How They Did: Vicksburg’s college football players — Oct. 19, 2024

Published 1:06 pm Sunday, October 20, 2024

A weekly recap of performances by college and pro football players from Vicksburg-area high schools:

• West Alabama defensive back Lamar Gray (Warren Central) had five total tackles, and one-half tackle for loss, in a 21-6 loss to Delta State.

• Southern University kicker Joshua Griffin (Warren Central) kicked a 39-yard field goal and was 3-for-3 on PATs in a 24-14 victory over Alcorn State. Griffin also had one touchback on five kickoffs.

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• Nicholls defensive back Laurence Sullivan Jr. (Vicksburg High) had one solo tackle and one pass break-up as the Colonels shut out Northwestern State 20-0.

• South Alabama offensive lineman Reed Buys (Warren Central) played at guard in the Jaguars’ 25-9 victory against Troy.

• Bluefield University offensive lineman Jehari Riley (Vicksburg High) started at right tackle and helped the Rams to a 20-19 victory over Kentucky Christian.

• Hinds Community College defensive back Kearris Gilliam (Vicksburg High) had four solo tackles and one pass break-up in a 34-20 loss to Southwest Mississippi.

• Hinds offensive lineman Jerald Woods (Warren Central) started at tackle in the loss to Southwest Mississippi.

• Hinds defensive back Koury Vample (Vicksburg High) had two solo tackles against Southwest Mississippi.

• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College running back Trey Hall (Warren Central) rushed 21 times for 56 yards, and caught two passes for 37 yards and one touchdown, in a 27-20 win over Copiah-Lincoln.

• Gulf Coast wide receiver Tyler Henderson (Vicksburg High) caught three passes for 41 yards in the win over Co-Lin.

• Co-Lin linebacker Rakeem Davis (Port Gibson) assisted on three tackles in the loss to Gulf Coast.

• East Mississippi Community College offensive lineman Shar’dez Taylor (Vicksburg High) started at tackle in a 32-28 loss to Pearl River.

• East Central Community College defensive lineman Demarcus Jones (Warren Central) had two total tackles, including one-half sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, in a 27-7 win over Jones College.

• Northwest Mississippi quarterback Jack Wright (Warren Central) saw playing time on special teams and late in the game in a 31-3 blowout of Mississippi Delta.

• Coahoma Community College linebacker Logan Myles (Warren Central) had two total tackles and one-half tackle for loss in a 21-13 loss to Northeast Mississippi.

• New England Patriots offensive lineman Ben Brown (St. Aloysius) started his second consecutive game at center in a 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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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