A season that started out with high hopes and visions of a state championship run ended with a resounding thud on Friday night.
Union fell behind early and Taylorsville scored 26 points in the third quarter to take a 50-12 over the Yellowjackets in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Both Union basketball teams sit in unusual positions as they get ready to tip off the regular season this week.
Both teams are coming off of winning season and both teams have bright outlooks for the upcoming season.
The Union Yellowjackets fell behind early and dropped a 28-12 decision to Philadelphia on Friday to end the regular season.
With the loss, Union falls to 6-4 on the season and will now travel to Taylorsville (10-1) in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Union’s Dallas Brown has a made a career out of being a utility player for the Lady Yellowjacket softball team
Now, she’ll use that versatility to play at the next level.
Brown signed to play with Mississippi Delta Community College on Wednesday in a ceremony at the school’s library.
Union football coach Brad Breland said he Yellowjackets didn’t play bad against Scott Central on Friday night.
They just didn’t play good enough to win.
The Rebels jumped out to a 14-0 lead and used a rugged rushing attack to take a 27-16 win over the Yellowjackets on Friday night.
With a rugged three-game stretch coming, the Union Yellowjackets needed an easy game.
They got it against Stringer on Thursday night.
The Yellowjackets had jumped out to a 21-0 lead and cruised to a 34-0 win over the Red Devils for their sixth win of the season.
Union’s slow-pitch softball season came to an end on Tuesday as the Lady Yellowjackets were swept in two games by homesteading Bogue Chitto.
Union lost game 1 of the series 10-0 and fell 7-3 in the second game.
Bogue Chitto 10, Union 0
Union 27, Stringer 0
Newton County 0, Quitman 6
NCA 7, Slyva Bay 28
Newton 0, Scott Central 55
Lake 0, Philadelphia 24
ECCC 5, MS Gulf Coast 12
Division play and Thursday night games dominate the lineup of local games this week.
Headlining this week’s slate of games is a matchup of 2A powers as Philadelphia travels to Lake on Thursday. Also on Thursday night, Quitman will be at Newton County, Stringer will be at Union and Newton will be at Scott Central.
Union took advantage of three Newton turnovers to cruise to a 53-8 win Friday night at E.L. Morgan Field.
The Yellowjackets, coming off their first their first loss, had a better week of practice, but coach Brad Breland said he wants to see his team step it up as the schedule ramps up over the next four weeks.
