It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dyer County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-13 victory over the Lakeland Preparatory Lions. The Choctaws might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Keanthony Barbee had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Daniels, who threw for 122 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Dyer County's run defense was locked in: Lakeland Preparatory could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Ty Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Dyer County's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.41 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.97 on average over their last five games.
Dyer County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tayshun Bowers and Johnson. Bowers got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Although Lakeland Preparatory took the loss, they still got scores from Anden Quinn and Conner Sebastian.
Choctaws
| 11/07/25 vs Lakeland Preparatory | 52-13 |
| 10/30/25 vs Lexington | 17-9 |
| 10/24/25 vs Jackson South Side | 63-14 |
| 10/17/25 vs University School of Jackson | 27-26 |
| 10/03/25 @ Chester County | 42-10 |
The win (which was Dyer County's fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points on average over those games. As for Lakeland Preparatory, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Coming up, Dyer County will venture away from home to take on Marshall County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Choctaws will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least 31 points in their last six contests. Lakeland Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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