Lafayette advances to third round with 2-1 win
BLOG: In a span of six outs, Lafayette and Amory scored all three of tonight’s runs.
As it turned out, the Commodores’ two runs in the third were all the home team needed to defeat Amory 2-1 at W.V. Brewer Field.
In doing so, Lafayette stamped its ticket to the third round of the MHSAA Class 4A playoffs by eliminating the Panthers. (more…) (April 28, 2012)
Chargers learn from sweep of Amory
As Chris Baughman found out Monday, there’s nothing wrong with learning a thing or two on your birthday.
Due to poor weather over the weekend, a pair of four-inning jamboree games was rescheduled for Baughman’s birthday at Edwin Moak Field and the Chargers made the doubleheader a learning experience. (more…) (February 21, 2012, Page 8)
Around The Net: Recruiting news and a new Sideline View
BLOG: News hit the interwebs earlier today that standout Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward has narrowed his list of schools to three: Alabama, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. (more…) (January 4, 2012)
‘Dores clean up MAC awards in 4A
Three days after claiming a second Class 4A state title, the Lafayette Commodores were on top of the football world in Mississippi.
Lafayette’s 16-0 record garnered them a final ranking of No. 1 in the final prep football poll released by the Associated Press Wednesday. LHS received five votes for No. 1, while Olive Branch, who won the 6A title, also claimed five votes to finish in a tie with the Commodores as the top team in the state. (more…) (December 8, 2011, Page 6)
‘Dores top Amory to win 4A North Half title
AMORY — Lafayette coach Anthony Hart and his staff had a plan coming into Friday night’s MHSAA Class 4A North Half title game: Don’t change anything the Commodores have done all year to get to this point. (more…) (November 28, 2011, Page 1B)
Pressure on Williams key to stopping Amory
AMORY — It seems funny to write a team “limited” an opposing quarterback to 193 yards passing, but that’s exactly what the Commodores did on Friday night when they held one of the nation’s top statistical passers in Amory quarterback Forest Williams well under his average of nearly 400 yards. (more…) (November 28, 2011, Page 4B)
‘Dores beat Amory to win 4A North title
BLOG: AMORY — A dominating effort on defense and some hard-nosed runs by Jamel Dennis were just two of the many reasons the Lafayette Commodores won the MHSAA’s Class 4A North Half title again this year. (more…) (November 26, 2011)
LHS won’t change for pass-happy Amory
Just because Lafayette is facing its most challenging game of the 2011 football season Friday night at Amory doesn’t mean coach Anthony Hart is about to change up his scheme.
The 14-0 Commodores are ranked No. 1 in the state for a reason and Hart said this wasn’t the week to start changing things around with the game plan. (November 24, 2011, Page 8A)
