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Munford all but clinches region title with road win vs. Southwind

By Jeff Ireland on October 10, 2022

[metaslider id=11367] Munford didn't officially clinch its third straight Region 8-5A title with Friday night's league win vs. Southwind. But, for all intents and purposes, Munford has now won three straight region titles. After an impressive 31-20 win in Memphis against the Jaguars, who entered the game tied with Munford atop the region standings, the team got together and … [Read more...] about Munford all but clinches region title with road win vs. Southwind

Munford remains undefeated with convincing win vs. Brighton

By Jeff Ireland on October 3, 2022

[metaslider id=11303] Brighton's game plan going into Friday night's Region 8-5A game at Munford was to deploy a run-heavy offense, run some clock and keep Munford's explosive offense off the field as much as possible. Munford's offense wasn't on the field a ton, but when it was, fireworks ensued. On the first play from scrimmage, wideout Isaiah Cobbs hit Braxton Sharp on a … [Read more...] about Munford remains undefeated with convincing win vs. Brighton

Braxton Sharp runs wild as Munford beats Dyer County to remain undefeated

By The Leader on September 26, 2022

[metaslider id=11283] Seeing the final score of 54-31 Friday night in Newbern might give people the idea that Munford took care of Dyer County easily in a Region 8-5A showdown. Those watching the game live, however, know the Cougars had to fight the entire game for a win that three third quarter Braxton Sharp touchdown runs all but sealed. It started with Dyer County’s (2-4 … [Read more...] about Braxton Sharp runs wild as Munford beats Dyer County to remain undefeated

Munford overwhelms Overton in region opener to remain undefeated

By Jeff Ireland on September 20, 2022

Considering Cougar quarterback Jordan Bell was out with an injury, Overton supporters probably held out hope their game at Munford on Friday would be competitive. It was not. Three different Cougars had at least 100 yards rushing and Munford overwhelmed Overton 61-13 in its Region 8-5A opener to move to 5-0 and remain fourth in the latest Class 5A Associated Press state … [Read more...] about Munford overwhelms Overton in region opener to remain undefeated

Munford blows past Dyersburg in second half to move to 4-0

By The Leader on September 12, 2022

[metaslider id=11183] Last year during Week 4, the Munford Cougars had a comfortable 17-7 lead going into halftime over the Dyersburg Trojans at the Sid Witherington Field in Munford. Unfortunately, the Trojans bounced back to hand the Cougars one of their two losses of the regular season. Nevertheless, Munford finished the regular season 8-2 and won a playoff game. This … [Read more...] about Munford blows past Dyersburg in second half to move to 4-0

Munford rolls past Millington for seventh straight M & M Bowl victory

By The Leader on August 29, 2022

[metaslider id=11135] The 2022 Munford Cougars took the first step toward Highway 51 supremacy Aug. 18 by snapping the Covington Charger jinx 28-7. Friday night’s annual M&M Bowl was the home debut, official first football game on the new turf and chance toward claiming another 51 rivalry game vs. the Millington Trojans. The Cougars made sure the Munford Football Stadium … [Read more...] about Munford rolls past Millington for seventh straight M & M Bowl victory

Munford’s defense stymies Covington to break four-year losing streak to Chargers

By Jeff Ireland on August 19, 2022

[metaslider id=11083] The last four times Munford and Covington played each other, the Charger running attack repeatedly burned the Cougars with long running plays. Midway through the first quarter of last night's season opener between the two county rivals in Covington, Sklyan Smith broke a 45-yard touchdown run to put the Chargers ahead 7-0. There were certainly fans for … [Read more...] about Munford’s defense stymies Covington to break four-year losing streak to Chargers

Can Covington continue its dominance of Munford? We’ll find out tonight

By Jeff Ireland on August 18, 2022

When Munford hosted Covington in last year’s season opener, things were competitive for a while. The Cougars took advantage of an early Charger turnover and took an 8-7 lead in the first quarter. The game was competitive into the second half before Covington won comfortably, 41-8. As for the three games before that? They were basically over by halftime. The last time Munford … [Read more...] about Can Covington continue its dominance of Munford? We’ll find out tonight

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