Jontaveous “JT” Sulton has enjoyed an outstanding career at Middle Tennessee State University with over 1,000 career points and over 600 rebounds. The senior from Yazoo City will graduate from MTSU this year. By JOFFRE WASHINGTON
For the Herald

Yazoo City native and current Middle Tennessee State University senior Jontaveous “JT” Sulton became the 30th member of the MTSU 1,000 point club Saturday night after scoring 17 points to lead the Blue Raiders to a 70-62 victory over Western Kentucky.
The Blue Raiders, 27-4, are the No. 1 seed heading into Sun Belt Conference Tournament and will play Saturday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Hot Springs, Ark. against the winner of the North Texas-Louisiana game.
The former Yazoo City Indian has been an integral part of the Blue Raiders success this season.
“This is a big accomplishment. When I think about all the other achievements I have made at MTSU it was only right that I went out the right way,” said Sulton. “It’s something I wanted to do for myself because it shows that hard work pays off. I just took advantage of the opportunity God has presented me.”
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FROM STAFF REPORTS

SANDHILL – The Yazoo County Panthers hit the road Saturday to Pisgah to take on the Dragons. However, it was the Dragons who came away with a two game sweep of the visitors, winning 16-6 and 15-7 on a bitter cold afternoon.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS

JACKSON – The Yazoo City Indians and skipper Gerald Peyton picked up their fourth win of the season Saturday in bitter cooled weather against Callaway in a pitchers duel with Darius Wright coming away with the victory helping his team to a 3-1 victory.
Callaway scored one in the first, as the Indians committed one error to allow the run to score to give the Chargers an early 1-0 advantage. The Indians scored back-to-back runs in the second and third innings to give them a 2-1 advantage. The Indians added a run in the seventh to get the 3-1 win.
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Daniel Newman hurls a strike for Manchester Academy Monday in a 15-5 victory over Deer Creek.By JOHN BLACKLEDGE
Sports Editor

A.J. Downs and the Manchester Mavericks got their second win of the season Monday night beating the Deer Creek Warriors 15-5.
The Warriors got on the board first to open the game scoring two runs. In the second, Kurt Williamson scored on an error.
Seth Hutton hit a RBI single. A few batters later, the Mavericks scored on a fielding error followed by Hutton coming home on a wild pitch to make it 4-2
In the third, Bryan Turner hit a RBI single. Nick Carr hit a RBI sacrifice.
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