TWENTY YEARS AGO — LSU head coach Mike Archers says it won’t take much for the Tigers to get fired up for their crucial game at Alabama after the Crimson Tide kept them from winning the SEC title a year ago.

TEN YEARS AGO — Adam McClain finishes first overall, Will Darsey second, Scott Maggio fourth, and Buddy Laneau 10th to lead Trinity’s boys cross country team the MPSA Class A-AA state championship.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Gregory Ketchings is named The Democrat’s Player of the Week after a 242-yard rushing performance in a 27-20 win over Deer Creek in the first round of the MPSA Class A South State Playoffs.