Thursday sports scoreboard

Photo: Linley Robinson of Center Hill High School has signed to play soccer and be part of the powerlifting program at Blue Mountain Christian University. Robinson becomes the first female powerlifter from Center Hill to sign a college scholarship for the sport. (Credit: Center Hill Powerlifting on Twitter)

SPORTS ETC.:

Some news on the assistant football coach movement front from Wednesday, March 22, as Lewisburg High School announced that DeSoto Central assistant coach Cameron Dougher was named the Patriots’ new Offensive Coordinator.  

Thursday, March 23

Prep baseball

  • Lafayette (Oxford) 14, Lake Cormorant 9
  • South Panola 17, Horn Lake 4 (5 innings)
  • Hernando 8, Southaven 2
    • Hernando: Cade Koczka (2B, 2 hits, 3 RBIs),  Brody Martin (HR)
  • Northpoint Christian 4, DeSoto Central 3
    • Northpoint: Hudson Brown (HR, 2 RBIs), Conner McKnatt (2B)
    • DeSoto Central: C Coates (2B), Jacob Lott (2 hits), Gavin Brassfield (5.2 IP, 7 Ks)
  • Amory 4, Center Hill 2
    • Center Hill: Whitman Key (2 hits), Hunter Peeks (6 IP, 9 Ks)

Prep softball

  • Hernando 7, DeSoto Central 1
  • Collierville, Tenn. 11, Northpoint Christian 10
    • Northpoint: Makenlee Bryant (2B, 3 hits, 2 RBIs), Maggie McElhaney (2B, 3 RBIs)
  • Lewisburg 16, Olive Branch 0 (4 innings)
    • Lewisburg: Ella Abrams (4 IP, 1 hit allowed, 9 Ks)

Prep boys soccer 

  • Northpoint Christian 9, Memphis Collegiate 2
    • Northpoint: Miller Lashlee (4 G, 2 A), Eli Bailey (3 G, 3A)

Prep tennis

  • Hernando 5, Lewisburg 1

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken is the most recognized and most trusted name in DeSoto County news and sports reporting, as readers continue to express their appreciation for his accuracy and fairness in the stories he writes. Bob is also heard on 95.3 The Rebel twice a week with sports updates and high school football play-by-play broadcasts in the fall. A former newspaper editor and writer, his award-winning background also includes television news producing, sports media relations, and radio broadcasting.

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