Yazoo County defensive end Kaleb Eulls has verbally committed to play at Mississippi River. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Eulls chose the Bulldogs over Mississippi, Southern Mississippi, Alabama, LSU and Tennessee.
Last season for Yazoo County, Eulls was in on over 80 tackles and had four sacks in seven games, playing both defensive end and linebacker. On offense at quarterback, he ran for over 700 yards.
Eulls will bring speed to the Bulldogs’ roster, having been timed at 4.8 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Eulls will also bring some smarts, as he has a 3.3 grade point average.
Girls Basketball: Pierce twins commit to Southern Miss
Harrison Central twins Niesha and Nitesha Pierce have verbally committed to play for Southern Mississippi.
The Pierce twins chose to be a package deal for USM over other schools, such as Mississippi and Mississippi State, Louisiana Tech, Kentucky and others. A total of 40 Division I scholarship offers were given to Niesha and Nitesha.
It won’t be far for them to travel, since the Hattiesburg campus is about an hour away from their home in Lyman.
Last year as juniors, they each averaged around 15 points and five rebounds a game. The Red Rebelettes reached the state Class 5A semifinals last season, and some feel they may be the team to beat in the new Class 6A this season with the Pierce twins as seniors.
Baseball: Jones to play in All-American Classic
Richton High School senior-to-be JaCoby Jones will be in the national spotlight this August when he plays in the All-American High School Baseball Classic. The seventh annual event will be August 16 at Petco Park in San Diego.
Jones has been a starting shortstop for the Rebels since seventh grade and played on consecutive state Class 2A state championship teams in 2007 and 2008. He’s committed to play for Louisiana State after he wraps up his senior season.
This past spring as a junior, Jones hit .585 with 27 RBIs and had a total of 31 extra base hits, including five homers.
Baseball: Hester won’t challenge job loss, Boyd becomes coach
New Hope’s former baseball coach will not be challenging a decision to relieve him of his duties.
Stacy Hester has informed the Lowndes County School Board of his decision, despite still not receiving a specific reason why Superintendent Mike Halford decided at the end of this past season not to keep him as coach.
The job is listed as an “at-will” position, meaning the district does not have to give him a reason for not renewing his position.
The longtime New Hope coach led this year’s team to a 25-11 mark before losing in the North Half finals to West Lauderdale, a team that eventually won a state championship. His 18-year career record includes three state championships and 551 career coaching victories.
Lee Boyd will become the new New Hope baseball coach. The former player at the school comes from an assistant’s position at Neshoba Central, a Class 4A rival of New Hope.
Boyd’s hiring comes after St. Aloysius coach Clint Wilkerson turned down an offer to coach the New Hope program.
Notes
* Wayne County football coach Marcus Boyles was an assistant coach on the USA Football Junior National team, which won the World Junior Championships of American football in Canton, Ohio, last week. Broyles was the receivers coach on the USA squad, which consisted of 45 graduated senior players from across the country. The USA beat Canada in the gold medal game 41-3 after crushing France and Mexico in the opening rounds.
* Ethel High School has a new fastpitch softball coach, as Jim Wood takes over at the school. Wood will also take on assistant coaching duties for the football program as defensive coordinator. He replaces Chris Terry, who resigned last month. Wood comes from Weir High School, where he was 21-5 as a head football coach, including last season’s 9-3 mark.
