TWENTY YEARS AGO — John Lacey scores a game-high 37 points as Quitman County holds off a furious second-half rally by North Natchez to defeat the Rams 89-80 to win the Class 4A South State championship.

TEN YEARS AGO — Deanna Curtis’s RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning gives Vidalia a 3-2 win over Jena in Game 1 and the Lady Vikings use a nine-run third inning to defeat the Lady Giants 10-7 to complete the sweep.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Lawrence Roberts scores 14 points and Mississippi State makes 56 percent of its shots from the field as the Bulldogs defeat LSU 84-58 to win their second straight SEC Western Division championship.