12A • Daily Corinthian
Sports
Friday, September 13, 2013
Local scores
Booneville (2-0) @ Corinth (2-1)
High School
Rivals meet for 16th time in 18 years
Walnut 44, Middleton 15
JUCO
BY H. LEE SMITH II
Corinth vs. Booneville Winners
lsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Northeast 17, Holmes 14 Itawamba 23, Delta 13
Local schedule Today Football Booneville @ Corinth, 7 (WXRZ) Hatley @ Central, 7 Coldwater @ Biggersville, 7 Kossuth @ Tish County, 7 Belmont @ Baldwyn, 7 Immanuel @ New Site, 7 Ripley @ North Panola, 7 Smithville @ Thrasher, 7 Open: Falkner
Saturday Softball
Booneville has had a week to heal following a 2-0 start, including its annual Prentiss County battle with Baldwyn. Corinth (2-1) will be playing its fourth full game in as many weeks, seven days removed from seeing its offense rejuvenated in a 27-7 win at Lewisburg. Tonight at Warrior Stadium II, the two recent rivals will square off for the 16th time in 18 years, and for the 35th documented time since the Corinth program debuted 100 years ago. While it’s uncertain if the team played in seven of the first 10 years of the Corinth
Results from the 34 confirmed meetings between Corinth and Booneville in 93 of the 100 years of Corinth High School football. Corinth holds a 26-8 advantage in the Hwy 45 rivalry. It is not known at this time if the teams played seven other years: 1913-15, 1917-18, 1920 or 1922. Year 1916 1919 1925 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1951 1952 1953
Winner Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Booneville Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth Corinth
Score 7-0 18-0 51-0 8-0 40-0 39-0 13-6 13-6 13-7 14-0 21-6 40-0 60-6 79-13
1958 Corinth 1959 Booneville 1981 Corinth 1982 Corinth 1986 Corinth 1987-96 DNP 1997 Booneville 1998 Booneville 1999 Booneville 2000 Corinth 2001 Corinth 2001* Corinth 2002 Corinth 2005 Corinth 2006 Corinth
12-6 19-0 28-12 31-10 26-12 28-13 34-33 55-6 42-21 35-7 14-7 24-14 21-12 43-40
2007 Booneville 28-26 2008 Corinth 15-13 2009 Booneville 44-37 2010 Booneville 27-0 2011 Corinth 27-7 2012 Corinth 22-16 * — North semifinal contest. Did not play: 1921, 1923-24, 1926-27, 193650, 1954-57, 1960-80, 1983-85, 2003-04 — H. Lee Smith
Please see RIVALS | 13A
Baldwyn Tournament Kossuth (3 games)
Cross-Country AC, CHS @ Pontotoc, 9 a.m.
Shorts CHS Boosters Corinth Basketball Booster Club will hold a meeting on Monday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 in the Corinth high school library. Families of girls and boys playing basketball this year are encouraged to attend.
10U Softball Tryouts Tryouts for the Corinth Lady Tigers, a 10U fast-pitch softball travel team, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Corinth Sportsplex. Please call Scotty at 731-610-7833 or Greg at 662-212-0010 to reserve a spot.
Hit-A-Thon The Kossuth Lady Aggie softball team will hold a hit-a-thon and OldTimer’s Game on Thursday, Sept. 19. The hit-a-thon will begin at 6 with the Old-Timer’s Game -- for any former Lady Aggies and others that are out of high school. Cost for the game is $10 and can be paid before the game. For more information, contact Judy Mullins (223-6817) or Steve Lyles by calling the school/
5K Run/Walk The Soul Trot 5K Run/Walk, raising money and awareness for Soles4Souls, will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at Selmer City Park beginning at 9 a.m. Pre-registration is $20 plus a pair of new or gently worn shoes, and includes T-shirt. Must be received prior to Sept. 21. Mail to “Soul Trot 5k”, 31 Fairway Place, Selmer, TN 38375 or register “on-site” for $25 -- no t-shirt -- beginning at 8 a.m. 5K race begins. Winner in each age/gender division receives a medal. Overall male/female winners receives a trophy. The person who donates the most pairs of shoes will received a trophy. All proceeds and shoes go to Soles4Souls. For more info call 731-645-9432.
AC Baseball Seeks Alumni The Alcorn Central High School Baseball program is seeking contact information from all Alcorn Central Baseball Alumni. Please be sure to include your phone number and mailing address, as well as the position you played, the years you were a player and any honors you may have received as a player. All former players can send requested information to acbaseballalumni@gmail. com or by calling 662-322-7389. We look forward to hearing from you.
Night Tennis Come and play a little community tennis every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Corinth City Park Wear your tennis shoes, bring your racquet, tennis balls, and expect a great time.
50/50 Tickets The Kossuth Athletic Booster Club will be having a 50/50 fundraiser. Tickets for the fundraiser are $100 each and only three hundred tickets will be sold. Every 50th ticket drawn will receive $1,000 and the final ticket will win $10,000 if all tickets are sold. Tickets may be purchased from any booster club member or at home football games. The drawing will be held at the last regular season home game October 25. Please contact Jeff Bobo at 665-2858 or Christy Dickson 6652179 to purchase tickets.
Kossuth looking to get back over .500 mark BY H. LEE SMITH II lsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Kossuth got a needed shot in the arm last week with a 56-0 win over New Site. It ended a three-game winning streak that date back to last season’s playoff loss at Cleveland East Side and gave an injury-depleted offense a shot in the arm with eight touchdowns and 438 yards. Kossuth (1-2) hopes to have some of its injured players back tonight as the Aggies travel to face rival Tishomingo County. The Braves (1-2), who will be back at full strength following suspensions stemming from a season-opening brawl, are coming off a 41-38 loss to rival Belmont. Last week Kossuth QB Weston Bobo accounted for 184 yards of offense and three scores on 17 plays, He was 7-of-13 through the air with a pair of TDs -- both to Matthew Stewart, who hauled in three passes for an even 100. Kossuth rushed for 254 yards, paced by Blaine Mitchell (81, 2TDs) and Reed Mitchell (93), who fell one-yard shy of a 95-yard scoring run.
Coldwater (1-2) @ Biggersville (1-2) Both clubs open their eightgame Division 1-1A schedule
Photo by H. Lee Smith II
After missing the final three quarters of the season opener with Corinth, Kossuth’s Weston Bobo has gone 14-of-28 through the air for 294 yards and two scores and added a pair of TDs on the ground. tonight in the Lions’ Den. Coldwater has dropped two straight after opening the season with a 22-10 win at Strayhorn. The Lions (1-2) go into the win column last week with a 22-18 win at Benton County. Caleb Kitchens passes an air attack with 698 yards and
nine TDs on 47-of-85 passing. Darian Barnett (18-320-5) and Jaylon Gaines (17-274-4) are the sophomore’s favorite targets.
Hatley (0-3) @ Central (1-2)
Alcorn Central plays host to Hatley in a non-division affair. The Bears won 6-0 at Hatley last year in a 2-9 campaign. The Tigers finished 0-11 last season and carry a 19-game losing streak into tonight’s contest.
Yahoo Sports: 5 SEC stars received payouts Associated Press
College football programs from the talent-rich Southeastern Conference are having to defend themselves in the wake of allegations of money being funneled to players. Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday that five SEC players received improper benefits during their college careers, including former Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, casting yet another dark cloud over college sports. The players were Fluker, who started on two national championship teams, Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray and defensive lineman Maurice Couch, Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletch-
er Cox and wide receiver Chad Bumphis. The report cited text messages and financial records of former Alabama defensive end Luther Davis and an unnamed NFL source who said Davis was a go-between for the players with NFL agents and financial advisers. All three schools issued statements Wednesday saying they are investigating the allegations. The report comes on the heels of Sports Illustrated articles outlining alleged widespread misconduct within the Oklahoma State program, including academic fraud and illegal payments. Before that, Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was investigated — and ultimate-
ly suspended for the first half of the Aggies’ season opener — for what the school called an “inadvertent” violation involving signing autographs. The Yahoo report named three NFL agents and three financial advisers who Yahoo said engaged in transactions totaling at least $45,550 with Davis between September 2011 and December 2012. Davis, who played on Alabama’s 2009 national championship team, declined to comment in the Yahoo report. Yahoo said records show Davis distributing at least $12,700 in cash, airfare and other expenses to the five players. The report included a 49-item invoice totaling $33,755 from February 2013
that Davis emailed to Fluker’s onetime financial adviser, Hodge Brahmbhatt. Agents Andy Simms, Peter Schaffer and John Phillips and financial adviser Mike Rowan each confirmed giving money to Davis, according to Yahoo, but said they didn’t instruct the former player to provide benefits to players, and didn’t know of him doing so. Yahoo said financial advisers Jason Jernigan and Brahmbhatt declined comment. The transactions could violate NCAA rules prohibiting benefits from agents or representatives. Southern California rePlease see SEC | 13A
Vandy player accused of rape now at ASU Associated Press
LORMAN — Alcorn State coach Jay Hopson said former Vanderbilt player Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie is playing football for the Braves because he believes the freshman is “100 percent innocent” of the rape charges he faces in Nashville, Tenn. McKenzie, 19, and three other former Vanderbilt players are charged with raping an unconscious Vanderbilt student at a campus dormitory in June. The four were dismissed from the university June 29. “If I ever find anything or if I can get any proof that he
is guilty, he will be suspended from our football team,” Hopson told The Associated Press on Thursday. “From everything I’ve gotten, from every resource, this kid is 100 percent innocent.” McKenzie, who is from Woodville, Miss., returned three kickoffs for 80 yards against Mississippi State last weekend in a 51-7 loss. The story of McKenzie playing at Alcorn State was first reported by The Nashville Post. Hopson said he is aware that McKenzie had an Oct. 16 court date in Nashville for discussions in the case. The
coach said he cleared McKenzie’s arrival with the school’s athletic director and president. Hopson, who declined to make McKenzie available for an interview with the AP, said the player enrolled at the school a couple of weeks ago. “We’ll just let the process take care of itself,” Hopson said. “And let the whole world figure out that this kid, from everything that I know, that this kid did absolutely nothing. So like I said, if somebody can tell me or show me where he did something, then I may sing a different song. But right now, from everything I
know, everything that’s been shown to me through numerous phone calls and talking to many people involved in this case, I can’t find anything that says this kid is guilty.” McKenzie was indicted Aug. 9 on five counts of aggravated rape along with Cory Batey, 19 of Nashville, Tenn.; defensive back Brandon Banks, 19, of Brandywine, Md.; and tight end Brandon Vandenburg, 20, of Indio, Calif., along with two counts of aggravated sexual battery. According to Nashville police, the four men are charged Please see ALCORN | 13A