‘Dores split with South Panola

Lafayette’s eighth-grade football team continued to roll over teams as they posted a 16-0 win over South Panola Thursday night.

The seventh-grade Commodores fell 8-0 in the first game. (more…) (September 17, 2010, Page 7A)

LMS Splits with Charleston

The Lafayette Middle School football teams split a pair of games with Charleston Tuesday night. The Commodores and Tigers tied 0-0 in the seventh-grade game, while the older Commodores defeated the Tigers 16-6 to improve to 3-0 on the year. (more…) (September 8, 2010, Page 9)

Oxford, Lafayette split rivalry games

Rivalry week between the Lafayette and Oxford school districts  continued Tuesday night with middle school football action at Bobby Holcomb Field.

The Chargers won the seventh-grade game 26-6, while the Commodores took the eighth-grade game in the nightcap 16-0. (September 1, 2010, Page 7)

Lafayette earns two wins over Senatobia

Lafayette got its middle school football schedule off to a good start with two wins over Senatobia Tuesday night at William L. Buford Stadium.

The seventh-grade Commodores defeated the Warriors 8-6 in the first game, while the eighth-graders earned a 14-0 shutout in the nightcap.

Tuesday’s first game was scoreless until two seconds remained in the first half when Lafayette’s Zeke Liggins scored on a 5-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion was supplied on a run by Quin’chaun Jones. Senatobia made things interesting late as it scored at the 2:30 mark of the second half. Lafayette was able to hold on the two-point play, preserving the first-game victory. (August 25, 2010, Page 8)

Grenada downs Lafayette for title

Some uncharacteristic errors and the inability to make enough key pitches at critical times proved to be the Lafayette Commodores undoing in their 13-2 loss in Thursday’s Tri-Lake Junior High Conference title game with Grenada at W.V. Brewer Field. (April 8, 2010, Page 7A)

LMS rallies to beat OMS in baseball

Lafayette’s middle school baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the fourth inning to post a 5-3 win over Oxford Wednesday night at W.V. Brewer Field. The Commodores and Chargers tied in the second game 3-3. (March 25, 2010, Page 7)

Commodore pitchers shut down Grenada

Lafayette’s pitching staff earned two shutouts over Grenada in middle school baseball action Monday night at W.V. Brewer Field. Lafayette earned a 8-0 win in the first game of the doubleheader while the two battled to a 0-0 tie in the nightcap. (March 9, 2010, Page 8)

LMS-OMS split opening day double-dip

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL — Oxford and Lafayette split a pair of middle school baseball games at Edwin Moak Field on Monday to open the season for both teams. The Chargers won the first game of the double-header 6-5, while Lafayette won the nightcap 10-2. (March 2, 2010, Page 9)