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JA quarterback Josef Walker scores

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C SPIRE GAME OF THE WEEK - Raiders Win State Championship
By GREG FLYNN - Sun Contribution Writer
Mon,11/24/25-12:45PM , 2,345 Reads
Rejoice Raider Nation, the 14-year drought is over. Jackson Academy blasted Hartfield Academy 50-14 to capture the MAIS 4A-I State Championship before a packed house at Mississippi College last Saturday. For JA, it’s the first football title since 2011 and the 10th in school history.
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O'mari Johnson, Baird Kennedy, Vaiden Taylor, Josef Walker, Jaydann Hollins, Aaric Beasley, Braelyn Morgan, Austin Clark, Braylan Short, Pruet James, Conner Hillman, Fletcher Cox, Peyton Smith, TJ White, Mari Jackson, Carter Mathison, Ashton Blackmon, Gabe Barnett, Liam Spratlin, Jaden Walker, Kingston Mays, Stone Haraway, Adam Alexander, Yates Elfert, Will White, Jaiden Hulbert, Brandon Parker, Randy Cooper, Kirkland Hudson, Jack Seward, Chase Clanton, James Ogden, McNeil Meacham, Rett Robinson, Mason Howard, Barron Mosal, Gus Summers, Kaden Young, Dereon Albert, Urban Herbert, PJ Evans, Reid Miller, Grant Taylor, Drew Gay, Morris Griner, Reggie Harper, Caden Moss, Andrew Clark, Luke New

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C SPIRE GAME OF THE WEEK - The Championship: JA VS HARTFIELD
By GREG FLYNN - Sun Contribution Writer
Wed,11/19/25-9:55AM , 2,458 Reads
It’s time to crown a champion. This will be a fitting MAIS Class 4A-Division I Championship at Mississippi College at 7 p.m. on Saturday night as Hartfield Academy (6-5) tries to defend its title and pull off a three-peat, while star-studded Jackson Academy (10-1) looks to win its first state title since 2011, a 14-year drought.
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Samuel Stockett, MRA Quarterback; Josef Walker, JA Quarterback; Luke Essary, Prep Quarterback

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C SPIRE GAME OF THE WEEK - THE PLAYOFFS
By GREG FLYNN - Sun Contribution Writer
Tue,11/11/25-2:22PM , 2,558 Reads
It’s time for the third and most critical part of every season, the playoffs. Teams that made it have battled for more than three months to get to this point and each one still has aspirations of winning a championship. In the MAIS, we have the Class 4A Division I Semifinals with all four metro area schools battling on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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Toby Collums, Madison Central Head Coach

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C SPIRE GAME OF THE WEEK - Playoffs underway: Arrows VS Jaguars
By GREG FLYNN - Sun Contribution Writer
Tue,11/04/25-1:04PM , 2,068 Reads
It’s been a wild rollercoaster ride for Madison Central in 2025 with ups, downs, and sharp turns. The latest adrenaline rush was a thrilling 38-35 last second win at Starkville last Friday night thanks to a 40-yard field goal by the reliable Ross Harden Beavers.
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