Sports – Page 7 – The Sentry

Prep falls to PCS on Homecoming

October 17, 2016

On October 14th the Jackson Prep football team took on Presbyterian Christian School in Prep's homecoming game. The first quarter started with a bang as PCS had a 76 yard touchdown run on the first play of the game. Prep quickly responded when Chance Lovertich threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to ...

Softball team wins championship

By Madeline Claire Hughes

October 11, 2016

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The Jackson Prep softball team won the MAIS AAAA overall fast pitch softball championship on Saturday, October 8. Coach Cory Caton, who is the softball team’s head coach, has been coaching at Prep for thirteen years and has brought in a new assistant coach this year, Coach Meredith Owen, ...

Girls’ soccer team finishes 2nd overall

By Henley Johnson, Will Fletcher, and Sarah Avery Huffman

October 11, 2016

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This year’s girls soccer teams are coached by head coach Jon Marcus Duncan and assistant coach Jay Lyles. There were twenty-two players on the girls varsity team and twenty-one players on the girls junior varsity team. The team practiced multiple times a week, along with a coup...

Prep defeats Parklane in a shootout

By Ellis Abdo

October 11, 2016

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On Friday October 7th, the Jackson Prep football team went down to McComb to face off against the Parklane Pioneers. The first quarter was a good one for Prep as they jumped out to a 20-7 lead. The second quarter was a dogfight with Prep taking a 27-17 lead entering the second half. Prep ext...

Prep rolls to 28th straight victory

By Ellis Abdo and RJ Green

October 3, 2016

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On Friday September 30th, the Jackson Prep football took on their archrivals the Jackson Academy Raiders, defeating them soundly 28-0. The first quarter was a back-and-forth quarter until Tate Fowler shifted the momentum when he intercepted a Raider pass. On the next play Jerrion Ealy took a handoff...

Prep Continues Record Winning Streak

By Ellis Abdo

September 26, 2016

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On Friday September 23rd, the Jackson Prep football team traveled to Meridian to face off against the Lamar Raiders. The team got off to a good start in the first quarter as Blitz 16 Player of the Week Jacob Crawley ran for two touchdowns. The second quarter was dominated by Prep and the Patri...

Swim Team Makes it 43 in a Row

By Preston Dubberly and Stewart McCullough

September 21, 2016

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On September 21, 2016, the “Aqua Pats” continued their 43rd consecutive winning streak at the MAIS state swim meet. The day started off pretty early for most of the students with warmups beginning at 7:15 in the morning at the Lakeland Courthouse. Luckily, the school provided tents and s...

Prep Defeats Rival MRA

By RJ Green and Ellis Abdo

September 19, 2016

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On Friday, September 16th, the Jackson Prep football team faced off against Madison-Ridgeland Academy. The showdown was the SES and the Blitz 16 game of the week. The first half was close, as Prep went into halftime with a 14-7 lead. The third quarter was the Jacob Crawley Show, as the junior...

Ealy Named Blitz 16 Player of the Week

By Holman Buchanan

September 16, 2016

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During the pep rally on Friday, September 16, Prep’s Jerrion Ealy received the WAPT Blitz 16 Player of the Week Award. The nominees for this award are outstanding players from the previous week and are chosen by the Blitz 16 staff. Then the nominees are chosen on by anyone who votes on the WAPT...

Prep Football Continues Impressive Start

By RJ Green and Ellis Abdo

September 12, 2016

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On Friday, September 9th, the Prep football team kept their momentum going as they defeated Pillow Academy 48-7. Running back Jerrion Ealy led the offense with an impressive performance. He had four total touchdowns with a total of 239 yards, and that has him up for Blitz 16 player of the week. Qua...

Prep Dominates Cathedral

By Ellis Abdo and RJ Green

September 6, 2016

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On Friday, September 2nd the Jackson Prep football went down to Natchez to take on Cathedral in Prep's first road game of the season. The Patriots got off to a great start scoring three touchdowns before the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was just as strong as Prep once again sc...

Prep Defeats Washington 33-2

By RJ Green and Ellis Abdo

August 29, 2016

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On Friday, August 26th, Prep looked to build on its first win of the season. They did just that as they easily beat Washington 33-2. The Patriots had the game from the very beginning when a long run by Jerrion Ealy set the tone for the rest of the game. The defense had a dominant performance allow...