Basketball season kicked off recently, with every squad in the county having played in jamboree and all except Falkner boys having played a regular season game.
Several storylines are in play, with Pine Grove looking to defend their state title and Walnut’s MK Vuncannon having a chance to break the modern career scoring mark this year.
Blue Mountain girls get a win over a very talented New Site team 55-48.
Falkner girls picked up a win over Myrtle 34-28. Mallie Mitchell and Shae Strickland each had 7 to lead in scoring.. LeLe Strickland and Macari Chatman added 6.
Ripley defeats IAHS in girls and boys action.
Pine Grove boys pick up a season opening win over Mooreville.
Check out Tippah County Sports for a complete breakdown of the upcoming hoops season.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
