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Raiders fall 54-24 to Sylva Bay
By JOFFRE WASHINGTON
Fri,09/26/25-12:00PM , 2,315 Reads
The Benton Academy Raiders found themselves on the losing side of a 54-24 shellacking at the hands of the Sylva Bay Saints this past Friday night.

The Saints took a 12-0 lead after the first quarter, but the Raiders opened the second quarter with a score of their own when Peyton McGlawn found paydirt from 41 yards out.
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Quarterback Reeves Gooch led the Mavericks against Indianola Academy.

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Indianola defeats MA 40-13
By JOFFRE WASHINGTON
Fri,09/26/25-11:30AM , 2,134 Reads
The struggles continued for the Manchester Academy Mavericks last Friday as they suffered a 40-13 loss to the Indianola Academy Colonels.

The loss drops the Mavs to 0-4 on the season.

The Colonels jumped out to a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter before the Mavs finally scored on a pass from Reeves Gooch to Adam Edgar.
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Jaquars too much for Indians
By JOFFRE WASHINGTON
Fri,09/12/25-10:30AM , 5,057 Reads
The Yazoo City Indians had the tough task of taking on perennial powerhouse Holmes County this past Friday.
After trailing 18-0 early, the Indians battled back, but in the end the Jaguars’ lead proved to be insurmountable as they went on to win 40-14.
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Raiders get first win in shutout
By JOFFRE WASHINGTON
Fri,09/12/25-10:00AM , 7,748 Reads
Benton Academy improved to 1-2 on the season after picking up a 36-0 victory over Lee Academy this past Friday.
The Raiders had a balanced offensive output against Lee, with 170 rushing yards and 100 yards through the air.
The Raiders opened things off with a two-yard touchdown run by Clayton Saxton to take an early 6-0 lead.
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