on their frst two drives,
which resulted in a score-
less opening quarter.
Noxubee County got
the frst score of the
second half on a 9-yard
scramble by 5-foot-10
sophomore quarterback
Timorrius Conner. After
the athletic quarterback
found the end zone, Short-
er decided to go for what
he thought would be the
game-winning two-point
conversion, but the snap
was fumbled on the failed
run.
Conner struggled to
get the passing attack go-
ing in the downpour and
fnished 6 of 24 for just 67
yards with a interception.
Conners late fumble on
a fourth-quarter scramble
led to a touchdown scam-
per by Ewing on a option
draw play that helped seal
the deal.
We live and love in the
mud and the rain, Ewing
said. This is the weather
that allows us to get right
into West Point football.
Whether its raining, dry
or whatever, it should be
about running it down
teams throats and playing
man-on-man football.
West Point will enter
region play next week
when it travels to Oxford,
while Noxubee County
will have the week off be-
fore it plays host to Kos-
ciusko on Oct. 4.
Twitter @matthewcstevens. Wolfe scored on a 27-yard run late in
the second quarter.
Neither team completed a pass.
They attempted only five passes.
We look forward to making some
corrections in practice this week and to
playing another game at home this up-
coming week, Terrill said.
Starkville Academy will play host to
Winston Academy (1-4) in a non-district
game Friday night.
n Oak Hill Academy 26, Newton
County Academy 20: At Decatur, the
Raiders came up with another huge
victory in the quest to return to the MAIS
Class AA playoffs.
We have seven ranked opponents
and it is important to play that type of
schedule, Oak Hill Academy coach Dan-
iel Merchant said. With power points
and being graded based on your oppo-
nents, it is important to play good teams
and to find a way to win those games.
Oak Hill Academy (3-2) battled back
from an early first-quarter deficit to snag
a second-straight win against Newton
County Academy.
We had a 26-14 lead and were
driving the ball, when we had a fumble,
Merchant said. Newton picked it up and
ran it back for a touchdown in the third
quarter. That was a big momentum swing
because we were fixing to go up three
scores. The kids really responded to the
adversity though and made sure the lead
stood up.
John Willis Stevens, a junior wide
receiver and safety, was injured and
carried by ambulance to Rush Hospital
in Meridian. X-rays on his back came
back negative, and Stevens could have
the opportunity to play Friday night in a
road game at Heritage Academy (4-1,
1-1 in AAA).
Fortunately, the X-rays came back
negative and he can continue to play
as long as he can withstand the pain,
Merchant said. Thank goodness it was
nothing too serious because it was his
brother, Jeb, who was air lifted after the
North Delta playoff game last season.
The Raiders had 322 yards of total
offense, including 177 rushing yards and
145 passing yards.
For Oak Hill Academy, Drew Riley
had 17 rushes for 91 yards, including
touchdown runs of 6 and 4 yards. Ste-
vens had five rushes for a career-high 55
yards. Drake Riley had eight carries for
25 yards. A.J. Iseley had four carries for
13 yards. Joseph Caskey carried twice 9
yards and converted two different fourth-
and-1 opportunities.
Riley Pierce was 4 of 8 for a ca-
reer-high 145 yards. Curt Huffman had
four catches for 145 yards. The duo
hooked up for two touchdowns.
Chance Wilson and Caleb Roberson
had fumble recoveries on defense.
We are working our way through a
very difficult stretch of games, Merchant
said. The best thing about this team is
that they come out prepared and ready
to play hard each week. We have to work
on our blocking and tackling to become
a complete team. However, we are mak-
ing progress against some really great
teams.
n Heidelberg Academy 40, Im-
manuel Christian School 12: At Hei-
delberg, the Rams fell down three touch-
downs in the second quarter thanks to
interception returns for touchdowns.
Immanuel Christian (2-3), Jay Jay
Swanigan hit KC Cunningham for a
37-yard touchdown pass, as the Rams
closed within 20-6 at halftime. In the third
quarter, Cunningham scored on a 9-yard
touchdown.
Heidelberg Academy (4-1) put the
game away with a late third-quarter
touchdown and early fourth-quarter
score.
Immanuel Christian had 306 yards
of total offense and 14 first downs. Swan-
igan rushed 12 times for 115 yards. Cun-
ningham rushed six times for 26 yards,
while Jaelin Bankhead rushed five times
for 20 yards.
Swanigan was 9 of 27 for 154 yards,
with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Bankhead led the Rams defensively
with 10 total tackles. BJ Shirley and Turn-
er Kilpatrick each added seven tackles.
Immanuel Christian will play Friday
night at Greenville Christian in an MAIS
Class A, District 2 game.
n Rebul Academy 26, Central
Academy 6: At Learned, the Vikings
dropped their third-straight game.
Central Academy (1-4) will play host
to Calvary Christian on Friday night.
n French Camp 32, West Lown-
des 6: At French Camp, the Panthers
had a tough nigh offensively in a critical
Class 1A, Region 3 game.
French Camp (1-4, 1-1 region) built a
14-0 halftime lead thanks to a two touch-
down runs by Hagan Box from 1 and
2 yards out. Daniel Hughes also added a
two-point conversion run.
West Lowndes (1-3, 0-2) answered
early in the second half on a 21-yard
touchdown run by Eric Harris. A junior,
Harris has rushed for 400 yards and a
team-high five touchdowns.
Box and his offensive mates got
the offensive game back in gear in the
second half. French Camp ran for 300
yards and salted the game away with two
fourth-quarter touchdowns.
West Lowndes will play host to Ethel
(1-3, 0-1) on Friday night for Homecom-
ing.
n Itawamba AHS 44, Aberdeen
36: At Fulton, the Bulldogs saw a 24-7
second-quarter lead get away.
Aberdeen (2-3) still held a 36-28
lead entering the final quarter before
watching as Itawamba AHS scored the
final 16 points.
Aberdeen had 296 first-half yards
but couldnt make the early offensive
blitz stand up.
After forcing a fumble on games
first possession, the Bulldogs started the
scoring on a 30-yard run by Jerrick Orr.
After an answer by Itawamba AHS
(3-2), the Bulldogs seemed to gain com-
plete control with a 60-yard jaunt by Orr
and a 75-yard touchdown run by Sammie
Burroughs less than two minutes later.
Josh Ewing followed with a 16-yard
touchdown run for a 24-7 lead. However,
the Bulldogs inability convert any of six
two-point conversion tries loomed large
in the end.
After Itawamba AHS closed within
24-21, Aberdeen answered with a 30-
yard touchdown run by Tyreke Gates.
Ewing later scored on a 66-yard run.
The Indians took the lead for good
at 37-36 when Vijay Miller hit Tylon Ward
for a 23-yard touchdown pass. A 5-yard
run by Hunter White capped the scoring
with less than two minutes remaining.
Aberdeen will play host to Corinth
(4-1) on Friday night.
n Sebastopol 37, East Oktibbeha
0: At Crawford, the Titans slipped to 0-2
after a rain-plagued loss at home.
We started off strong and had a
couple of good drives, East Oktibbeha
coach John Davis said. After we got
into the game, we had some injuries
and couldnt sustain anything. Once we
got down the scoreboard, we had a hard
time coming back in the game.
East Oktibbeha drove the games
first possession into the red zone before
turning the ball over on downs. Sebasto-
pol (3-2, 2-0) answered with an 87-yard
touchdown run by Colton Tharp.
The Bobcats then recovered a fum-
ble on the games next possession.
After lightning twice delayed the
game, the Bobcats turned the game over
to a bruising ground game as the rain
continued.
Sebastopol stretched the lead to
21-0 on a pair of touchdowns by Cody
Shaw.
The Bobcats stretched the lead on
a run by Tharp, a blocked punt recovery
for score, and a field goal.
We have to work on our mental
preparation, Davis said. We have to
become mentally focused and ready to
compete for four quarters.
East Oktibbeha had 130 yards of
total offense all on the ground. Destin
Covington ran for a team-high 93 yards
on 17 rushes. Justin Williams had nine
tackles, while Ricky Armstead added
seven.
East Oktibbeha visits Noxapater (3-
2, 2-0) in region play Friday night.
n Noxapater 42, West Oktibbeha
0: At Maben, the Timberwolves dropped
their second-straight Class 1A, Region
3-1A game to start the season.
West Oktibbeha hasnt scored in ei-
ther game. The Timberwolves are work-
ing with some young players and a new
coach. Weather issues and a dominating
ground game by Noxapater didnt help
matters.
Noxapater (3-2, 2-0) rushed for 305
yards. Von Woods scored a pair of early
touchdowns. Tyrell Carter also scored
twice, while Chris Johnson and Justin
Robertson had the other scores, as the
Tigers built a 35-0 halftime lead.
West Oktibbeha will visit French
Camp Academy (1-4, 1-1) for another
region game Friday night.
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East Oktibbeha County High Schools Destin Covington (1) tries to stiff-arm his way past Sebastopols Brandon
Tatum in their game Friday night in Crawford.
Chris Ellis/Special to The Dispatch
Victory Christian Academys Hunter Austin follows a
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Academy in Columbus.
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Noxapater High Schools Vonte Woods (4, on ground),
Austin Snow (70, second from left), and David Parker
(3) try to bring down West Oktibbeha County Highs
Ryan Hughes in their game Friday night in Maben.
Mississippi
West Point
n Rushing yards for West
Point tailback Aeris Williams
By the Numbers
162
7
3
nTurnovers for both teams.
nPositions played by
Noxubee County High School
athlete Jessie Bryant (wide
receiver, quarterback and
defensive back).
nIt would be easy to say
Aeris Williams was the dif-
ference maker Friday night
for the Green Wave, but ev-
ery time West Point needed
a tough third-down conver-
sion or a physical option
carry, they turned to Josh
Ewing out of the shotgun.
Ewing had 55 yards and a
10-yard touchdown scamper
on a quarterback draw.
We needed this feeling,
and itll be a great 24 hours
of celebrating after a rivalry
win like this, Ewing said.
We were so down after the
Columbus loss, but Mon-
day we need to work even
harder to beat Oxford on the
road.
Noxubee County High Schools Devonte Scott cradles
the football Friday night as he approaches West Points
defense at the line of scrimmage.
West Point 14,
Noxubee County 6
West Point 0 7 0 7 14
Noxubee County 0 0 6 0 6
Second Quarter
WP Aeris Williams 2 run (Omar Lemus kick).
Third Quarter
NC Timorrius Conner 9 run (run failed).
Fourth Quarter
WP Josh Ewing 10 run (Lemus kick).
Team Statistics
WP NC
First Downs 11 10
Rushes-Yards 55-231 23-124
Passing Yards 9 67
Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-4-1 6-26-2
Return Yards 0 13
Turnovers 4 3
Penalties 5-45 4-25
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: West Point Aeris Williams 35-162, Josh
Ewing 15-47, Lacequiu Starks 4-19, Dason Thom-
as 1-1; Noxubee County Timorrius Conner 7-52,
Devante Scott 4-28, Ladaveon Smith 5-25, Anzarius
Taylor 4-17, Kevarkian Brewer 1-3, Darrell Brandon
3-(-1).
PASSING: West Point Ewing 1-4-1-9; Noxubee
County Conner 6-24-1-67, Jesse Bryant 0-2-1-0.
RECEIVING: West Point Miller Keys 1-9. Noxubee
County Bryant 5-30, Tarmarcus Silvers 1-37.
100
nSuccess rate on fake
punts for West Point. Same
play, direct snap to Lacequiu
Starks went for a touchdown
at South Panola and a 2-yard
gain at Noxubee County on
fourth-and-1.
Inside the Game
Difference-Maker
Turning Point
Unsung Hero
Key Play
Key Drive
nWest Points defense
needed this type of game
after giving up 41 points last
week in a loss to Columbus.
The Green Wave sacked
quarterback Timorrius Con-
ner three times and forced
him to turn it over twice
more. The Tigers crossed
midfeld twice all game as
the Green Wave defense
forced Tigers coach Tyrone
Shorter to try to throw in
the rain.
They never let us get an
opportunity to get our pass-
ing game going even in this
rain, Shorter said. We had
opportunities, but they were
good in tackling and doing
the fundamental things
correct all night.
nIn the fourth quarter,
Conner rolled to his right on
a third-down play inside his
10-yard line. When he raised
the ball to pass, it slipped
from his right hand. West
Points 330-pound defensive
lineman Ladarius Gallion
jumped on the football for
what would be the game-win-
ning defensive play.
We didnt just stop them
because it was pouring
rain, West Point coach
Chris Chambless said. We
were in the backfeld and
causing them problems all
night because of our push.
nIn the second quarter,
West Point tailback Aeris
Williams broke loose on
a 51-yard run down to the
3-yard line. Two plays later,
the Mississippi State verbal
commitment plowed in from
2 yards.
We just needed to get back
to West Point football and
the conditions allowed us to
do that, Chambless said.
Aeris is special, and even
with a couple of fumbles
tonight, thats not his fault.
He got us big yards to
help us get the scores we
needed.
nAfter the Tigers third
turnover, West Point
capitalized in the fourth
quarter and turned the short
feld into seven points on a
10-yard quarterback draw by
Ewing on third down.
I knew I needed to make
something happen, Ewing
said. They thought I was
going to pass and they kept
backpedaling when Id bring
up the ball, so I just took off
and carried two guys into
the end zone.
By Matt Stevens
Stenson takes four-shot lead into fnal round
By DOUG FERGUSON
ATLANTA Stepping in from
rain that ruined his rhythm and the
back end of his round, Henrik Sten-
son was more interested in looking
forward at the Tour Championship.
He still had a four-shot lead.
He was one round from captur-
ing two trophies worth $11.44 mil-
lion, including the FedEx Cup.
The Swede just made the fnal
day of the PGA Tour season a little
more interesting over the last two
hours of a dreary Saturday morn-
ing at East Lake. He had a nine-shot
lead at the turn and walked off the
18th green with a three-putt bogey
and his lead back to where it was at
the start of the day.
I want to win two, Stenson said
after a 1-under 69. If I cant win
two, Ill be very pleased to win one.
Stenson appeared to have both
wrapped up when he got up-and-
down from a bunker on the par-5
ninth for a tap-in birdie to reach 14
under, nine shots clear of Dustin
Johnson. Everything changed as
the rain began to fall.
Stenson made four bogeys on the
back nine, it might have been worse if
not for a pair of 12-foot putts he made
on the 14th hole for bogey and the 17th
hole for par. Johnson was fve shots
better on the back for a 67, matching
the low round of a tough day.
I think Ill choose to look at it
from the bright side, even though
the weather is not that bright at the
moment, said Stenson, who was at
11-under 199. Started the day with
a four-shot lead and I still got it. So
thats all that matters really.
Johnson and Steve Stricker, who
had a 68 and was at 5-under 205,
were the only players within six
shots of him.
By BRETT MARTEL
NEW ORLEANS With
coach Sean Payton reinstat-
ed from his bounty ban and
Rob Ryan taking over as co-
ordinator of an overhauled
defense, the New Orleans
Saints expected this year to
be a lot better than the last.
So far, so good.
If New Orleans wins to-
day at home against Arizo-
na, it will be 3-0 for the frst
time since 2009, the season
it won the Super Bowl. The
only other season under
Payton with a 3-0 start was
the coachs frst, 2006, when
New Orleans reached the
NFC title game.
Arizona, however, have
other ideas as they come off
a confdence-building victo-
ry against Detroit.
With a pair of former LSU
stars in their defensive back-
feld, theyd like to think
they can contain a New Orle-
ans offense that hasnt quite
hit its usual stride.
The whole key to their
offense, which everyone
knows, is Drew Brees, said
cornerback Patrick Peter-
son, a former LSU Tiger
joined this season by Tyrann
Mathieu. I believe that if
you can get to him and ha-
rass him a little bit, although
hes a great quarterback, a
lot of quarterbacks dont like
to get hit.
We dont necessarily
have to get sacks, Peterson
continued. But if we get
some clean hits and let him
know that were there I
think well have a productive
day, especially in the back
end, not giving him the op-
portunity to set his feet and
scan the feld and pick us
apart.
Sprint Cup
Sylvania 300
n SITE: Loudon, N.H.
n TV: Noon (ESPN), Race
begins at 1 p.m.
n TRACK: New Hampshire
Motor Speedway (oval,
1.058 miles).
n RACE DISTANCE: 317.4
miles, 300 laps.
n LAST YEAR: Denny Hamlin
raced to the last of his fve
2012 victories and the
last of his 22 career wins.
n LAST WEEK: Top-seeded
Matt Kenseth won the Chase
opener at Chicagoland for
his series-leading sixth
victory. Joe Gibbs Racing
teammate Kyle Busch was
second.
n fAST fACTS: Kenseth
has an eight-point lead over
Busch. Jimmie Johnson
(11 points back) is third,
followed by Kevin Harvick
(-15), Carl Edwards (-23),
Kurt Busch (-23), Jeff
Gordon (-24), Ryan Newman
(-28), Clint Bowyer (-28), Ka-
sey Kahne (-31), Greg Biffe
(-31), Joey Logano (-52) and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-53). ...
Five-time series champion
Johnson has a record 22
victories in 91 Chase starts.
... Brian Vickers won the
July race. ... Bobby Labonte
is returning to drive JTG
Daughertys No. 47 Toyota.
He missed three races after
breaking three ribs in a
bicycle accident.
n NEXT RACE: AAA 400,
Sept. 29, Dover
International Speedway,
Dover, Del.
By The Associated Press
Football: nFl
bRIEfLY
Alabama
Volleyball team wins Clemson Classic
CLEMSON, S.C. The Alabama volleyball defeated Troy 3-1
on Saturday evening and finished the Clemson Classic with a 3-0
record to post the third straight tournament title this season.
Set scores were 16-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23.
With the win, Alabama improves to 11-2 and has won nine
straight matches. Troy falls to 5-9.
Laura Steiner posted the big numbers for Alabama in the win
over Troy, recording a match-high 22 kills with a .277 hitting per-
centage. Krystal Rivers had 13 kills and a .500 hitting percentage,
and was named the Clemson Classic MVP after averaging 3.92
kills per set while hitting .396 in the three matches. Brittany Thom-
as added 10 kills. She recorded a career-high 21 digs to record
back-to-back double-doubles and her fifth of the season.
Also Saturday, Alabama beat Delaware 3-1. Set scores were
25-17, 20-25, 25-12, 25-17.
Thomas had a match-high 17 kills. She notched her fourth
double-double with 13 digs. Rivers added 13 kills with a .391 hitting
percentage, and Steiner posted 11 kills while hitting .310.
Sierra Wilson posted her second double-double of the season
the ninth of her career with 49 assists and 10 digs. Wilson
also added a career-high seven kills as she hit 1.000 in the match,
going 7-for-7 with no errors. Andrea McQuaid had eight kills, Caitlin
Bernardin had 13 digs and Kryssi Daniels had a team-high 16 digs.
Alabama will play host to Alabama State Hornets at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Foster Auditorium.
n On Friday, Alabama beat Clemson 3-2. Set scores were
25-19, 25-15, 20-25, 36-38, 15-13.
Rivers had a season-high 25 kills, while Thomas added 22.
Thomas also recorded her third double-double with a career-high
16 digs.
n Womens golf team: At Franklin, Tenn., the No. 2 womens
golf team shot 10-over-par 298 Saturday in the second round of the
Mason Rudolph Womens Championship at the par-72, 6,337-yard
Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Alabama is ninth at 18-over 594 after 36 holes and will be
paired with Auburn and Virginia in todays final round.
Sophomore Emma Talley paced the Crimson Tide with a 2-un-
der-par round of 70 and is tied for 21st at 2-over 146. Stephanie
Meadow, who shared the first-round lead at 4-under, carded a 74
Saturday and is tied for fourth heading into the final round.
Sophomore Janie Jackson fired her second straight 76 and
is tied for 41st, while Cammie Gray shot 78 in round two. Junior
Daniela Lendls 85 Saturday was dropped from the team score.
UCLA leads in the team standings at 3-under par with Arizona
State five shots back at 3-over par.
n On Friday, Alabama shot an 8-over-par 296 in the opening
round to finish in a tie for eighth.
Meadow shot a 4-under-par round of 68 and was tied with
Baylors Hayley Davis for the lead. Talley, Jackson, and Gray all
carded rounds of 4-over 76 to finish the day tied for 46th. Lendl
shot 5-over 77 and didnt count toward the team total.
n Womens soccer team loses to No. 8 Florida: At
Gainesville, Fla., Alabama dropped a 3-0 decision at No. 8 Florida
on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both
teams.
The Crimson Tide falls to 2-6 and 0-1 on the season, while the
Gators improve to 7-1-1 and 1-0.
Floridas Savannah Jordan had two goals. She leads the SEC
and ranks among the top 10 in the nation with 10 goals.
Alabama will return to action next week when it plays host to
Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. Friday and Tennessee at 1 p.m. Sunday at the
Alabama Soccer Complex.
n Swimming and diving team beats Delta State: At Cleve-
land, Miss., Alabamas swimming and diving team got the 2013-14
season off to a strong start Friday by winning 31 of 32 events in a
sweep of Delta State. The women delivered a clean sweep of the
events and broke four pool records in the meets first five events en
route to a 242-50 victory, while the men won 238-62.
Freshman distance ace Bonnie Macdonald won the first
race of her Crimson Tide career, taking the 1,000 freestyle with a
10:05.39 which broke the pool record and is ninth all-time at Ala-
bama. She came back later in the meet and won the 500 freestyle
with a 4:58.09 before finishing the meet by swimming a leg on the
winning 400 freestyle relay.
The 200 medley relay of senior Stephanie Kinsey, junior Kaylin
Burchell, junior Kristel Vourna and sophomore Emma Saunders got
the Tide started with a pool record 1:43.27 and a first-place finish.
Saunders then came back to win the 200 freestyle with a pool
record 1:49.89 while Burchell won the 100 breaststroke with a
pool-record 1:02.90. Saunders also won the 100 freestyle with a
51.51 and anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay while Burchell
touched first in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:30.68.
On the mens side, Alabama opened and closed with relay
wins, with freshmen Connor Oslin and Anton Mckee combining
with sophomore Brett Walsh and senior BJ Hornikel to win the
medley relay with a 1:30.98, while Walsh, senior Vlad Caciuc,
freshman Alex Gray and Hornikel closed the meet with a 3:05.21
win in the 400 freestyle relay.
Mckee was also one of five Crimson Tide swimmers to win a
pair of individual events against DSU, taking the 1,000 freestyle
with a 9:28.91 and the 200 breaststroke with a 2:01.05. Rookie div-
er Brent Sagert won both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards, totaling
313.77 and 356.25, respectively.
The sophomore trio of Walsh, Brian Westlake and Crews
Wellford all won a pair of individual titles. Walsh won the 50 free-
style, 20.77, and the 100 butterfly, 49.96, while Westlake won the
200 freestyle with a 1:41.61 and the 500 freestyle with a 4:38.21.
Welford won the 100 and 200 backstroke, touching the wall at
49.80 and 1:48.61, respectively.
n Baseball program will hold camps in November: At
Tuscaloosa, Ala., the baseball program will hold fall camps on
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17.
Alabama will hold a youth camp, a showcase and games
camp, and the Bama pitching camp.
The Youth Fall Camp will be Saturday, Nov. 16, for kids from
kindergarten through the seventh grade. Part of this camp will be in
the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility.
The Fall Showcase and Games Camp will begin in the
afternoon Nov. 16, and run all day Nov. 17. Each player in the camp
will be evaluated by the Alabama coaches, in addition to other
junior college and college coaches at the camp. The first night will
consist of a pro-style workout with batting practice at Sewell-Thom-
as Stadium. On the second day, each player will compete in two
games, one game at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and the second at a
local high school.
The Bama pitching camp will run in conjunction with the
Showcase and Games Camp. On Nov. 16, the pitchers will learn
every part of the pitching program at Alabama, and a strength and
conditioning/nutrition talk will be included. On Nov. 17, the pitchers
will throw two innings in one of the games.
Log onto www.bamabaseball.com for more information and
to register for the fall and winter camps. For more information
about the camps or about team rates, contact Bobby Barbier at
bamabaseballcamps@gmail.com.
Auto Racing
LaJoie wins rain-delayed ARCA race at Kentucky
SPARTA, Ky. Corey LaJoie took the lead for good with 33
laps remaining and went on to win Saturdays rain-delayed, 150-
mile ARCA series race at Kentucky Speedway.
Fastest in Fridays practice but 13th on the starting grid on
owners points after rain washed out qualifying and the race,
LaJoie returned to lead four times for 40 laps and earn his third
victory this season.
LaJoie got his No. 17 Ford by the outside of Chad Boats Toy-
ota after a restart on lap 67 of 100 and used the clean air to beat
Mason Mitchells Ford by 2.564 seconds in his first Kentucky start.
He was followed by Spencer Gallagher, Boat and Grant
Enfinger. Series points leader Frank Kimmel finished ninth after
starting on the pole in a backup Toyota. He wrecked his primary
car in practice.
Kimmel will clinch his 10th ARCA title by starting the series
next race at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 4.
Hight earns top FC spot at Texas Fall Nationals
ENNIS, Texas Funny Car driver Robert Hight secured his
second No. 1 qualifying position of the year and 45th of his ca-
reer on Saturday, setting himself up for a shot at his third straight
victory of the season Sunday at the Texas Fall Nationals, the
second of six races in the NHRAs Countdown to the Champion-
ship playoffs.
Shawn Langdon qualified No. 1 in Top Fuel, Erica Enders-Ste-
vens took the top spot in Pro Stock and Hector Arana Sr. led the
Pro Stock Motorcycle division. Rain washed out both of Fridays
qualifying sessions and competitors made two runs Saturday.
Hight broke the elapsed time track record with a performance
of 4.052 seconds at 311.85 mph in his Ford Mustang. He will open
eliminations against two-time event winner Del Worsham.
Its a lot of fun right now. It couldnt happen at a better time
than at our sponsors race, Hight said. That was a good run.
(Crew chief) Mike Neff is not one of these guys that goes up there
and throws a Hail Mary.
Todays Games
HOUSTON TEXANS at BALTIMORE RAVENS TEX-
ANS: QUESTIONABLE: T Duane Brown (toe), TE Garrett Gra-
ham (hip, groin), S Ed Reed (hip). PROBABLE: LB Brian Cushing
(knee), TE Owen Daniels (not injury related), RB Arian Foster
(calf, chest, thumb), WR Andre Johnson (concussion, back), CB
Johnathan Joseph (not injury related), LB Joe Mays (quadriceps),
CB Brice McCain (knee), C Chris Myers (back), T Derek Newton
(knee, calf, elbow), WR DeVier Posey (Achilles, foot), LB Darryl
Sharpton (hip), G Wade Smith (knee), RB Ben Tate (shoulder).
RAVENS: OUT: C Ryan Jensen (foot), WR Jacoby Jones (knee).
DOUBTFUL: LB Arthur Brown (chest), DT Chris Canty (thigh), RB
Ray Rice (hip), WR Deonte Thompson (foot), DT Brandon Wil-
liams (toe). QUESTIONABLE: CB Chykie Brown (knee).
NEW YORK GIANTS at CAROLINA PANTHERS GI-
ANTS: OUT: T David Diehl (thumb), TE Adrien Robinson (foot).
DOUBTFUL: CB Corey Webster (hip). PROBABLE: G Brandon
Mosley (back), QB Ryan Nassib (ankle), WR Hakeem Nicks (not
injury related). PANTHERS: OUT: RB Kenjon Barner (foot), S
Quintin Mikell (ankle), CB D.J. Moore (knee), CB Josh Thomas
(concussion). QUESTIONABLE: CB James Dockery (thumb,
shoulder), DT Dwan Edwards (thigh). PROBABLE: LB Jon Bea-
son (knee), LB Thomas Davis (tibia), TE Ben Hartsock (foot), CB
Josh Norman (thigh), RB Mike Tolbert (knee).
DETROIT LIONS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS LIONS:
OUT: WR Patrick Edwards (ankle). DOUBTFUL: S Don Carey
(hamstring), T Jason Fox (groin). QUESTIONABLE: RB Reggie
Bush (knee), DT Nick Fairley (shoulder). PROBABLE: S Louis
Delmas (knee), DE Jason Jones (knee), LB Ashlee Palmer (an-
kle), G Rob Sims (knee). REDSKINS: QUESTIONABLE: DE
Stephen Bowen (knee), K Kai Forbath (right groin), DE Kedric
Golston (abdomen), WR Leonard Hankerson (hamstring, hip),
S Brandon Meriweather (concussion). PROBABLE: NT Barry
Cofield (hand).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at TENNESSEE TITANS
CHARGERS: OUT: WR Malcom Floyd (neck). DOUBTFUL: LB
Manti Teo (foot). QUESTIONABLE: LB Donald Butler (groin),
T D.J. Fluker (concussion), CB Shareece Wright (hamstring).
PROBABLE: DE Corey Liuget (hamstring), WR Eddie Royal
(wrist). TITANS: OUT: RB Shonn Greene (knee), DT Sammie Hill
(ankle). QUESTIONABLE: LB Zaviar Gooden (ankle), T David
Stewart (calf), CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson (hamstring). PROBABLE:
LB Zach Brown (illness), WR Damian Williams (hamstring), WR
Kendall Wright (concussion).
ARIZONA CARDINALS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
CARDINALS: OUT: LB Kevin Minter (hamstring). QUESTION-
ABLE: WR Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring), RB Rashard Mendenhall
(toe). PROBABLE: LB Lorenzo Alexander (biceps), TE Rob Hou-
sler (ankle), DE Ronald Talley (wrist). SAINTS: OUT: S Isa Ab-
dul-Quddus (ankle), S Roman Harper (knee). QUESTIONABLE:
NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf), G Jahri Evans (hamstring), DE Glenn
Foster (ankle), RB Mark Ingram (toe), DE Tom Johnson (ham-
string), DE Tyrunn Walker (knee). PROBABLE: WR Marques
Colston (foot), LB Junior Galette (hamstring), CB Jabari Greer
(back), DE Akiem Hicks (knee), LB Curtis Lofton (knee), T Zach
Strief (neck), LB Martez Wilson (elbow).
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at NEW ENGLAND PATRI-
OTS BUCCANEERS: OUT: CB Michael Adams (knee), G
Gabe Carimi (illness), DT Derek Landri (knee). QUESTION-
ABLE: TE Tom Crabtree (ankle), CB Rashaan Melvin (ham-
string), G Carl Nicks (foot), TE Luke Stocker (hip). PROBABLE:
DE Adrian Clayborn (hip), LB Mason Foster (toe). PATRIOTS:
OUT: WR Matthew Slater (wrist). DOUBTFUL: WR Danny
Amendola (groin). QUESTIONABLE: RB Brandon Bolden
(knee), G Dan Connolly (finger), S Nate Ebner (ankle), TE Rob
Gronkowski (back, forearm), T Will Svitek (knee), RB Leon
Washington (thigh). PROBABLE: TE Zach Sudfeld (hamstring).
GREEN BAY PACKERS at CINCINNATI BENGALS
PACKERS: OUT: S Morgan Burnett (hamstring), CB Jarrett
Bush (hamstring), CB Casey Hayward (hamstring). DOUBT-
FUL: RB John Kuhn (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Eddie
Lacy (concussion). PROBABLE: TE Jermichael Finley (toe),
DT Johnny Jolly (neck), G T.J. Lang (back), CB Tramon Wil-
liams (groin). BENGALS: OUT: CB Brandon Ghee (concus-
sion). DOUBTFUL: CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring), G Mike
Pollak (knee). QUESTIONABLE: T Anthony Collins (knee), CB
Adam Jones (abdomen), S Jeromy Miles (hamstring). PROB-
ABLE: RB Giovani Bernard (hamstring), DE Carlos Dunlap
(thigh), DE Wallace Gilberry (knee), WR Marvin Jones (foot),
TE Alex Smith (illness).
ST. LOUIS RAMS at DALLAS COWBOYS RAMS:
OUT: T Rodger Saffold (knee). QUESTIONABLE: TE Mike Mc-
Neill (chest), S Darian Stewart (thigh). PROBABLE: CB Cort-
land Finnegan (nose), DE William Hayes (hip), DE Chris Long
(hip), RB Daryl Richardson (foot), DE Eugene Sims (foot), G
Chris Williams (foot). COWBOYS: OUT: LB Ernie Sims (groin).
QUESTIONABLE: DE Anthony Spencer (knee). PROBABLE:
WR Dez Bryant (back), CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder), QB
Tony Romo (ribs), DE DeMarcus Ware (neck).
CLEVELAND BROWNS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS
BROWNS: OUT: LB Quentin Groves (ankle), QB Brandon
Weeden (right thumb). DOUBTFUL: G Shawn Lauvao (ankle).
QUESTIONABLE: DE Ahtyba Rubin (calf). PROBABLE: DE
Desmond Bryant (wrist), S T.J. Ward (shoulder). VIKINGS:
OUT: RB Rhett Ellison (knee). PROBABLE: DT Fred Evans
(shoulder), G Brandon Fusco (shoulder), LB Erin Henderson
(heel), T Phil Loadholt (knee), S Mistral Raymond (shoulder), S
Harrison Smith (upper arm), C John Sullivan (knee), DT Kevin
Williams (knee).
ATLANTA FALCONS at MIAMI DOLPHINS FALCONS:
OUT: T Sam Baker (knee, foot), RB Steven Jackson (ham-
string). QUESTIONABLE: WR Julio Jones (knee), DE Cliff
Matthews (neck), CB Asante Samuel (thigh), WR Roddy White
(ankle). PROBABLE: LB Akeem Dent (shoulder), G Peter Konz
(knee). DOLPHINS: OUT: CB Dimitri Patterson (groin), DT Paul
Soliai (knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Chris Clemons (hamstring),
QB Pat Devlin (ankle), LB Koa Misi (ankle), C Mike Pouncey
(ankle), WR Mike Wallace (groin). PROBABLE: CB Will Davis
(toe), LB Dannell Ellerbe (pectoral, ribs), G Nate Garner (shoul-
der), G John Jerry (knee), DE Dion Jordan (shoulder), QB Ryan
Tannehill (right shoulder), CB Jamar Taylor (groin), DE Olivier
Vernon (thumb), S Jimmy Wilson (groin).
BUFFALO BILLS at NEW YORK JETS BILLS: OUT:
CB Ron Brooks (foot), CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist), WR
Marquise Goodwin (hand), K Dustin Hopkins (right groin).
QUESTIONABLE: S Jairus Byrd (foot), G Doug Legursky
(knee). JETS: OUT: T Oday Aboushi (knee). PROBABLE: G
Willie Colon (knee), LB Quinton Coples (ankle), CB Antonio
Cromartie (hip), DT Kenrick Ellis (back), WR Clyde Gates
(knee), WR Stephen Hill (knee), WR Santonio Holmes (foot),
T Austin Howard (ribs), WR Jeremy Kerley (concussion), LB
Garrett McIntyre (knee), RB Bilal Powell (illness, shoulder),
DT Sheldon Richardson (shoulder), QB Geno Smith (an-
kle), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (ankle), TE Kellen Winslow
(knee).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
COLTS: OUT: S LaRon Landry (ankle). DOUBTFUL: LB Pat
Angerer (knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Antoine Bethea (toe),
DE Cory Redding (back), C Samson Satele (elbow). PROB-
ABLE: LB Kavell Conner (ankle), WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
(ribs), WR T.Y. Hilton (groin), WR David Reed (quadriceps),
WR Reggie Wayne (shoulder). 49ERS: QUESTIONABLE:
TE Vernon Davis (hamstring), RB LaMichael James (knee),
DT Ray McDonald (ankle), S Eric Reid (concussion). PROB-
ABLE: LB NaVorro Bowman (wrist), G Mike Iupati (shoulder),
QB Colin Kaepernick (foot), LB Aldon Smith (back), DT Jus-
tin Smith (shoulder).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
JAGUARS: OUT: WR Mike Brown (back), QB Blaine Gab-
bert (right hand), CB Dwayne Gratz (ankle), TE Marcedes
Lewis (calf). QUESTIONABLE: CB Alan Ball (groin), RB
Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle), G Uche Nwaneri (knee).
PROBABLE: WR Stephen Burton (hip), DT Roy Miller (knee),
G Will Rackley (knee), TE Allen Reisner (toe), WR Ace Sand-
ers (ribs), LB J.T. Thomas (hamstring). SEAHAWKS: OUT:
DT Jordan Hill (biceps). DOUBTFUL: S Jeron Johnson
(hamstring), RB Spencer Ware (ankle). QUESTIONABLE:
LB Malcolm Smith (hamstring). PROBABLE: CB Brandon
Browner (hamstring), DE Chris Clemons (knee), T Breno
Giacomini (knee), G J.R. Sweezy (back).
CHICAGO BEARS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS
BEARS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Charles Tillman (knee).
PROBABLE: TE Martellus Bennett (shoulder), G Kyle Long
(back), WR Brandon Marshall (back). STEELERS: OUT: CB
Cortez Allen (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: RB LeVeon Bell
(foot). PROBABLE: CB Curtis Brown (illness), LB Jarvis
Jones (heel), DE Brett Keisel (calf), NT Steve McLendon
(hamstring), TE Heath Miller (knee).
Mondays Game
OAKLAND RAIDERS at DENVER BRONCOS RAID-
ERS: DNP: TE David Ausberry (shoulder), S Tyvon Branch
(ankle), T Menelik Watson (knee). LIMITED: G Lucas Nix
(ankle). FULL: LB Kevin Burnett (illness). BRONCOS: DNP:
TE Jacob Tamme (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Champ
Bailey (foot), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), S Duke Ihenacho
(ankle). FULL: RB C.J. Anderson (knee), S Omar Bolden
(shoulder), LB Aaron Brewer (rib), WR Eric Decker (shoul-
der), G Chris Kuper (ankle), WR Wes Welker (ankle).
injury report
Cardinals in way of Saints best start since 2009
See SAINTS, 10B
auto racing
Sprint Cup Sylvania 300
After Friday qualifying; race Today
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.497.
2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 136.082.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 136.053.
4. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 135.868.
5. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 135.636.
6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 135.525.
7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 135.463.
8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 135.41.
9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 135.371.
10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 135.208.
11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 135.126.
12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 135.097.
13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 135.073.
14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 135.021.
15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 134.987.
16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 134.892.
17. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 134.477.
18. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 134.42.
19. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 134.292.
20. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 134.217.
21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 134.193.
22. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 134.132.
23. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 133.981.
24. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 133.792.
25. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 133.769.
26. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 133.637.
27. (51) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 133.548.
28. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 133.52.
29. (55) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 133.408.
30. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 133.301.
31. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 133.282.
32. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 133.17.
33. (30) Kevin Swindell, Toyota, 132.365.
34. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 132.232.
35. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 132.2.
36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 132.163.
37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
38. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
39. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
40. (95) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points.
41. (98) Johnny Sauter, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.
Nationwide Kentucky 300
Saturday
At Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, Ky.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200 laps, 147.7 rating, 0
points, $80,800.
2. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 126.6, 43, $57,475.
3. (5) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 200, 105.9, 0, $38,995.
4. (1) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 200, 124.6, 41, $31,290.
5. (20) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 200, 93.2, 39, $27,590.
6. (7) Drew Herring, Toyota, 200, 108.6, 38, $24,915.
7. (10) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 200, 101.7, 37, $23,265.
8. (13) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 80.9, 0, $15,265.
9. (18) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 200, 81.1, 35, $21,040.
10. (15) Michael Annett, Ford, 200, 87.7, 34, $21,790.
11. (4) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, 107.8, 34, $22,170.
12. (14) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 93.1, 32,
$19,745.
13. (21) Dakoda Armstrong, Chevrolet, 200, 72.9, 0,
$13,295.
14. (12) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 200, 98.8, 31, $19,840.
15. (22) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 75.5, 29, $19,830.
16. (36) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 200, 62.4, 28,
$18,520.
17. (9) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 79.9, 27,
$18,415.
18. (6) Joey Coulter, Toyota, 200, 72.2, 0, $18,285.
19. (28) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 199, 62.5, 25,
$18,172.
20. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 198, 55, 25,
$18,725.
21. (29) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 198, 55.3, 23,
$17,945.
22. (31) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 49.5, 22,
$17,840.
23. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 197, 49.6, 21, $17,715.
24. (25) Eric McClure, Toyota, 197, 48.9, 20, $17,585.
25. (26) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 197, 42.4, 19, $17,955.
26. (23) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 196, 60.5, 18, $17,375.
27. (16) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 194, 43.7, 17,
$17,270.
28. (32) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 194, 43.3, 16, $11,165.
29. (11) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, accident, 187, 79.2,
15, $17,040.
30. (17) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, accident, 161, 66.2,
14, $17,235.
31. (35) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, suspension, 113, 36.5,
13, $10,830.
32. (39) Harrison Rhodes, Ford, engine, 100, 33.1, 12,
$16,725.
33. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, brakes, 98, 68.5, 11,
$10,635.
34. (8) Travis Pastrana, Ford, accident, 59, 68.9, 10,
$16,545.
35. (38) Ryan Ellis, Toyota, vibration, 31, 34.1, 9,
$16,450.
36. (40) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, overheating, 8,
35.8, 8, $9,895.
37. (30) Carl Long, Dodge, suspension, 8, 34.8, 7,
$9,865.
38. (37) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, transmission, 6, 33.7, 6,
$9,836.
39. (33) Blake Koch, Toyota, rear gear, 4, 32.9, 5,
$9,705.
40. (27) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 3, 31.3, 4,
$9,610.
By GARy B. GRAVES
SPARTA, Ky. Rookie Ryan Blaney earned
his frst Nationwide Series victory and another
win for Penske Racings No. 22 Ford, holding
off Austin Dillon and surviving several late cau-
tions to win Saturday nights 300-mile race at
Kentucky Speedway.
Blaney, who drives for Sprint Cup champion
Brad Keselowski in the Camping World Truck
Series, used his second start in the Mustang to
claim the cars 10th victory of 2013 and a season
sweep at Kentucky. Keselowski drove the car to
victory in June.
Blaneys win included tense moments over the
fnal 40 laps, from beating Dillon off pit road with
a two-tire stop on lap 166 to reclaiming the lead
from Dillon after losing it on the restart. More
tests followed, including a brush with teammate
Sam Hornish Jr.s Ford and one fnal restart.
Matt Crafton was third, Hornish fourth and
rookie Alex Bowman ffth in a Toyota.
Getting closer to Blaney was out of the ques-
tion for Dillon and just about anyone in conten-
tion. Hornish gave it a shot late in the race before
that late wiggle left him settling for his 21st top-
fve fnish of the season.
Dillon had hope on several restarts, only to
let the son of NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney
quickly snatch it away on several late restarts.
The fnal one typifed the futility: Blaney blasted
out on lap 191 to open up a three car-length lead
and didnt look back.
Rookie Blaney wins Nationwide race
By DAN GELSTON
LOUDON, N.H. The
forecast calls for rain at New
Hampshire, potentially soak-
ing fans for NASCARs second
consecutive Chase race, and
putting the threat of a Monday
fnish in play.
Without lights at the 1.058-
mile track, the rush could be
for jet fuel dryers to wring out
the asphalt and make it safe for
drivers to complete at least half
of todays race before the sun
goes down.
NASCAR had an idea that
would speed up the intermi-
nable process. It developed
a state-of-the art system that
was designed to blow the water
out of every pesky weeper and
reduce track drying time, per-
haps up to 80 percent.
Hailed as NASCARs next
big innovation, NASCAR chair-
man Brian France promised at
a January announcement the
development would revolution-
ize track drying and dramat-
ically improve the fan experi-
ence.
Instead, the Air Titan has
been start-and-parked.
With rain looming, the Air
Titan isnt at New Hampshire
this weekend. Just like it wasnt
at the rain-delayed Chase open-
er at Chicagoland. And it wont
be at the third Chase race next
week at Dover.
Its stuck in Concord, N.C.
When the rain comes, the
NASCAR tracks will rely on
the same drying methods
theyve used since the 1970s.
New Hampshire has at least a
half-dozen jet dryers and two
tankers of fuel that will be used
to dry the track.
Drivers will retreat to their
motorhomes. Fans at the track
will leave. The ones at home
will tune out.
No one likes the rain. But
tracks have been slow to em-
brace the Air Titan, putting the
machine on a Sprint Cup sab-
batical since May at Talladega.
They hyped it, track own-
er Bruton Smith said. But
I dont know anybody that
thought it was effective. If they
have enough jet dryers, they do
the job.
The Air Titan did pass its
early test runs.
NASCAR touted the Air
Titans success after it saved
Saturdays Nationwide Series
race and a Sunday fnish in the
Cup race at Talladega. The Cup
race was delayed by 3 hours, 36
minutes, still a long time, but
enough to get in the full race.
The Air Titan was credited
with slicing at least 45 minutes
off NASCARs expected 2-
hour drying process.
NASCAR tracks slow to embrace
heralded Air Titan drying system
They were young once, and
perhaps its best to remember
them that way.
Magnifcent men on stages
equally as magnifcent, they
were part of
the gold-
en age of
heavyweight
boxing. With
Muhammad
Ali as the
common
thread, they
fought in far-
away places
like Zaire and
the Philip-
pines, in Yankee Stadium and in
the parking lot of a faux Roman
palace on the Las Vegas Strip.
On any given night all of us
could beat the other, George
Foreman said. I had Ken Nor-
tons number and Joe Fraziers
number. Ali had my number, and
Norton had Alis number. No one
would give up.
For the better part of two
decades, no one did. They fought
each other and, if that didnt set-
tle things, they fought each other
again. Ali in particular didnt
mind meeting a familiar foe, with
three fghts each against Norton
and Frazier.
For Norton, who died this
week at the age of 70, fghting Ali
didnt just put him in the upper
echelon of heavyweights at a
time when heavyweights reigned
supreme. It literally put food on
his table for his son, Ken Jr., who
would go on to play in the NFL
for 13 years and now coaches
linebackers for the Seattle Sea-
hawks.
The money was there because
Ali made sure it was. He and
Frazier met in what was truly
the Fight of the Century in 1971,
both getting $2.5 million purses
that were unheard of at the time.
A few years later, Ali was
heavyweight champion again,
though some thought his time
had passed. He hadnt looked
that great against Norton in their
1976 fght at Yankee Stadium,
and now he was going to defend
his title against Alfredo Evan-
gelista, a solid if unspectacular
contender most noted as being
the best heavyweight ever to
emerge from Uruguay.
Why do you keep fghting?
a radio man asked Ali before the
bout.
Ali looked at the man like he
had just landed from outer space
before explaining why he was
risking his heavyweight crown.
You know what theyre
paying me for one night $2.75
million. This is not Joe Frazier or
Ken Norton or Jimmy Young, he
said. Im getting $2.75 million
for a tuneup, a warm up, against
a nobody.
There had to be some no-
bodies, of course, because the
heavyweights who really mat-
tered couldnt keep fghting each
other all the time. Sometimes,
though, it seemed like they did,
even to those actually doing the
fghting.
They kept coming, and kept
coming, one after the other,
Foreman said. You just couldnt
fnd an easy target.
Norton was no easy target
far from it. The former Marine
with the sculpted body came out
of nowhere to break Alis jaw and
hand him only his second defeat
in 1973. The two would fght two
more times and Ali would win
both, though Norton went to
his grave believing that he was
robbed in their last fght in 1976
in Yankee Stadium.
There was no such contro-
versy two years earlier when
Norton challenged Foreman
for the heavyweight title in, of
all places, Caracas, Venezuela.
The fearsome Foreman, fghting
one last fght before he and Ali
would meet in the Rumble in
the Jungle in Zaire, knocked
Norton down three times before
the fght was mercifully called to
an end in the second round.
A lot of people assumed he
was afraid of me but he was nev-
er afraid of me, Foreman said.
He got in the ring and took off
his robe and I looked over there
and he looks like Hercules. That
wasnt pretty at all.
Norton is gone now, never
really having recovered from
blows taken to the head and a car
accident in the 1980s that nearly
killed him. So is Frazier, and oth-
er less notable alums of the great
heavyweight era like Young and
Ron Lyle.
Getting hit in the head by a
200-pound man can take a toll,
though some weathered it better
than others. I was with Leon
Spinks last year when he and
his wife sat in a small room at
the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain
Health in Las Vegas, where he
was told his brain was shrinking
because of the abuse it took in
the ring and out.
It was grand, though now its
not so pretty. Ali himself is near-
ly mute and a trembling fgure
these days in Arizona, ravaged
by the Parkinsons Syndrome
that did what no other opponent
could do silence The Greatest.
Hes living a more humble
life now, but hes doing good,
said Alis former business man-
ager Gene Kilroy, who visited
him earlier this year on Alis 71st
birthday. But hes not the Ali he
used to be when he would walk
down the street and 5,000 people
would follow as he yelled Whos
the greatest of all time?
Ali was, and of that there is
little doubt. He captivated the
world with his mouth outside the
ring, and thrilled them with his
work inside the ropes. Two wins
each against Frazier and Norton
and mighty upsets of Foreman
and Sonny Liston were more
than a career for any one man.
His supporting class was aw-
fully good too the last batch of
heavyweights to take up boxing
before the lure of basketball
and football took away so many
good athletes from pursuing the
sport. Like Norton, they were
champions too, even if Ali always
seemed to reign supreme.
They were all young once,
and they were magnifcent.
As another one passes, were
all lucky to be able to remember
them that way.
Tim Dahlberg is a national
sports columnist for The
Associated Press. Write to him at
tdahlberg@ap.org or http:twitter.
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MSU baseball
Baseball. The younger brother of former Di-
amond Dawg and current MLB player Tyler
Moore (Washington Nationals), Humphreys
earned 2013 Louisville Slugger First-Team
All-America honors this past spring after hit-
ting 11 home runs and 32 RBIs as a senior. The
6-foot-2, 200-pounder hit .419 with a .543 on-base
percentage and an .874 slugging percentage for
Northwest Rankin High School.
Reid comes from a great family and we feel
like he is going to be a great player, Cohen said.
Reid enters our program with a very good skill
set.
On the mound, the Bulldogs also signed fel-
low draft pick Paul Young, a right-hander who
was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the
ffth pick in the 21st round. Young, who chose
MSU over scholarship offers from 11 other
Southeastern Conference schools, went 5-0 with
a 2.44 ERA this past spring for Central Alabama
Community College, including a complete-game
victory in the 2013 NJCAA National Champion-
ship game.
Paul had a really diffcult decision of whether
to go to college or to sign a professional contract,
Cohen said. We are very pleased he chose Mis-
sissippi State. He is a very talented young man
with a great arm.
Drafted by the Texas Rangers with the 24th
pick in the 36th round of this summers MLB
draft was fellow right-hander Dakota Hudson,
who was rated a top 100 player overall at any po-
sition by national scouting service Perfect Game.
Topping out at 95 mph on the radar gun, Hudson
owned a 1.09 ERA and a 124-to-14 strikeout-to-
walk ratio as a senior for Sequatchie County
High in Dunlap, Tenn.
Dakotas professional signability is what ulti-
mately got him on our campus, Cohen said. We
are thrilled he decided to be a Bulldog.
Other notable names from the class are: catch-
er Gavin Collins, right-hander Avery Geyer and
outfelder Joey Swinarski. Coming all the way
from Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro High), Collins
was projected to go in the top fve rounds of the
draft before injuring his ankle in the frst game
of his senior season, but he has since fully recov-
ered.
Geyer, who was the ace on the national
championship Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic High
squad, was a 2013 Louisville Slugger First-Team
All-American, and fnished third in the voting for
Floridas Mr. Baseball.
Swinarski, a fellow Floridian from Orlando,
Fla. (The First Academy), graduated from high
school a year early and chose MSU over South
Carolina, despite being a projected as a high pick
in next Junes draft.
The newcomers will make their debut Friday,
Oct. 4, in the teams frst open practice of the fall
at Dudy Noble Field.
West Alabama
n Pickens County 40, Brilliant 0:
At Reform, Ala., the Tornadoes offense
kept rolling against their Class 1A, Re-
gion 5 rival.
Pickens County, the No. 1 team
in the latest ASWA Class 1A poll, has
scored 187 points en route to a 4-0 start
(3-0 in region play).
What we are looking for is con-
sistency, Pickens County Patrick Plott
said. Regardless of the opponent or the
score, we just want to stay focused and
keep doing what we do. As long as we do
that, we will be successful.
For Pickens County, Jamarcus
Brown had nine carries for 230 yards
and four touchdowns. Devont Simon
also scored on a 39-yard run.
Simon had six carries for 99 yards.
He also hit Deont Simon for a two-point
conversion.
Pickens County had 405 yards of to-
tal offense. Defensively, the Tornadoes
finally got that long-awaited first shutout
while holding the Tigers (2-2, 2-1) to 94
yards.
The defense has been working
real hard to get the shutout, Plott said.
They were really flying around to the
ball and making big play after big play.
Sometimes you lose focus when you get
a big lead, but the defense really wanted
a shutout.
Justin Barton had eight tackles and
a sack. Chris Hill added six tackles and
two sacks.
Pickens County will play host to Al-
iceville (3-1, 3-0 Class 2A, Region 4) on
Friday night.
n South Lamar 42, Lynn 19: At
Lynn, Ala., the Stallions snapped a 15-
game, two-season losing streak with
their Class 1A, Region 5 road victory.
The kids have worked so hard and
it is good to see them rewarded, South
Lamar coach Shannon Gregory said.
Finally getting a win will allow the kids
to loosen up a little bit and just focus on
playing football.
South Lamar (1-3, 1-2 region)
rushed for a 297 yards. Holden Fields led
the way with 125 rushing yards, including
touchdown runs of 35 and 31 yards.
Quarterback Canaan Fleming threw
a 12-yard touchdown pass to Dustin
Weathers. He also scored on a 20-yard
run. The Stallions also got the first de-
fensive touchdown of the season on a
25-yard interception return. Corey Betts
added a 27-yard touchdown run.
It was a balanced effort and we got
a lot of people involved both on offense
and defense, Gregory said.
Talbert Tate had a team-high 11
tackles. Weathers had three takeaways,
as he recovered two fumbles to go with
the interception return for a score. South
Lamar forced five turnovers.
For Lynn (1-3, 0-3), Chance Henson
threw three touchdown passes, all to hit-
ting Ben Cagle (1, 33 and 12 yards).
South Lamar will travel to Central
of Coosa County (1-3, 1-2 Class 3A,
Region 4) for a non-region game Friday
night.
n Aliceville 26, Cold Springs 6:
At Cold Springs, Ala., the Yellow Jackets
moved to 3-0 in Class 2A, Region 4 play
with a dominating rushing attack and
strong defensive effort.
Darion Manning rushed 21 times for
205 yards, as Aliceville ran for 307 yards
as a team. Manning capped his monster
night by scoring on a 10-yard run.
Aliceville (3-1) allowed the ground
game to dominate. Cody Davis scored
on a 38-yard run. Jaterrius Steele scored
on a 7-yard run. Christopher Crowell
scored on a 14-yard run. Manning also
had a two-point conversion run.
The Yellow Jackets only threw the
ball 12 times and overcame one inter-
ception and five lost fumbles on the wet
track.
We had a size advantage on the
offensive line and did a good job of tak-
ing advantage of that, Aliceville coach
Charles Moody said. It was a difficult
night, and we had to overcome some
adversity early (a 6-0 deficit), so it was
good to see the players respond.
Marqueze Marshall had 12 tackles,
while David Hughes added 11 and Ter-
relle Steele had 10.
James Moore scored on a 1-yard
run for Cold Springs (2-2, 1-2).
We feel good about starting 3-0 in
region play, Moody said. The next two
weeks, though, we will learn a lot about
this team.
The Yellow Jackets face back-to-
back undefeated foes. Aliceville will play
Pickens County (4-0, Class 1A, Region
5) in a non-region game before stepping
back into region play to play host to La-
mar County (4-0, 3-0) on Oct. 4. Those
are the final two undefeated teams in
Class 2A, Region 4.
n Pickens Academy 29, South
Choctaw Academy 7: At Toxey, Ala.,
the Pirates moved to 4-0 for a sec-
ond-straight season with this non-region
victory in Alabama Independent School
Association action.
Josh Lewis led Pickens Academy
with two rushing touchdowns and a
passing score. Lewis rushed 15 times for
127 yards. He was 12 of 22 for 128 yards.
Lewis scored on runs of 28 and 29
yards. The touchdown pass covered 53
yards and went to Joseph McGlawn. Mc-
Glawn had four receptions for 84 yards.
The other Pickens Academy touch-
downs were rushing scores by Chance
Britt and Whit Wilkins. Dalton Perkins
also kicked a 37-yard field goal.
Daniel Powell and Grant McCrary
each had nine tackles.
Pickens Academy will look to build
on its 2-0 start in Class 1A, Region 2 play
when it travels to Eastwood Christian (1-
3, 1-2) on Friday night.
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Boxing
Remembering Ali, Norton, and golden age of heavyweights
Saints
The Saints have most key skill
players remaining from a 2011 of-
fense that gained an NFL-record
7,474 yards: Brees, tight end Jim-
my Graham, running backs Dar-
ren Sproles and Pierre Thomas,
receivers Marques Colston and
Lance Moore. Even last season,
when Payton was suspended, New
Orleans offense ranked second
with an average of 411 yards per
game. With Payton back calling
plays, the Saints are averaging 395
yards, the slight dip coming as the
running game struggles.
That puts more pressure on
Brees, wholl be keeping an eye
on the pair of talented young Car-
dinals defensive backs who rose to
stardom 80 miles up the Mississip-
pi River in Death Valley.
Five Things to Know
n RED (ZONE) ALERT: While the Saints rank
ninth in yards per game, finishing drives in the end zone
has been a problem. New Orleans 14.3 percent red
zone conversion rate (1 for 7) ranks at the bottom of
the NFL. Two of New Orleans three touchdowns have
come on passes of 25 yards or more.
Its great when you get the big plays, but you cant
bank on it, Brees said.
n PETERSONS PLAYMAKING: Cardinals
coach Bruce Arians joked that Peterson isnt kicking
field goals because he could not beat out Jay Feely.
Otherwise, the star cornerback and return man really
might be doing it all. Arians has used Peterson intermit-
tently on offense, both throwing and catching passes.
Peterson promises more.
Weve got a lot planned up our sleeve, he said. I
guess you guys will find out as soon as the world finds
out.
n DEFENSIVE SAINTS: New Orleans defense
is getting credit for the clubs 2-0 start, in stark contrast
to a year ago, when the unit set NFL records for futil-
ity. Through two games under Ryan, the Saints rank
11th, yielding 320 yards per game, well below their
record-440 average in 2012.
Its two weeks, and were encouraged, Payton
said. Were going to see some really good offenses.
This week presents a different challenge.
n AERIAL ARIENS: The Cardinals offense
appears to be making progress under Arians, who
acquired a new veteran quarterback in Carson Palmer.
Arizona has averaged 282.5 yards passing, an
encouraging sign for a club that averaged only 187.8
through the air last season.
n GROUNDED INGRAM: Saints running back
Mark Ingram was hoping for a breakout season in his
third year as a pro. So far, the 2009 Heisman Trophy
winner out of Alabama, drafted in the first round in 2011,
has already become a magnet for criticism on New
Orleans sports talk shows and internet chat rooms. He
is averaging 1.8 yards on 31 rushes, and was knocked
backward on fourth down at the goal line in Tampa Bay
last Sunday.
Ingrams teammates are sticking up for the running
back, saying many of his fruitless runs came on plays
that broke down in many areas.
Tim Dahlberg
Lowndes County Master Gardener Lucy Harpole, left, and Mississippi State Extension Service horticulturist Jeff Wilson talk about the making of the butterfy garden behind
them at the Columbus Riverwalk Wednesday. In the background, Master Gardener Doris Ebner tends some of the plants. The public is encouraged to visit the garden this
month while butterfies and caterpillars are prolifc.
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Lifestyles THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
T
he nights are
becoming
a bit cooler
now. Draped over
our Golden Triangle
is a velvet cloak,
scattered with crys-
tal stars. The moon
has looked especial-
ly lovely lately. We
are all anxious for
autumn, perhaps
the most pleasant of
seasons.
Astrologically,
today we move from the sign
of Virgo, into Libra.
No matter if these
are not your sun
signs; they still have
an infuence on us.
Virgo is ruled
by Mercury, which
effects communi-
cation and travel.
I certainly felt the
power of that planet
this past week.
My friendships
increased in some
very nice ways. I
made a new friend and devel-
oped a deeper connection with
an old acquaintance. I was
able to track down my creative
writing teacher, a woman with
whom I had lost contact over 10
years ago. The most exciting
event was a phone call from
a friend that I had not heard
from in three years.
Thanks to the Internet, and
in particular, to Facebook, I
will be able to remain in con-
tact with these dear souls, even
though they are living in other
states around the country.
Today marks the beginning
of Libra, the sign that rules art
and beauty. We may feel like
sprucing up our homes and
yards. Of course, that could
just be because the milder
temperatures motivate us to
expend some of the energy
which had evaporated with
the three-digit thermometer
readings. Goodbye, summer,
so glad to see you go.
Libra will most likely bring
out the autumn dcor in
downtown Columbus. I love
seeing the jaunty scarecrows
perched on big bales of hay.
They always make me smile.
Some mornings they are a bit
askew. It is as if they jumped
up to do a cheerful dance when
everyone else was sleeping.
They may be tired but they just
keep smiling.
I suppose it is not too early
to start a Christmas list. There
are certainly a lot of gift choic-
es offered by local merchants.
I love to peer into the windows.
The Bride and Groom shop
is always a stunner. I will
Seeing stars
Adele Elliott
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Master Gardener Doris Ebner examines a cocoon that will soon yield a graceful butterfy.
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BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
I
f ever there
was a case
of build
it and they will
come, the Lown-
des County Master Garden-
ers found it. What they built
is a 4,000-square-foot butter-
fy garden at the Columbus
Riverwalk. And, indeed, the
winged insects have come,
clad in brilliant coats of
autumn amber, ultramarine
and buttercup yellow. The
pipevine swallowtails, east-
ern tigers and little skippers,
the Gulf fritillaries and mon-
archs. Cloudless sulphurs,
buckeyes, too.
As the seasons transition,
they blanket the garden,
doing a delicate dance from
plant to plant self-pro-
pelled fowers, R.L. Hein-
lein once dubbed them. The
close observer this month
will spot hundreds of cater-
pillars (larvae) and cocoons
(pupa or chrysalis) less
lovely, but vividly illustrating
the pre-butterfy stages of
life.
This was Lucys vision,
said Jeff Wilson, standing
on the sloping hillside above
the garden at the Moores
Creek Road turn-off at the
west end of Columbus Main
Street. The Mississippi State
Extension Service horti-
culturist leads the Master
Gardeners group in their
volunteer efforts to make the
county more beautiful. Hes
talking of Lucy Harpole, a
dedicated butterfy garden-
er.
The idea was on the
drawing board for a while,
but fnally got underway in
the spring of 2012.
The frst priority was to
pick out a spot, one suited
to butterfies, with lots of
sunshine (butterfies like
Have you noticed? Theres a lot of feasting and
futtering going on in downtown Columbus
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A Gulf fritillary feeds on a zinnia at the garden Wednesday.
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Tuesday, Sept. 24
Storytelling workshop
Celebrated professional storyteller
Len Cabral conducts a workshop for
those who love a good story and want
to learn how to tell one. Tickets to the
7 p.m. workshop at the Rosenzweig
Arts Center are $10. All are welcome.
To sign up, contact the Columbus Arts
Council, 662-328-2787.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Table Talk The Friends of the
Columbus-Lowndes Library hosts Dr.
Kendall Dunkelberg, Mississippi Uni-
versity for Women professor of English,
as he previews speakers for the 25th
annual Eudora Welty Writers Sym-
posium (Oct. 24-26). Bring lunch at
11:30 a.m. and socialize at the library,
314 Seventh St. N.; iced tea is provid-
ed. Or join friends from noon-1 p.m.
for the program. For more information,
contact the library at 662-329-5300.
Thursday, Sept. 26
MUW Lowndes alumni The
Lowndes County MUW Alumni chapter
meets from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lion
Hills Golf Club in Columbus. Dr. Ken-
dall Dunkelberg will preview the upcom-
ing Eudora Welty Writers Symposium.
Reservations are not required. For
more information, email Shasta Dodd
at sdodd@waterstruck.com.
Confuence gallery recep-
tion The public is invited to a
gallery reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
at the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery
(second foor of the MSU Welcome
Center) for the Kathryn Hunter: Con-
fuence exhibit. For more information,
go to caad.msstate.edu or contact Lori
Neuenfeldt, 662-325-2970.
Thursday and Friday,
Sept. 26-27
The Brothers Menaechmus
Mississippi States Shackouls Hon-
ors College Classical Week presents
this ancient comedy by Plautus. Enter-
tainment and performances begin at
5:30 p.m. at Griffs Hall, in Zacharias
Village Courtyard on the MSU campus.
Dr. Donna Clevinger directs. Bring
lawn chairs and blankets; a cookout
Thursday begins at 5 p.m. before the
outdoor show. Free, but all donations
are welcome. For more information,
call 662-325-2522.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Origami workshop Interna-
tional storyteller Kuniko Yamamoto
conducts an origami workshop from
10 a.m.-noon at the Rosenzweig Arts
Center to conclude the Sept. 24-28
Possum Town Tales Storytelling Festi-
val (details at top of page). Workshop
is $10; $5 for each additional family
member. Children 12 and under must
attend with a participating adult. Sign
up by contacting the Columbus Arts
Council, 662-328-2787.
Homestead Fair A variety of
vendors and homesteading demon-
strations in skills including blacksmith-
ing, spinning, fermenting, livestock
care and more take place between 9
a.m.-7 p.m. at the Mississippi Modern
Homestead Center, Lake Valley Road,
Starkville. Free to members; $5 for
non-members. For more information,
visit msmodernhomestead.com or call
662-694-0124.
Symphony concert The
Columbus Arts Council presents the
Starkville/MSU Symphony Orchestra
at Mississippi University for Womens
Rent Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Dr.
Michael Brown directs. Dr. Julia
Mortyakova is guest solo pianist.
The symphony premieres Dr. Richard
Montaltos Possum Town Prelude.
Tickets are $10 at the Rosenzweig
Arts Center or at the door. MUW/
MSU faculty, students and staff
admitted free with school ID. For
information, contact the CAC, 662-
328-2787.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Table Talk Author, illustrator
and Starkville native Laurie Park-
er discusses her frst novel, The
Matchstick Cross, at noon at the
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library,
314 Seventh St. N. The Friends of
the Library invite you to bring lunch
at 11:30 a.m. to socialize; iced tea
is provided. Or join friends for the
program from noon-1 p.m. For more
information, contact the library, 662-
329-5300.
Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 4-5
Seventh Avenue Heritage
Festival This celebration of
the unique culture that existed in
this once-bustling business and
entertainment district features live
music, food, childrens activities and
more. Entertainers include Genuwine
and friends. For more information,
contact Kabir Karriem, 662-549-
4314.
Saturday, Oct. 5
Art in Autumn The Mississip-
pi University for Women Department
of Art and Designs Kappa Pi chapter
hosts its annual Art in Autumn
Auction from 6-9 p.m. in the Eugenia
Summer Gallery in the Art and De-
sign Building on campus. The public
is invited to silent and live auctions
featuring work by students, art facul-
ty, art alumni and other professional
artists. For more information, con-
tact Dr. Beverly Joyce, 662-241-7812
or bjoyce@as.muw.edu.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Jazz at Renasant The MSU
Symphony Association presents a
free jazz program outdoors at Rena-
sant Bank, 500 E. Lampkin St., in
Starkville at 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
Bridge grand opening
Celebrate the opening of the
newly-restored Old Tombigbee River
Bridge at the Columbus Riverwalk
with BBQ & Blues from 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Stroll the historic bridge as
award-winning blues artist Grady
Champion entertains. Local artwork
will be displayed. For more informa-
tion, contact the Columbus-Lowndes
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
800-920-3533.
Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 18-19
Caledonia Days Caledonias
10th annual celebration kicks off
Oct. 18 in Ola J. Pickett Park at 7
p.m. with the Win-Wheel Band of Ver-
non, Ala., American Idol Top 5 fnalist
Skylar Laine, childrens area and a
freworks show. Activities downtown
Oct. 19 begin at 8 a.m. and include
a 5K, live music, classic car and
tractor show, a dice run, pet parade,
lawn mower race and more. For more
information, call the Town Hall, 662-
356-4117.
calendar
Tuesday through Saturday,
Sept. 24-28
Possum Town Storytelling
Festival Internationally
known storytellers Len Cabral,
Carmen Agra Deedy and Kuniko
Yamamoto weave words into
magic at the second annual
Possum Town Storytelling Festival
presented by the Columbus Arts
Council. Performances will be
at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
Omnova Theater, 501 Main St., in
Columbus. For schedule or tickets,
contact the CAC, 662-328-2787
or visit columbus-arts.org. See
details on storytelling and origami
workshops in the calendar below.
OUT and aBOUT
Sept. 25 The Black Crowes, Thalia Mara
Hall, Jackson ($72-94). boxoffceticket-
sales.com.
Sept. 28 Rickey Smiley & Friends,
BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo ($35-$50).
662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com.
Michael Feldmans Whadya Know radio
show broadcasts live from the Ford Center,
Oxford. 9:30 a.m. ($25-50). 662-915-2787
or fordcenter.org
Pioneer Day (living history demos), 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor
Center (milepost 266 near Tupelo). 662-
680-4027 or Amy_genke@nps.gov.
Oct. 3 Widespread Panic, Tuscaloosa
Amphitheater ($37-45). 205-248-5280 or
tuscaloossaamphitheater.com
Huxford Symphony Orchestra, University
of Alabama Moody Music Building Concert
Hall, Tuscaloosa, 7:30 p.m. 205-348-7111
or music.ua.edu.
Oct. 6 R. Kelly, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
($46-71). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaam-
phitheater.com.
Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby (with
Kentucky Thunder), Riley Center, Meridian
($59-65). 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.
com.
Oct. 7 Alabama Symphonic Band, University
of Alabama Moody Concert Hall, Tuscaloosa,
7:30 p.m. 205-348-7111 or music.ua.edu.
Oct. 9 The Lumineers (with Dr. Dog and
Nathanial Rateliff), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
($17-36). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphi-
theater.com.
Chamber Orchestra of Kremlin, U of A
Moody Concert Hall, Tuscaloosa, 7:30 p.m.
205-358-7111 or music.ua.edu.
Oct. 10 Rascal Flatts (with The Band Perry
and Sweet Water Rain), Tuscaloosa Amphi-
theater ($31-75). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloo-
saamphitheater.com.
Kenny Rogers, Ford Center, Oxford ($58-
75). 662-915-7411 or fordcenter.org.
Oct. 15 Hungarian State Folk Ensemble,
Ford Center, Oxford ($28-34). 662- 915-
7411 or fordcenter.org.
Michael McDonald, Riley Center, Meridian
($63-69). 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.
com.
Oct. 17 The Beach Boys (with The
Swingin Medallions), Tuscaloosa Amphithe-
ater ($20-50). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloo-
saamphitheater.com.
Oct. 24 Willie Nelson and Merle Hag-
gard, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ($20-70).
205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.
com.
The Golden Triangle is within easy traveling distance of some of the best entertain-
ment in the South. Support arts and entertainment at home, and when youre on the
road, these might pique your interest. Be aware that some venues add facility/conve-
nience charges to ticket prices.
Photo by Fresh Air Photo
Carmen Agra Deedy
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T
he Starkville/
MSU Symphony
Association, Mis-
sissippi University for
Women and the Colum-
bus Arts Council will
sponsor an evening con-
cert by the Starkville/
MSU Symphony Orches-
tra at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 28 in Rent Audi-
torium, 1100 College
St., on the Mississippi
University for Women
campus in Columbus.
Dr. Julia Mortyako-
va, Chair of the MUW
Music Department, will
be the featured artist
performer, joining the
orchestra for the Con-
certstuke for Piano and
Orchestra by Richard
Schumann. The perfor-
mance also includes a
premiere of MUW music
professor Dr. Richard
Montaltos original com-
position, Possum Town
Prelude and Beetho-
vens Symphony No. 1 in
C Major. The Starkville-
MSU Symphony is
under the direction of
Dr. Michael Brown,
head of the Department
of Music at Mississippi
State University.
Tickets for the con-
cert are $10, with MUW
and MSU faculty, staff
and students receiving
free admission with
valid University ID.
Tickets are available
at the Columbus Arts
Councils Rosenzweig
Arts Center, 501 Main
St., in downtown Co-
lumbus and will also be
available at the door the
night of performance.
For tickets or more
information, contact
the CAC, 662-328-2787,
or email columbus.
ms.arts@gmail.com.
The Symphony
Association was estab-
lished in 1969 and is
now celebrating its 45th
season. Doug Browning
conducts the Symphony
Chorus, which was orga-
nized in 1972.
For more information
about the association,
go to starkvillesympho-
ny.org.
Orchestra to unveil Possum Town
Prelude in Saturday concert
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The Starkville/MSU Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Rent Auditorium on Mississippi University for Women
campus.
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n WHAT: Starkville/MSU Sym-
phony concert
n WHERE: Rent Auditorium on
the Mississippi University for
Women campus
n WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 28
at 7:30 p.m.
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T
he Friends of the Co-
lumbus-Lowndes Public
Library and Mississippi
University for Women join forc-
es Sept. 25 to preview MUWs
upcoming Eudora Welty Writ-
ers Symposium. The theme
of this years event, Alive as
Ever, on the Brink of Oblivion:
Southern Writers in the Eye
of the Storm, is inspired by
Eudora Weltys novel Losing
Battles.
Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg,
who has overseen the Welty
Symposium since 2008, is
well-placed to discuss the
event which presents the
varied works of the visiting au-
thors. He has directed poetry
and fction workshops at MUW
since 1994 and is the director
of creative writing at MUW.
A published poet since 1988
and a translator of both poetry
and fction, he was honored in
2003 as the MUW Humanities
faculty member of the year.
We are thrilled to host the
symposium for the 25th time
this year, bringing one of the
Souths greatest living wom-
en writers, Ellen Gilchrist,
as our keynote reader, said
Dunkelberg. During this
three-day gathering, we will
chase storms of every kind
imaginable: from post-apoca-
lyptic tempests, to characters
battles with identity and des-
tiny, and to the inner struggle
of the writer to set the right
words on the page, he con-
cluded.
This years line-up brings
a fascinating group of writ-
ers, said Friends member Jo
Shumake, and were delighted
to have Dr. Dunkelberg as our
Table Talk speaker to guide us
through their diverse works.
Its always a treat to learn
about the writers before they
arrive at MUW for the Sympo-
sium.
The Oct. 24-26 program at
MUW features novelists, poets
and short fction writers who
hail not only from Mississippi
and neighboring Alabama, but
also from Missouri, Kentucky,
Virginia, Indiana, Georgia and
Arkansas as well.
The Table Talk session will
be held in the second foor
meeting room at the Colum-
bus-Lowndes Public Library,
314 Seventh St. N. Doors open
at 11:30 a.m. for those wishing
to bring their lunch and social-
ize before the program begins
at noon. The Friends will serve
iced tea.
Table Talk to preview esteemed writers symposium
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STARKVILLE Mitchell Memorial
Librarys latest exhibit pays homage to
the cowbell, one of MSUs most beloved
traditions.
Located on the second foor of the
library, the exhibit will run throughout
the months of September and October.
Informational text highlights the his-
tory of the cowbell tradition, as well as
histories on several individual cowbells.
Items on display include double ringers
from the University Archives collection,
personal cowbells from the librarys
faculty and staff, and a sample of the
cowbell collection of Sid Salter, Director
of University Relations at Mississippi
State University. Photographs by Town
and Gown intern Loren Gambrell show-
case cowbells around campus.
For more information on MSU Li-
braries, visit library.msstate.edu/.
Cowbells on exhibit at
Mitchell Memorial Library
Ella Ruth Pegues
Harrison
Alex Harrison and Luisa
Porter announce the birth
of their daughter, Ella
Ruth Pegues Harrison, on
Sept. 14, 2013, at Gilmore
Memorial Regional Medical
Center.
She weighed 8 pounds
and 11 ounces.
Maternal grandparents
are Ted Porter of Hyatts-
ville, Md., and Mary Reed
Evans of Satellite Beach,
Fla.
Paternal grandparents
are Joe and Marla Harrison
of Fulton.
Birth
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C
ampus Recreation
at Mississippi Uni-
versity for Women
is teaming up with local
businesses to co-host
the ffth annual Charity
Fitness Party fundraiser.
The fundraiser will
help to beneft the
Fathers Child Ministry
which was founded by
Edward Yeates. The min-
istrys mission is to in-
fuence fatherless young
men and women to reach
their potential through
faith while utilizing com-
munity resources.
The event will take
place Monday, Sept. 23
in the Pohl Gymnasium
on the MUW campus
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. The Charity Fitness
Party will include aerobic
exercises such as Zumba,
R.I.P.P.E.D. and kickbox-
ing. Jason Sims from Max
Muscle will be giving tips
on sports nutrition. Door
prizes will be provided by
local sponsors.
The charity is a wor-
thy cause and benefts
many single parents and
children in the Golden
Triangle area, said
Marion McEwen, Cam-
pus Recreation wellness
coordinator.
Tickets are $5 in ad-
vance and $7 at the door
and may be purchased
through participating
sponsors: Fitness Factor,
Columbus YMCA, Max
Muscle, OCH Wellness
Connection in Starkville
and local Zumba instruc-
tor Bonnie Partridge.
For more information,
contact McEwen at 662-
241-7494 or email mmce-
wen@sa.muw.edu.
Fitness fundraiser Monday benefts
Fathers Child Ministry
Chris Jenkins/MUW Offce of Public Affairs
GREEN SPACE: Workers Wednesday help install more than 6,000 square feet of
sod for a new green space on the Mississippi University for Women campus, behind
Kincannon Hall. Students will be able to gather and relax in seating areas for social-
izing, eating or studying. An automatic sprinkler system will nourish trees that will
soon be planted there as well. Construction is projected to be fnished this month.
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I
ts tailgate sea-
son in the South
and although we
never did much of
that growing up,
there were occa-
sions when Mama
packed up her
beauty essentials
to hit the road with
four boys and her
cowboy husband in
tow.
With apologies
to Willie Nelson whose music
I like quite a lot, I have never
wanted my ladies to choose
him as your hair inspiration.
I dont mind a bit, however,
if you follow the lead of his
song and get on the road
again, whether its
a stylish outing to
a college football
game or a fall trip
to Italy.
Its a rite of
passage, I suppose,
more so for the
Southern gal than
others, to always
be prepared. And,
yes, I am counting
you transplanted
ladies as Southern
gals as well. Those big bags
are meant to haul stuff, right?
I learned a thing or two over
the years running all over
town from one photo shoot to
another and by simply paying
attention to the things in the
oversized totes my friends
carry.
Always keep moist tow-
elettes that come in resealable
packages nearby for quick
makeup fxes on the road.
Some even come enriched
with the fresh aroma of cu-
cumbers or relaxing scent of
lavender. Its a far stretch from
my mamas wet washrag in a
ziplock bag, but thankfully we
have come a long way.
I have learned that conceal-
er, lipstick and mascara are
lifesavers when traveling. If
you are doing an overnighter
or long weekend away, store
your cosmetics in one of those
fashionable temperature con-
trolled totes meant for bottled
water. Nothing is sadder than
your favorite shade of lipstick
melting in the heat, and that
can happen well into October
in Mississippi.
Ive seen everything under
the sun in the travel bags of
the most stylish women
miniature styling tools such
as foldup hair dryers, tiny fat
irons and even battery-oper-
ated curling irons. You cant
take your whole arsenal from
home, so simplify and take
portable sizes of your favor-
ites.
Next time you purchase
your favorite cosmetics,
whether foundation, moisturiz-
er or mascara, ask your make-
up artist for a few extra sample
sizes perfect for getting out on
the highway. Now if you have
never bought a thing at that
cosmetics counter, the sales-
person might not be thrilled,
but if you are a regular client,
a few samples for the road
arent too much to ask and can
really simplify your packing.
Toss in extra jewelry, a hat
for a bad hair day (which we
all have occasionally), and per-
haps some comfy shoes. When
it comes to mobile style, a lady
must still always be ready for
whatever comes her way.
Former Columbus resident
David Creel owns Beautiful
With David salon in Ridgeland.
Contact him at beautifulwithda-
vid@gmail.com.
Getting on the road again
being beautiful
David Creel
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M
ississippi Univer-
sity for Women
in Columbus will
host the Eudora Welty
Writers Symposium
Oct. 24-26. This annual
event, which honors the
world-renowned alumna
Eudora Welty, draws not-
ed authors, journalists,
scholars and artists to
The W. This years Sym-
posium theme is Alive
as Ever, on the Brink
of Oblivion: Southern
Writers in the Eye of the
Storm. Ellen Gilchrist,
long considered a major
voice in Southern litera-
ture, will be the keynote
speaker.
Other authors par-
ticipating in the Sym-
posium include Steven
Barthelme, Mitchell L.H.
Douglas, Holly Goddard
Jones, Cary Holladay, L.
Lamar Wilson, Elizabeth
Hughey, Steven Yates,
Stephanie Powell Watts,
Adam Vines, Stephen
Fuller and The Ws own
Michael Farris Smith. For
more information, visit
muw.edu/welty or contact
director Kendall Dunkel-
berg at 662-329-7386.
Each fall MUW
hosts the Welty Gala on
campus. The featured
speaker will be Po Bron-
son, author of Why Do
I Love These People?
and What Should I Do
With My Life? Tickets
are sold at different levels
and offer opportunities
for attendees to enjoy a
private reception with the
guest speaker along with
premium seating during
dinner.
Proceeds from the
Gala beneft the endow-
ment for the Eudora Wel-
ty Chair in Humanities.
For more information,
call the Offce of Alumni
& Development at 662-
329-7148.
Welty Symposium writers announced
twelve acclaimed authors to speak in
Columbus
Club notes
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From left, Smithville Attendance Center Principal Chad OBrian, Mississippis First
Lady Deborah Bryant and Lowndes County Republican Women President Mitzi
Younger are pictured Sept. 9 with a limited edition Celebrate Literacy gicle
signed by Barbara Bush. The artwork, awarded to LCRW upon winning frst place
in the 2012 Barbara Bush National Literacy Program, was presented to the school
in honor of Bryant. LCRW has donated more than 3,000 new books to Smithville
elementary classrooms.
Lowndes County Republican Women
On Sept. 9, the Lowndes County
Republican Women delivered 2,035 new
books, including 72 dictionaries for
third-graders, to kindergarten through
sixth-grade classrooms in Smithville.
Mississippis First Lady Deborah Bry-
ant was on hand to distribute books and
visit with students.
A commissioned limited edition
giclee on canvas signed by Barbara
Bush was presented by the chapter to
Smithville Elementary School, in honor
of Bryant. LCRW was awarded the
artwork upon winning frst place in the
2012 Barbara Bush National Literacy
Program for raising funds, purchasing
and delivering books to Smithville class-
rooms damaged by a tornado in 2011.
The Lowndes County group has now
donated more than 3,000 new books to
rebuild Smithvilles school libraries.
The 2013 literacy project, Mississippi
Republican Women CARE (Care About
Reading Excellence), was supported by
Republican Womens groups in Cal-
houn, Desoto, Hinds, Jackson, Jones,
Lafayette, Lauderdale, Madison, Simp-
son, Union and Winston counties.
Deborah Bryant was a special guest
at the LCRW annual membership drive
meeting Sept. 10 at Lion Hills Golf Club
in Columbus, which featured State Trea-
surer Lynn Fitch as speaker.
Courtesy photo
THANK YOU: As part of the Dancing Rabbit Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolutions effort to recognize public service organizations serving their
community, Chapter Regent Ann Tindal presents the Noxubee County Sheriffs
Offce in Macon with a certifcate of thanks and appreciation Sept. 11. From left are
Deputy Shawvenor Stallings, Deputy Tommy Roby, Sheriff Terry Grassare and Deputy
Cozene Robinson.
Northaven Woods
Garden Club
Northaven Woods Gar-
den Club of Columbus
held their frst meeting
for the new club year at
Cozy Acres, the country
home of Debbie and
David Burkes. President
Betty Swanzey welcomed
new members Kay Call-
away, Janna Ferrari, Del
Kilpatrick, Clara Kuntz,
Kay Marshall and Linda
Wood, along with the oth-
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She led the club in
the Club Prayer, Con-
servation Pledge and
Pledge of Allegiance
and, following the sec-
retarys and treasurers
report, introduced the
speaker, Doris Ebner,
president of the Co-
lumbus Garden Club
Council.
Ebner outlined plans
for the upcoming State
Garden Club Convention
to be held in Columbus
in 2014. She discussed
activities scheduled and
called on the club to as-
sist financially and also
to volunteer to help with
hospitality and serving
for various events to be
held. She stated that all
garden clubs in the Co-
lumbus Council would
be expected to help with
the convention.
Following the busi-
ness meeting, a ham-
burger supper was
enjoyed by members and
their guests.
The next meeting will
be Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.
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ept. 22
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the frst
day of fall, but
the best way to
know summer
is ending is
to look at all
the colorful
pumpkin and
gourd displays
at local garden
centers around
the state.
These displays are
not only for Halloween.
Fall harvest displays can
add charm and interest
throughout the season.
What is more seasonally
appropriate than using
pumpkins and gourds
along with fall-fowering
mums and colorful mari-
mums? Besides basic
orange, pumpkin colors
include red, yellow, white,
blue and multicolored
stripes. Pumpkins can
be miniature, fattened,
necked, smooth, winged
and warty.
There are hundreds of
different varieties of pump-
kin, squash and gourd,
and pumpkin patches are
springing up all over Mis-
sissippi. Lets take a look
at a few fall favorites.
Variety galore
The Cinderella pump-
kin is an heirloom variety
that originat-
ed in France.
This pumpkin
has been a
fall favorite
since the late
1880s. If the
shape seems
familiar, think
back to an old
Disney movie
you may have
seen. Popular
opinion is that
this pumpkin
variety was used as the
model for Cinderellas
carriage in the classic
animated flm. The fat-
tened shape also makes
this a good stacking
pumpkin.
Not all pumpkins have
smooth skins. One of the
more interesting variet-
ies is the peanut pump-
kin, which is a cross
between an unknown
pumpkin variety and a
Hubbard squash. This
pumpkin has a warty
surface that resembles
peanuts. It is a great
choice for adding coarse
texture to any display.
While the large
pumpkins get the most
attention, miniature
pumpkins are very ver-
satile. There are plenty
of cute mini varieties,
including some that are
solid white, traditional
bright orange, or white
with orange, vertical
stripes. Try displaying
minis in big fowerpots
or bowls. Mini pumpkins
will keep all through the
season sitting on the
front porch.
Why stop with
pumpkins when there
are interesting squash
and gourds available for
displays?
Turban squash is
a popular, hat-shaped
variety that Native
Americans grew. The
bulb-like top makes a
good fall decoration with
its bizarre shape and
multicolored stripes.
This squash would make
a fantastic centerpiece
for any gathering of
family and friends. Other
good squash varieties
for decorations include
Hubbard and any of the
winter squash.
Gourds come in amaz-
ing varieties. Some of the
more interesting have
wings and warts, and the
swan-shaped gourds are
colorful and spectacular.
Believe it or not, most
are delicious when baked
or made into a pie. A
Bachman family favorite
is homemade pumpkin
seeds. After carving a
jack-o-lantern, save and
thoroughly wash the
seeds. Toss with melted
butter, sprinkle with
sea salt and bake at 300
degrees until slightly
toasted. It will be hard,
but let the seeds cool and
then enjoy.
Be sure to inspect
your pumpkins, squash
and gourds before
purchasing. They will
last longer if there is no
surface damage, and that
includes pumpkins for
carving before Hallow-
een. To extend their
usefulness, try painting
scary faces on their sur-
faces instead of carving
them. If you just have to
carve a pumpkin, you can
coat the cut surfaces and
inside with petroleum jel-
ly. This will help to seal
and keep the fesh frm.
Enjoy locally-grown
pumpkins, squash and
gourds in festive displays
this fall.
Dr. Gary Bachman is
an associate Extension
and research professor of
horticulture at the Coastal
Research and Extension
Center in Biloxi.
Pumpkins, gourds make attractive fall displays
southern gardening
Gary Bachman
Gary Bachman/MSU Extension Service
Turban squash is a popular, hat-shaped variety that
Native Americans grew. The bulb-like top makes a good
fall decoration with its bizarre shape and multicolored
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never be in the market
for a bridal gown again.
But there is no harm in
looking.
Hollyhocks is more my
speed. There is always
something irresistible
in there. Columbus has
everything from vintage
clothing, to antiques for
the home, to smart and
stylish new clothing for
men and women. I wish
I could list them all.
Starkville, too, is a fun
and easy place to shop,
and to catch some great
local theater.
I am looking forward
to a great fall season.
This area is so very lovely
when the leaves glow
with the fery colors of
autumn. No matter if we
are planning marathon
shopping trips, or using
that Libra energy to make
our world more beautiful,
it is time to think cool.
Tonight I will probably
look up into the glittering
sky and make a million
wishes on the stars that
hang above us. I hope all
of your wishes are grant-
ed as well.
Adele Elliott, a New
Orleans native, moved to
Columbus after Hurricane
Katrina. Email reaches
her at adeleelliott@bell-
south.net.
Master Gardener Mona Whitson is pleased at the evidence of gluttonous caterpillars
on a trellised passion vine.
Butterfies
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sunshine) and with wind
barriers (butterfies dont
like wind), explained
Harpole, who enlisted
the advice of city beauti-
fcation volunteer Tjajuan
Boswell. Knowing what
butterfies like has been
the key to success.
The Riverwalk location
seemed ideal and enjoyed
high visibility.
Wilson will joke that,
as Harpole showed him
the spot, he envisioned
something like a 4-by-
6-foot bed. Harpole had
much bigger ideas.
Building it
With the valuable as-
sistance of butterfy (and
bird) authority Dianne
Patterson of Columbus,
the gardens design be-
gan to take shape. Wilson
and a brigade of volun-
teers provided hours
of manual labor, many
of them behind tillers.
Master Gardeners laid
out pathways and mat-
ted beds with about 150
bags of weed-controlling
leaves they had collected.
A critical phase was
selecting the host plant-
ings. Butterfies have
been known to be fnicky.
When you fgure out
what butterfies you want
to bring in, you just have
to fgure out what fowers
are their favorites, said
Patterson, matter-of-fact-
ly. Theyre particular
about the plants they
want to lay their eggs
on.
After two full sum-
mers to mature, the
variety of fennel, passion
vine, parsley, lantana,
ironweed, Turks cap,
Pride of Barbados and
other plants are doing
their job attracting
and feeding a wide
variety of butterfies and
their voracious larvae.
And make no mistake,
a caterpillars favorite
hang-out is the underside
of a leaf in search of food.
The leaves are eaten,
just as they should be,
smiled Mona Whitson,
examining a passion vine
climbing up a tall, stee-
pled trellis her husband,
Jim, built for the garden.
Wind chimes at the
top sang in the breeze.
Orange larvae of the Gulf
fritillary butterfy feasted
on the remaining vittles.
Whitson has been an
active caretaker at the
garden, one of several.
Maintenance includes
watering, dead-heading
plants and pruning.
Harpole said, The
leaves we put down have
done a fabulous job of
keeping out the weeds,
and God has done most
of the watering for us,
thank goodness. When
nature needs a little help,
Master Gardeners access
two 55-gallon barrels
ftted with spigots by
Brad Perkerson of Mili-
tary Hardware and flled
by the Columbus Fire
Department.
Take a stroll
The project is meant
for the community to
enjoy, and perhaps get
inspired to install smaller
versions at home. With
the garden mature and
enhanced with gravel
donated by Phillips
Contracting Co. Inc. on
the paths and a bird bath
from Debbie Lawrence
of Bloomers the MSU
Extension Service and
Master Gardeners hosted
the frst open house
tours Sept. 14. Horti-
culturists were on hand
to answer gardening
questions.
We did the tours
as a test run, but next
year hope to bring some
school groups in, said
Wilson. Our goal is to
educate people.
And children get so
excited about those cater-
pillars, added Harpole.
Hopefully its putting a
love of nature in them.
Be a Master Gardener
If you are interested in
joining hands to beautify
your county, the Master
Gardener program would
welcome you.
In exchange for 40
hours of educational
training, participants
are required to return
40 hours of volunteer
service within one year.
The program helps
county Extension offces
with horticulture projects
that beneft local commu-
nities.
Lowndes County
Master Gardener projects
have included planting
and helping maintain the
herb garden at Mississip-
pi University for Womens
Culinary Arts Institute,
landscaping at Lee Park
and at the junction of
Highways 50 and 373.
Soon they will begin
work on a garden at West
Lowndes Elementary
School.
The next Master Gar-
dener training sessions
begin in February 2014.
The fee is $85. For more
information, contact the
Extension offce in your
county.
Master gardeners
have in common the
thought of giving back
and enhancing the ap-
pearance of the commu-
nity, said Doris Ebner,
who joined the program
in 2004. Working togeth-
er, she continued, helps
projects get accom-
plished quicker. I care
about the appearance
of where I live and want
people visiting to know
our citizens care.
Everyone who in-
vested time and toil in
establishing the River-
walk butterfy garden
is pleased with the
conspicuous futtering
traffc there this month.
Butterfies should be
visiting the plot up until
frst frost, Patterson said,
although their numbers
will dwindle as fall ad-
vances. She considers the
garden a solid success.
There was this
beautiful little spot, and
this has made it much
more interesting, the
nature-lover said.
And Harpole, whose
vision started it all,
added: It worked! Its so
exciting.
Monarch larvae feast on leaves at the butterfy garden Wednesday.
Courtesy photo
A before shot of the spot selected for the butterfy
garden.
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SEMIS, LOADERS
AND FIRE TRUCKS, OH MY!
A Little Hands, Big Trucks fundraiser for United Way of Lowndes
County attracted guys and girls of all ages to the Columbus Soc-
cer Complex Sept. 7.
Holden Conner, Neil Taylor, Coy Conner and Les Hayden
Odyssey, Jeremiah and Teresa Dumas
Bill Guerry, Esta Hayden and Nancy Guerry
Bo Helton, Bobby and Melissa McKenzie and Stephen
Beckham
Nathan and Rhyn Wilson
HUNTERS EXTRAVAGANZA
Outdoor enthusiasts focked to a Hunters Extravaganza at Trotter
Convention Center in Columbus, presented by the MSU Extension
Service, National Resources Conservation Service and Mississip-
pi Forestry Commission Sept. 5.
Laura Hendrix and Sudduth Fuller
Josee Weeks, Bryan Weeks and Emerson Weeks
David and Donna Gray
Ben Thomas and Eli Nevins
Natalie and Alex Wheeler Jordy Howton, Jesse West and Josh Tilley Paige, Stephen and Caryn Bivens
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Sept.
22). Youre always watching
out for a chance to make
someone smile. Youll seek
and fnd romance in October.
November brings the end of a
battle. In December, decisions
fall in your favor, benefting
your professional status. Youll
track down a long-lost friend in
2014. Rekindling the tie has
long-term benefts. Pisces and
Leo people adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 36, 24,
13, 20 and 48.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Heres one rule that will
protect your time and happi-
ness: Dont give unsolicited
advice. Share your expertise
with those who ask or pay for
it. Theyre the ones who will
value it.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). If you obsess and over-
analyze, you will become tired
before youve handled all of
your work. If you start to feel
anxious, shift your focus to the
things that help you access
your inner peace.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Of course doing the same
things will produce the same
results. The change you desire
will begin because of a choice
you make to try something
unfamiliar.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). Conforming to the rules
of a culture is sometimes
necessary to survive, ft in,
infuence others and more.
But conforming all the time is
soul-crushing. You need your
moments of rebellion, too.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Everyone experiences things
differently. But today, your
experience will be completely
different from that of others
around you because your
sensitivity causes you to feel
things with great intensity.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Youll be inspired by the peo-
ple you meet and the stories
you hear. Listening to others
and mirroring their feelings
and memories creates a great
sense of satisfaction.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You are a comfortable person
because you accept yourself
and try not to judge anyone,
including yourself, too harshly.
Today you have a way of bring-
ing out a side of people that
they hide around others.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Does energy that is di-
rected at people really make a
difference in what happens to
them and how they feel? You
do your fair share of sending
out good vibes just in case.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Lay down boundar-
ies to help you avoid having
another one of those conver-
sations in which someone else
feels better after sharing their
feelings and pain with you, but
you feel worse.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Its strange how being
around certain people can
cause you to act out of charac-
ter. You may fnd this liberating
now, as its fun not to know
exactly what someone is going
to do next, especially if that
someone is you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The bear who craves hon-
ey strongly enough is willing
to risk it with the bees. Youre
cleverer, though. Youll stand
by and watch until you fgure
out how honey can be had with
the least chance of getting
stung.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). A new opportunity is
masquerading as the same-
old same-old. Once you give it
a familiar label, you wont be
able to see its potential. So
observe more closely. Whats
different?
Horoscopes
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EAR ABBY:
The other
day, while
backing out of a
parking space,
I nearly hit a
woman who was
walking behind
my car with her
toddler son. I
didnt see them
because I was
dialing my cell-
phone and was
distracted. The
woman rightfully
yelled at me to
pay attention and get off my
phone, and although she was
gracious and encouraged me
to consider it a wake-up call,
I didnt react as kindly to her
out of embarrassment. In-
stead, I became defensive and
didnt apologize, even though it
was my fault.
I shudder to think of what
might have happened, and
I admit this wasnt the frst
close call Ive had. Im a mar-
ried mother of two and should
know better.
While I cant go back and
fnd her, I hope the woman
sees this letter. I want her
to know that because of that
incident, I now lock my purse
and phone in the trunk or
place them on the backseat
out of reach before I start my
car. This way, I avoid the temp-
tation to look at messages or
make a call.
I have also asked my kids
to keep me accountable by
reminding me if I happen to
forget. They will be driving in a
few years, and I want to set a
good example for them.
Please pass this idea along
especially to moms like me
who try to multitask in the car.
HANDS ON THE WHEEL IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR HANDS ON THE
WHEEL: Your suggestion of
placing your purse and phone
on the backseat out of reach
is a good one. You are really
lucky you didnt kill or seriously
injure that mother and her
child. Regardless of whether or
not the woman sees your let-
ter, I hope it will remind other
drivers of the danger of driving
while distracted.
And while Im on the sub-
ject, I read an article recently
that discussed
distracted WALK-
ING. According
to U.S. Secretary
of Transportation
Anthony Foxx,
this has caused
an increase
in pedestrian
deaths. In 2011,
more than 1,500
pedestrians
were treated
in emergency
rooms because
of injuries they
suffered while
using a portable
electronic device.
The safest course of action
for drivers AND pedestrians is
to do only one thing at a time,
and to be fully present while
doing it.
DEAR ABBY: I have been
divorced for 13 years, and I
often wonder how to fll out
questionnaires that ask my
marital status. I have recently
started checking single
because enough time seems
to have passed, and I dont
defne myself by my divorce.
However, now Im wondering
if theres a certain etiquette
recommended. STATUS
UNKNOWN IN OHIO
DEAR STATUS UNKNOWN:
Honesty is recommended.
As much as you might like to
present yourself that way, you
are no longer single. Calling
yourself single is dishonest.
As someone who has been
married and divorced, you are
a divorcee and you will be
until you remarry. Saying you
are single is a misrepresenta-
tion of the facts.
DEAR ABBY: I have a
son-in-law whom I hate to ask
questions. He goes into so
much detail that Im always
sorry I asked. Is there any way
to make him get to the point?
LIKES IT BRIEF
DEAR LIKES IT BRIEF: Yes.
Explain that when he goes
into so much detail, you can
remember only 10 percent
of what he says, so please
get to the point. And when he
forgets, remind him.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
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S
o maybe the chance to taste
the faky spawn of a doughnut
and croissant wont get you lin-
ing up at the crack of dawn. Maybe
youre holding out for a burger nes-
tled between fried ramen noodles.
Or perhaps its the elusive McRib
that moves you.
Whatever fies your foodie fag,
its hard to deny that Americans
love feeling part of something
deliciously exclusive, that they
clamor to taste trendy, hard-to-get
morsels.
Its very much getting that
badge of honor, Tanya Steel, edi-
tor-in-chief at Epicurious.com, says
of recent food crazes that have seen
people lined up for hours to get a
so-called Cronut or ramen burger.
Its the trophy mentality. They can
brag to their friends and family,
and say Its great, its not so great.
It gives you bragging rights.
Its tempting to dismiss the
fanaticism as a crazy New York
thing. After all, it is the city that
gave us Cronut craziness. Here,
people line up in the wee hours
to wait for a chance to get one of
pastry chef Dominique Ansels
trademarked (really!) treats. He
makes just a few hundred a day and
scalpers are known to work the
line.
But this is bigger than New
York. In Washington, D.C., George-
town Cupcake often opens with
hundreds of customers already
waiting. In Portland, Ore., people
try to beat the clock at VooDoo
Doughnut. In Chicago, you can
join the mob at the Doughnut Vault
or at Kumas Corner, where the
hamburgers are named after heavy
metal bands. Austin has Franklin
Barbecue, Los Angeles has the
Kogi Korean taco truck and San
Francisco has no fooling lines
for toast.
So why do we do it?
Scarcity whether real or man-
ufactured drives people toward
food trends, savvy observers say.
On a recent day in Los Angeles,
1,000 people lined up to try to get
one of 500 ramen burgers, a Brook-
lyn-born treat featuring a hamburg-
er cradled between two stacks of
fried soup noodles.
Its really an old thing from
the playbook of marketing, says
Richard Martin, editorial director
at Foodrepublic.com. Do you want
to create that limited edition buzz
around a product or offer it up to as
many people as want it?
In a world where so much has
been tried, tested and exploited on
reality TV and elsewhere, hunger
for the next new thing also plays
big into keeping trends like the
Cronut and the ramen burger
going.
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Chef Dominique Ansel makes Cronuts, a croissant-donut hybrid, at the
Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York on June 3, 2013. The pastry chef
introduced it in May 2013, and bakeries in London, Toronto, Seoul and
elsewhere have copied it.
Courtesy photo
REDWING OPENS YEAR: Redwing Garden Club of Columbus met at the home of Lisa Glenn for the frst
meeting of the new club year on Sept. 12. Pictured at the meeting, seated from left, are Carolyn Long, Linda
Sobley, Lisa Glenn, Lori Fridley, Hope Oakes and Burnette Avakian. Standing are Jenny Hurt, Sigga Head,
Rosemarie Brooks, Paulette Gatton, Elizabeth Gillian, Angela Koch, Joann Ferguson, Martha Rodgers, Nona
Sheaks, Kathy Goodwin, Lee Tortorici and Jane Lee. New member handbooks were distributed and President
Linda Sobley presided over the meeting with discussion of 2013-2014 programs.
club notes
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
EVANGEL CHURCH 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 8:30
a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Ron Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2201 Military Road. Christian
Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery Church
(2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m. Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Jody
Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 4474 New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Childrens
Church 10:30 a.m., Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-328-3878
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 45 N. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Dr. Edward N. Knox,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 3232 Military Road. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.,
Worship, 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided. Walter
Butler, Pastor. 662-327-2111
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 15949 Hwy. 12
E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Westmoreland, Pastor. 662-
356-6870
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir rehearsals
and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
6:15 p.m. Steve Brown, Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH 1008 Lehmberg Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Service and Childrens Church 10:30 a.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Danny Avery, Pastor.
Russell Flood, Worship Leader.
CANAAN MB CHURCH 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School 8:15
a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Jimmy
Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 2490 Yorkville Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes Jones, Pastor. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH 844 Old West Point
Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman, Pastor.
662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 50 and Holly Hills Rd.
Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Discipleship
Training, Pre-school, Youth & Childrens Choirs 5 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Prayer Service 6:30 p.m.,
Sanctuary Choir 7:30 p.m. Albert Wilkerson, Pastor. 662-328-
5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 1316 Ben Christopher Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 127 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 1621 Mike Parra
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Michael
Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 7th St. and 2nd. Ave. N. Sunday
Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. (Worship televised
at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus Cable Channel 7), Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service, Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Dr. Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-
245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 708 Airline Rd. Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Charles
Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH 912 11th Ave. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-328-
1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 278 East
between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev. John Walden,
Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 6342 Military Rd., Steens.
Bible Study 8:45 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Training
Service 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Don
Harding, Pastor.
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy Ray,
Pastor. 662-328-7177
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W. Yarber,
or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774.
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Holly Hills Rd. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Prayer Service
every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark, Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st, 3rd
and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAHS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 9297 Hwy. 69 S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Ed
Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 6:30 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Dennis Ellingburg, Pastor. 662-251-6742 or
thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3 miles
South of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Evening Jr. Varsity & Varsity
AWANA 6th to 12th grade 4 p.m., Club AWANA 3 yr. old to 5th
grade, 4:15 p.m., Adult Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Adult Choir Practice 7 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. David
Woods, Pastor. 662-356-4940
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor. 662-272-
8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd. Sunday
Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill Hurt, Pastor.
662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH 187 Plymouth Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy Rigdon,
Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH 1131 Woodlawn Rd., Steens.
Sunday Mens Prayer Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Classes 4 p.m., Worship 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Bryan Wilson, Pastor. 662-401-2200
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 7852 Hwy. 12 E.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Christian Development Wednesday 7 p.m.
Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH 4307
Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and7 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-
327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 2 blocks east of
Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15
a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH East Lee Blvd., Starkville
MSU campus (new building behind the Wesley Foundation)
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert Montgomery,
Pastor. 662-312-6778 or starkvillebaptist.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Victory Loop off
of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH 3033 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., AWANA
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Shelby Hazzard,
Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH 1118 7th
St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Rev. Brian Hood,
Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel Best,
Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 1720 Hwy. 373. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Martin Buddy Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy Banks, Pastor. 662-327-1130
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Yorkville Rd.
Sunday Bible study 10:15 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Raymond
Spann, Pastor. sgrace.com
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Jimmy
Ellis, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd &
3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30 a.m.,
2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH Starkville Sportsplex, 405 Lynn
Lane Road. Worship 1st, 3rd, & 5th Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00
p.m. Pastor M. Martin. Prayer requests call 662-341-2278
BRICK MB CHURCH Old Macon Rd. Sunday School 9:30
a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons Road.
Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Bowers, Pastor.
662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor. 662-434-8283
CHRIST MB CHURCH 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U. Program
every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
EL BETHEL MB CHURCH 2205 Washington Ave. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Rev.
Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH 4266 Sand Road. Sunday
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-
243-1057
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Jimmy
L. Rice, Pastor.
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Glenn
Wilson, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
1st Saturday each month, Intercessory Prayer noon. Donald
Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH 4892 Ridge Rd. Worship 9 a.m.,
Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Rev. Charles Davison, Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH 129 Brickerton St. at Wingate
Inn. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m. Rev. Willie
Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST 219 Maple St. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 1207 5th Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist Training
Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Tony A.
Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Erick Logan, pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every Sunday
except 5th Sunday. Rev. Johnny Hall, Pastor. Min. John Wells,
Assistant Pastor.
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH 271 Church St., Artesia. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Thomas
E. Rice is pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday, 5th
Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner, Pastor.
662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH 3301 Sand Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Rev.
John C. Edwards. 662-329-5224
OAKLAND MB CHURCH 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Tue. before 1st and 2nd Sun. 6
p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Thurs. before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m.,
Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th Sun. 5 p.m. Rev. Dr.
Joe L. Brown, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH 9203 Hwy.
389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m. Pastor George
A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
James A. Greenlaw, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH 1213 Island Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH 4898 Baldwin Rd.,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor
Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. Rayfeld Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH 1519 Sixth Ave. N. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
Bobby E. Woodrick Sr., Pastor.
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., (1st
& 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH 514 20th St. N. Sunday
School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples, Pastor.
ST. JAMES MB CHURCH 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6:15
p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
ST. JOHN MB CHURCH 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev.
Otha Rockett, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH Robinson Rd. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Mays,
Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev. John
F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH 101 Weaver Rd. (Hwy. 69
S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Coy Jones, Pastor.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday 6 p.m.
Michael Sampson, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH 8086 Hwy. 12.
East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 366 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH 1202 5th St. S. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Childrens Church 10:15
a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. James A. Boyd,
Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Washington
St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Herb Hatfeld, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Flower Farm
Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45. Sunday 10:30
a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
& 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Herman Clark, Pastor. 662-
369-2532
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 808 College St.
Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.,
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30 p.m.,
Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic School (during
the school year). Father Robert Dore, Priest.
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVIDS AT MAYHEW 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939 or
anglicancatholic.org
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CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 811 N. McCrary. Ed Maurer,
Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH 720 4th Ave. N. and 8th
St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST Main St., Caledonia.
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Shobal Johnson 662-
241-5376 or E-mail: churchofchristhwy69s@live.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST 2401 7th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Billy Ferguson, Pulpit Minister and Paul Bennett - Family
& Youth Minister.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST Highway 182 E. at
Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://eastcolumbuschurch. com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Brian Adkins, Minister. 662-364-0353
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST 161 Jess Lyons Rd.
Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Doug English, Minister.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur Burnett,
Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhillcrestcoc@gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Robert Johnson,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS NAME Hwy. 12. Sunday 10
a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes, Pastor.
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD 721 7th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. Brenda
Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD 2103 Jess Lyons
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH 2274 Yorkville Rd., Life
Groups 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.; Evening Worship & JAM Kids
Night 6 p.m.; Wednesday: Worship, Called Out Youth, Royal
Rangers, Girls Clubs 7 p.m.; Tuesday: Intercessory Prayer 7
p.m. Nursery Available for all services (newborn- 4). Bobby
Richardson, Paster. 662-328-1256 or ychurch@cableone.net
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 5580 Ridge Road.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
606 Military Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Evening, 2nd & 4th Sunday 6 p.m., Monday 6 p.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Tommy Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 917 15th
St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 5429
Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m.,
Worship 9:30 a.m., Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 2nd
Sunday Holy Communion, 4th Sunday Youth Sunday, 4th
Sunday Family/Friends Sunday and Fellowship Dinner. Robert
L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-328-7159
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m., Wednesday Luncheon 11 a.m. Johnnie R.
Bradford, Pastor. 662-889-3820 or 662-798-0282.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Minnie
Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12 p.m., Tuesday
7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL Catholic - Sunday: Catholic Reconciliation
4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Catholic Priest Fr. Vince
Burns. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 321 Forrest Blvd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., Tuesday and
Thursday Braille Bible Workers 9 a.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest.
662-327-1953
ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 318 College St. Sunday
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Rev. Anne
Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP New Hope Road. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Jack
Taylor, Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 1524 6th
Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-Fri. 10
a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30 p.m., 5th
Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH W. Yorkville Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11a.m., Evening 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Jerry Potter, Pastor.
FAIRVIEW FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 p.m.
Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GODS ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill, Pastor.
662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH 425 Military Rd. Sunday Service
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson, Pastor.
662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 426 Military
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Old Macon Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 6:30
p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 120 19th St.
S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
BNAI ISRAEL 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST Meeting at Temple Bnai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School /Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH L.C.M.S. 1211 18th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 p.m. Floyd
Smithey, Pastor. 662-549-8190
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Kevin
Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Walt Porter, Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Dr.
Jonathan Speegle, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Todd Lemon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m., Geneva
H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD CME CHURCH 1213 Concord Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Tommy Davis, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Main St,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Buddy Carrol, Pastor.
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH Steens. Sunday
Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 602 Main St.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
Communion 5 p.m. Rev. Raigan Miskelly, Pastor.
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday
Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
GLENNS CHAPEL CME CHURCH 1109 4th St. S. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael Terry, Pastor.
662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets frst, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy.
12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m.. Meet on
2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev.
Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
frst, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORRS CHAPEL CME CHURCH Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Saturday
9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm. Rev. James Black,
Pastor.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH 521 15th St. N. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m. Rev. Dr. J.
W. Honeysucker, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service 9
a.m., Praise and Worship Service 10:45 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray,
Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Eighth Ave.
and Military Rd. Breakfast 9:30 a.m., Devotion 9:45 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Sunday 3rd Sunday
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Fred H. Brown, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. Jeff Ruth, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Robert Scott Sr., Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. James Black, Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rt. 2, 6015
Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Robert
Hurst, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH 4610 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6:30 p.m. Dr. William Petty, Pastor. 205-399-5196
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH 1108 14th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m. Jeffrey
Williams, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m.,
Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Sunday 6 p.m. Rev. Diane Lemmon.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy.
45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Tyrone Ashford, Pastor. 662-726-5396
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m., Gospel 11 a.m.,
Priesthood & Relief Society 12 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Bishop Tyrel Reed. 662-356-0833
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON DENOMINATIONAL
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 611 S. Frontage
Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig Morris,
Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, INC.
1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45 p.m.,
Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T. Verdell, Jr.
crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on Fridays only.
CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER 3288 Cal-
Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor. 662-574-0210
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kids Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Class 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 7 p.m. Grover
C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday
Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees,
Pastor. 662-327-4303
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH 1608 Gardner
Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. J.
Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH 133 Northdale Dr. Sunday
Worship 5:30 p.m. Les Pogue, Pastor. 662-889-8132 or
fccnppa.org
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer Saturday
5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III. 601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY 1504 19th St. N. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Maxine
Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH 1411 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday School 8:30
a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Darren Leach,
Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 a.m.,
Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School 10:30
a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.,
Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more information call
Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118, Patricia Young 662-
327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH 3193 Hwy
69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-1960
LIFE CHURCH 3918 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call Delmar Gullett
at 662-570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 305 Dr. Martin Luther
King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Pastor Apostle
Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY 875 Richardson. Worship
Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every 2nd
and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
REAL LIFE CHURCH 4888 N. Frontage Rd. Sunday
10 a.m., RLC Kids Ministry Sunday 10 a.m. Pastor Martin
Andrews. 662-328-2131 or www.reallifems.com
THE LORDS HOUSE 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE POINT (POINT OF GRACE CHURCH) 503 18th.
Ave. N. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Xtreme Kids - 10
a.m. for ages 4-11, Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Highpoint Kidz ages 4-11. Shane Cruse, Pastor. 662-328-7811
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES 730 Whitfeld St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. Rev.
Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-4088
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER 597 Main St., Caledonia.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene OMary, Pastor.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES 5450
Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Francisco Brock, Sr.
662-356-8252
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES
1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m.
-10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Rone F. Burgin,
Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wedneday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-3182 or
mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX
ST. BRIGIDS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MISSION Hwy. 50
West, West Point. Meeting at Holmes Chapel. 662-615-5380 or
http://mississippiorthodox.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday 7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE Shelton St. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES 622 28th St. N. Elder Robert
L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH 922 17th St. N.
Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. Terry
Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE 324 5th St.S. Granville E.
Wiggins, Sr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L. Obsorne,
Pastor.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE 1210
17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources. Sunday
School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones, Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday
11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH 1504 19th
St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD 120 21st St. S.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Thursday 7 p.m. Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Billy Kidd
Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.
and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m. Ernest Thomas,
Pastor.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 5850
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 311 Tuscaloosa
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. Rev. Tim Lee,
Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church School 11:15 a.m.,
Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 9:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Bob Wilbur, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2698
Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult
Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 p.m.; Monthly
Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 6 p.m.), Ladies Aid (3rd
Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise Class Tuesday and
Thursday 8 a.m. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Youth Group-
Sundays 5 p.m., Adult Choir-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.,
Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev. Tom Bryson,
Minister.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m. Chad Watkins,
Assistant Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH 2219 Hwy. 82 East.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Holiness Meeting 11 a.m., Puppets
& Timbrels 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Supper 5 p.m,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m., Womens & Mens Ministries
7 p.m., Corps Cadets (Teen Bible Study) 7 p.m., Friday
Supper Club 5:30 p.m., Friday Youth Meetings 6 p.m., Friday
Character Building (Ages 5-18) 6 p.m. Captain John Showers,
Commanding Offcer.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday 9:30 a.m., Bible Study 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Larry Owens, Pastor.
662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 826 15th St. N.
Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m., Divine Worship 11a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
Regular Church Attendance
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