Monday, February 25, 2008
Picky Girl's Basketball Picks
5A Girls - Murrah... TOP 10 team in America - of course they win. And LaSondra Barrett... a local McDonald's All-American won't be denied the top honor.
4A Girls - Gentry... they're 36-0 who's going to stop them now?!
3A Girls - Raymond... local team = local love... and they have to play at 9AM tuesday morning! Get your beauty sleep ladies!
2A Girls - Philadelphia... this is their 5th straight trip to the Hight School State Championship Dance... tied for the longest active streak with SE Lauderdale.
1A Girls - East Oktibbeha... two words: April Sykes, also a McDonald's All-American who will lead the Lady Titans to a repeat championship.
4A Girls - Gentry... they're 36-0 who's going to stop them now?!
3A Girls - Raymond... local team = local love... and they have to play at 9AM tuesday morning! Get your beauty sleep ladies!
2A Girls - Philadelphia... this is their 5th straight trip to the Hight School State Championship Dance... tied for the longest active streak with SE Lauderdale.
1A Girls - East Oktibbeha... two words: April Sykes, also a McDonald's All-American who will lead the Lady Titans to a repeat championship.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Girls Rule!
Let’s face it, girls rule! Murrah forward LaSondra Barrett and East Okitbbeha guard April Sykes were given happy meals in the form of the McDonald’s High School All-American girls basketball team selection. How many boys were selected from Mississippi? I really don’t think there were any – nope not one.
LaSondran and her Lady Mustangs are continuing to dominate girls basketball in Mississippi. They defeated their rivals, Provine 75-54 in the first round of the North Mississippi Class 5A playoffs, but it doesn’t stop there. They have to beat Tupelo on Friday or beat the loser of the South Panola-Greenville loser on Saturday to come back to home sweet home and play for their eighth state title. With an McDonald’s All-American player, the Murrah girls basketball team is sure to have a happy ending.
One more reason girls rule: Mississippi State’s softball team is ranked Number 15 in the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 polls - the highest ranking in team history! You go girls!
LaSondran and her Lady Mustangs are continuing to dominate girls basketball in Mississippi. They defeated their rivals, Provine 75-54 in the first round of the North Mississippi Class 5A playoffs, but it doesn’t stop there. They have to beat Tupelo on Friday or beat the loser of the South Panola-Greenville loser on Saturday to come back to home sweet home and play for their eighth state title. With an McDonald’s All-American player, the Murrah girls basketball team is sure to have a happy ending.
One more reason girls rule: Mississippi State’s softball team is ranked Number 15 in the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 polls - the highest ranking in team history! You go girls!
Labels: Girls Basketball
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
High School Lady Hoops
High school basketball divisional playoffs have started and the sweethearts of the hardwood have to play sweet or else they'll be faced with a bitter loss. If you lose your first game you're out - you cannot pass go, the ride is over.
The high school playoffs are one of the more confusing things to understand in Mississippi. It's best equated to a round of dates on the Bachelor - first impressions are everything. You have to either win or be the runner-up in your divisional tournament, then you need to come in the top three of your Class North/South tournament, and then you have to go on and win the Overall State tournament - that's all.
Don't even ask for my predictions now...stay tuned.
Christi
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Eli the Giant
Wow. Shocked. Stunned. Proud. Amazing. Those are just a few ways sports fans could describe Super Bowl 42. Patriot fans could describe it with one word - Disappointing.
For me, the Super Bowl will be remembered for what the Giants did - beat the 18-0 Patriots with a dominating defense and less about what the Patriots didn't do - deliver.
The man who did deliver was Eli Manning. Watching him scamper and then chuck the ball down the field late in the fourth like veteran Brett Favre, demonstrated strength and that "run for your life!" mentality that only a quarterback from the South can do.
Here's to Eli proving everyone wrong - Patriot fans, America, pretend analyst (i.e. Emmit Smith), and even Giants fans.
For me, the Super Bowl will be remembered for what the Giants did - beat the 18-0 Patriots with a dominating defense and less about what the Patriots didn't do - deliver.
The man who did deliver was Eli Manning. Watching him scamper and then chuck the ball down the field late in the fourth like veteran Brett Favre, demonstrated strength and that "run for your life!" mentality that only a quarterback from the South can do.
Here's to Eli proving everyone wrong - Patriot fans, America, pretend analyst (i.e. Emmit Smith), and even Giants fans.
If Mississippi had a preliminary on SuperTuesday I would vote in Manning, either one will do.
One last thought do you think Eli will go to Bank Plus before heading to Disney World?
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