...Football recruiting: A pair of area football players have given commitments to Division I programs.
Austin linebacker Lamont Crittendon has given a commitment to Murray State, while Austin defensive back Greg Willard has given a commitment to Jacksonville State.
Crittendon was team captain for an Austin squad that finished the season with an 8-3 record. The fiery linebacker led the Black Bears with 111 tackles...
Josh Hall, Bartlett: Hall, a 5-9, 180-pound senior, had a night to remember in the Panthers' 35-20 loss to St. Benedict last Friday, running for 352 yards on 49 carries and scoring three touchdowns. Hall's 49 carries are one short of the Shelby-Metro single-game record, set by Northside's Jermaine Quinn in 1996.
…Linebacker Dawson Wells, an Ocean Springs native, is expected to choose between Murray State, UT-Martin and West Alabama. Wells' older brother, Wade, plays at UWA…
…Other MGCCC football players, including linebackers Dawson Wells of Ocean Springs and Brandon Keel, offensive lineman Jared Ray of Hurley and running back JoJo Snell of Moss Point, could sign with four-year schools in the coming days or accept offers to walk on as non-scholarship players…
- South Pittsburg all-state running back Demetric Johnson has committed to continue his football career at Murray State University.
- Johnson, a Class 1A Mr. Football finalist, also was being recruited by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee State, Samford and Tennessee Tech.
- "I just feel like I have a special relationship with their staff," he said about MSU, a Kentucky member of the Ohio Valley Conference. "They've been recruiting me from early on, and we've built up a real good relationship. I know they care about more than just football with me."
- The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Johnson averaged 21.5 yards per touch this season, leading the Pirates in rushing with more than 1,800 yards (averaging 14.6 per carry) and receiving with more than 300 yards. He had a combined 36 touchdowns and intercepted five passes.
- Johnson, who has been clocked at 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, is academically qualified and plans to major in pre-law…
Five Bobcat football players ink with senior colleges on Wednesday
December 20, 2012 By Shawn Wansley JCJC Sports Information Director
…Sims, an MACJC All-South Division first-team performer, and Collins each signed with Murray State University of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Sims, a 6-foot-2, 237-pound player from Mize High School, was sixth in the state in quarterback sacks with six. He finished with 36 solo tackles, 26 assists and 62 total tackles. He played in the MACJC All-Star Classic…
JCJC players who signed with senior colleges:…
DE Chavez Sims, Murray State
DE Felton Collins, Murray State…
Five Bobcat football players ink with senior colleges on Wednesday
December 20, 2012 By Shawn Wansley JCJC Sports Information Director
…Sims, an MACJC All-South Division first-team performer, and Collins each signed with Murray State University of the Ohio Valley Conference…
Collins, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound sophomore from Laurel High School, had 17 solo tackles, 10 assists and 27 total tackles. He had 2.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. He played in the MACJC All-Star Classic. Collins played tight end on offense and basketball during his freshman year at JCJC…
JCJC players who signed with senior colleges:…
DE Chavez Sims, Murray State
DE Felton Collins, Murray State…
Credentials: Jackson had a monster senior season for the Panthers, with 53 receptions for 1,348 yards (25 per catch) and 18 TDs. Over the past three seasons he's totaled 113 catches for 2,590 yards and scored 39 TDs. He also starred on defense, with 126 solo tackles, nine interceptions, eight fumble recoveries, and 10 blocked kicks and punts. He has scholarship offers from Air Force, Navy, EKU, Murray State, Fordham and Liberty…
North Side senior quarterback Adam Craig has had one of the most memorable high school football careers in West Tennessee in recent memory….
He’s a little small for bigger schools to recruit, and he’s talked with schools like Arkansas State, Murray State, UT Martin and Memphis about possibly playing for them. Craig stayed mum on who he’s talking to currently in a recent interview…
...He had offers from Arkansas State and Western Kentucky under their previous coaches and is being recruited strongly now by Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Tennessee-Martin...
