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Photos by Madison Ruston

Northwood Eagles Beat Griffins 52 to 72

North DeSoto 2021-22 Wrestling Elementary, Middle, and High School Teams

On December 21, the wrestling team from North DeSoto High School participated in the Prep Classic Duals at Evangel Christian Academy. Other teams joining the Griffins were the Evangel Eagles, Byrd Yellowjackets, Bossier Bearkats, South Beauregard Golden Knights, and John Curtis Patriots. (submitted by Robert Summerlin)

Stanley Lady Panthers Scratch Logansport Lady Tigers 42 to 29

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Logansport High School Tigers

Logansport High School Tigers: Head Coach Kevin Magee, Overall 9 – 5, League: 1st 1A District 3, Runner up State Championship for Class 1A

Mansfield High School Wolverines

Mansfield High School Wolverines: Head Coach Mike Green, Asst. Coach Gary Cooper, Statistician Brandon Kent, Overall: 7-4; League 2 – 3; 4th in League

Joaquin Ind. School District – Rams

Joaquin Ind. School District – Rams: Head Coach Wade Lawson, Asst. Coach S McCann, Asst. Coach Jared Duck, Statistician B. Eaves, Overall 5-5 0.5%, League 2-2 – 3rd in District

North DeSoto High School Griffins

The Lady Wolverines defeated Gibsland-Coleman Saturday night to win the 31st Annual Minden Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament.

The Lady Wolverines defeated Calvary Baptist on Wednesday night 57-20; defeated Homer on Friday night 38-25, and defeated Gibland-Coleman 37-34 on Saturday.

Three Lady Wolverines were selected to the All-Tournament Team: Cheseney Malone, D’Marchay Scott, and Cierra Taylor. Taylor was also selected a Tournament MVP.

By Shootin’ on Faith Photography

Resilient has been the word to describe the Logansport Tigers all season.

After an 0-4 start, the top-seeded Tigers had it on their mind to finish the season with a tenth-straight win.

But Homer rode a wave of big plays, including a 27-point first quarter, to claim the Class 1A title and hold off a Logansport comeback in a 41-28 win Saturday afternoon in the Caesars Superdome to claim its first state championship in football since 1939.

“Just overall proud of these guys through the season,” Logansport head coach Kevin Magee said. “To start 0-4 and not lose focus at any point and get this experience is a credit to them and this staff.

“I said it several weeks in a row, I still liked our guys. We felt that even though those times that we should’ve played all year like we have the last five or six weeks.”

If you talk to Jayden Claybrook’s sisters, they will say he forgot how to lose. Claybrook’s Logansport Tigers team defeated Rosepine in Week 4 and had not lost since. After a win in Basile in the quarterfinals, Claybrook and the rest of his team earned a date with the defending champions of Class 1A in the Oak Grove Tigers in the state semifinals.

Points were at a premium for the first 36 minutes of the game. The fourth quarter, though, saw an offensive explosion that featured the home Tigers scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 45 seconds on the clock to win 22-14. On the receiving end of that touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion was none other than Claybrook.

With the win, Logansport advanced to the state championship game against Homer at noon on Saturday, December 11, in the Caesar’s Superdome.