POPLARVILLE —
The Poplarville boys are on the verge of a return to the state basketball playoffs.
The Hornets picked up a huge Division 8-4A win over visiting Greene County on Senior Night Tuesday, taking a 60-48 victory.
Rojae Raine tallied 15 points to pace Poplarville, while Devin Bonner added 12 points to the winning cause and Anthony Martin chipped in 11 points.
The win pushes Poplarville to 6-3 in league play with just one district game remaining on the road at Vancleave on Friday. St. Stanislaus, which hosts Bay High on Friday, leads the league standings at 7-2, while Bay High and Poplarville are tied at 6-3.
The top two teams in the regular season standings earn first round byes in the upcoming district tournament, and four teams from the division qualify for the south state payoffs meaning that the top two seeds from the regular season are automatically qualified for the state playoffs.
A Hornet win and a Bay Loss Friday would put Poplarville into the semifinals of the division tourney and earn them a playoff berth as well.
Poplarville swept GCHS, as the Lady Hornets picked up their first district win of the season beating the Lady Wildcats 48-44.
Also on Tuesday, Picayune's boys beat visiting Petal 63-57 to move to 17-6 on the year. Shemar Williams tallied 18 points for Picayune, while Sullivan Bell added 13 points and Eric Peyton chipped in 12 points to the winning effort.
The Lady Tide dropped a 52-37 decision to the Lady Panthers. Both Picayune teams travel to petal on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Pearl River Central was swept by visiting Forrest County AHS in a pair of games on Tuesday night.
The Blue Devils fell 59-43, despite getting 21 points from Ashton Woodson. The Lady Devils dropped a 63-33 decision, as Claire Lumpkin scored 15 points and Jessica Powers added 10 points.
Both PRC teams travel to Petal on Friday night.
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Hornets on the verge
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Season ends for Maroon Tide
The season came to an end for the Picayune baseball team Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to homestanding Pascagoula here at Ingalls Field in the third and deciding game of the Class 5A South State championship series.
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Tide stays alive
And it all comes down to this.
Picayune and Pascagoula will face off in a one game, winner take all
showdown today at 2 p.m., at Ingalls Field for the Class A South State
prep baseball championship and the right to play for the state title. -
Wildcats tring to win Region 23 title
Host Pearl River opened Region 23 Tournament play in dominating fashion here Thursday in Wildcat Stadium, demolishing top-seeded East Central 12-1 in eight innings and now faces second-seeded LSU-Eunice (La.) in Friday’s second round at 7 p.m.
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Panther pitcher shuts out Maroon Tide
Pascagoula’s Andrew Crane continued his dominance of Picayune Thursday night.
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Season ends for Lady Hornets
Poplarville's season came to and end in the Class 4A South state finals Tuesday night.
The visiting Lady Hornets fell to Newton County 10-2 in game two of the best-of-three series. -
Lady Hornets face Newton County
Two more wins, and Poplarville will be playing for the Class 4A state championship in fast-pitch softball.
The Lady Hornets have a chance at getting that first victory today. -
Polderman’s, Mitchell win titles
The Picayune Maroon Tide and the Pearl River Central Blue Devils both competed in the Class 5A South State track and field championships this past Saturday at Long Beach High School.
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Tide sweeps; Devils swept
Picayune finished the regular season nine games under the break even mark.
But, four games into the Class 5A South State playoffs. the Maroon Tide is unbeaten. -
Lady Hornets beat North Pike
Poplarville is moving on to the Class 4A South State finals.
The Lady Hornets swept the best-of-three semifinal series with North Pike, completing the affair with a 2-0 road win Monday night. -
Tide sweeps; Devils swept
Picayune swept Pearl to advance in the Class 5A South State prep baseball playoffs over the weekend while Pearl River Central got swept by Stone County.
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