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It’s time! East Carroll Banner's 48th annual Football Picks contest begins in the next issue, September 3, and continues for 11 weeks. Weekly winners get $10 and the overall winner will receive $100.

Briarfield opened its 2026 football season Friday, August 14, on the road against Tunica Academy. It did not go as planned. After dealing with a bus breakdown on the way to the game, the Rebels were never able to get things going their way and dropped the contest 50-22.

The Briarfield Academy Lady Rebels shut out River Oaks on their own turf last Thursday, August 13. Addison Brown drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Lady Rebels past the Mustangs, 18-0. Brown doubled in the fourth, scoring three, singled in the third, scoring two, and singled in the first, scoring one.

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The past decade has brought a lot of success to Briarfield basketball, and that trend is beginning to become institutional. Coach Blake Ratcliff is on his third season coaching all four of the school’s teams, junior high boys and girls and varsity boys and girls, and he said it isn’t out of the question that all four win their divisions and that varsity boys and girls have a look at state championships. “That’s the plan, anyway,” he said.

East Carroll Banner’s annual Football Contest will be a nail-biter, for sure. The top points-getters have been fairly steady over the weeks, but there could still be an upset once the contest is over next week.

The General Trass Panthers closed out their regular season in impressive fashion, bouncing back from a tough loss to St. Frederick with a 62–26 home win over the Delhi Bears on November 6.

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Three women were arrested Sunday night in connection with an alleged fight. According to law enforcement officials, Andranika Martin, 21, Lotovza Clemens, 17, and Macy Clemens, 32, were at a housing complex on Third and Charles D.