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Watson leads Melrose past Bartlett
Photo by Jeff Ireland Melrose running back Eric Watson had a big night Friday at home as the Golden…
North Side edges Bartlett
Photo by Jeff Ireland Jackson North Side freshman quarterback Adam Craig scored on a quarterback sneak from inside the…
Brighton boys, girls win region titles
Photo by Anne White The BHS 2009 golf teams coached by Barry White made school history Monday as both…
Matthews has been running ball very well
Photo by Terry Longmire Bartlett senior Willie Matthews is making his senior year one to remember. The last two…
Watson leads Melrose past Bartlett

Photo by Jeff Ireland Melrose running back Eric Watson had a big night Friday at home as the Golden Wildcats dispatched Bartlett 39-8 in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Bartlett (4-7) led 8-7 early in the second quarter, but after that it was all Melrose (7-4) and Watson, who had 211 yards rushing and receiving. Watson scored on runs of seven and 25 yards and Will Gross threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jamion Young as Melrose took control of the game. Tino Thomas intercepted a pass and returned it 75 yards for a Melrose score late in the third quarter to make the score 27-8. Willie Matthews had 93 yards rushing for Bartlett. Melrose plays Hardin County in round two. .

North Side edges Bartlett

Photo by Jeff Ireland Jackson North Side freshman quarterback Adam Craig scored on a quarterback sneak from inside the one-yard line on fourth down with 1:02 to go in the game to lift the Indians to a dramatic 20-19 win Friday night at Bartlett. With 9:37 left in the fourth Bartlett senior Willie Matthews scored on a one-yard run to give the Panthers an 18-14 lead. North Side’s ensuing drive stalled, but the Indians got the ball back after a Bartlett punt and drove 53 yards for the decisive score. Bartlett drove to the North Side 27-yard line and attempted a 43-yard field goal, but it was blocked by Clayton Smith as time expired. Matthews had a huge game for the Panthers, rushing for 231…

Brighton boys, girls win region titles

Photo by Anne White The BHS 2009 golf teams coached by Barry White made school history Monday as both Cardinal teams finished in first place in the boys and girls Division I Region 7 AAA golf tournament held at Glen Eagle Golf Course with team scores of 303 and 176, respectively.  The Division I Region 7 AAA 18-hole event hosted the Brighton, Bolton, Arlington, Munford, Bartlett, Hardin County and Millington high school boys and girls golf teams and various individual district qualifiers in the West Tennessee area this year. According to Brighton’s head coach Barry White the tourney was “a first class event and a really great team win for our boys and girls.  The rain let up for a day, but the course played…

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