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Six senior Lady Wolverine Volleyball Players were honored at the last regular season home game Thursday, October 27, in the Wolverine Gymnasium.

MHS Lady Wolverine Volleyball Head Coach Stephen McCullough stated that he was very proud of the young ladies and all of the hard work they had put into the season this year.

Photos by Josh Hankins

The Griffins are sitting at 7-0 with the sight of a perfect season within reach. This week was a big test for North DeSoto to stay perfect. A game that was picked as Game of the Week on multiple platforms, it was a big game with the Huntington Raiders in town. A game for first place in district.

Raiders received the ball to start.

A block in the back penalty pushed them back. Jaxon Terry got a sack for the defense. Huntington was able to move the ball pretty well their first drive. It looked like they had good rhythm as they converted two fourth downs on a long drive.

However, on the third fourth down, Lincoln Hooper broke up the pass for a turnover on downs.

Homecoming and Senior Night proved to be a memorable evening for the Mansfield Wolverine Football Team as the visiting Lakeview Gators were sent home after being shut out 37 – 0 at Washington-Taylor-Rogers Stadium on Friday, October 21, 2022. MHS Head Coach Darrell Barbay brought out his Wolverine running game; strength and clock management propelled the Wolverines to victory against their district opponent.

On May 7, 2022, the Wolverine Track Team traveled to the 2022 3A State Track Meet at LSU in Baton Rouge. The Wolverines scored in 8 events and won 5 of those events; they achieved a point total of 74 points. According to Track Head Coach, Mychal Word, “The boys dominated in every way!.” The Mansfield Track Team won the State Championship for Class 3A and the following members of the track team were presented with championship rings during halftime of the Mansfield-Jonesboro Hodge football game on October 14: Nick Bailey, Nick Davis, Isaac Jenkins, Carnell Maxie. D’Quinton Robertson, Travion Short, KaDarius Terrell, Derrick Thomas, Jamarius Washington, Monquavarious Wells and Jaden Youngblood.

These young men were coached by Jeremy Burton, Perry Robinson, and Head Coach Mychal Word. (photo by Mickey Morgan’

North DeSoto made history last week when they advanced to a 6-0 record for the first time in school history. They hoped to continue growing the record this week against Evangel.

Washington-Taylor-Rogers Stadium was the place to be on Friday, October 14, 2022, for high school football, as the Mansfield High School Wolverines hosted the Tigers from Jonesboro-Hodge. The 2A District clash between the two teams was full of back-andforth action all evening, but MHS Head Coach Darrell Barbay was able to lead his young men to victory; final score, MHS 20, JH 12.

The game started with a kickoff from Wolverine all-round kicker Senior #27 Isaac Jenkins to the Tigers. The Tigers were able to score on their first possession during the first four minutes of the quarter, but the Wolverines were poised and ready for their first drive.

The Many Tigers traveled to Mansfield High School to take on the Wolverines in a district competition on Friday, October 7. The anticipation of playing a #1 ranked team brought an air of excitement to Washington-Taylor-Rogers Stadium, but the Wolverines could not secure the victory for the faithful fans. The final score was 61 – 18, with the Tigers securing the win.

The Mansfield High School Wolverines traveled to Shreveport on September 30 to engage in a football battle against the perennial State playoff team, the Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers. The Wolverines were able to hold the Cavaliers back for the first quarter of game action, but the Cavaliers surged ahead and defeated the young men from Mansfield 52-6.