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Dylan Dendy signs with Mississippi Delta Community College

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 08:50 AM

Manchester Academy senior Dylan Dendy has signed a scholarship offer to play baseball for Mississippi Delta Community College. He follows in the footsteps of his older brother Blayke Dendy, who played for MDCC before signing to play with Delta State University.

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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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Dendy and Poe power Mavericks past Raiders

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:45 PM

Manchester Academy’s Dylan Dendy and Parks Poe did their best LeBron James-Anthony Davis imitation the past Friday night as the duo scored a game-high 21 points apiece to lead the Mavericks to a 60-37 blowout victory over rival Benton Academy.

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Slideshow: Benton Academy boys vs. Greenville Christian

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:20 AM

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Slideshow: Benton Academy Girls vs. Greenville Christian

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 08:58 AM

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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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Lady Indians drop district opener at Gentry

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 08:38 AM

The Yazoo City Lady Indians began district play last week and despite a valiant effort in a game that was back and forth, were defeated by the Gentry Lady Rams by a score of 27-22. The loss dropped the Lady Indians to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in district play.

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Yazoo native Deondre Burns to play pro basketball in Switzerland

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On Mon, 12/28/2020 - 11:51 AM

Yazoo City native Deondre Burns recently signed a contract to play professional basketball with Starwings Basel in Switzerland.

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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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Jacolby Little scores 17 points and grabs 10 rebounds to lead Woolfolk to victory

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 08:56 AM

Woolfolk pulled out another victory against Humphreys County on Tuesday night in a 38-30 win. This will take them to 7-0 for their current record. Both teams were both competitive, but only one would be the one claim bragging rights.

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