Scott Walters

My name is Scott Walters. I am sports editor for The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, MS. Reach me by email at [email protected]

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Prep basketball final ... Caledonia boys 71, New Hope 65 .. Sanders with 34 to lead Feds ... 21 of 23 at the line

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End third quarter ... Caledonia boys 51, New Hope 39

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End first quarter ... Caledonia boys 14, New Hope 12

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Senior Night is done and we are good to go with the boys ... Caledonia and New Hope

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Prep basketball final ... New Hope girls 53, Caledonia 46

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The MHSAA web site is listing a head football coach job opening for Columbus High School ... so this serves as unofficial official confirmation that Eric Rice has not been retained after one year with the program ... The Falcons were 0-11 in 2018 but will drop to Class 5A in 2019

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Prep basketball final ... New Hope boys 54, Louisville 42 ... Trojans (15-11, 6-2) host Caledonia Thursday ... Mattix with 18

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With 1:13 remaining ... New Hope 50, Louisville 42 ... press making some things happen for the Wildcats

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End third quarter ... New Hope boys 40, Louisville 32 ... a seriously strange quarter

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Well it was 10 straight by Mattix and then a three pointer by LJ Hackman ... New Hope leading 35:30 1:53/3rd

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Halftime ... Louisville boys 21, New Hope 18

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Timeout New Hope ... 4:11/2nd ... New Hope boys 16, Louisville 16

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End first quarter ... New Hope boys 14, Louisville 11

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With 2:35 left in the first ... New Hope leading 11-9 and our first @JaylenS_1 sighting of the night

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Prep basketball final ... Louisville girls 57, New Hope 33

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Tuesday Dispatch: @EMCCathletics EMCC men, women sweep Holmes CC in MACJC North Division play https://t.co/fcvjjYyWa8

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Tuesday Dispatch: @HailStateSB No. 24 MSU opens softball season Friday https://t.co/L5MCa5Z8zI

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Final ... EMCC men 70, Holmes 59 ... Lions move to 12-7 and 6-2

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Final 6:20 ... EMCC holding a 61-46 lead ... Great night by Donte Powers who has been everywhere

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Holmes with its first field goal of the second half ... the EMCC lead is 52-34 with 13:16 left