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"Hin good tl:iis year as they've always been," Underwood said of the Eagles, who won four straight state titles from 1994-97. "Theyare capable ofputting up a lot of points in a hurry, and we're not the kind of team that can get into a scoring contest with them." "They like to play keep-away on offense," Murphy said, "and they'll get after us on defense." Hinds is fourth in thestate in total offense, led by quarterback David Page (854yards, 8 TDs) and running backs DonteWright (643 yards) and Thomas McKnight(268). Northern exposure First place in the North goes on the line Saturday when old rivaLs Northwest and ltawamba. both 2-0 IS

Di'.fen ing state champ Jones is 0-!l in the South and fighting for its playoff life going into Saturday's homegamengainstCo-Lin,2-3, 1-1. ... Mississippi Delta, which earned its first win last week, has gotten some spark from running back Danny Smith, who leads the state with nine touchdowns and 60 points..•• Coahoma, 0-5 going into tonight's game at East Mississippi, put a scare in Pearl River last week, scoringmore points (23) than it had produced in its first four games (22). TigersQB HaroldBillings threw for 245 yards and three TDs, more than doubling his season totals in both categories. And Tamaka Counslor, the fonncr All-Stater from Clarks– dale, rushed for 154 yards.