Callaway High School basketball played on national television (ESPNU) Saturday night and defeated Dominican High School (Whitefish Bay, Wi.) 76-47 behind 31 points from star Malik Newman.
Belhaven University basketball star Jordan Bedford took home SSAC Player of the Week honors. His 23.7 points per game ranks him No. 3 nationally in the NAIA.
Millsaps College women’s basketball beat Centre College 51-47 to move to 18-5 and 10-2 in the SAA. The Majors own a two-game conference lead with two games remaining.
Holmes Community College basketball claimed the MACJC North Division championship with a 74-64 win in a title showdown at East Mississippi Community College.
Mississippi College basketball hosted University of Alabama in Huntsville Feb. 14. The Choctaws lost 66-73, ending their four-win streak.
No. 14 Mississippi State women’s basketball matched a school record of 25 wins in a season by defeating Florida Feb. 15.
Jackson State basketball hosts Grambling State Feb. 21 at the AAC in a women’s and men’s doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
High school basketball playoff sites in the metro area (Feb.16-23): Forest Hill High School (Region 6-6A), Brandon High School (Region 5-6A) and Ridgeland High School (Region 3-5A),
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Murrah High School great Mo Williams to the Charlotte Hornets, where he’ll team with Prentiss, Miss., native “Big” Al Jefferson.
The Hinds Community College men’s 4×400 meter relay team won first place honors in the Samford University Multi and Invitational Track & Field Meet in Birmingham, Ala.
No.2 Hinds Community College baseball started the season 6-0 by a combined score of 51-16. The Eagles host Panola for a double-header Feb. 21.
Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Jackson State opened the baseball season with a combined win-loss ratio of 12-2, with the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles sweeping their competition.
No. 14 Belhaven hosts an SAA baseball series with the University of Mobile on Feb. 20 and 21 at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson.
Sports Follows of the Week
by Jon Wiener, @ESPNhomecookin
@nfldraftscout: Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller is sure to have the most up-to-date content on a host of Mississippi guys at this week’s NFL Combine.
@redcuprebellion: A witty and delightfully unfiltered take on Ole Miss sports. Should be a fun feed this week with the basketball game against MSU.
@chrishudgison: Welcome new WLBT sports director Chris Hudgison to Jackson just in time for area high-school basketball playoffs.
@boobie24dixon: NFL running back and Terry High School and Mississippi State University great Anthony Dixon is one of the league’s most colorful players. His Twitter feed shows it.
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