Hayti

After falling to Senath-Hornersville in a Tuesday night upset at the Gideon Bulldog Classic, the number four-seeded Hayti Indians came out with the energy of a team with something to prove and played lights-out on both sides of the ball to beat number eight-seeded Gideon 75-28 in the consolation semifinals...

The 77th annual Gridiron Banquet may have had an indirect sign of being doubly lucky, but chances are that this year’s E.E. “Bus” Carr Trophy winner didn’t need much of it this past fall. Scott City junior Mark Panagos was presented as the newest recipient of the highlight award of the banquet, held at the Black River Coliseum and presented by the Poplar Bluff Letter Club...

Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. The high school football regular season comes to an end this week and district seeds will be determined heading into next week's opening round. Two one-loss teams in New Madrid County Central and Portageville will get the ball rolling on Thursday night in a battle of high-powered offenses and stout defenses...

Hayti took Friday night as a chance to go back to their roots, using explosive speed to power through for a 42-7 victory over Malden. “Our kids have been locked in and it we had one of our best weeks,” Hayti head coach Luke Rayfield said. “We’re still a young group and trying to find our identity, but we’re starting to emerge right now.”...

The Malden Green Wave may have struggled through the first seven games of the football season, but make no mistake, head coach Jeff Bullock sees plenty of positives coming from his squad’s efforts. Now the hope is to find a first win and that may come Friday when the Green Wave (0-7) kicks off at home against Hayti (1-5) at 7 p.m...

BENTON, Mo. — The Kelly Hawks High School football team hosted the Hayti Indians Friday night, the Hawks were able to hold the Indians late to push to come out on top of the matchup 15-6. The Hawks came into the matchup 4-2 and were looking to stay unbeaten at home on the year...

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. The Chaffee Red Devils and Scott City Rams will meet for the 58th time on Friday night, while St. Vincent travels to St. Pius X for a crucial I-55 Conference matchup. Cape Central hosts Sikeston in both teams' final SEMO North contest, Jackson returns to The Pit and Charleston will host Memphis-Hillcrest (Tenn.) to fill its bye week following last week's cancelation...

Check back for updates as we countdown to kickoff. With no Thursday night games scheduled, a sense of normalcy returns for Week 6 of the high school football season. Jackson looks to wrap up the SEMO North championship when the Indians travel to Sikeston in what could be coach Brent Eckley's 100th win with the program...

HAYTI — The Chaffee Red Devils had a difficult time with Hayti's athleticism in a 30-6 loss Friday at Hayti High School. Red Devils coach Jack Altermatt's concern with the Indians' speed came to fruition in his team's losing effort. "They're really fast," Altermatt said. "We just had a hard time containing them. They have a lot of speed and we just couldn't get to it fast enough. and contain them once Their passing game didn't really hurt is, it was just their run game. Just run to the edge."...

Check back for updates. Football starts early this week with a pair of Thursday night games as Sikeston hosts Poplar Bluff in a SEMO North game and Portageville travels to Charleston in a SEMO South game. {https://www.semoball.com/story/2960604.html As reported earlier, a shortage of football officials in the region made it necessary for games to be moved to Thursday or Saturday this fall.)...

A look at Week 4 of the area high school football season.

SCOTT CITY — The Scott City Rams snapped an 18-year losing streak to Hayti on Friday with an emphatic 55-0 win at Scott City High School. Juniors Mark Panagos and Tyson Underwood contributed multiple scores offensively while the Rams' defense picked off four Indian passes en route to their first victory over Hayti since 2004...