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Experience and size -- two necessities most Class 1A teams lack as the season begins -- are not a concern for the Yellow Jackets, who bring back every starter on both sides of the football and have a pair of two-way tackles who tip the scales at 320-plus pounds apiece.
Led by a quick start on offense and an opportunistic defense, Whitwell grabbed a firm hold on the No. 2 spot in Region 3-1A.
An 18-play possession, which chewed up more than seven minutes of the fourth-quarter clock, did not produce points but did put the game away for McCallie.
The label of state champions will follow the South Pittsburg Pirates all football season, but it won't win any games for them this year.
The annual Best of Preps high school football jamboree began Thursday at Finley Stadium with seven quarters of action.
Not only are there 17 total starters back, the majority of those have been multiple-year fixtures in the lineup.
For the 23 teams participating in the annual Best of Preps football jamboree, it's a dress rehearsal before the curtain raises to open the regular season next week. For prep football fans, it's a chance to whet their appetites during the three-day event, which begins Thursday at Finley Stadium.
Despite an area-leading six state championships in football, South Pittsburg has never won back-to-back titles. Not that the Pirates, again the reigning champs in Class 1A, are looking that far ahead.
For the second straight year, due to the number of teams participating, the annual Best of Preps football jamboree will be spread across three days.
McCallie is one win from a state championship in baseball.
For the first time in its last four state tournament appearances, Baylor lost a baseball game. But it didn't come without some late controversy.
