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High School Football Games October 26, 2012
by Gene Phelps/NEMS Daily Journal
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How'd We Do?

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Last week: 22-4

Season: 221-51

Aberdeen (8-2, 4-0) at South Pontotoc (1-9, 0-4)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Aberdeen 20, Water Valley 13; Mooreville 14, South Pontotoc 7. ... Division 2-3A game. ... Aberdeen RB Chico Harrison has rushed for 806 yards, 5 TD. ... Bulldogs QB Josh Williams has passed for 1,432 yards, 19 TD and rushed for 548 yards, 7 TD. ... South Pontotoc QB Alex Pannell has passed for 1,115 yards and rushed for 464 yards.

PREDICTION: Aberdeen

Alcorn Central (2-8, 0-4) at Ripley (6-4, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Booneville 33, Ripley 28; ... Division 2-3A game. ... Alcorn Central RB Adam Carter has rushed for 535 yards, 5 TD. ... Ripley is led by QB Cody James with 1,682 yards passing,15 TD and 694 yards rushing, 14 TD, and RB Montrell Gray with 624 rushing yards, 9 TD.

PREDICTION: Ripley

Booneville (7-2, 4-0) at Belmont (6-2, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Booneville 33, Ripley 28; Belmont 28, Holly Springs 21. ... Division 2-3A game. ... Booneville RB Dejesuse Rogers has rushed for 1,069 yards, 11 TD. ... Belmont RB Alexander Fancher has rushed for 1,159 yards, 20 TD.

PREDICTION: Booneville

Bruce (8-2, 4-0) at Calhoun City (6-4, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Bruce 49, Okolona 6; Calhoun City 49, Hatley 0. ... Division 1-2A game. ... Bruce QB Davis Brown has passed for 1,869 yards, 27 TD. ... Calhoun City QB Chakel Gates has passed for 693 yards and rushed for 778 yards.

PREDICTION: Bruce

Coldwater (5-4, 3-3) at Biggersville (2-6, 2-4)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Coldwater 28, H.W. Byers 8; Vardaman 55, Biggersville 20. ... Division 1-1A game. ... Biggersville QB has completed 57 of 134 passes for 1,204 yards, 19 TD. ... Lions WR Darion Barnett has 21 receptions, 11 for TD.

PREDICTION: Coldwater

Corinth (7-2, 2-2) at Shannon (3-6, 2-2)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Corinth 14, Pontotoc 11; Shannon 62, Tishomingo County 11. ... Division 1-4A game. ... Corinth’s running game – Kendrick Williams and Robert White – has combined for 1,534 yards, 16 TD. ... Shannon RB Diamante Pounds has rushed for 1,311 yards, 11 TD.

PREDICTION: Corinth

Eupora (9-1, 4-0) at East Webster (8-2, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Eupora 55, Williams Sullivan 0; East Webster 24, Hamilton 0. ... Division 2-2A game. ... Eupora WR Derrick Jones has caught 33 passes for 655 yards, 8 TD. ... East Webster QB Deangelo Liggins has rushed for 726 yards, passed for 347 yards and 8 TD.

PREDICTION: Eupora

Falkner (8-1, 5-1) at H.W. Byers (3-6, 3-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Falkner 28, Thrasher 20; Coldwater 28, H.W. Byers 8. ... Division 1-1A game. ... Falkner averages 357 yards per game rushing. ... Eagles RB Jeramie Lawrence has rushed for 1,624 yards, 23 TD. ... Byers RB Marquis Moore has rushed for 998 yards, 9 TD.

PREDICTION: Falkner

Hernando (3-6, 1-4) at Saltillo (5-4, 2-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Lake Cormorant 17, Hernando 14; Oxford 37, Saltillo 7. ... Division 1-5A game. ... Saltillo QB Andrew Soper has completed 65 of 146 passes for 1,170 yards, 14 TD. He has also rushed for a team-high 766 yards, 6 TD.

PREDICTION: Saltillo

Holly Springs (4-6, 1-3) at Kossuth (2-7, 1-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Belmont 28, Holly Springs 21; Kossuth 49, Alcorn Central 6. ... Division 1-3A game. ... Holly Springs is averaging 209 yards rushing per game. ... Hawks QB Ronnell Boyland has rushed for a team-high 567 yards.

PREDICTION: Holly Springs

Horn Lake (2-7, 0-5) at Tupelo (3-6, 1-4)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Columbus 14, Horn Lake 0; DeSoto Central 39, Tupelo 34. ... Division 1-6A game. ... Tupelo sophomore QB Alex Norwood has completed 17 of 40 passes the last two games. ... Wave K Drew White has kicked three FG this season.

PREDICTION: Tupelo

Kosciusko (4-6, 2-2) at Houston (8-2, 2-2)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Koscuisko 42, Caledonia 18; Houston 40, Leake Central 7. ... Division 4-4A game. ... Hilltoppers QB Sharone Wright has rushed for 1,043 yards, 14 TD. ... DE Chris Jones leads Houston with 112 tackles. He averages 1.1 sacks per game.

PREDICTION: Houston

Mantachie (5-5, 2-2) at Water Valley (8-2, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Nettleton 28, Mantachie 27; Aberdeen 20, Water Valley 13. ... Division 2-3A game. ... Water Valley’s ground game has produced 2,435 yards, 40 TD.

PREDICTION: Water Valley

Nettleton (2-8, 2-2) at Mooreville (4-6, 1-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Nettleton 28, Mantachie 27; Mooreville 14, Nettleton 7. ... Division 2-3A game. ... Nettleton QB Dakota Cruber has completed 137 of 261 passes for 1,952 yards, 10 TD. ... Mooreville RB Josh Johnson has rushed for 586 yards, 6 TD.

PREDICTION: Mooreville

New Albany (6-4, 4-0) at Lewisburg (7-3, 2-2)

THE BUZZ: Last week – New Albany 35, Rosa Fort 14; Lewisburg 29, North Pontotoc 26. ... Division 2-4A game. ... New Albany RB Boston Newsome has rushed for 1,648 yards, 19 TD. He had 214 yards, 4 TD last week.

PREDICTION: New Albany

New Site (0-6) at Potts Camp (8-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Potts Camp 45, Benton County 0; Oak Hill Academy 37, New Site 17. ... Potts Camp RB Jamarquis Foster has rushed for 964 yards, 18 TD. ... Cardinals QB Jordon Harris has rushed for 899 yards, 9 TD.

PREDICTION: Potts Camp

Oxford (9-0, 5-0) at West Point (7-2, 5-0)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Oxford 37, Saltillo 7; West Point 55, Center Hill 7. ... Division 1-5A game. ... Oxford QB Parker Adamson has passed for 1,602 yards, 12 TD. ... Chargers RB Jarius Barnes rushed for a season-high 120 yards against Saltillo.

PREDICTION: West Point

Pontotoc (4-6, 1-3) at Amory (8-2, 3-1)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Corinth 14, Pontotoc 11; Itawamba AHS 35, Amory 13. ... Division 1-4A game. ... Pontotoc RB Deonte Dilworth has had two 200-yard rushing games. ... Amory WR/RB Dario Robinson has rushed for 709 yards, 8 TD and caught 38 passes for 607 yards, 4 TD.

PREDICTION: Amory

Smithville (7-1, 5-1) at Thrasher (5-3, 3-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Smithville 42, Tupelo Christian 6; Falkner 28, Thrasher 20. ... Division 1-1A game. ... The Seminoles have won four straight division games. ... J.T. Pitts had a 61-yard KO return for TD against TCPS.

PREDICTION: Smithville

Starkville (6-3, 5-0) at Callaway (5-4, 3-2)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Starkville 46, Yazoo City 0; Canton 14, Callaway 8. ... Division 2-5A game. ... Starkville QB Gabe Myles has passed for 678 yards and rushed for 271 yards. ... RB Jaquez Horsley has rushed for 534 yards, 8 TD to lead Jackets.

PREDICTION: Starkville

Tishomingo County (3-7, 0-4) at Itawamba AHS (9-0, 4-0)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Shannon 62, Tishomingo County 11; Itawamba AHS 35, Amory 13. ... Division 1-4A game. ... Itawamba RB Ashton Shumpert has rushed for 1,288 yards, 19 TD. ... His teammate, RB Charles Moore, has rushed for 1,076 yards, 16 TD.

PREDICTION: Itawamba

Vardaman (6-3, 6-0) at Tupelo Christian (0-9, 0-7)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Vardaman 47, Houlka 0; Smithville 42, Tupelo Christian 6. ... Division 1-1A game. ... Vardaman RB Donta Walker has rushed for 728 yards, 9 TD. ... Charlie Forrest caught an 8-yard TD pass from Zachary Tybor for TCPS last week.

PREDICTION: Vardaman

Walnut (3-7, 1-3) at Okolona (3-7, 1-3)

THE BUZZ: Last week – Baldwyn 35, Walnut 6; Bruce 48, Okolona 6. ... Division 1-2A game. ... The winner of this game will be a No. 4 seed in the state playoffs.

PREDICTION: Okolona
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