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Lady Indians reach the end against No. 1 ranked Pontotoc

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On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 01:48 PM

The Yazoo City Lady Indians knew they had their work cut out for them Monday night in their Class 4A first-round playoff opener against the No. 1 ranked team in 4A, the Pontotoc Lady Warriors.

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Lady Panthers fall at Franklin County 66-50

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On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 01:41 PM

The Yazoo County Lady Panthers faced off in a rematch against the Franklin County Lady Bulldogs in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs looking to reverse the outcome from a season ago. Last year, the Lady Bulldogs ended Yazoo County’s playoff run in the quarterfinal round, leaving the Lady Panthers looking for revenge.

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Lanie Potter scores 21 points to lead Lady Mavericks to victory

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 04:13 PM

Manchester Academy senior center Lanie Potter was recognized before tip-off of this past Friday’s matchup with rival Benton Academy for joining the 2,000-point scorers club. A player capable of scoring that many points in a career is undoubtedly a problem for most opponents and Potter proved that to be the case against Benton.

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Indians return from layoff with a 20-point victory

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 08:44 AM

Due to a Covid-19-related halt to athletic events at Yazoo City High School, the last time the Indians took to the floor against an opponent other than themselves in practice was 56 days ago against Brandon.

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Corey Rucker has a historic perfomance

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On Thu, 12/10/2020 - 08:44 AM

Former Yazoo County Panther football standout Corey Rucker had a historic performance last weekend in helping lead the Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7 overall, 2-6 Sun Belt) to a 48-15 victory over winless University of Louisiana-Monroe (0-10, 0-7).

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No. 1 Indians tame Wildcats 36-30

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On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 09:50 AM

The Yazoo City Indians closed out the regular season last week with a 36-30 victory over the visiting Clarksdale Wildcats.

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Lady Mavericks win district title

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On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 08:11 AM

Benton Academy and Manchester Academy competed in the District 4-AA Tournament last week and, in the end, the host Lady Mavericks, now 22-1, walked away with the tournament championship trophy. The Lady Mavericks posted a pair of wins over rival Benton (54-16) in the semifinals and Greenville Christian (66-54) in the finals.

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Panthers rally to defeat Velma Jackson 48-46

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On Wed, 02/03/2021 - 09:02 AM

After dropping their first tilt last week against Velma Jackson, YCHS head coach Torrey Dale knew his Panthers had their work cut out for them when they visited the Falcons this past Friday night.

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Lady Indians coach Mario Edwards works with senior guard Doukeria Martin.

Mario Edwards hopes to instill pride in return to his alma mater

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On Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:37 AM

If new Yazoo City High School girls’ basketball coach Mario Edwards ever has a problem getting his Lady Indians to do anything he asks, he really doesn’t have to say a word.

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Panthers use week off to improve

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On Wed, 09/16/2020 - 10:43 AM

While the other three teams in Yazoo County were in action this past week, the Yazoo County Panthers had a bye, giving head coach Robert Dobbs and his Panthers a chance to sharpen a few things before returning to action this Friday at Winona.

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