In the final regular season game of 1994, Parklane inflicted the worse loss the Raiders would suffer during the Shaw regime. A humiliating 45-6 defeat that would send Shaw into a post-game tirade blasting the mettle of his young squad.
Athletic News
MS Preps Recognizes Students
May 4th, 2016
Jack Gnam |
Gage Morgan |
Lailaa Bashir |
Caroline Hill |
Emma Roberts |
Emory Lasseter |
The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week April 25 – May 1
May 4th, 2016
Congratulations to Lailaa Bashir for being named Metro Girls Athlete of The Week by The Clarion-Ledger. Laila (freshman) won both of her matches last week without dropping a single game. She finished the season unbeaten and didn’t drop a single set all year.
Golf Team Closes Season Ranked Second in State
May 4th, 2016
Congratulations to the Jackson Academy golf team for finishing second in the state Class AAAA Division 1 Golf Tournament. JA finished second shooting 302 at Deerfield. Jack Gnam shot even par and finished fifth in the state.
Coach Sykes Announces Coaching Staff Arrangements for 2016-17
May 4th, 2016
Athletic Director David Sykes announced that he has finalized the football staff assignments for the 2016-2017 school year. After seven years as junior high head football coach, Parker Harris will join the varsity staff as an offensive and defensive assistant. Mack Norwood will take over the leadership of the junior high football program. “We are so very fortunate to have these two men on our football staff at JA, and we look forward to their continued leadership and the positive impact that they have on our young men on a daily basis,” Sykes said.