Laurel defeated Washington High School of Pensacola, 27-18. Ryan Earnest ran for 122 yards, while Troy Wolverton passed for two scores. Washington’s head coach was Chet Bergalowski.
Bay Springs and Heidelberg Academy won the county championships with wins over Heidelberg and Sylva-Bay. Celesta Bolton scored twice for Bay Springs to lead the Bulldogs to a 28-0 win. Scotie Chambers and Zack McCrudy also scored the Bulldogs. Brett Dabbs ran for two scores, and Derek McKee ran and passed for TDs in the Rebels 51-0 win over Sylva-Bay. Scott McInnis, Chan Poore and Matt Windham also scored for the Rebels.
J.J. Thigpen ran 83 yards for a TD in leading Jones past Pearl Rivers, 24-23. Eric Hines also rushed for a four-yard score while quarterback Ted Ducksworth hit Fred Page Wilson on a 31-yard TD pass. Jade Stilling added a 31-yard field goal for the winners.
The defending national champion Jones County Junior College opened their season with a 24-7 win at Itawamba. Quitman’s Larry Mathis led the way as he rushed for 110 yards and scored once on a 10-yard run while Jimmy Evans of Bay Springs ran for a TD. Former South Jones star quarterback David Cooley threw a 17-yard TD pass to Richton’s Billy Carey. Former Northeast Jones star kicker Reggie Shoemake kicked a 25-yard field goal to go along with three conversions. Bruce Gresham of South Jones led the defense with three interceptions and David Jones of Laurel had a pick. Lonnie Wilson of Collins recovered a fumble for Jones.
Walter Love defeated Dude Stewart in a playoff to claim the Laurel City Open golf tournament.
September 16, 1989
Stan Holifield kicked a 25-yard field goal with 53 seconds to play to lead West Jones over Mendenhall, 3-0.
