Photo Gallery: Warren Central vs. Vicksburg football
Published 3:20 pm Sunday, October 20, 2024
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Warren Central's Roosevelt Harris (22) shakes hands with Vicksburg High's Marktaus Berry after Friday's game. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High and Warren Central players line up to run a play during Friday's River City Rivalry game at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's Abel Gonzalez kicks off during the River City Rivalry game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central quarterback Nash Morgan throws a pass against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High running back Decorey Knight Jr. tries to get around Warren Central defensive lineman Larry Reyolds during Friday's game at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Big Blue marching band performs during Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High football fans cheer on their team during the River City Rivalry game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Michael Hall (19) runs with the football as teammate Eric Collins Jr. sets up a block on Vicksburg's Jadarius Henderson (6). (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High quarterback Jamikal Maxey (17) throws a pass against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High linebacker Stephen Anderson (11) tries to tackle Warren Central running back Aden Greer during Friday's game at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central and Vicksburg High compete in the annual River City Rivalry football game at Vicksburg's Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
A full October moon hung over the action last Friday as Warren Central and Vicksburg High faced each other in the annual River City Rivalry Football game at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central running back Aden Greer scores a touchdown against Vicksburg High. Greer rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown in the game as the Vikings won 21-13. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Jonah Artman (14) kicks a PAT out of the hold of Nash Morgan during Friday's game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central football players watch footage of a play on the sideline during Friday's game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High cheerleaders cherr on their team during the River City Rivalry game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central cheerleaders cherr on their team during the River City Rivalry game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High quarterback Jamikal Maxey is sacked by Warren Central defensive end Ronnie Blossom during the annual River City Rivalry football game Friday at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's Gator Girls dance team performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Big Blue marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Big Blue marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Big Blue marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's marching band performs at halftime of Friday's River City Rivalry football game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's offensive line heads onto the field to start a series during Friday's game against Vicksburg High. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High football coach Christopher Lacey talks to his team during a timeout in Friday's game against Warren Central. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central running back Eric Collins Jr. (20) is tackled by a Vicksburg High defender during Friday's River City Rivalry game at Memorial Stadium. Collins rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown to lead the Vikings to a 21-13 victory. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High quarterback Jamikal Maxey (17) tries to throw the football as he's chased by Warren Central defensive end Ronnie Blossom (18). (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High running back Cedrick Blackmore (7) is tackled by Warren Central's Dekasei Crump. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central's Jadarius Miller (21) breaks off a long run as Vicksburg High linebacker Stephen Anderson (11) gives chase. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High running back Decorey Knight Jr. tries to fight off Warren Central defensive lineman Larry Reyolds during Friday's game at Memorial Stadium. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High running back Cedrick Blackmore (7) can't escape warren Central defenders Larry Reynolds (8) and Tekarius Qualls (5) during Friday's game. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central band members enjoy Friday's River City Rivalry game between their Vikings and the Vicksburg Gators on Friday night. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central running back Aden Greer is hit by Vicksburg High linebacker Stephen Anderson during Friday's game. Greer rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries as the Vikings won 21-13. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central offensive coordinator Rob Morgan celebrates with his team after the Vikings defeated Vicksburg High 21-13 on Friday in the annual River City Rivalry game. It was Warren Central's 13th consecutive win in the series. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Warren Central defensive lineman Tekarius Qualls holds the River City Rivalry trophy and head coach Josh Morgan talks to the team after the Vikings defeated Vicksburg 21-13 on Friday. It was Warren Central's 13th consecutive victory in the series. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)
Full stands, loud bands, and great action on the field marked the renewal of one of Warren County’s great sports traditions — the annual River City Rivalry football game between Warren Central and Vicksburg High.
Warren Central won 21-13 on Friday, for its 13th consecutive victory in the series. Aden Greer rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, Eric Collins had 98 yards and a TD, and the Vikings’ ferocious defense held Vicksburg to 59 total yards.
Mincer Minor returned an interception 60 yards for a TD for Vicksburg (0-7, 0-2 MHSAA Region 2-6A), and Thomas McKnight caught a touchdown pass. Nash Morgan also threw a touchdown pass to Jaylon Winters for Warren Central (4-3, 2-0).
This was the fourth consecutive meeting between the teams that was decided by eight points or less.
The result was only part of the game, however. Fans started filtering into the stadium nearly two hours before kickoff. Both bands entertained the crowd at halftime, and the newest members of the Vicksburg Warren School District Athletic Hall of Fame — Michael Carter, Dale Erves, Larry Erves, Reginald Harris, Mark Smith and Emma Lee Wilson — were also honored.
It was a great night in the community and another memorable edition of a long-running football rivalry series.
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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