Seniors Josh Cooper (left) and Eric Snow (right) signed their letters of intent Wednesday morning to play football at MDCC next fall, while all-state quarterback Dazmon Wright signed with Hinds CC. Joining the players were head coach Tony Woolfolk and their parents (from left to right) Brenda Gainwell, Clifton and Sonya Wright, and Eric and Aldena Snow.

Wednesday morning Marcus Adams signed his letter of intent with Mississippi Delta Community College to play football next fall. Joining Adams is Yazoo County principal Tim Taylor, his mother Angel Adams and head coach Bernard Euell.

Senior Bo Dickerson helped guide the Raiders to a victory over Mt. Salus Tuesday night.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor

The Raiders of Benton Academy shut down Mt. Salus in the fourth quarter, giving up just four points, as they came back to win 55-49 Tuesday night.
Mt. Salus came out of the gates on fire, exploding for 25 points while holding Benton to just 11. However, the Raiders responded with a 20-point performance of their own in the second quarter that cut Mt. Salus’ lead down to just one point at halftime.
Both squads kept each other within striking distance in the third quarter with Mt. Salus outscoring Benton 12-10, setting up the dominant fourth quarter performance by Benton. In that final quarter of play the Raiders totaled 13 points to make the final score 55-49.
Chase Ward led the Raiders in scoring with 12 points.
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By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor

Yazoo City still has a night full of honoring its seniors, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to look ahead at the post season. Next week marks the beginning of district tournaments across the Magnolia State and the Indians (18-9, 5-1) and Lady Indians (1-26, 0-6) will be headed to Neshoba Central to determine the Region 5A-3 champion.
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