Blytheville Sports

The road to Hot Springs is officially underway, and its number one checkpoint is through Blytheville and the Chickasaws. The Chicks are riding high on their way back to the Arena after earning a number one seed following Saturday’s 62-59 win over Little Rock Christian. The 4A East Regional crown didn’t come without being tested however, as the Chicks were pushed to reach their new heights. But when those moments came, they were prepared to lift their level of play...

BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Chickasaws defeated the Forrest City Mustangs, 74-47, on Friday night in a 5A East conference matchup. The Chicks led the Mustangs,17-15 after the first quarter of play. The Chicks stretched its lead when at 3:24 left in the first half, Chickasaw senior guard A.J. Love threw down a dunk that forced Forest City to call a timeout in an attempt to slow down the momentum. The Chicks led at that point, 31-22...

Armorel's 10-0 defeat of Taylor in the 1A state championship game Friday afternoon at Baum Stadium capped a incredibly successful spring season. Not just for the Tigers but for all three area schools and especially their seniors.

The Blytheville Chickasaws staged a late rally but came up three runs short against the Caruthersville, Mo. Tigers, losing 6-3 Thursday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex.

The Blytheville Chickasaws came up just short of a win in their season opener, losing a tight one on the road to Obion County, Tennessee, 1-0.

The Blytheville Lady Chickasaws opened the year with a 21-5 loss Monday night to the Newport Lady Greyhounds in five innings at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex.

The Gosnell and Armorel School Districts deserve credit for going after and getting two of the four state baseball/softball tournaments that they bid on last week in Little Rock.

Several Blytheville Chickasaws earned postseason honors.

Football is still going on for half the county this weekend. Blytheville and Rivercrest had their seasons come to an end Friday night, while Gosnell and Osceola had fairly easy first round wins and are both one game away from the quarterfinals.

Prep football is in its second week and there is plenty to be excited about around this end of the county.

The Blytheville Chickasaws have a new head basketball coach. The Blytheville School Board approved the hiring of Jason James Monday night during its monthly meeting.

It was Cancer Awarness Night at Chickasaw Gym Friday night. Fans in attendance were encouraged to wear pink and the Blytheville Chickasaws sported pink uniforms to draw awareness to the cause.

The Blytheville Chickasaws got their second win in three contests, thanks to a convincing 65-47 road victory over the Wynne Yellowjackets Friday night.

2014 will be an important year for local politics, as most city and county offices will be up for re-election.

The Blytheville Chickasaws dropped their seventh game in a row Friday night in a 35-8 loss at Paragould.

The Blytheville Junior Chickasaws opened the 5A-East season with a thrilling, 34-24, come-from-behind victory over the Wynne Junior Yellowjackets Thursday night at Haley Field.

For two years in a row, Blytheville and Little Rock Mills University Studies have played games in the rain on a sloppy field, and for two years in a row, Little Rock Mills has come out on top in the wet conditions.

Blytheville Head Football Coach Vince McCrosky will not be at Friday night's season opener against Osceola. According to Blytheville Athletic Director David Hixson, McCrosky is on a medical leave of absence. He has not been at school this week.

The Blytheville Chickasaws unofficially began the 2013 season on a bumpy note Friday night at West Helena. The Chicks lost, 54-20, in their AAA benefit game on the road.

Box seats and reserved seats for the 2013 Blytheville Chickasaw football season are on sale.

Baseball and softball seasons are at their midway point for local teams. Here is a look at this week's action throughout the Blytheville area:

Forrest City shook off a bland second quarter to outscore Blytheville 35-20 in the second half in a 5A-East Conference game played Friday at Mustang Arena. The Mustangs improved to 6-0 in the East and remained the only unbeaten boys team with a 63-38 win over the Chickasaws.

The Blytheville Chickasaws lost their opening round game in the West Memphis Classic Friday night. The Chicks fell to Earle, 57-53, in overtime.

There's just something about Beebe. For the third year in a row, the Blytheville vs. Beebe matchup provided down-to-the-wire excitement added with a little controversy,

Blytheville football head coach Maurice Moody resigned Monday to return to West Memphis as an assistant coach. "I'm stepping down, going back to West Memphis," Moody said late Monday afternoon. He said the move allows him to be closer to his family...

The Blytheville Chickasaws have a new head coach. Jeff Flanigan will replace former head coach and current athletic director David Hixson next season on the Chickasaw bench. Flanigan's Panthers were 9-19 overall in 2012 and 5-9 in the conference which was good enough for fifth place...

BEEBE -- Coach Bret Kirk dropped his final doubleheader as the Blytheville Chickasaws head baseball coach Tuesday night as the Chicks fell to Beebe in both games, 10-0 and 13-0. Blytheville didn't get a hit in either game. The Chickasaws finished the year 1-24 overall and 0-14 in 5A-East play. Beebe's record advanced to 16-11 overall and 11-3 in league play...

The Blytheville Chickasaws dropped a non-conference contest Thursday afternoon losing to the West Memphis Blue Devils, 18-0, in five innings at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. West Memphis put the game away in the first inning scoring 12 runs in its half. The Blue Devils scored a run in each of the second, third and fourth innings before scoring three in the fifth...

When longtime Blytheville head basketball coach David Hixson announced he was stepping down from his basketball coaching duties, he made two things very clear. One, he was not changing his mind and two, he wasn't leaving. "This is pretty much etched in stone," said Hixson during an interview Wednesday morning. ...

Longtime Blytheville head basketball coach David Hixson is stepping down from his coaching duties after more than two decades. Hixson will remain as athletic director and possibly continue teaching as well. "We tried to work this out last year," said Hixson. ...

Blytheville overcame a seven-run deficit Thursday evening, needing only three outs to finish off Caruthersville at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. But with the Chicks up 8-7 going into the final inning, the Tigers exploded for nine runs and held off the host team, 16-11...

PARAGOULD -- The Blytheville Chickasaws dropped a doubleheader to the Paragould Rams Tuesday night losing the first game, 13-9, and dropping the night cap, 8-1. GAME ONE Paragould 13, Blytheville 9 Ahead, 3-2, Paragould broke the game open with six runs over the third and fourth innings on their way to a 13-9 win over the Chicks in 5A-East action...

OSCEOLA -- The Blytheville Chickasaws picked up their first win of the year Monday night thanks to a 13-10 win over the Osceola Seminoles. The Seminoles are coached by former Blytheville track coach/assistant football coach Len Teague. Blytheville (1-7) used a six-run third inning to pull away from the Seminoles and hung on for the victory...

WYNNE -- The Blytheville Chickasaws are still looking for their first win of the season after dropping both games of a double-header to the Wynne Yellowjackets Tuesday evening in their 5A-East opener. GAME ONE Wynne, 14, Blytheville 3 Blytheville (0-4, 0-2 5A-East) jumped out to an early, 2-0, lead in the first inning but Wynne plated 11 runs over the first two innings on their way to a 14-3 win in five innings...

WEST MEMPHIS -- The inexperienced Blytheville Chickasaws surrendered just five hits, but several walks and mental errors proved to be their undoing in a 19-4 season-opening loss to West Memphis. Chickasaw star shortstop Ke'Andre Diamond gave Blytheville fans a scare early, tweaking his knee, according to Blytheville head coach Bret Kirk...

The Blytheville Chickasaw baseball team opens the 2012 season Thursday afternoon with a trip to West Memphis. The Chicks look to improve on a 2011 season that saw them go 2-18 overall and 0-14 in the tough 5A-East conference. They return just one starter from last year's squad as second year head coach Bret Kirk has a lot of new faces to prepare for the upcoming season...

The Blytheville Chickasaws wrap up the 2011-12 season tonight with a trip to Batesville to take on the Pioneers. Blytheville (13-14, 5-8 5A-East) are coming off a heartbreaking loss to Greene County Tech Tuesday night at Chickasaw Gym. Tech's Andrew Ferguson banked a pull-up jumper at the free throw line as time expired to beat the Chicks, 45-43. The loss, along with Nettleton's win over Paragould, eliminated Blytheville from post season play...

In the blink of an eye, the Blytheville Chickasaw's playoff hopes were dashed as rival Greene County Tech defeated the Chicks, 45-43, on "Senior Night" at Chickasaw Gym. With the game tied at 43-43 with eight seconds to play, Tech in-bounded the ball to guard, Andrew Ferguson. Ferguson slipped through the Chick defenders, pulled up at the free throw line and banked a shot off of the glass. Ferguson's shot went through as time expired and took with it Blytheville's playoff hopes...

FORREST CITY -- For a half Friday night at Mustang Arena, Blytheville went toe-to-toe with league-leading Forrest City. Then reality set in as the second half started. Leading 26-22 at the half, Forrest City put together a 20-5 run to pull away from the Chickasaws and then sprinted to the finish, winning 74-58...

The Blytheville Chickasaws kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a just as slim, 49-47, win over the Nettleton Raiders Tuesday night at Chickasaw Gym. Ahead by two with under 20 seconds to play, Blytheville's Greg McKillion came up with two huge defensive plays to keep Nettleton from tying or taking the lead...

Blytheville's Greg McKillion signed a letter of intent Friday afternoon to attend Northwest Mississippi Junior Collage on a football scholarship.

Blytheville fans got a double-dose of good fortune Friday night with both the boys and girls posting much-needed wins over Wynne at Chickasaw Gym.

The Blytheville Chickasaws return home Friday to take on the Wynne Yellowjackets at Chickasaw Gym. Blytheville (3-6, 11-12) is coming off a huge road loss to the Paragould Rams Tuesday night. The Rams won 56-44 and took sole possession of fifth place, a game behind fourth place Nettleton. The Chicks, still hoping for one of the four East playoff spots, are two games back of Nettleton...

The Blytheville Chickasaws head to Paragould tonight to take on the Rams in another big 5A-East game. At 3-5 (11-11 overall), and currently in fifth place, in the conference, every game is a big game from here on out for the Chicks. "The kids know what's at stake," said Blytheville head coach David Hixson. "They know that we've got to win tonight."...

With a record of 2-5 at the halfway point in 5A-East play, the Blytheville Chickasaws knew they had to beat a lot of teams in the second half of the season that have already beaten them if they want to make it to the state tournament.

The Blytheville Chickasaws start the second half of the 5A-East season tonight against Beebe at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks (10-11, 2-5 5A-East) hope to start the second half a little better than the first half started. Beebe defeated the Chicks a month ago, 46-26, thanks to a major scoring drought for the Chicks...

The Forrest City Mustangs brought their perfect 5A-East conference record to Chickasaw Gym Friday night and showed why they are the team to beat this season. Leading by eight points after one period, the Mustangs outscored the Chicks, 23-13, in the second period and took control of the game on their way to a convincing, 65-47 win...

After a two-game road trip, the Blytheville Chickasaws return home Friday night to take on current 5A-East conference leader, Forrest City, at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks (10-9, 2-3) are coming off a one-point loss to the Nettleton Raiders Tuesday night in Jonesboro. ...

JONESBORO -- For a little more than three periods Tuesday night, the Blytheville Chickasaws continued their strong play from Friday night's win at Wynne. Harold Beverly's bucket with four seconds left in the third gave the Chicks a 10-point lead over the host Nettleton Raiders at 39-29 heading into the fourth. Beverly's bucket would be the last score for the Chicks until the 3:30 mark in the fourth as Nettleton stormed back and pulled out a 45-44 win at Raider Gym...

The Blytheville Chickasaws head to Jonesboro tonight to take on the Nettleton Raiders. The Chicks are coming off a huge, 48-42, road win Friday night over the Wynne Yellowjackets. That came on the heals of huge home loss to the Paragould Rams. "This is another big game tonight," said Blytheville head coach David Hixson. "We can't afford to go 2-3 in the conferance with two games against Forrest City and (Greene County) Tech still on the schedule."...

Monticello High School had what it took in the floor exercise portion of their duel meet with the Blytheville Gymchicks, but the defending state champions had enough of everything else to squeeze out a two-point victory in their Jan. 20 opener with Monticello...

Angelique Morgan's all-around performance definitely helped the Blytheville junior varsity Gymchicks, but it wasn't quite enough to overcome a Monticello team that had just enough in the final standings. Monticello totaled 141.5 points to claim the Jan. ...

After losing to Paragould at home on Tuesday night, and dropping to 1-2 in the 5A-East, the Blytheville Chickasaws needed a win as much as any team, and they got it with a 48-42 win over the Wynne Yellowjackets Friday night at Wynne.

The Blytheville Chickasaws head to Wynne Friday night to take on the Yellowjackets in another tough 5A-East conference battle. They look to bounce back from a tough 62-57 loss to Paragould Tuesday night at Chickasaw Gym. The Yellowjackets (7-8, 1-2) are led by 6-foot-6 center Tony Jones. Jones is the key part of a front court that stretches, 6-6, 6-6 and 6-4. Along with Jones is Ronald Sampley who can post up a team's big man or hit from beyond the arc...

"I really don't know how else to put it. I didn't have much to say to the team," he said after the game, Blytheville's first loss to Paragould since the two teams began playing in the same conference in 2004. "I don't know. I really can't put a finger on it."...

Here are the 5A-East standings through Tuesday's games.

Defending 5A-East champion Blytheville notched its first league win of the young conference season Friday night, defeating Batesville, 53-51. Now the Chicks (9-1, 1-1 5A-East) will try to make it back-to-back victories tonight when they host Paragould, which limps into the game with a 2-9 overall and 0-2 conference mark...

Here are the 5A-East standings through Friday, Jan. 13.

The defending league champion Blytheville Chickasaws picked up their first 5A-East win of the year with a 53-51 win over the Batesville Pioneers Friday night at Chickasaw Gym. The Chicks shot 8-11 from the free throw line in the fourth period, including a perfect 6-6 from guard Ke'Andre Diamond in the final minute of the game, to keep the pesky Pioneers at bay and avoid the upset...

The Blytheville Chickasaws return to action Friday night with a 5A-East contest against the Batesville Pioneers. The game is Blytheville's first at Chickasaw Gym since Dec. 6, more than five weeks ago. It is only the Chicks' second home game of the season...

Here are the standings for the 5A-East through Friday, Jan. 6.

The Blytheville Chickasaws open up the 5A-East season with two-hour trip to Beebe to take on the Badgers.

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Sometimes it takes more than four periods to settle a score. Tuesday night, it took Blytheville and New Madrid, Mo. an extra four minutes to decide the winner as the Eagles defeated the Chicks, 58-56, in overtime. With :07.1 seconds on the overtime clock and Blytheville (8-6) down two, Ke'Andre Diamond (15 points, seven assists and three steals) took an inbounds pass after a Gabe Smith free throw, dribbled the length of the court and came up just short on a lay up attempt. ...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. --The Blytheville Chickasaws have had some memorable moments over their holiday break playing six games in two different tournaments. Beating rival Greene County Tech last Thursday night on the final game played at Tech's Multipurpose building and Tuesday night's battle against Caruthersville, Mo. are probably the two most memorable...

DYERSBURG, Tenn.--The Blytheville Chickasaws advanced in the consolation bracket of the Dyersburg Invitational Christmas Tournament with a 57-51 win over the Tipton Rosemark Academy Rebels Wednesday afternoon at Dyersburg High School. The Chicks will play for 5th place in the tournament at 2:30 p.m. today against the Lausanne, Tenn. Lynx...

Blytheville advanced to the championship game of the GCT Christmas Classic Wednesday with a 48-46 win over Southaven, Miss.

Blytheville topped Hickory Flat, Miss., 60-51, Tuesday afternoon in the GCT Christmas Classic, being played this week at Greene County Tech High School in Paragould.

The Blytheville Chickasaws will participate in two basketball tournaments over the two-week Christmas holiday break. This week, they will head to a more than familiar place, Greene County Tech, and play in the GCT Christmas Classic starting on Tuesday...

WEST MEMPHIS -- The Blytheville Chicks can't seem to put two good games back-to-back thus far. Only 24 hours after defeating Marion 62-58 on Friday night at the Blue Devil Classic at Lehr Arena, the Chicks came out flat early and lost to Class AA Hughes 48-40 on Saturday...

Blytheville head coach David Hixson isn't as concerned about statistical categories this early in the season as he is about the level of fight his Chicks show.

PARAGOULD -- The Blytheville Junior Chickasaw basketball teams split a pair of games Monday night with 5A-East foe and rival Greene County Tech. The 8th graders played their best game of the year and took the first game, 38-27 while the 9th graders dropped a tough 42-30 decision to the Eagles...

WEST MEMPHIS -- The Blytheville Chickasaws will open the West Memphis Classic with Marion Friday night, Coach David Hixson said today. The Chicks (1-1) and Patriots (3-1) will square off at 7 p.m. Friday at Blue Devil Gym. Marion is coming off a 59-32 win at Paragould, while Blytheville is coming off an 81-67 win at county rival Osceola...

SIKESTON, Mo.-- The defending Missouri state champion Sikeston Bulldogs gave the Blytheville Chickasaws a rude welcome to the 2011-12 season Tuesday night with a more than convincing, 70-37, win over the Chicks at Sikeston Field House. With a gritty defense that helped the Chicks (0-1) to a 5A-East conference title last winter, Blytheville stayed with the loaded Bulldogs through the first period. Blytheville lead early, 6-5, and trailed 18-13 heading into the second...

BATESVILLE -- The Blytheville Junior Chickasaws lost to the Batesville Junior Pioneers, 42-23, Monday night in Batesville. Blytheville led early but the Pioneers held the Chicks to just nine points in the second half including a scoreless fourth period on their way to the win...

Art Bell is the new Blytheville Junior Chickasaws basketball coach. He replaces Kirk Glintborg who is now principal at Gosnell Junior High School. Bell, a native of Searcy, comes to Blytheville after practicing law for two years. He graduated in 2005 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and received a law degree from Arkansas Little Rock in 2008. He's worked for a federal judge and practiced law in Little Rock...

With all due respect to the former pro wrestling tag team, the Blytheville Chickasaws will be the real Road Warriors this year. The Chicks play 12 of their first 13 games on the road. Their only home game before Jan. 13 is the Dec. 6 contest with county rival Osceola...

By I.C. MURRELL Pine Bluff Commercial WHITE HALL -- The trick plays came as often as White Hall needed them, but it was the big plays that mattered most. Nathan Lee threw for 151 yards and Jeremy Sprinkle caught five passes for 101 yards Friday night, leading White Hall to a 37-20 victory over...

The last time Blytheville won a playoff game, the current Chickasaw seniors were in diapers. Friday night, the Chicks are looking for their first postseason victory since 1994 and their third in school history as they hit the road to take on 5A-Southeast champion White Hall...

After a one-year absence, the Blytheville Chickasaws are returning to the 5A state playoffs after a convincing, 41-14 route of the winless Forrest City Mustangs on "Senior Night" Friday night at Haley Field. It was the third year in a row that the Chicks needed to beat Forrest City on the final night of the regular season to secure a playoff berth...

Blytheville head coach Maurice Moody isn't counting on Wynne to get his Chicks into the postseason. He prefers that his team beats Forrest City Friday night to clinch the East's fourth playoff spot, rather than relying on host Wynne to defeat Nettleton in the regular season finale...

PARAGOULD -- On Halloween weekend, two Chickasaws had monster nights, Blytheville avoided any scares, and the Chicks were treated to some good news. Blytheville quarterback Langston Jenkins threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Greg McKillion and rushed for four touchdowns and 180 yards, while Josh Wheeler ran for 208 and a score as the Chicks overwhelmed Paragould with a 20-0 start on their way to a 50-14 victory...

Defending 5A-East champion Batesville is well on its way to another conference title. The Pioneers showed why they are the favorites to repeat, Friday night, scoring on all but two of their possessions and shutting out Blytheville in the second half as they handed the Chicks a 56-21 loss at Haley Field...

Blytheville has little time to lament about the stunning way last Friday night's game at Beebe ended. 5A-East leader Batesville visits Haley Field Friday night, a week after the painful 38-32 loss to the Badgers. Blytheville was up 10, with the ball, late in the fourth quarter, before giving up two touchdowns and a field goal. The final touchdown came on a controversial special teams play as Beebe scored on a called muffed kickoff...

BEEBE -- Blytheville has endured some tough losses over the years, but one would be hard-pressed to find one that rivals the ending of Friday night's key 5A-East game with Beebe. The Chicks watched a 10-point lead with less than four minutes to go evaporate, then the improbable happen in a 38-32 gut-wrenching loss...

Coming off an explosive 27-point first quarter that led to a 39-13 victory over Greene County Tech, Blytheville just hopes to get its hands on the ball Friday night, when the Chicks travel to Beebe for a battle of the two teams tied for third in the 5A-East...

Blytheville head coach Maurice Moody doesn't lack confidence in his team's ability to put points on the board. But even he was a little surprised with the fast start Friday night and how his team lit up the Haley Field scoreboard so quickly. A week after being shutout in the first half against Nettleton but winning 28-8, Blytheville had a 21-0 lead over Greene County Tech less than six minutes into the game...

Blytheville players have been preparing all week for Friday's clash with 5A-East conference rival Greene County Tech with one thing on their minds -- last year's 13-8 heartbreaking loss in Paragould. Officials called back a potential game-winning touchdown in the closing seconds that lead to the defeat...

Blytheville came out flat as a pancake, then steamrolled homecoming opponent Nettleton with a big second half to post a 28-8 victory at Haley Field. After a scoreless first half, the Chicks (3-2, 1-1 5A-East) scored 20 straight points in the first 12:02 of the second half, including getting a touchdown after a successful onside kick...

Blytheville all-state receiver Greg McKillion will miss Friday's homecoming game with Nettleton after suffering a mild concussion during last Friday night's 5A-East opening loss to Wynne, Chickasaw head coach Maurice Moody said Monday. McKillion will miss this week's activities, including practices...

WYNNE--For the second time in three weeks an area football player may be sidelined with a concussion. Friday night, Blytheville's Greg McKillion suffered a blow to the head after grabbing a one-handed catch in double coverage on a 46-yard pass from Langston Jenkins late in the fourth quarter. As he hit the ground, McKillion's head hit hard off of the turf. He was slow to get up and the officials quickly ran to check on him...

All week, Blytheville head coach Maurice Moody has game-planned for a player he once coached. Moody and the Chicks travel to Wynne Friday night to open 5A-East play with former Earle running back Josh Selvy and the Yellowjackets, who, like the Chicks, are expected to contend for a conference playoff spot this season...

The Blytheville Chickasaws gave their fans a lot to cheer about in their home debut thanks to a 58-36 rout of the Helena-West Helena Cougars Friday night at Haley Field. Three Chickasaws topped or nearly topped the 200-yard mark. DeMarko Clark rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns, quarterback Langston Jenkins threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns passes -- with all three scores and 194 of the yards landing in the long arms of receiver Greg McKillion. ...

Wonder tied the game with a touchdown with 6:31 left in the fourth quarter but the Chicks defense stopped them on their two-point try. On the night, the Chicks' defense held West Memphis to under 100 total yards. D'Arik Haley and Carlos Blackmon led Blytheville with six solo tackles a piece and Antonio Knox added four. Blytheville hosts Wynne Thursday...

Blytheville enters Friday's home-opener with Helena-West Helena Central banged up. Chickasaw head coach Maurice Moody's primary objective is to avoid further injuries as his club wraps up non-conference play. "We've got five or six guys kind of banged up a bit," Moody said. ...

WEST MEMPHIS--It's not often that a team can feel like it's won after a loss. But such is the case after the Blytheville Chickasaws, 28-14, loss to the 7A West Memphis Blue Devils, Friday night. "We won everywhere except the scoreboard. Especially in the second half," said Chicks head coach Maurice Moody who was an assistant coach for the Blue Devils before taking the job in Blytheville. ...

Blytheville head coach Maurice Moody returns to the sidelines he once roamed as an assistant coach, Friday night. Moody and the Chicks (1-0) invade AP overall sixth-ranked West Memphis (1-0) in the Blue Devils' home-opener. "West Memphis is close to my heart," Moody said. ...

OSCEOLA -- Any victory over a county rival is a good win, no matter how ugly it is. Blytheville took advantage of four Osceola turnovers, including a fumble when the Seminoles were driving for the tie or the lead midway through the fourth quarter, and the Chicks escaped Seminole Stadium with an 18-6, season-opening victory...

OSCEOLA -- The Blytheville Junior Chickasaws opened the 2011 football season by dropping a 16-6 decision at the hands of the Osceola Seminoles Thursday night at Seminole Stadium. Blytheville (0-1) had the ball for just 2:27 and ran just six plays in the first half as Osceola (1-0) built up its lead...

Blytheville head coach Maurice Moody got his first taste of the Blytheville-Osceola rivalry last year. The game was decided in the final moments on a late Chickasaw touchdown. Blytheville will try to duplicate that result Friday night, when the two county rivals clash at Seminole Stadium in the season-opener...