How They Did

Published 8:06 am Monday, November 16, 2015

By Ernest Bowker

Mississippi State’s Devon Bell, right, a former Warren Central star, kicks off during Saturday’s game against Alabama. Bell kicked off three times and had two touchbacks in the Bulldogs’ 31-6 loss. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

A look at how players from Vicksburg-area high schools did in college football and NFL games played over the weekend

• Southern Miss offensive lineman Norman Price (Vicksburg High) started at right tackle and helped the Golden Eagles roll up a school record 682 total yards in a 65-10 win over Rice.

• Kentucky safety A.J. Stamps (Vicksburg High) had five solo tackles and one pass breakup in a 21-17 loss to Vanderbilt.

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• Mississippi State kicker Devon Bell (Warren Central) had two touchbacks on three kickoffs in a 31-6 loss to No. 3 Alabama.

• New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (Vicksburg High) had two solo tackles and three pass defenses in a 27-26 win over the New York Giants. The Patriots remained undefeated with the victory.

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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