The Meridian Flyers defeated the Hattiesburg Forerunners 53-44 in the first round of the MSAHA Playoffs to give Hattiesburg a loss and advance to take on the #1 PCA Paladins. The game started in an odd way with senior guard Dylan Archie scoring a layup on the wrong basket, spotting the Forerunners two points. After that, the Flyers took
The MSAHA released the final playoff bracket Friday morning after MSAHA play came to a close after the Jackson Victors-Muddy River Counselors games from Thursday night. The playoffs will be broken up into a longer time period due to COVID-19. Though they start on Jan. 30, the championship games will be held on Feb. 13. The games will be
The Jackson Victors defeated the Muddy River Counselors 73-50 Thursday night on the road to finish out the regular season. The Victors jumped on the Counselors to begin the game, taking a 9-0 lead before Chris Purnell broke the ice by scoring two buckets at the rim. Behind a stream of buckets from Gideon Peacock, the Victors had a
The Muddy River Counselors defeated the Scott County Flames 75-64 Tuesday night in Raymond to get their third conference win. The Counselors started the game on a tear. Caleb Sanders had six steals in the first quarter, with the team getting nine. Chris Purnell got to work early as well, as he had 14 first half points. Sun Michael
The Laurel Knighthawks defeated the Muddy River Counselors 74-54 on Monday night to finish their regular season with a shot at the No. 2 seed in the conference. The night started off with the 16u game with big time seeding implications. The Counselors took the win on two clutch free throws from Luke Sanders to give the Counselors a
Coach Mike Rasberry of the Meridian Flyers graciously sat down with TSJW Network’s very own Trellis Williams to discuss his team, his coaching career, and his role in the ministry.
In this edition of TSJW Network Exclusives, Coach Cliff Jenkins of the Laurel Knighthawks sat down with TSJW Network’s Trellis Williams over Zoom for an exclusive interview where they discuss his team, his background, and what the Knighthawks need to fix heading in to playoff season.
Jackson Counselors basketball team had a winning night Thursday in Raymond. King Williams ran off with 19 first half points to boost Muddy River to their 46-4 halftime lead. Caleb Sanders and Sun Michael Williams wreaked havoc defensively and unselfishly shared the ball to find blowout baskets for the Counselors. “The defense was potent tonight,” says Coach Willis Williams. “We
The Laurel Knighthawks defended home court on Tuesday night when they defeated the Muddy River Counselors 80-39. Laurel began the game in the driver’s seat, starting the game with a 28-10 first quarter. From there, the Counselors were unable to recover. The Counselors trailed by 25 at halftime, but came out in the second half on a 5-0 run
The PCA Paladins defeated the Jackson Victors 71-68 in Ridgeland, MS in a barn burner on Saturday afternoon. The Paladins came in on their second set of games as they had defeated the cross-town team, the Muddy River Counselors, 83-52. The game started neck and neck in a defensive battle. The first quarter ended tied at 14. The first
