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Ole Miss recruiting Houston’s Chris Jones

By | 9:00 AM | January 3, 2013 | News, Sports

ORLANDO – Chris Jones’ lunch table on Wednesday was a recruiting Most Wanted List. Three players at that table stirred the recruiting waters. Houston’s 5-star defensive end, Jones joins 89 of the nation’s top high school players this week at ESPN Wide World of Sports, taking part in the week-long Under Armour All-America activities.The 2013 [...]

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2012 Daily Journal All-Area Team

By | 9:40 AM | December 26, 2012 | News, Sports

First-team 1. Ashton Shumpert RB, IAHS, Sr. Indians’ 4-star RB/DB rushed for 1,796 yards and 25 TDs despite missing the first three games. 2. Chris Jones DE, Houston, Sr. The Mississippi State commit led the Hilltoppers with 11.4 tackles per game and was MVP of Alabama-Mississippi Classic. 3. Boston Newsome RB, New Albany, Sr. Rushed [...]

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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chris Jones

By | 9:46 AM | December 23, 2012 | News, Sports

 Something clicked for Chris Jones. It may have been his move from Nettleton to Houston but whatever it was, it earned him a nationalname. Houston’s senior defensive end is the Daily Journal’s 2012 Defensive Player of the Year. Jones is large (6-foot-7, 255 pounds). He was also largely unknown coming into the season. He went [...]

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Okolona’s Tim Bowens on Dolphins’ Walk of Fame

By | 9:28 AM | December 18, 2012 | Sports

Former Itawamba Community College standout defensive lineman and Okolona native Tim Bowens was inducted into the 2012 Miami Dolphins’ Walk of Fame this past Sunday. “I didn’t know they felt that way about me,” said Bowens during the Walk of Fame press conference. “I knew they respected me as a player but to see those [...]

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