Both Lake and Union went on the road to North Mississippi last week and came back with big first-round playoff victories.
They will be rewarded with second-round playoff games at home this week as Lake will host Eupora and Union will host Calhoun City.
Calhoun City at Union
The Yellowjackets get to return home after a dominating first-round win over Baldwyn.
The Yellowjackets will have their hands full as they take on traditional 2A power Calhoun City.
The Wildcats are 8-4 on the season and won Division 2-2A.they have wins over Coffeeville (47-6), West Bolivar (28-0), Bruce (60-7), Philadelphia (15-7), East Webster (35-6), Leflore County (48-14), Eupora (10-9) and Riverside (47-6).
“They are really talented,” Union coach Brad Breland said. “They lost some games this year but they are a good football team. They are physical up front and athletic on defense. They haven’t put up the numbers on offense that they have in year’s past but their defense has kept them in a lot of games. Offensively, we are going to have to block well to sustain any drives.”
The Wildcats are averaging 257 yards a game on offense.
They are averaging 213 yards a game and are led by senior running back Anfernee Campbell who has 773 yards on 130 carries.
Senior Jay Bailey also has 632 yards on 88 carries. Campbell also leads the Call City defense with 82 tackles.
Eupora at Lake
After the first-round win over East Union on the road, Lake will get to come home this week as they host Eupora.
The Eagles are also 7-4 on the season and coming off a 47-0 win over Coahoma County in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Eupora has wins over Newton (34-18), French Camp (48-17), West Tallahatchie (41-14), Choctaw County (13-6), Leflore County (23-22) and Ray Brooks (48-38). Their losses have been to Water Valley (34-8), Charleston (44-14), East Webster (7-6) and Calhoun City (10-9).
“They are 7-4 but better than their record shows,” Hanna said. “They are going to be strong, they are always good at powerlifting. They have a really good quarterback and will be a real physical game for us. The quarterback is huge and a really good player. It’s going to be whoever comes and plays the hardest.”
