Desoto County Sports

Saturday sports page: Scoreboard

Photo: DeSoto Central track and field teams at Saturday’s DeSoto County championships. The Jaguar boys won the county team title for the fifth straight year. (@DCJagstrack on X/Twitter).

Saturday, March 22

Prep baseball

  • DeSoto Central 12, Arlington, Tenn. 0 (5 innings)
    • DeSoto Central: Connor Simpson-3 runs, 3 hits, 2 RBIs. Jack Willis-double. Pitcher Cooper Richardson-6 strikeouts.  
  • Hernando 6, South Gibson 0
    • Hernando: Luke Romine-2 runs, 3 hits, double. Pitcher Coen McKnight-4.2 innings, 3 strikeouts. 
  • Hernando 7, Tipton-Rosemark Academy 0
    • Hernando: Preston Johnson-2 runs. Brannan Overstreet-2 hits, 3 RBIs. Pitcher Jase Jordan-5 innings, 4 strikeouts. 
  • Lafayette (Oxford) 6, Lake Cormorant 0
    • Lake Cormorant: Peyton Collins-double.
  • Magnolia Heights 10, IMG Academy Black 5
  • Ripley 10, Center Hill 6
    • Center Hill: JaMaryon Warren: 2 hits, 2 RBIs, double. 
  • Olive Branch 13, Horn Lake 0 (5 innings)
    • Olive Branch: D Harris-4 runs. J.R. Jamison-2 hits, 2 RBIs, double. Jeffrey Smith-2 hits, 2 RBIs. Pitcher Jeffrey Smith-2 hits, 6 strikeouts.

Prep softball

  • Oxford 2, Lake Cormorant 1
    • Lake Cormorant: R Boswood-1 run, 1 hit. Alivia Burns-1 hit, 1 RBI. Pitcher Chatham Hamberlin-5 innings, 6 strikeouts. 
  • Lake Cormorant 6, Southaven 1
    • Lake Cormorant: Alivia Burns-2 runs. Aubrey Kirkpatrick-2 hits. Reagan Boswood-2 hits. Marleigh Gray-2 RBIs. 
  • Hernando 4, Union 2
    • Hernando: Madison York-double. Hayden Hodge-2 hits, 2 RBIs. Pitcher Haylee Jackson-7 IP, 10 strikeouts. 
  • DeSoto Central 13, Clinton 3 (5 innings)
    • DeSoto Central: Londen Armstrong-3 runs. Makayla Jamison-2 hut. Vanessa Buck-2 hits. Katelyn Short-3 RBIs. Darby Smith-double. 
  • Northwest Rankin 2, DeSoto Central 0 
  • Center Hill 6, Strayhorn 5
    • Center Hill: Lauryn Henderson-3 hits, triple.  
  • Potts Camp 5, Center Hill 1
  • St. Benedict at Auburndale 9, Northpoint Christian 2
    • Northpoint: Ada Woodruff-2 hits, double. Pitcher Ada Woodruff-5 strikeouts. 

Prep track and field

Southaven, DeSoto Central win DeSoto County track championships.

Complete results here

JUCO baseball

  • Northwest 10, Copiah-Lincoln 9
  • Copiah-Lincoln 9, Northwest 8

JUCO softball

  • Copiah-Lincoln 2, Northwest 1
  • Copiah-Lincoln 7, Northwest 3

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.