JACKSON — After four years behind the plate as a catcher, Hunter Lyons had no idea how he found himself 100 feet from it for his last high school game.

Yet there he was, playing second base in the MAIS Class A All-Star Game Friday night, handling grounders like a pro.

The Porters Chapel Academy senior made an error, but also flawlessly fielded three grounders in three innings before spending one last inning behind the plate to help the South All-Stars nail down a 9-6 victory at Smith-Wills Stadium.

“I have no clue,” Lyons laughed when asked how he was picked to play second base. “I haven’t played second base since eighth grade. They just threw me out there. I’m always going to want a ball. That’s part of being an athlete. Anywhere on the field, if somebody wants you to play you’ve got to be able to go out there and do your job.”

Lyons was one of four all-star selections from Porters Chapel. He struck out in his only at-bat in the game, but some of his teammates did a lot better.

Taylor Rushing reached on an error in the fifth inning and scored a run, while Zac Morgan pitched one scoreless inning and played three innings at third base.

During his mound stint, Morgan walked a batter and had another reach on an error, but used a line drive double play ball to get out of the jam.

“It was a fun experience. I thought I pitched pretty good,” Morgan said. “It’s all for fun. It’s good to win, but it’s mostly to just come out here and have one last good time. It was a good way to end it.”

Josh Daffron, the only one of the four PCA players who was in the starting lineup, had a big night.

Daffron started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a single and two RBIs. He drove in the South’s first run with a base hit in the second inning, and another on a ground out in the seventh. He flied out in the third inning

Daffron also pitched one-plus inning, allowing two runs on a hit, two walks and a hit batter. He gave up an unearned run in the fifth inning, then started the sixth but was pulled after giving up an infield hit and a walk.

“The first inning I went out strong. The second inning, I lost my groove. But it all worked out,” Daffron said.

In addition to his pitching, Daffron saw extended playing time in the field. He shuffled between shortstop and third base, handling five chances and committing one error.

“I came out feeling loose and felt pretty good,” Daffron said. “I’m satisfied with the way I did.”

Tallulah Academy’s Zach Boney also played in the all-star game and went 1-for-2 with an infield single.