Tupelo football plays familiar rival Madison Central

Emmy Dean and Kara Graham • October 8, 2023

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A Qua Middlebrooks run against Madison Central from their regular season game on October 6th.

Emmy Dean

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Tupelo played at Madison Central this Friday. The Wave won the game 14-12 giving them their first win in 7a divisional play.

Madison Central was up by a field goal but Tupelo’s Quarterback Jeremiah Harrell scored a touchdown with 7 minutes and 12 seconds left in the 2nd quarter to put Tupelo up 7-3. Tupelo scored another touchdown with JJ Hill carrying a handoff putting Tupelo up 14-3 with 7 minutes and 37 seconds left in the 3rd quarter

Madison Central kicked a field goal halfway through the 4th quarter. Tupelo scored another touchdown with JJ Hill carrying a handoff putting Tupelo up 14-3.

Madison scored a touchdown with 22 seconds left in gameplay. Madison Central went for a two-point conversion but it was no good. This solidified the win for the Golden Wave. The defense held Madison Central to only a touchdown and two field goals.

Harrell was the leader in rushing for the game. He averaged 6.4 yards and rushed a total of 64 yards. JQ Witherspoon was the leader in passing and receiving with 22 yards. Tupelo plays next Thursday against Germantown at 7:00. Tristen Jernigan led the defense with 11 tackles.

Tupelo plays Germantown at home next Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

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About the Contributors

Emmy Dean, Wave Media Managing Editor

Emmy Dean, 2021-2024 Managing Editor, is a senior from Tupelo. She enjoys spending time with her family and baking in her free time. Her favorite quote is "I wish there were a way to know you're in the good ole days before you actually left them".

Kara Graham, Associate Editor

Kara Graham is an editor for Wave Media. She has always had a passion for writing and often writes poems and reads in her spare time. She is the recipient of the MSPA Best of Show Lede, MSPA Best of Mississippi Feature Writing/Reporting, and MSPA Best of Mississippi Depth Reporting Winner. She is also an MSPA All-Mississippi Honoree. She had one of her articles published on the Best of SNO website. She is president of the journalism honor society Quill & Scroll. She participated in a virtual newsroom called Headliners of Summer where she was joined by writers from 16 states and 4 countries to write stories of local and national interest. You can access more of her work on the Headliners of Summer website. She hopes to major in journalism at the University of Mississippi. This is her second year writing for Wave Media