Myrtle hosts North Side, New Albany travels to Louisville in round two

Myrtle gets a second straight Friday at home in the football playoffs. The Hawks host North Side in the Class 2A second round on Nov. 13 after beating Velma Jackson 46–24 in the opener. New Albany, which beat Rosa Fort 52–14, takes to the road for its Class 4A second-round game at Louisville. Both kickoffs are at 7 p.m. Central.

The week starts at Myrtle, too. New Albany’s cheer squad has a 6:30 p.m. showcase there Monday, Nov. 9. The Bulldogs’ next competition is Saturday, Nov. 14, in Jackson, where the school lists the squad for 5:30 p.m. No competition date has been posted for East Union, Ingomar, Myrtle or West Union cheer.

West Union hosts Marshall Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in a varsity basketball doubleheader. The girls tip at 6 p.m., coming off a 52–46 overtime win over Lafayette on Saturday at the Pontotoc Rotary Club Classic. The boys follow at 7:30 after beating West Point 56–50 at the same event.

Two more Tuesday doubleheaders take county teams on the road: Ingomar goes to Houlka and Myrtle visits Falkner. Both sites list the girls at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30. East Union travels to Thrasher on Thursday, Nov. 12, with the girls at 5 and the boys at 6:30.

New Albany’s boys play basketball at Ripley at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The school calendar lists varsity basketball at Ripley without a separate girls tip; the girls’ schedule next lists a 6 p.m. game at Myrtle on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Both New Albany soccer teams visit Tupelo on Nov. 10, with the girls at 5 p.m. and the boys at 7.

New Albany bowling meets Pontotoc at Action Lanes at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Oxford lists West Union for 4 p.m. Dec. 8 at Premier Lanes in Oxford. Neither fixture names the boys’ or girls’ lineup. East Union and Myrtle have no next match posted for either bowling squad.

No next dates are posted for East Union boys’ or girls’ powerlifting; New Albany powerlifting or wrestling; or Ingomar girls’ cross-country, boys’ golf or either swimming team.