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, , On Nov. 27, Atlanta Middle Schools boys’ basketball swept Red Lick. Deondrae Simmons scorched the nets for 20 points as the eighth grade Rabbs improved to 2-0 on the season, defeating Red Lick 40-24. Jaylen Henderson added nine, Noah Sheffield six, Hayes Highland three and TJ Rainey two. The seventh grade Rabbits evened their record at 1-1, beating Red Lick 35-18. Kelvin Roberson led the way for the Rabbits with 14 points, Aiden Shields scored nine and Ayden Washington had six. In a combined B game, twenty-one Rabbits saw action in a victorious effort, 18-8. Braylon Cook netted four points. Queen...

Video above: Nick Saban on SEC Championship preparations after Alabama wins Iron Bowl. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is gearing up to host Alabama and Georgia as they vie for the SEC Title Saturday, and it doesn't look like the championship is changing venues anytime soon. On Thursday, conference officials announced that they...

The Plain Dealing Lady Lions and Haughton Lady Bucs were winners in the Quitman tournament Friday. Plain Dealing defeated D’Arbonne Woods 52-38, and Haughton edged Quitman 36-33. The Lady Bucs improved to 10-0. Airline won its sixth straight, defeating Merryville 40-27 in the South Beauregard tournament. Elsewhere, Parkway fell...

News Bites for December 1... ...The “Hawkeye in the Morning” show on Cumulus Media country KSCS Dallas (96.3) hosted by Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez has concluded the fifth annual “10,000 for the Troops” holiday card drive. A total of 152,869 cards were collected, and more are expected to arrive over the next week. "We were overwhelmed with the response from our listeners. We were really hoping to receive 10,000 cards. To receive 15 times that many is inspiring," the duo said in a release.