STAR MOMENT Munford's Jordan Bell's big night lead to first varsity win

Описание: Created by Taliyah Chalmers
There was a time the annual M&M Bowl between the rival Munford Cougars and Millington Trojans was the first game of the season.
Then it moved to early September and now the showdown along Highway 51 has managed to be the second contest for both teams each year. So another aspect that has become a tradition of the rivalry is injures.
The Cougars traveled down the highway with a few players banged up after a loss to the Covington Chargers. Millington started 2021 with an overtime defeat claiming a pair of seniors Levy Smith and TJ Graves off the line.
With both Munford Head Coach Slade Calhoun and Millington Head Coach Chris Michaels making adjustments seeking win No. 1, it was the Cougars using the talents of sophomore quarterback Jordan Bell to prevail 39-13.
“This week we actually got film on somebody and actually got a chance to prepare,” Calhoun noted. “I thought Millington improve tremendously from last week and we had some guys out. We started some really young guys. We started a freshman on defense. We made our share of mistakes. There's no such thing as a bad win, so I'll take it.”
Munford's road to its first win of 2021 started rocky with the Trojans marching down the field on the opening possession. Millington had a 30-yard field goal attempt blocked by Cougar Hunter Gill.
The Cougars (1-1) transformed their first possession of the game into a Bell to Corey Kidd 27-yard TD reception. An Auvic White jump pass to Gill added two points to make the tally 8-0 with 4:50 left in the first quarter.
Later in the period, White's rushing set up another Bell touchdown pass. This time the sophomore connected with Jermyah Davis. Davis broke a couple of Millington tackles to reach paydirt from 23-yards out to make the score 14-0.