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Vikettes get the fans pumped at Warren Central’s football games
The Vikettes dance team gets the crowd pumped up at Warren Central High football games.
The dance crew puts in a lot of hard work and time to prepare for Friday nights when they help motivate the Vikings to play their best.
The Vikettes practice their routines three days a week with their coach, Meghan Bunch, who is in her second year with the dancers. Each practice runs for about two hours.
“I love it, Bunch said. “I love getting them comfortable and learning new things as we go.”
The team consists of seven girls: Seniors Brelynn Beck and Hannah Parker are co-captains, and their teammates are Layla Walton, Destyne Henderson, Janiya Rawls, Damiya Ellis and Camari Lumpkin.
As of now, the dance team only participates at football games, but Bunch plans on having the Vikettes dance at basketball games and other competitions in the future.
The team will be dancing again Oct. 23 when the Vikings are at home facing Clinton High School.
Warren Central quarterback Kentrick Thompson and Porter’s Chapel Academy quarterback Jace Riggs are the two top quarterbacks in Vicksburg and Warren County as of this week.
Thompson is leading statistically for the two public schools in the Vicksburg area. He has an overall of six touchdowns on the season, and the Vikings remain undefeated.
Riggs, who is in his first season as starting quarterback for the Eagles, is leading for the private schools in the area. He has made seven touchdowns, and PCA maintains a 4-4 record.
Both have stepped up for their teams this year, and each week they continue to improve.
Riggs and PCA will face Glenbrook this Friday at home starting at 7 p.m., and the Vikings have an off week.
Vicksburg native and Hinds Community College football player Malik Sims made eight tackles in his college football debut Thursday night.
In the game against Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Sims came in second with tackles for the Eagles as they lost 31-24 against the defending national championship team.
Sims was a key player in the game, and he was seen all over the field stopping defenders. He is mostly known for his great tackling ability, which started when he was a Warren Central Viking playing under head coach Josh Morgan.
Sims and the Eagles will be at home this coming Thursday as they face the Jones County CC Bobcats.
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a serious ankle injury in the game against the New York Giants.
The former Mississippi State University quarterback is playing under a one-year franchise tag that is worth $31.4 million. Prescott’s injury seemed to be very serious as pictures were floating around the media.
Prescott had to be carted off the field in the third quarter and multiple reports are saying that he will need surgery to repair his ankle.
Although Prescott left the game, the Cowboys were able to pull off the 37-34 victory over the Giants.
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