Area Sports

Friday night football games were moved ahead in this area of Mississippi due to the threat of Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. The Salem-Lumberton game was bumped ahead but heavy rains and the threat of lightning caused school officials to cancel the game. Meantime, Tylertown’s Chiefs went ahead with their game against Seminary,…

Local teams didn’t fare well in Friday night football. Sebastapol’s Bobcats polished off the Wildcats 44-6. The Salem Wildcats fell behind early as Sebastopol scored twice early in the first quarter. The Wildcats managed to avoid a shutout with a late-in-the-game touchdown, but failed to add the extra point. Meanwhile, Tylertown’s Chiefs were held scoreless…

The home standing Richton Rebels defeated visiting Salem Friday night 36-12 in a conference game for the two 1A schools. Salem fell victim to a safety in the first quarter which put Richton up 2-0. The Wildcats managed to avoid a shutout with a couple touchdowns. The point-after attempts were no good. Richton managed a…

By Travis Connelley Enterprise Journal Mistakes have been an Achilles heel for Tylertown this season. However on Friday, the Chiefs kept them to a minimum, picking up their first win of the season, downing the host St. Martin Yellow Jackets 32-21. “The kids played hard and we came out fighting for the W,” Tylertown head…

High school football is set to get underway in the county this year with restrictions due to COVID-19. Gov. Tate Reeves has issued a mandate calling for limits to crowds at sporting events, including the upcoming football season. Crowd sizes will be limited to two people per player, cheerleader, band member or any other student…