How They Did

Published 6:52 pm Monday, September 18, 2017

A weekly recap of how players from Vicksburg-area high schools did in college football and NFL games played over the weekend:

• Grambling linebacker De’Arius Christmas (Warren Central) had eight total tackles, including one for loss, and a forced fumble in a 36-21 win over Jackson State. Christmas was named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Week.

• Delta State cornerback Devontae Wilson (Warren Central) had two solo tackles in a 17-7 win over West Georgia.

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• Alcorn State wide receiver Tavares Johnson Jr. (Vicksburg High) caught two passes for 21 yards in a 34-27 loss to McNeese State.

• Central Arkansas safety Michael Ware (Warren Central) had one solo tackle in a 38-6 win over Southeastern Louisiana.

• Belhaven linebacker Denarrius Noel (Hinds AHS) had three total tackles in a 37-0 loss to Texas Lutheran. Offensive lineman Steve Cooper (Vicksburg High) started at left guard for the Blazers.

• Southern Miss defensive back JonTe Demby (Port Gibson) played, but did not have a tackle, in a 28-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe.

• New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (Vicksburg High) had two solo tackles in a 36-20 win over the New Orleans Saints.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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