The championship rounds of the state high school basketball tournament tip off Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, at the Mississippi Coliseum. Visit misshsaa.com for more information.
Ole Miss junior guard Stefan Moody and Mississippi State University freshman forward Victoria Vivians won the Howell and Gillom trophies on Monday, March 9, which are honors that go to the top men's and women's college basketball players in Mississippi.
Holmes Community College (23-6) won the first Region 23 championship in its school history with a 92-87 victory over Pearl River Community College on Saturday, March 7, which earns the team a birth in the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. The team faces Eastern Florida State College in the first round 2 p.m. Monday, March 16. ... Ole Miss great Jason Flanigan coaches the Holmes Bulldogs. This year, the team starts with three metro area products: Marcus Washington (Clinton High School), Jarvis Williams (Callaway High School) and Dietrich Taylor (Callaway High School).
Stuck at home on Friday, March 13, and can't get to the Big House? Get your fill of Jackson hoops with Murrah High School great Mo Williams and the Charlotte Hornets v. Chicago Bulls at 6 p.m. on SportsSouth and Lanier High School legend Monta Ellis and the Dallas Mavericks v. the Los Angeles Clippers at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV.
Jackson Preparatory School and Ole Miss product Jonathan Randolph qualified for the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship this Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15, at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. See coverage on The Golf Channel and NBC.
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