Playoff field now at four

By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant
Nov. 26, 2002
Four area high school football teams are still in the running for state championships heading into semifinal action Friday night.
Of the four, two are from Newton County. The 13-0 Newton County Cougars and the 10-3 Union Yellowjackets are still in the mix.
Newton County travels to Collins, 13-0, in a rematch of last year's playoff game that Collins won 19-12 at Decatur.
Union hosts Puckett, 11-1, in a rematch of the Region 3-1A championship that Union won 18-13 from the Wolves just three weeks ago.
Also in the playoff hunt are the 12-1 Wayne County War Eagles. They too are in a rematch as they face Region 3-5A rival Oak Grove, 12-1. Wayne County beat the Warriors 28-7 in the regular season.
In Alabama, unbeaten Southern Choctaw, 12-0, will travel to Slocumb, an 18-13 winner over Washington County, in the Class 2A semifinals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The Indians defeated Houston Academy 21-0 last week.
All Mississippi public school playoff games have 7 p.m. kickoffs.