How They Did

Published 8:57 am Monday, October 3, 2016

A look at how players from Vicksburg-area high schools did in college football and NFL games over the weekend:

• Delta State defensive back Devontae Wilson (Warren Central) had one solo tackle in a 61-31 win over Mississippi College. Running back Darius Youngblood (Vicksburg High) had two receptions for 13 yards for Mississippi College.

• Belhaven offensive lineman Steve Cooper (Vicksburg High) started at left guard in a 60-47 loss to East Texas Baptist. Belhaven linebacker Denarrius Noel (Hinds AHS) had one solo tackle and one assist.

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• Grambling linebacker DeArius Christmas (Warren Central) had five solo tackles in a 36-16 win over Prairie View A&M.

• Ole Miss offensive lineman Talbot Buys (Porters Chapel Academy) saw playing time in a 48-28 win over Memphis.

• Cornell College (Iowa) running back Patrick Brown (Vicksburg High) carried the ball eight times for 15 yards, and returned three kickoffs for 64 yards, in a 57-14 loss to Monmouth.

• New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (Vicksburg High) had three solo tackles in a 16-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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