Sunday SPORTS 11-01-2009

LARDESTER HICKS GREEN IS NOW  THE STATESMEN ALL-TIME LEADING TACKLER, PASSING JIMMY WILSON WITH 336 TACKLES. A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE STATESMEN LOSS ON SATURDAY TO ARKANSAS TECH, HICKS GREEN HAS ONE MORE GAME TO BEEF UP HIS RECORD IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD SATURDAY AT 4PM AGAINST WEST GEORGIA.

SPEAKING OF RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCES, MISSISSIPPI STATE'S ANTHONY DIXON RUSHED FOR 252 YARDS IN THE BULLDOGS 31-24 WIN OVER KENTUCKY YESTERDAY. DIXON RAN FOR TWO TD'S AND AVERAGE 7 YARDS PER CARRY EN ROUTE TO HIS 252 YARDS THAT WILL GO IN THE RECORD BOOKS!!!!

STAY IN THE SEC AND OLE MISS, THE LOSS TO AUBURN YESTERDAY 20-33, THE REBELS DROPPED OUT OF THE TOP 25 RANKINGS AGAIN. FOLLOWING PRODUCTIVE YARDS, THE REBELS CONTINUED TO BEAT THEMSELVES, AS COACH NUTT SAID TO THE PRESS TODAY, WE HURT OURSELVES WITH KEY PENALTIES, SOME DROPS, BAD THROWS AND MISSED BLOCKS, WE STOPPED OURSELVES SO MANY TIMES.  REBELS HOST NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY AT 6:30PM.

BCS STANDINGS

1. FLORIDA

2. TEXAS

3. ALABAMA

4. CINCINNATI

5. BOISE STATE

6. TCU

7. OREGON

8. IOWA

9. LSU

10. GEORGIA TECH

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS- NOV.3

CLASS 2A - ALL GAMES AT 7PM

BRUCE @ WEST BOLIVAR

WALNUT @ SIMMONS

O'BANNON @ BALDWYN

JF KENNEDY @ CALHOUN CITY

CLASS 3A - ALL GAMES AT 7PM

LELAND @ CORINTH

NETTLETON @ EAST SIDE

BELMONT @ SOUTH DELTA

RIPLEY @ LEFLORE COUNTY

MS PALMER @ WATER VALLEY

CLASS 4A - ALL GAMES AT 7PM

ROSA FORT @ CLEVELAND

NEW ALBANY @ NOXUBEE COUNTY

CLASS AAA - ALL GAMES AT 7PM

PILLOW ACADEMY @ EAST RANKIN

COPIAH ACADEMY @ WASHINGTON SCHOOL

MRA @ JACKSON PREP

CLASS AA- 7PM

INDIANOLA ACADEMY @WINSTON ACADEMY

CLASS A - ALL GAMES AT 7PM

BAYOU ACADEMY @ DESOTO ACADEMY

HUMPHREY'S ACADEMY @ WINONA CHRISTIAN

TUNICA ACADEMY @ DEER CREEK