...pair of all-state players went on a tear to bring the Lady Eagles to within striking distance. Kim Junious and Sharon Ballard led a third-quarter charge that left Blackville-Hilda with only a four-point cushion entering the fourth quarter...

...Jonesville; Keisha Jones, Blackville-Hilda; Tiffany Hagood, Blackville-Hilda; Latoya Hicks, Timmonsville; Sharon Ballard, Scott's Branch; Latoya Dent, Baptist Hill; Tomico Gibson, C.E. Murray.

...before Christmas when stores historically slash prices to clear out inventory. "This is only the first day," said Sharon Ballard while looking around at the Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, Miss. For many stores, the trend toward a later shopping...

...finals a year ago, Scott's Branch came back to reach the finals behind all-state performers Kimberly Julious and Sharon Ballard. "I know hardly anything about them," Jones said. "I'm just going to get out there and play my game. We will...